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i cut my nails off. not just to nubs, but down as far as they'd go. they are also completely naked right now.
in learning about nail care i made a lot of mistakes and i want to correct them. i want to start over with the proper cuticle and nailbed care NOW. but i still need to grow out the damaged, stained nail.

it was cathartic cutting them off. i've been insecure about how they look naked for a while now. i need to LITHA (as the body mod community says--Leave It The Hell Alone). i fuss with my cuticles way too much and pick at my nails. well, i can't do that with nubs de la nubs, so i'm hoping to break some bad habits soon and come back with nails that are better than ever!

a funny thing has happened since i became obsessed with polish though. i used to hate how my hands look. i thought they were the ugliest part of my body! well, i don't feel that way anymore...i appreciate them a lot and think they look pretty decent most of the time :) the nail community has helped me to see this, and i am grateful to you all.

so i may or may not be posting as many NOTDs in the near future, but i promise i am not gone for good.

OPI "Have You Seen My Limo?"

"Have You Seen My Limo?" is from the 2007 Holiday In Hollywood collection by OPI. a few of the shimmers in this collection shared a unique finish i've yet to see again. "Have You Seen My Limo?" clearly has a dark plum base but when you examine it up close you see that it has both silver and green shimmery particles in its formula as well. this finish was apparent in "My Big Break" as well. i suspect the polishes in this collection shared some of the same pigments.
the polishes also share the Pro-Wide brush, which i generally love. "Have You Seen My Limo?" had a perfect formula that was a breeze to apply in two coats with the Pro-Wide brush. i topped it with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat and it's made it through the day without issue.

this is definitely an interesting polish. in sunlight it is so shimmery and pink yet blackened at the same time.

Toma Mood Changing "Black to Silver Glitter"

i picked up this little Toma mood polish (which no longer changes colours) for $0.50 from a local nail supply store. it's a translucent grey base with different sizes of silver glitter that when layered gives the look of a foil. i needed 3 coats (and could have done a 4th) to achieve full opacity. it would have looked good layered over black or grey too. i like this polish a lot though--it's a nontraditional silver.

China Glaze "Yee-Haw!"

"Yee-Haw!" was released in the fantastic China Glaze Fall 2008 Rodeo Diva collection. the polish itself is very pretty--it straddles the line between coral and orange...some sort of warm peach with very strong golden shimmer. i LOVE the colour. however, i don't so much love it on me...it pulls too tan-looking much like "Far Out" did. and since i don't think i would wear it a 2nd time, up for swap it goes!