In my world, a manicure lasts for about an hour. I thought that perhaps my hands should look a little nicer for my pitch on Saturday, so I had a manicure on Friday afternoon. I couldn't take my eyes off my hands afterwards. I had what the manicurist called an "American" manicure (I guess as opposed to a French), where the tips of my nails were painted white, then a sheer pink was painted over. My nails looked like they were perfectly shaped and natural. After an hour, I had a chip. I suppose with how things turned out, my hands were the least of it. Today, Monday, after doing dishes and sorting laundry, and various household tasks, I had many chips. So I removed the polish. I always wondered how someone kept up with the nails. I'm convinced that you can't do it without your hands being idle.
I didn't mention that there were some interesting panelists at this event on Saturday. One was Heather Bailey, whose blog I started reading now that I'm using some of her lovely fabric for my bed sized quilt. The other was Maggie Pace, who has the company Pick Up Sticks. She was so adorable. I was thinking about the event today, and how I want the creative life to be my full time life. It's hard to fit everything in now, with Lucky Penny costing more that it makes. I'm hoping after the book is published, that will change.
The photo is a behind the scenes peek at the Doggie Knits photo shoot. Lyubi is put into position by Lonnie and Josh, and we shoot the color card.
1 comment:
Sounds like you need a new manicurist. What you got was a classic French manicure (an American is the same as a French but with a softer shade - say ivory - v. white on the tips ), but whoever did it forgot a clear sealer topcoat, & probably didn't dry each coat thoroughly. That's what keeps mine from chipping while I knit, walk our Shih Tzu, do laundry, make stew & soup, change light bulbs, hang pictures, paint bookcases, & do all the other things that a woman does in the course of a day. Done right a good manicure with a light color polish will last 7-10 days. A dark polish will show dings & won't make it that long.
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