My Flip Flop Fantasy

Hi Ladies,

I got back from my vacation on Saturday, what a great trip, the beach was awesome. Anyways, below is my vacation mani and pedi.

By the pool, in the shade

Me in the shadows blowing a kiss with my hibiscus flower in my hair :) ... lol i know, i'm a total loser

On the Beach, in the shade

I used China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy for both, on my hands I Konaded a hibiscus flower on my ring fingers and finished them off with a jewel (I purchased these at Dollarama) in the center of each flower using Nailene nail glue. I did the same on my pedi but only on the big toes. I really loved this! The Nailene glue was awesome, it worked really well, the jewels stayed on my toes for over a week until I was ready to take them off! I have never had them stay on longer than a few days with other products. Plus I can use them again, the glue did not ruin them for second use!

Unfortunately, this polish did not want to stay on very well :( I tried a while bunch of tips I have read on other blogs to keep the polish from chipping ( I wanted it to last the whole week), I think it lasted days before I couldn't take the chipping anymore and removed it. One tip I found that worked the best is applying a think layer of clear polish to the tips of your nails every couple of days. I wish that someone can make a neon formula that is not prone to chipping :(

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I have also have an update on my sisters false Nailene nails I applied over 2 weeks ago, she removed them on Saturday. Over all they stuck very well, only one nail fell off (this was on Friday) They wore well while in the humidity, sun, beach and chlorine water while we were on vacation and had minimal tip wear. Removal was fast, easy and painless, a quick soak in some acetone and an orange wood stick to peel the nail off is all that was needed. Any additional glue residue was easily buffed away with the file provided in the kit.

Overall my sister would use them again if needed, I might use them on my next vacation to help the nail polish stick for a longer period of time.

Vacation pedicure and naked nails ;)

Hi Ladies :)

Today I have another quick post, I have been super busy lately! Anyways in my last couple of posts I have been mentioning my vacation (which I leave for tomorrow!) I went for a pedicure 2 nights ago... it was meh. I tried out a new salon this time, I went to a great place the last time I went for a pedicure. Although the final product was just okay, they were actually really nice and I would consider giving them a second chance.

Switching gears a bit, my mani has been chipping for the last couple of days but I didn't want to change it because I want to paint my nails for vacation tomorrow. I ended up taking the polish off last night and decided to try some OPI Nail Envy - Maintinance, I purchased this at Winners (score!). Anyways I applied it last night and below you can see my current pedi and lack-there-of mani with some nail envy.

I say current pedi because I plan on adding one more coat of polish to my (I used China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, at the salon they applied 1 coat of white, 2 coats of FFF), It's not as noticeable in the pics but there are some slight bald spots. I also want to do some nail art or Konad, I haven't fully decided yet but I am thinking black Konad with the Hawaii plate (possibly palm trees, hibiscus flowers).

I will also replicate this on my fingers :) I will decide tomorrow whether or not I will post my Vacation Mani/Pedi, I want to take pics of them on the beach :) lol. Regardless tomorrow will be my last post for a week.

So what to you ladies think of the pedi? What would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10?