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11-18-2011, 07:27 PM
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#1241
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,123
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Camo!! 
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Byron,GA> Charleston, SC> Jacksonville, FL> Guilford, CT> Rohnert Park, CA! A southern drawl in sunny Cali! . 
The amount of time from slipping on the peel and landing on the pavement is exactly one bananosecond.
I do have a secret yen for pink in unexpected places. ~ ninja dog
I've decided that I'll never get down to my original weight, and I'm OK with that--After all, 8 pounds 2 oz. is just not realistic.
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11-18-2011, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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It was fascinating. The outset is just like a regular mani-- remove my polish, soaked my fingers, shaped my nails and trimmed my cuticles. Then she cleaned and dried my nails really thoroughly, and the fun began.
One layer of UV base coat and then the hand went in a little UV light oven for twenty seconds. Then a layer of color which looked really thin and not particularly pigmented, and back in the oven for two minutes. A second layer of color looked much, much better, and back in the oven for two minutes. And then a layer of UV top coat, and back in the oven for two minutes.
After all that, she cleaned a sort of sticky layer off the surface of my nails and lotioned up my hands. I thought it was weird that she was doing the lotion/hand massage part of the mani AFTER the polish, but the polish was hard, dry, and glossy. And not just Dry Enough, they were stone hard.
I've been wearing my nails short lately, but if you prefer your nails longer this would be GREAT on long nails-- I imagine they'd feel invincible. But my nails are pretty strong on their own so that may not be the case for everyone.
24 hours later and they look 100% fresh, just done. Still super glossy. Of course it's only been a day, but on my fingers a regular mani would start to wear. There are no flaky edges I can pull at, I can't imagine the ends chipping or cracking. It's on the thick end of the polish spectrum, and sealed onto my nails in a really unique way.
I'm fascinated by it. I usually go through phases with nail color, I'll go six months without even thinking of wearing any and then I'll go another six months religiously wearing polish. But this might be a game changer for me. I might find myself actually wanting to pay the cash to get a mani on a regular basis-- it's not wildly expensive at my salon.
Sorry it's blurry....
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Fun Fact: When you actively avoid being “PC,” you’re not being forward-thinking or unique. You’re buying into systems of oppression that have existed since before you were even born, and you’re keeping those systems in place."
Stolen.
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11-18-2011, 10:18 PM
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#1243
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 8,864
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oh i love my zoya shades!! thanks jess the mess (i ordered based off that promo you told us about)...
anyway, i have on zoya jem on all nails but one. on one nail i have on finger paints comet's collar. it's a pretty green but you've got to layer it for it to show.
on my toes i have on zoya isla. it is a beautiful garnet color!!! definitely in my top 5 fav reds!
i have on orly in a snap as my top coat / quick dry
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a dreamy pisces 
please recycle, it matters...
i change lives...through fitness
i'm more relaxed being natural
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11-18-2011, 10:26 PM
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#1244
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 13,956
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Jem looks nice. Really rich.
Siri types my posts for me.
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Kiva! Microfinance works.
Med/Coarse, porous curly.
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11-18-2011, 10:36 PM
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#1245
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 13,956
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I'm all blending in to Thanksgiving and stuff.
Siri types my posts for me.
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Kiva! Microfinance works.
Med/Coarse, porous curly.
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11-18-2011, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,492
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You are very welcome! I love their promos.
I have on Zoya Noel. It is a fantastic blue. I can't get a good pic so here's one from the web.
Thank you to this thread. I never would've gotten back in to wearing polish and I definitely wouldn't have tried colors like this.
I'm also really excited. I'm on day three of this mani and no chips, just tiny wear on some edges. That's after I did a thorough house cleaning today. My last mani lasted 4 days and I only re-polished because I wanted to try out my new colors. I NEVER had polish last that long.
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High Priestess JessMess, follower of the Goddess of the Coiling Way and Confiscator of Concoctions in the Order of the Curly Crusaders
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11-19-2011, 12:21 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 13,956
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Jess, that's great that you've tried new things, and that your manicures are lasting longer.
I know what you mean about trying new things. I never would have tried a moon manicure or a water marble before this thread. Also I never would have learned to check formulas of polishes to see how they would work.
Now I seem to have figured out what types of formulas work best for me.
Side note. Siri changed moon manicure to married man. Glad I caught that. I never would have tried a married man would look pretty funny!
Siri types my posts for me.
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Kiva! Microfinance works.
Med/Coarse, porous curly.
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11-19-2011, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 41,043
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I use the Gelish.
Love that stuff!
I can go a month until I have to go back.
I get the moon effect from my nails growing out and they never chip 
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11-19-2011, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,115
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I love this color! I am currently wearing Essie School of Hard Rocks on my fingers. I like it, it seems like a good fall counterpart to the light blues and turquoises I am partial to. I have NYC Battery Park Purple on my toes.
I have always had my toes polished (I think they look weird without) but I haven't worn any on my fingernails in years, I am sure I started again because of this thread.
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11-19-2011, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 8,864
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i also bought the Qtica nail strengthener per your rave about it. is it only available online? my nails grow but they peel a lot and i hate that.
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a dreamy pisces
please recycle, it matters...
i change lives...through fitness
i'm more relaxed being natural
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11-19-2011, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,788
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http://pedaheh.blogspot.com/p/how-do-i-get-started.html (blog to help new wavies)
2a (nc.com) 2bFi (Fia), very fine, thin, low/normal elasticity, porous, CG, doesn't get weighed down
Cowash: Tresemme naturals
Rinse out/leave in: Renpure Organics (red)
Curl enhancer: FSG
Gel: BRHG, Salon care aloe, Ecostyler Krystal (normal dews)
PT: ION effective care, IAgirl's gelatin PT
Low Poo: renpure (red), Ion swimmers
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11-19-2011, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 4,109
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I'm wearing Lauren by Zoya right now... Very pretty! Not too noticeable, just enough to give my nails a little bit of color and shimmer. It makes me feel... Sophisticated!
Also, since it's a nude color, my right hand more or less looks the same as my left (for once!), because you really can't see the imperfections! Or maybe I'm just getting better at painting with both hands...
Nah, probably not.
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"And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance
But you are not alone in this"
“My ability to turn good news into anxiety is rivaled only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin acne.” - Tina Fey
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11-19-2011, 03:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 18,071
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Can you post a pic of your nails? There are so many variations of the color in online pics that I've googled, and the color looked very gray when I saw it in the store.
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SF Bay Area, CA * "The Angel-Goddess-Guru of Haircoloring"
3b/c/a mix. medium texture, low porosity
* pw: just4curlies * My Motto: Strand Test!
some hair pics  -- gone, but never forgotten.
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11-19-2011, 03:47 PM
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#1254
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 398
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OPI Russian Navy. It's a vampy blurple, me gusta.
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big chop: 03/09/2010.
modified cg.
medium/coarse | dense | normal porosity | 4b/3c with random sprinkles of 4a.
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11-19-2011, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,021
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China Glaze Blue Iguana
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3a with some 2c thrown in
http://public.fotki.com/CurlyHairedFarmer/
pw: cow
Currently Loving:
Shampoo: CJ Gentle Cleansing Shampoo, Giovanni 50:50
Conditioners - CJ Strengthening, CJ Beauticurls Argan and Olive Oil, CJ Smoothing, CJ Rehab, CJ Curl Fix
Leave-in: CJ Beauticurls Leave-in
Deep Conditioner: CJ Hibiscus and Banana Deep Fix
Stylers -CJ Curl Queen, CJ CCCC Lite, CJ CIAB, CJ Pattern Pusha, Paul Mitchell Sculpting Foam, Mop-C Curl Defining Cream, BRHG, KCCC
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11-19-2011, 04:51 PM
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#1256
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 13,956
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That's a great summery blue.
Siri types my posts for me.
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Kiva! Microfinance works.
Med/Coarse, porous curly.
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11-19-2011, 05:57 PM
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#1257
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,115
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I wrecked it washing dishes but you can still see the color.
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11-19-2011, 06:29 PM
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#1258
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 18
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Nails inc. magnetic polish in color houses of parliament. I've gotten a ton of compliments and it was really fun to see the pattern after putting the magnet over it.
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11-19-2011, 06:39 PM
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#1259
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Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 18,071
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Thanks! Nice color, looks like grayed out teal. Touch up those tips!  You can probably salvage that for a few more days.
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SF Bay Area, CA * "The Angel-Goddess-Guru of Haircoloring"
3b/c/a mix. medium texture, low porosity
* pw: just4curlies * My Motto: Strand Test!
some hair pics -- gone, but never forgotten.
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