newbie question: how many days does the fake nail last and can you reuse them...if you can how many times?

false nails last until they break/chip/fall off/you hate them and take them off. you should NEVER reuse false nails because the glue residue on the inside is soooo gross in a hygenic sense, and adding more glue to it then re sticking them on your fingers would just look messy and will never look as good as the first use.

false nails from like..daiso or the drug store are cheap enough so that they're one time use only.

Wow that's such a gorgeous colour.

I was wondering if the nail polish from Claires chips easily?
Because they have really cool colours, but I'm afraid that they won't even last.

Thanks!

actually it won't. well, it didnt for me.
and to all that want to learn, i've made a tutorial.

is it ok to do that kind of stuff on your real nails?

i think its fine.... some of the stuff popped right off and my nail was fine. and then i took some nail glue and glued the stuff back on... if i found them XD

i finally have something to share! (:




did those back a few weeks ago...
used jordana clear coat & silver... i think it was the clear coat that sucked like butt. >[ i used it as a base coat and a top coat... and my nails didn't even last a day! it started chipping and all that... and like after two showers, the whole nail (polish) came off like it was some fake nails or something. i was superrr disappointed =/

ps. i got so excited that i didn't even bother cleaning the booboos on my fingers before taking the picture

painted my nails today~
it's a little bear with a balloon. n_n

^ OMGOSH THATS SO CUTE! haha
LOVE the color and your nails look awesome!

is china glaze good? i always use OPI ...
is it at good as opi though? its so expensive

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painted my nails today~
it's a little bear with a balloon. n_n

thats soo cute!
i love that shade of bluee...

hehe thank you!

well, i've never used OPI b/c it's pricey n_n
i LOVE chinaglaze, there's so many colors (probably as extensive as OPI, or close)
brilliant color with 2 coats, and dries pretty quickly~ i have 9 bottles atm and i'm planning to get some more when i can (:



thank you! it's 'for audrey' by china glaze. it's the tiffany&co blue! n_n

^ where do you purchase chinaglaze if i may ask?
yeah, opi is soo expensive! $10 for a bottle! AH /)_(\ ;;
is there any way that i can buy it in stores rather than online?

thats the name for that color? aw, so pretty! I LOVE BREAKFAST @ TIFFANYS!

New nails!!!!Finished them a while ago!!It took me ages, thought they're pretty simple ^^"".I did rught hand yellow and the left green. Was thinking about rainbow, while doing them.Very childish, i know

i love it ;]

I was bored so did my nails and i love them

^omg very nice! mann i want to paint my nails now xD must do it later if i'm not lazy, lol.

my lovely nail from china that broke =((

FOREVERWITHYOU soo elegant!! Honey_Babeeur nails r cute!!!Love them!

A little blurry "
It's light pink sparkles with white hearts with black lining and silver filling.

i just did my nails today! ^^

Pink Cheetah Print! i loved themm

it doesnt chip easily if you paint 2-3 coats, i think it's pretty above average, and you're soo right about the colors, i love their color range but i was hesitant about how they would turn out, i don't like the ones that look like a solid color but come out translucent and that's happened a few times with claires, so just go with dark colors.

how long can a bottle of nail polish last? i mean like. even if you dont use it wouldnt it have an 'expiration date' cause it'd get cloggy and clumpy? .. im not sure when i should throw mine out .. like, would it be better if i kept on using it?

^ i throw out my nail polish when the texture changes *shrug*
but i heard that sometimes if you just put a few drops of nail polish remover in the goopy polish it works as a thinner

Omg! You have the prettiest nails ever!! ^3^ Im not talking about the paint etc, im talking about your actual nails ^-^

8ty8beauty sells opi for around 5.50$
china glaze is like what, 3-4$?
i initially wanted to get some OPI polishes b/c everyone raves about them being the best polish brand
but i decided to go for cg b/c it's much kinder to my wallet n_n;;
when i posted in my blog about my first CG purchase, i had a few people tell me they've seen it at their local salons, maybe you can try some around you? n_n if not- 8ty8beauty sells them (both OPI, chinaglaze and some other brands at discount prices)


thanks! ... i think ;_;

woaaaah everybody has such nice nails! i feel so inspired ^^
i have a question for those people who paint designs on their nails.... what do you use to paint the thin lines or small dots and such?

Really normal looking painted nails

I agree! They look so healthy/good/neat/pretty that they look fake (like those plastic ones xD) O_O *envy envy*

OH CRAP O_O I JUST REALIZED THAT I ACCIDENTALLY DOUBLE POSTED O_O

oh i love the fade look fryingbutters
*looks down at her own chipped unpolished nails*
i need to make mine look prettyful too~ *.*

thanks! i tried to do the gradation thing, hahha. this the first time it turns out pretty! xD
in a week or 2, im sure you can paint your nails again!

none of these are mine but aren't they so pretty (hope they haven't been posted before )

i did my friend's nails

brown and silver+gold mix glitter. i think i did a good job.

Wow your nails are so long!

Haha mine are so brittle and weak they start peeling when they get longer.

did 'em this morning (:

i need to practice doing dots with my left hand more often @.@

^
aaaaaaah! so cute!! i love the dotted tips design! i've been growing my nails so i can get my desired length to do that. wheeeeee : )

lol for some reason, i keep thinking sinful colors is china glaze

regretless: Everytime I come in here, I'm awed by your artistic skills! So precise and very delicate feeling. So very awesome. BTW, I'm so jealous of your nails. I have a nail chewing problem so I'm never able to grow mine out to a pretty length

The design is so pretty! Just a quick question, how you do that "line" of gold on your nail? I tried to use a tooth pick but I failed at it.

thanks (:
you can always fake your tips like me lol


thanks!! you can fake your tips if you have shorter nails n_n


thanks! try using a thin brush (:

whoa, you faked the tips!? it looks so natural! that's pretty awesome.

yeah, i've been told that i have long nail beds haha
my nail tips at the moment are like 2mm i think?

the nails on the first pic are real
the second picture are real nails =)

...not that it really matters lol


^cherries incase ppl can't see that...sorry...not a very clear view of the nails


^better view of the nails
this was taken after i took the nails off so sorry it's kinda scratched up n stuff =(


^the pink rine stone is a heart incase people thought they were cirlces

regretless, love the design!!!very nice
I did yellow gradation this time. This is my first time doing gradation, so it's bitta messy ^^""

^ love that yellow... I've looking for a nice yellow and have not found any yet... what brand of yellow is that???

^For sure u haven't heard that brand.It's Mulensa, made-in-Barcelona XD

Now that you posted a better pix of it... the pink was it or is it suppose to be pink tip... I see it that you wear it the other way around... or is it that you can wear it which ever way you want to?

oh it's supposed to be worn that way
yeah it's weird huh ^^
at first i thought the pink part was the tip too
but when i opened it the pink part had the base shape for fingers (sorry if i sound confusing)

think of it this way...
it's worn that way so when you show your nails to people
the design will be pointing to them (that way they won't see it upside down)

some of these nails are really cute :3 i wish i could do them '
i saw this thread and did my nails at 20 to 1 this morning..
this is what this crackers 14 year old came up with:

yeah picture quality not so good *looks for digicam*
can anybody help me with nail paintin?

Hi!! I have a question about the nail buffers. I have 2 or 3 like this...

The large side is grey and soft. And the other two parts are one a bit rough (is in white color) and the other is like more rough than the other two (is in dark grey colour)
So my question is, in which order I must use them? Thanks^^