tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post6562681061193886279..comments2024-03-20T07:11:47.902-04:00Comments on Pretty Girl Science: How I Paint My NailsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-27934529120109751652014-03-25T11:07:15.017-04:002014-03-25T11:07:15.017-04:00Bleubelle I am the same way. I have lots of beaut...Bleubelle I am the same way. I have lots of beautiful colors. But with Amanda's mantra ."It's the end result that matters!" really hit home for me, and in a weird way, very comforting to me.<br /><br />Now, with a new nail mantra in my mind, I just have to pick one of my bazillion colors!JoEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473710621925363027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-31406433044387263292014-03-25T08:28:39.883-04:002014-03-25T08:28:39.883-04:00Gah I love that color ! I need to dig mine out one...Gah I love that color ! I need to dig mine out one of these days. I am the exact opposite of most polish lovers. I hate the actual process of painting my nails - I don't have the patience for it. I'm just a sucker for all the pretty colors. #storyofmylife<br />bleubellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965897668503955183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-57001960012421113212014-03-24T23:57:00.922-04:002014-03-24T23:57:00.922-04:00I seen owl's night the other day at big lotsI seen owl's night the other day at big lotsKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280256666279850361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-38781726952315239492014-03-24T23:23:51.082-04:002014-03-24T23:23:51.082-04:00Welcome :) I think I learned it from people on Nai...Welcome :) I think I learned it from people on Nail Board. I've done it that way for so long I can't remember.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-68952417602715197192014-03-24T23:22:37.472-04:002014-03-24T23:22:37.472-04:00Yeah, with that nail shape it helps balance. With ...Yeah, with that nail shape it helps balance. With my nail shape it just feels like I missed a spot. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-88474782042282292642014-03-24T23:17:59.747-04:002014-03-24T23:17:59.747-04:00Thanks! :D I don't mind questions at all!
I&#...Thanks! :D I don't mind questions at all!<br /><br />I'm right-handed. I start with the left, but I go in a weird pattern. I do left then right with the base, then polish like that too, but to make sure the SV goes on over a wet coat I do both top coats on the left before doing both on the right. I used to do one hand entirely and then the other...but I switched at some point last year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-41505404534750411322014-03-24T23:08:26.701-04:002014-03-24T23:08:26.701-04:00lol I knew I couldn't be alone in that! I know...lol I knew I couldn't be alone in that! I know I *could* be all careful and pull the skin away from the nail and all of that, but I've tried it and cleaning up is actually faster for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-48842411711376239572014-03-24T20:38:28.327-04:002014-03-24T20:38:28.327-04:00Thanks for the tip to paint the free edge first. I...Thanks for the tip to paint the free edge first. I wouldn't have thought of it and I do sometimes get a glob at the edge if I paint them after the nail. And that's just not pretty. Galenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244616634922444415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-31384483956725722672014-03-24T19:34:51.669-04:002014-03-24T19:34:51.669-04:00Love Owl's Night! I have to get it someday.
I...Love Owl's Night! I have to get it someday.<br /><br />It's interesting to see the process of someone who has a strong c-curve, because my nails are the exact opposite - fairly flat - and if I paint to the edges on my ring, middle, and index it looks like I have duck feet nails. SO not my thing. I <em>have</em> to leave a gap on the sides for them to look "normal." Discovering Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868091383861079827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-44268705061834015282014-03-24T15:10:52.861-04:002014-03-24T15:10:52.861-04:00Amanda, love your blog! Thanks for this post--ver...Amanda, love your blog! Thanks for this post--very informative. Sorry for these major newbie questions, but here goes: <br />1) which hand do you paint first? <br />2) are you right-handed or left-handed? <br />3) Do you do base-coat-to-top-coat on one hand then switch to the other, or do you go back and forth between both hands so that both hands are done at around the same time? Gardengrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588777178973676407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909697977390040728.post-30934156538930712652014-03-24T14:18:48.114-04:002014-03-24T14:18:48.114-04:00Oh man, I paint the second polish layer exactly th...Oh man, I paint the second polish layer exactly the same way haha. I make a huge mess every time. My nails are also very curved and I hate having a gap on the sides so much. I don't bother being TOO careful around the cuticle either though, because I also hate having a giant gap there. I do clean it up, but I try for as minimal a gap as physically possible because if not, my nails grow so Risuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749861951577953822noreply@blogger.com