Nails, Nail Polish and Cars

Hey girls!

So I know that nails and nail polish being put in a beauty post along with cars is a bit odd but I promise it is relevant!

Last night I did my first attempt ever of putting on acrylic nails myself and failed pretty badly on my right hand since I'm right handed. I fixed it up a bit this morning and got moving with nail polish :)

Acrylic nails:
I went down to Kmart and bought an acrylic nails set for $24. It had descent instructions, supplied the nail extension things, the glue, and the liquid and powder acrylic. Plus it is far cheaper than paying $60 for it to be professionally done. Practice makes perfect!

I know earlier this year I was raving about OPI's Nail Envy and how awesome it is as a nail strengthener, AND I STILL STAND BY IT! but being an art student I rubble through trash, get oil paint, acrylic paint, oils, turpentine, methylated spirits, acids and drain cleaner on my hands constantly and it trashed my nails. So I'm going to try grow my nails under a layer of acrylic, where hopefully with refills I won't have any fake nail extensions beneath the acrylic.

Nail Polish:
Due to my cruddy job at fake nails I couldn't get any of my favourite polishes to sit nicely on the layer of acrylic that no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get smooth. In the above photo I managed to use "Napoleon Paris Chandelier Shine - Lust", or as I call it "Australia Post Red". This polish is by far my favourite polish in application but not my favourite colour.

Cars:
So you might be wondering how cars come into the equation. I love this little trick and I'm going to share it. My Dad used to always raid my nail polish collection, "Hey Lauren do you have silver? Do you have clear? Do you have blue?" I later found out he was using it on our cars. A little chip or scratch in the paint can be covered up by a little bit of nail polish. The nail polish seals it and if applied well with the right colour can be almost invisible. The nail polish I've used above is also my car's nail polish. The colour is a perfect match!

Anyhow, I mainly wanted to share my car tip but needed a way to get to it.

So until next time,
Stay Beautiful!
Lauren