Kell's DIY Nails

I know I've been slacking on my blog lately but that's life; it's complicated and really not anything worth mentioning so let's just focus on today. Shall we? #PennyThePolishPickingPuppy turned 7 on May 21st. To celebrate I put one of her very favorite things on my nails; Tennis Balls. That's not all we did; we took a trip to Petco (Where The Pets Go) and had some fun checking out toys & treats. In addition to her hashtag on Instagram she also has a YouTube Channel . She sometimes picks my polish for me. Jamberry Nail Wraps are fun but not very practical. They take some getting used to as far as application goes and they hold up even worse than nail polish (at least for me). There are 2 things I really dislike about them; 1) Filing off the free edge and 2) after a few days the cuticle end begins to loosen and when I wash my hair or even run my fingers through my hair, my hair gets caught in the wrap. It rips my hair out and feels really bizarre; like nail...

I have a few days left in December so I decided to stay in the holiday spirit and wear my OMG Nail Strips in Red Snowflake that I picked up on Black Friday. These are the same ones I featured on Day 11 of My 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway . They feature white snowflakes on a red base. I have to admit I hate the staining I get on the skin around my nails when I apply red nail polish. I'm so pale that it's really obvious and not my favorite look. This way I get cute red nails without clean up and staining. Happy Happy Happy. I've used a few nail strips in the past and I'm getting better and better at it. They all have slightly different application procedures so you always want to thoroughly read the instructions. The OMG Nail Strips are pretty darn easy. Remove your old polish making sure you get the nail nice and clean & file if needed. Push back your cuticles, moisturize your hands and nails, then clean the nail plate thoroughly using acetone. Now you are ready to ...

2 sheets of Nail Wraps and a Nail File are included in the package. Guess what showed up in my mailbox last week??? My Vegan Cuts Beauty Box !!! I've been really looking forward to getting it since its my very first one. I will be posting a review on the entire box here soon but I just had to break out the NCLA Nail Wraps in Fairy Floss I received. It was well past time for me to do my nails and after reading the back of this package I realized that these were not your typical nail wraps because you used top coat. That made me believe that these would be more durable so I jumped right in! I've tried the Sally Hansen strips before and I was not impressed with the amount of tip wear (that was also before I went 100% cruelty free). They didn't give you a glossy or finished appearance; I could literally see them separating from my nails, especially at the free edge. The wear time was pretty short too; I think I got a maximum wear time of 4 days with serious tip wear...