What I think might be my new addiction

I decided that I wanted to kick up my look a little bit, by making sure my hands look good at all times. I used to get acrylic nails faithfully every two weeks, but after a while that starts to add up. In addition, I have to take time out of my schedule to actually go and get them done. Since I just got here, I don't know of a place right off the bat that does good nails. It's sort of a crap shoot until you find a place you really like.

Since I want to save money and don't really want to go through the hassle of trying to find a new nail shop, I decided to try something different. I decided to get some of those glue on nails that you get from the drug store or beauty supply store.

I purchased these.


They're called Natural Deceptions, and they are in the style of a regular French manicure. I purchase some of these (not the same type) about a week and a half ago. I never got around to putting them on, though. I'm not sure why. For some reason there was something about them that I was not so crazy about. I can't really put my finger on it. They were still in the style of a French manicure, but they had pink nail beds.

These nails just have the plain white tip. They cost about $5.99 (I think) at my local beauty supply store. They went on fairly quickly. You just put the glue on your nail (which has a pink tint) and then put the nails on. This style is in short, and even though they are pretty short, I needed to make them a little shorter. After I glued them on I filed them down some. I painted a frosted nail polish on top, put a top coat on and voila! Instant nails.

I am (obviously) using them to type with now, and they are very light. They are extremely easy to type with and I don't have to spend a lot of time (or money) going to get my nails done at the shop. These are only supposed to be worn for about 7 days. I have a feeling they may last a few more days past that, but we'll see.

I am so happy because this means that my nails will NEVER look bad. Plus, with me being a little lazy at times, I don't have to really do my own nails. Lazy, I know, but apparently I'm not by myself. I happened to see tons of videos on nails just like these. It never occurred to me that women were taking the easy way out by having their nails done like this, but apparently so.

I'm glad I found them. I'll let you know later if I change from this particular style.