Don't Go Out Partially Dressed

I really like nice-looking nails. When I was in junior high, I started to do my own French manicures. This started because when a girl gets to about that age, relatives don't often know what to give as gifts. So I got a lot of nail stuff. I became really good at doing my own French tips. Every weekend, I did the warm water soak, cuticle cream/cuticle pushing & removing, buffing, filing, painting, then of course, moisturizing. It was soothing to me.

I don't really remember how long this went on, if I did it regularly in high school or not. I know that by college I rarely did it. At my current phase in life, nails are still something I notice. I just love a good manicure. I prefer to do them myself (if I can find the time) because I've never found a salon that shapes my nails the way I like them.

Since the French manicure is sort of passe, but I have never been able to pull off dark nails, I am starting to embrace the "nude" trend. I think I found a good shade for me. I just bought it last week at Target. It's this new Essie brand that I'm sure you've heard about by now. No? Well, here's the site. I bought "Adore-a-Ball" and at first I wasn't so sure about it. But now, I love it. I am sure you can find your own perfect shade, as they have about a thousand variations on the pale pinky-nude and a lot of really nice fall dark shades too. And fun shades for summer.

Seriously, you cannot put on your gorgeous new outfit or holiday party dress and have raggedy nails. These days with the trend of "natural" as opposed to acrylic nails, and short nails as opposed to long ones, anyone's nails can look great and be trendy.

Oh, one more thing. I use this product to help remove cuticles. Melissa the Mouth recommended this one.