The actual experience was very relaxing. The lady filed and shaped our nails, cleaned our cuticles and painted 4 layers on varnish on them. Harrods Girl chose a smashing deep red color while I went with an elegant whitish pink color. The end result was well worth the torture of me delibrately trying to grow out my nails during finals week (and finals week is the worse!)-it looked fabulous!
Unfortunately for me, 20 minutes afer my manicure, in my hurry to button up my jacket and rush to dinner at Locanda Locatelli (the best italian restuarant in London!), I chipped one huge piece off and scratched two of my nails. Since then, it has continued to chip and scratch. So in conclusion, at this careless stage of my life, I don't think that manicures are meant for me afterall.
Although I do highly recommend professional nail varnish for anyone interested in home manicures, like the two OPI ones shown above (the Essi ones are pretty good as well). They are easy to apply, quick to dry, longlasting and unscratchable (for thin layers). Plus, they're only about $6 a bottle, which is definitely a bargain compared to the price of an actual manicure.
I love OPI. The names are the best part. Two of my many are "I'm not really a waitress" which is a deep sparkly red and "hawaiian orchid" which is a soft light pink.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe this was your first manicure!! Tell me you've had a pedicure. Those seem to last 3-4 weeks no matter what you do.
I agree the names are cool. I think our colors were along the lines of, "my kind of brown" and "malaysian mist." And no, I haven't had a pedicure either. Maybe this summer? I'll let you know ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I hate long nails. Look freaky and uncomfortable. But I´ll also have a my very first manicure soon. Promised ;)
ReplyDeleteWow... your FIRST MANICURE??? So proud of you! lol
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My nails actually hasn't chipped too much recently. Its just very very very scractched.It appears that it takes them a day to actually dry properly.
ReplyDeletefashionaisan: no I haven't tried pedicures. but I'm a little skeptical about them ever since I read this new article about how people got infectious diseases from pedicures that caused them permanent damage.
I love OPI too! I love Pompeii Purple on short nails. It's like a neutral bright, you know? Not too neon light-bright, but still a bright color!
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