Tuesday, April 2, 2013

So here I am, doing something I said I would "never" do. Apparently I lied. After debating back and forth in my brain, and with some encouragement and a lot of help from Essie at iHeartprettypolish.com, I decided to give it a shot.

A bit about me! Yay! I'm 53, married with 2 grown daughters and 3 grandkids. I'm sure I'll mention more about them as I go forward with this new venture. I work full-time as a legal secretary and live in a very small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Exciting so far, right?

For as long as I can remember, I've had a fascination with long, gorgeous nails. Unfortunately, I was not blessed with whatever gene that is that provides them. My natural nails are crap, and that's putting it mildly. For years I did the store-bought full glue on nails. I went to salons and got gels for a bit. My last salon did fiberglass nails, which I really liked. So when I went, I checked out what products were being used and watched intently to see how they were done. Once I felt confident, I went on my beloved eBay and found all of her professional products and learned to do them myself. These I did with much success for quite a few years. I never, ever polished my nails. They were just french white. Always. I didn't really own any nail polish, but I had one random Essie that I had won, "Carry On", and for some odd reason last April I decided I would try it. In my head I had decided long ago that I couldn't wear dark polish. I threw that polish on and after staring at it for a day, I actually kind of loved it! Then oddly enough, out of the blue my daughter called that same night and said I just "had" to get the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. What? Me? Buy nail polish?? What a strange concept! I had bought all 12 before the end of the night and waited impatiently for them to arrive from Sally Beauty.

I will finish this little story in my next post. This story is wayyyy too long to put as my very first entry. In the meantime, I will post one of my most recent water marbles, a little pastel I did for spring, which we are still waiting for up here in the U.P.

For this I used OPI My Vampire is Buff (best neutral EVA) along with Orly Gumdrop, Barielle Peach Popsicle, CG Pink-Ie Promise, QRS Cruiser, SC Candy Coated. I love how this one turned out. The marble is a bit more subtle.

And that's that! My first entry. I hope you'll wander back over here to see what's next!



33 comments:

  1. Lovely manicure. I cannot wait to hear the rest of your story!

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  2. Nice!!! Congrats on your blog!!!!

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    1. Where the hell have you been??

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    2. Love that mani..but you already knew that! Happy blogging!

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  3. Congrats on the blog!

    Perhaps you can do a post on fiberglass nails? I have not heard of them before. Seems like it would be a great fix when I have 4 awesome nails and that just broke (like yesterday).

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    1. I can tell about them, but I don't know that I have any pics. They would be good for someone that normally has nice natural nails. They are much thinner than acrylics and less harmful to the nail bed.

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  4. Congrats on starting your blog and thanks for the shout out:) I look forward to getting to know you better and watching you grow.

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    1. Thanks, Essie. Don't worry; I'm blaming the whole thing on you.

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  5. oh boy Diane,let the fun begin !! go girl go !!

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  6. WOOHOO! Can't wait to see what you do with your little slice of the web :) You rock QB!

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  7. Yay!!! Glad you're blogging!!! Can't wait to see some more awesome stuff!

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  8. Ms.Diane you did an awesome "FIRST" post ! I will def. be back!!! Are you gonna be on facebook as well??? Oh and btw you nails always look wonderful! Your CNS nails were the first ones I ever saw and the reason for my purchase of them ! They have just received my impressions today so I will rocking my own CNS nails very soon!!! I can't wait! Thank You so much! Ttfn!

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    1. You are a sweetheart! And you know how happy it makes me when you say you got yourself some Customs at least in part because of me. I can't wait to see yours; do you know what you're going to get?

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  9. In my humble opinion, you're off to a great start! Very interesting and funny. Look forward to other blogs :)

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  10. Glad you jumped in. Remember it is supposed to be fun. Don't fall into the trap of feeling pressure to post all the time. Your off to a great start.

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  11. Wow you sound a
    lot like me, I am fifty two, looks younger when you spell it, lol, and I absolutely love polish and nail art. I have been doing my nails for almost three years and I just can't get enough, it's like candy! An obsession wouldn't you agree!

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    1. Oh, obsession is an understatement!! I do really love it, though. Hope you follow and stop back over here when you're not polishing those nails. ;)

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  12. Wow you sound a
    lot like me, I am fifty two, looks younger when you spell it, lol, and I absolutely love polish and nail art. I have been doing my nails for almost three years and I just can't get enough, it's like candy! An obsession wouldn't you agree!

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  13. from sunny south ALABAMA I must say you water marble is awesome!! and as a "golden glow beauty"(older than most in this cyber realm)like me WELCOME to a mesmerizing oasis of nail embellishment.
    I too can spend hours drooling over the talent that at one time in my life I could do.My hands aren't as steady as they once were nor my eyes as sharp; but until they pry that little brush dripping with color from my dead cold hand ;I will continue to grow my natural nails and embellish them as best as I can.
    I love bright colors(neons) and shiny and thean jewel colors deep and beautiful.Have you visited Robin Moses site? GO>>>> she is the most amazing artist !1!!!

    from a southern nail nut

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    1. Oh, I have been to Robin's site. I actually bookmarked and tried a couple of her designs last spring when I was first starting out. I failed, but at some point I'll try again. Her talent is ridiculous!

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    1. Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words. :)

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  15. Girlfriend, congratulations!!! I am so proud of you, and can't wait to see how this develops! You rock <3

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    1. Thank you, oh fave bitch of mine! You rock harder. Love ya!

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  16. great story.. welcome aboard :) love your marble, wish mine turned out so nicely!

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    1. Thanks, Mel! Those marbles can be a real pain, right? I've gotten a lot better because I love them so I do them quite often.

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  17. Hi Diane.I just turned 50 in January.I love seeing so many of us ladies who have reached the half-century mark playing with polish online. I am still 19 in my head though. I found your blog while I was lurking in the FB group this morning, and one thing led to another. Gosh, I love your nails and your stamping skills are amazing!

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    1. Hi! One of the first things my friend said was that she couldn't believe I posted my age. lo
      I say, why the hell not? I'm like you - feel like 19 "most" days.
      I'm happy you wandered over and hope you'll keep coming back and that you'll follow me.
      Do you also have a blog that I can follow?
      Some days the stamping skills are good; some days not so much. Thanks for the kind words. :)

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  18. I just added my follow :-) Here is my blog address http://glazedtalons.blogspot.com

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