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Sad day for nails!

So.....back in October, I had acrylic nails put on.  Lame, yes. Stupid, yes. My nails were fairly nice looking. Why?  Vanity. Pure and simple.  I love the stiletto nail look. I thought it was sexy. OK, I'm weird.  That's what I wanted sexy, stiletto nails. I couldn't have them as pointy as I wanted because I work in a medical clinic, I did however keep them as pointy as I could get away with without severing someones jugular vein.  Just kidding.

I knew what the outcome would be when I took them off. I did take them off in January. Soaked off totally in acetone. My nails were trashed, toast, FUBAR, whatever you want to call it.  I put them back on and grew them out for six weeks under the acrylic.  After they had grown out a bit, I shortened the acrylics. Grew them put for a bit more and shortened them again.

I believe what saved the nail was when they grew  out, I didn't put on more acrylic. I used LED gel polish. So anyway, this is what I have now. Not as bad as expected.

 


 



Yes, I have noticed that I have a Zombie hands. Life sucks but Halloween is really easy. I purchased a product from Salon Sciences called Starting Over - After Acrylics. I've never tried it, I bought it on Amazon.It looks like this.






It's pretty simple. You put two coats on every other day to "Clean, dry nails that are free from all traces of creams or lotions." (Doesn't that sound official?)  Here's the link if you are interested. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JN4NHG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You are supposed to see results in two weeks. We shall see.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lee

P.S. I bought this with my own cold, hard cash.

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