A woman is helpless only when her nail polish is drying......

My daughter gave me a sign that says just that as a gift. She is so right. I can cook anything I choose, change the oil in a car, change a tire and a hundred other things I learned along the way. Mess with me when my polish is drying, you are going to be in trouble. \

Seriously. Painting nail is an art, even if you are putting on one color. It's tricky,it takes practice and its frustrating as Hell if you have to start over. Be patient. Let a woman get her nails dry and everything is awesome. Fortunately my kids aren't little anymore and then fend for themselves most of the time.

Other times it's like this "Mom, Mooooom, I've cut my carotid artery! I'm bleeding!!" Yes dear, I'll be right there. Let my nail polish dry.

Seriously, it's never that severe. Funny though.

On with the polish at hand....

I really like the Pro-Fx Nail Concealer. It makes a nice smooth base to work with. I use one coat. It dries fast which is a bonus. Who really wants to sit around and wait for polish to dry? Not I!!

For the polish I choose Orly Faint of Heart. I would call this a Greige color, possibly taupe. Either way it really pretty. I used two coats of the Orly polish. Because my life is boring without glitter, I had to put some bling on my nails.

I used Konad Stamping Polish Light Bronze. I did a French tip design with this using the Bundle Monster BM-217 stamping plate.

This came in a kit I bought at Amazon. I used the bottom design on the left side of the plate.

I used a large stamper I bought from Beautometry.com. (http://www.beautometry.com/) Best stamper I have ever used. It's good sized so you can fit a large stamped area on the surface. When I use random designs, I can get three fingers stamped with just one stamp. Quite the time saver.

I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri to top it off. Here's the look.

I hope you enjoy this look. I buy everything myself. WalMart and Amazon most of the time.

Thank you for stopping by.

Lee

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