Gel Nails #2

Just an update on gel nails... Had to go back to get them redone. They were still in perfect condition until I worked an outdoor bartending event where I had to crack beer cans open. Gah! Total mistake. Ruined righty's index and middle nail. But those were extreme circumstances. If I hadn't done that I think I could have gone another week. So, I didn't know what to expect to get them redone. It takes longer than regular polish to remove the gel. But it was still rather quick and didn't seem to damage my nails. Pretty much they soak your nails in acetone and then file the gel off. They just scrape the last remnants off by hand. Then they redo them after a quick mani. And voila! I love how shiny they are. Surprisingly they have some cool colors. It may be hard to tell but these are like a slate gray.

Mascara #2 L'Oreal Volumious Carbon Black

As I've said before I'm sort of obsessed with mascara. Tried a new one, L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black. Very good. It gives fuller lashes with quite a bit of added length too. Nice dark color with a matte finish. One downfall, and to me its kind of a big one, it flakes pretty badly. And it can not handle any moisture. I went and played tennis after applying and I had black marks under my eyebrows afterwards. But still a very good mascara with the flaw of low durability.

Update on Botox

The botox treatment I had slowly took effect. It took about 7 days for it to completely set in. Now I can NOT wrinkle between my eyebrows. It feels weird a little and my face definitely looks different to me when I get a look in the mirror while I'm talking but for the most part no one notices the lack of movement there. I am really glad I did it and I plan on keeping it up.

Here is a pic. I swear I am trying very hard to frown my brow. The only thing that really happens it that my eyebrows come down at the arch.

Gel Nail Polish

So I went to the salon to get a manicure. I had left my nail polish on way too long and it was incredibly chipped and this caused all my nails to break and chip. I was just going to have the lady leave them unpolished and filed down so that I could work on growing them out and then put polish on them. Anyway, the lady tells me that since I wear my natural nails and have problems with the nail polish chipping and damaging my nails that I should wear gel nail polish. I'm convinced. (I'm really an easy sell...) Well it turns out this stuff is awesome. My short, sad nails turn into pretty shiny ones. And there is no drying time since it is set with the UV light. And the lady swore I wouldn't have any chipping for at least two weeks. It cost 30 dollars and I think it was well worth it.

Botox

Got my first Botox treatment. Was very easy and they gave me a discount (provided by Allergan) on that visit and the next two visits. So it takes about three days to see full results but I can feel that my muscles don't work the same there already. Anyway, here is a before pic of the wrinkle I am trying to prevent with the Botox. (gosh, that's hideous. glad i'm doing the botox.)