the SHELLAC experience continues!

i just had to mention that my amazing hubby is down 15 pounds!! he flexed for me last night and let me just say, wow! :) love you jame! keep it up!!!

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here we are at day 5 of my Shellac manicure {picture was taken on tuesday}! it's holding up really nicely, only a couple of minor chips, both on my first fingers, and now a small chip on my right thumb. my nails were very brittle and thin to start with after removing the solar nails i had worn for quite some time. i think the next manicure will last even better now that they've had a little chance to grow out a bit.

have any of y'all had the chance to try the shellac experience yet?? let me know if you try it! i'd love to see pics of different colors!!! there are so many new colors i want to try...my salon only offers about 8 colors though. bummer! i may have to ask them to order some more!!

colors i want to try include: Gotcha, Iced Coral, Hot Pop Pink, and Rock Royalty... i also think it would be fun to try the Mother of Pearl..white nails seem to be in this season and you have to love the sparkles!!

the SHELLAC experience

update: i've had several of y'all ask where you can buy Shellac...i have mine done at QNails Spa. i don't think it is something you can apply yourself, it is quite a process. it costs about $20.

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{if you look really hard you can see i'm getting 28.6 mpg in my Hyundai Sonata! :) just thought i'd throw that in there! i love my little car!}

now on with the story!

so this is my 2nd time to try shellac...i usually have solar nails which are great because they last forever and are really thin acrylic so they look really natural, but i broke a nail today (i may have been biting my nails unconsciously) so i decided to just take them off and let my nails grow out for a while. shellac is great for this in between stage because it makes your natural nails a little stronger and hardly chips (for about 2 weeks!)

this time i tried a new color and i already like it better than the first time (first time i had a very pale pink, almost white...doesn't look great on a really pale hand.) this color is called Hollywood!! it has a little bit of a sparkle to it and looks more pink on than red. i can't wait to see how well it holds up!