Here is this week's simple work mani. Instead of traditional smile lines we have V shaped tips. This was quite striking, a few people wanted to touch and inspect my nails.
Orly's Beverly Hills Plum adds a nice healthy rosy glow to my nail beds. Natural but enhanced. Orly is known to add "optical brighteners" to their polishes and I noticed as I was applying Beverly Hills Plum, it has a tiny sparkle to it.
Well here are my naked nails to compare.
Eeeek! The tips are yellow! I look like a chain smoker! Let's cover those up shall we?
I've tried a bunch of different base coats, none of them really work to prevent staining. I've been wearing Orly's Nail Defense a protein treatment then Orly's Bonder as a base for every manicure for the last month and a half. I'm still evaluating if that is working or not.....
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Ooh, I like that Beverly Hills Plum! I've seen it a few times without picking it up, but if it's still there next time, it's definitely coming home with me!
ReplyDeleteI stained my nails like crazy months ago by not using a base coat, and I'm still waiting for that stubborn mess to finish growing out. But yeah, even with it, you still build up a bit over time, so if you come up with a good result, I'd love to hear about it!
I will definitely keep you posted!
Deletebeautiful mani!
ReplyDeletedon't worry, i haven't found the perfect non-staining base either. but it's alright, we always have our nails painted anyway, right?!
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DeleteHey Jenni! I LOVE this look, I already told you last time with your purple tips, but I might do this look for next week :) Classic but revisited, gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the base... yeah don't worry we never go with bare nails so you really shouldn't mind! I use All in One Base from Essie and it works great for me, but I don't tend to have my nails stained anyways...
Do the V french, I would love to see it!
DeleteThis is great!! I tried once with red and tips in black!!
ReplyDelete=) I wanna try this for sure! May I? hehe
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Of course you can! I would love to see it!
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