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Major Beauty Announcement #1


I've been waiting my whole life for a nail polish that does not come off in the water, and have been long perplexed over the fact that my toenail polish stays on for months while a single swim demolishes a professionally or personally applied manicure equally abruptly. I don't get it. (And yes I've heard of Gel or Shellac polish, but that still requires a massive spa commitment. I need quick polish I can do myself!).

I've found the solution and it...is...funky. As you can see. These babies are called "nail dress" and they are STICKERS. That's right - they cost about $6 for 18 of them (you get the toes too) and supposedly they stay on for 10 days. When you're done, you just peel 'em off. I don't know about 10 days yet, but I did test them this morning in the pool and they survived!

You can get them at any CVS or drug store. This brand is called Kiss but Sally Hansen makes them too.

What the nails survived this morning:

*400, 300, 200, 100
*Four 500's (2 of them broken, all descending)
*500 done as descending 125's

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monkeysmama said…
Rrrrrrr! Sassy AND they stay on. Nice!
March 11, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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