Girly thread v. soft hair and pretty faces - Page 9

Perpetual Indulgence · 31-08-2009, 02:57

it looks like tuxedo pants

n3ophy7e · 31-08-2009, 05:26

^^ Hehe it does too!

Matte nail polish?!?! From where can I procure such a thing?!

vibr8tor · 31-08-2009, 05:28

i just did a search, and most of the matte pics look kinda yuck to me, actually. the one posted in here is by far the coolest

but my opinion isn't all that valid, cuz i really despise long nails.

CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT · 31-08-2009, 06:02

I'm definitely with you, Vibby - I've never liked long, talon like nails and I despise most nail art. I always have almost straight cut, short nails painted in bright colours.

Matte nail-polish is the latest trend in the nail world and every polish company worth its salt is getting in on it - I know Opi have a matte range that is already out or is just about to come out, N3o. I like the fact that they are releasing mattifying top coats so you can change your normal polishes to matte if you so feel.

Sweet P · 31-08-2009, 06:28

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It's matte nail-polish on the body of the nail with shiny tips. Genius! I may have to get myself a matte top-coat, I think.

Wow! Normally I avoid black nail polish on account of looking too "goth", but I love that!

n3ophy7e · 31-08-2009, 07:27

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I know Opi have a matte range that is already out or is just about to come out, N3o. I like the fact that they are releasing mattifying top coats so you can change your normal polishes to matte if you so feel.

I've been researching it this afternoon, can't say I'm a big fan of the colours OPI are releasing but I too am very interested in getting a matte top coat!! Off the top of my head I can think of a few colours I have that could potentially look good with the matte top coat...
Hmmmm *ponders*

poopie · 31-08-2009, 08:21

The perfect winter nail! Omg! I, too, find the French manicure somewhat cookie-cutter and lame. But this look is edgy and elegant all at the same time! Like wearing a pair of srsly femme tuxedo pants (perfect description PI). I think the super dark colors look great on short 'squoval' nails. I'm wearing some gunmetal color from OPI right now.

My top lip is still dry. I'm trying carmex tonight. If that doesn't work, I have some burt's bees salve to try. Bah!

Samadhi- I have that problem on
my arms too (keratinitis pilaris??). I hve those gross bumps on the backs of my arm. I exfoliate and put on lotion with AHAs, but it hasn't seemed to help. I wonder if 'udderly smooth' (a readily available drug store product here) would help.

I'm am about 3 weeks into having silicon-free hair. I also have not been using flatiron either. My hair looks and feels 100% better. I picked up dr. Bronner's coconut oil smoothing cream. Now I'm just debating on if/when I want to go back to brunette. I've really enjoyed my time as a blonde and surprisingly think it suits my coloring.

Okay, I've released enough estrogen in this thread for tonight!

CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT · 31-08-2009, 08:26

Some nail pr0n for you polish connoisseurs;

Opi - Lunch at the delhi.

Opi - A grape fit.

I'm trying to take a photo of every colour I have in my collection as I find the colour on nails can be quite different to the colour in the bottle. Stay tuned for more.

n3ophy7e · 31-08-2009, 08:47

^^ Oh baby

I think I'm going to do some swatches too. I'm delving in to the world of mixing colours. Today I'm wearing OPI Sea I Told You over OPI Blue My Mind and it looks great! Might take a photo when I get home and post it, if I remember

Sweet P · 31-08-2009, 09:02

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Some nail pr0n for you polish connoisseurs;

Ooooh... nail polish pr0n! I like the second one. It's so hard to find a nice blue-ish colour.

Here's my nails, sporting my current fave. Pink Shock by Maybelline Express Finish. It dries super-fast which makes life easier.

n3ophy7e · 31-08-2009, 12:39

^^ Nice one SweetP!

Here are my afforementioned blue nails:

Very similar to Blue My Mind on its own, but the coat of Sea I Told You over the top just adds more depth to the blue

chrissie · 01-09-2009, 02:16

i love blue nails!

n3ophy7e · 01-09-2009, 02:29

Yeah me too actually! This blue I concocted is especially rad

Mariposa · 03-09-2009, 20:44

Love the blue nails too.

I'm wearing this (these are not my nails):

The non pink/white tipped nails look interesting. I could easily see Neo's blue color as the tip of a baby blue either opaque or sparkly set

I got a round of horrendously dry skin caused by a product that was too harsh. My skin started to peel like crazy. I looked over to the jar of VCO and smeared it all over. 2 days later - good as new, and no breakouts.

Thanks again MC for that tip, I looked like my skin was falling off before that!

n3ophy7e · 04-09-2009, 02:42

Hey 'posa, I LOVE that green colour!! It looks very similar to O.P.I's Sonic Bloom, which I love!

n3ophy7e · 04-09-2009, 08:45

Hey poopie, how's your lip hun??

Here's my first ever own nail colour swatch, be nice!!

OPI's Pretty At The Premiere
*edit* note the uneven blinds behind, my dog was keeping guard while I painted my nails

It is the PERFECT red!! I'm ecstatic with it! I'm not a red person at all but I've been wanting a good red nail polish, nothing to twangy or stark. And this is perfect!

My boyfriend described it as "Christmas Red"

I think all my nail polish banter of late is rubbing off on him. Either that or he's getting in touch with his feminine side

Sweet P · 04-09-2009, 08:50

Wow! I'm jealous of all these pretty colours! Methinks I'll have to do some shopping...

n3ophy7e · 04-09-2009, 08:59

Do eeeeeet!!!
Pretty In Pink

ocean · 04-09-2009, 09:10

I really like the red color N3o. ALOT.
I don't wear color on my nails much.......like never.
Only a few times in the last I don't know how many years

My husband doesn't like color nail polish.....he only likes when i wear clear......

But I would fight for Christmas Red.....its so pretty.

Dtergent · 04-09-2009, 10:39

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^I found some more info' on this today here [talking about Katy Perry's nails] and here [where the editor of a nail polish site reviews them].

^DO WANT!

They look GREAT but really expensive and they look like they lift after a few days.

Holy crap that is awesome. I don't usually have stuff on my nails cause they fuck up from the garden, but I would really go for that.

Been putting Trader Joe's Vitamin E Oil on my hair before sleeping. Pretty good and doesn't get heavy.

jackie jones · 04-09-2009, 10:51

Very pretty.

Perpetual Indulgence · 04-09-2009, 23:42

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My husband doesn't like color nail polish.....he only likes when i wear clear......

Why does he not like it?
Why do you not paint your nails the colour you want?

I don't get manicures because they chip within 2 hours. I will get french manicure for special occasions so the wreckage is not as noticeable which is within a few days.

I have a tough time painting my toes (well) myself. I suppose I would be better with practice. I would rather pay someone to do it. Fingernails? Forget it. My husband sucks at doing it too. He said he ignored that part of cosmetology school. If I could just get him interested in make-up other than special effects, I would be a happy model.

mariacallas · 04-09-2009, 23:55

Nice nails ladies. I used to wear nailpolish before but Im the type who wears sheer pinks and mauves and dainty pastel ice cream colors and always on medium to long length nails, never short.
Lately all I put on my nails is Burt Bees lemon butter Cuticle cream.
The smell makes my friends want to eat my hands.

n3ophy7e · 05-09-2009, 02:05

^^ Yuuummmmm!!!! *licks mc's fingers*

Mariposa · 05-09-2009, 03:00

^OPI makes several. I wouldn't be surprised if Essie or the other big nail polish retailers do as well.

More on that here

I too miss the Beach Blonde. Matrix makes a similar product, but the results just aren't the same. I wonder if there is a stockpile somewhere? Maybe if a few of us go on a letter-writing campaign, they'll bring it back!

*edit* MC, I tried that cuticle cream recently and LOVE it. I put it on elbows and knees too. It has a really happy smell, doesn't it?