The Beginning

About 9 months ago I stumbled on to a video on YouTube titled Growing long nails in a 2 month period by LOVE4NAILS. Not to sound over dramatic it truly did change my life. I have always had fake nails and they have never satisfied my craving. None of them was what I really wanted, long, strong, healthy, beautiful nails that were all mine. Not only did the look of fakes not do it for me but the expense was getting to be too much. I wanted to be able to change polish as often as I wanted dammit! Not have to worry about destroying my mani cause I couldn’t wait to go to the salon! Ok, that’s the end of that rant. I watched this video and thought what the hell I’ll give it a go. I didn’t go running out to buy anything cause let face it, I have no faith. I started out just using plain old olive oil on my nails and cuticles twice a day.

After about two weeks these little nubbins started to grow off the ends of my nails, not much but just enough to say hey this might just work. I went out and bought my first bottle of Vitamin E oil and the first nail polish and top/base coat that didn’t come from a drug store. I must say my first venture into a Sally’s was not my most comfortable moment I felt like a fish out of water. I asked stupid questions and the associates looked at me like I was from Mars but I did walk out with some beautiful China Glaze polish. After another week or so it was time for a decent nail file, after lots of Googling, because at this point I have no clue what it is that I am doing it was back to my local Sally’s to grab a crystal file. I could not believe it I have NAILS!!!

Since that time I no longer wear the nudes and sheers of my past, now…NEONS & GLITTER for me!!!  I have started watching YouTube tutorials for nail art and following Blogs as well as joining the MUA Nail board. I figure since I have these babies I should try and dress them up.

So, what brought me around to thinking I should start a Blog of my own? I have read, learned from and been inspired by so many other Bloggers that I would like the opportunity to do the same. I truly do have a passion for polish that I want to share, it has become my favorite accessory. For years I said that I couldn’t grow my nails, that I couldn’t do my own nail polish neatly let alone nail art. With time patience and more than a few fails I think I am starting to get the hang of it.