Friday, February 1, 2013

February Resolution: Constant Manicure

How is it February already? Can you believe we are already one month into the New Year? Anyways, moving on...
No shortage of colours to play with!

As I was doing a little self-pampering last weekend, I thought up a mini-resolution for myself to try out this February: to constantly have a fresh manicure. Now when I say that I should specify that what I am actually referring to is specifically the polish. Fresh, perfect polish. My nails are always cut and filed - I'm kind of obsessive about that - so in a sense they are always manicured. BUT, I don't always have polish on them. If I do have polish on them and they start to chip, I will remove the polish at my earliest convenience but will almost never repaint right away. THIS is what I'd like to try to do. I really love having freshly painted nails, and I definitely notice and appreciate it when someone else always has them done. Now that I've blogged about it, and am somewhat accountable, I hope to be one of those people! :)
First selection: OPI "Red Lights Ahead... Where?"
(this colour is WAY more orange-y than it appears)


To be clear with another thing, this resolution of course involve self-polishing. I think the key to my success here might simply be to really take the time to ensure that my base coat and top coat get on, and that the final manicure has the appropriate amount of drying time. Often times when I do paint my nails it's usually for something and I end up rushing through it and skip the top coat. My life (and chances of success) will be made easier if my manicure lasts longer.


So I realize it's a bit of a fluffy resolution, but I'm pretty excited to look down at my hands and see perfect polish all February long! Wish me luck!

10 comments:

  1. This is a great goal! I just recently bought a bright blue color from essie and I'm absolutely in love!

    http://www.hsquaredfashion.com/

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm pretty excited about it, and I picked the shortest month of the year to try it so I'm thinking I will be successful!

      Ooooh, I think I've seen that blue on someone... if so it's a stunning colour!

      Delete
  2. I love this! definitely a good resolution!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks! I think it could end up being a lot of work but I plan to have fun with it!

      Delete
  3. that's something i need to take as a resolution too!
    amazing blog by the way:)
    check out our's if you like:
    http://fromarmanitozurich.blogspot.ch
    would mean a lot
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. good trial and error tips on your manicure! I always struggle with them because I hate how fast mine chips!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mine tend to chip a lot too so I'm hoping I can figure out a way to make them last or else this is going to be A LOT of work! Luckily I picked a short month... haha!

      Delete