Manicure Monday

Silver nails, this was my ~interim~ manicure from Tuesday to Saturday.:

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Celeb City

“Mermaid” nails:

Sally Hansen Salon in Golden Nights, Nicole by OPI in Respect the World; Essie in Beach Bum Blu
… aka life-eating manicure that took half of Saturday to accomplish, turned into a big disaster and was chipped to hell by Sunday night. I used strips of tape cut with some scalloped scrapbooking scissors, and it worked the first time (when I was putting the green over the gold) but the second time (putting the blue over the green) was a huge bust- the tape either pulled off the polish underneath, or tore and left little tape-scraps that I had to pick off with tweezers. I had to use a tiny paintbrush to try to repair the damage but it just didn’t turn out like I hoped it would. I was trying for something like scales, reminiscent of a mermaid’s tail, but Sym said it was like a beach scene (with the gold as the sand and the green & blue as the waves) and Taylor thought I was trying to do Easter eggs. Welp. Better luck next time, I guess.