2012 Catch Up - Nails

Helloo

Because my blog is so new, and because ive spent hours changing and arranging today, i just cant seem leave it alone!
So what i thought i would do, is post with my fave bits&bobs from the last year. Gives you a bit more of an idea of the sorts of things im interested in :)

So think ill start with nails, as this is something i have started getting really into last few months and have tried a few different things... some good... some not so good!

In 2012 i had Acrylic nails done, it was a present for somebody's birthday so i couldn't really say no. I wasn't sure about them before i had them, but after i really liked the length and how they looked so that's when i started experimenting with different colours and designs. .

Acrylic. Pink Flowers

Acrylic. Green Converse - didn't turn out so well

I quickly realised Acrylics were not for me. They grew so fast so i needed them filling in or re-doing all the time. Then one broke... it also split my real nail underneath. It was so painful, it caught on EVERYTHING! So after some tears and naughty words under my breath, they were removed. Only to discover my real nails were ruined. They were weak and soft and kept flaking away, and had awful ridges where they had been filed and buffed down so much. That's when i decided i wasn't EVER having acrylics again and even though i hear so many good things from people i personally will NEVER recommend them to anybody.

Split Acrylic. Poppies

So i grew my natural nails out, to get rid of the damaged ridged mess, and started to look after them properly. When i had got them to a decent length i started trying out new things again.

Barry M Magnetic - Purple stripe. LOVE this.

Hot pink, with a glitter topper

Having a silly day, so attempted Pokeball nails 

Elf nails for my Christmas fancy dress

Because most of these are not recent, i couldn't tell you what polish i used for them. For any that i do in future i will make a note of the polish, brand/colour/price/where purchased etc.

Toodles x