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A little lavender and blue

A combination of blue and lavender nail polish for the week.

Posted: July 29, 2007Continue Reading

We may have a winner?

Over the last few weeks I have had great results with Essie's 3-way Glaze. It's helping with my nail polish hobby.

Posted: July 22, 2007Continue Reading

Essie Looking Promising

A new nail base coat is looking very promising after one week of trying. I also increased my polish collection thanks to a promo.

Posted: July 13, 2007Continue Reading

Derby Day Color Selection

I used Derby Day as my nail color inspiration for the week.

Posted: May 05, 2007Continue Reading

Stuck on Me

My nail polish seemed to hold pretty solid last week and I wonder what I did this time that made the difference.

Posted: January 21, 2007Continue Reading

Chippage Report Day 4

It really wasn't a completely fair test. The wear-and-tear may have been a bit much, but I started chipping again within days. Poshe seems to be holding up better. I decided to start over after hearing that natural nail oil may be my problem. A quick swipe of polish remover is supposed to help.

Posted: November 14, 2006Continue Reading

Round 1 Wasn't a Bonding Experience

The first experiment was a general failure with the gel-based basecoat. This time I'm trying a second experiment with nail polish by trying another (bonding) basecoat and two different topcoats. I picked up a few new OPI colors while I was at it too.

Posted: November 11, 2006Continue Reading

A Scientific Approach to Nail Polish

I am experimenting a new nail polish basecoat to see if it finally solves my peeling problem.

Posted: November 05, 2006Continue Reading

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