FEELIN' GROOVY. IT IS GROOVY, RIGHT?

Get me the F outta' here!! Jeebus. Even though I know I just had an extra day off a few weeks ago, I am just dying for a break from here. Must be "spring - shit, it should be summer by now" fever. I don't normally take breaks when I'm at work, but I find myself wandering outside to sit in the sun on the "warm" days. I need sunshine on me!

Got the pool up finally. Of course, it has a tiny leak near the bottom, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Hopefully cleaning out the saltwater system will make it work again because it died at the end of last summer. The water is a toasty 52 degrees right now, and since I have well water, it's a lovely shade of baby-shit green. Sounds inviting, right? You're more than welcome to stop over and take a dip with the dogs. Even they know it's too cold to go in. lol

Still wearing the Agent Lavender from the other day. I know, I know...you're shocked. I was just too tired last night and got home later than planned from my mom's house. I'm trying to think of something to do tonight. I certainly can't leave this on another day.

In the meantime, another oldie but a goodie from October. This was the first time I had tried to do a swirlie marble. Methinks they are purdy damn coolsville.

I have no clue what I used for this. I'm guessing "black" and white".  More than likely they were just Sally Hansen something-or-others. I'm thinking it doesn't really matter. It doesn't to me, anyway. 

I like looking back at some of these older mani's and realizing I like them more now than I probs did back then. These are also my fashion length Custom Nail Solutions nails instead of the glamor length I wear now. I loved them at the time because they seemed long, but I much prefer my current length.

Hopefully you'll see something new from me tomorrow, assuming I think of something to do. I have a few ideas pinned on Pinterest, but some of them look really time-consuming; more of a weekend project. 

You'll just have to wait and see what I end up with, as will I.   

Tonight's post won't have any fancy mani's...just some different views of my Custom Nail Solutions nails. 

So once I placed my order, I received an impression kit in the mail. My first job was to trim my nails and give myself a good manicure, pushing my cuticles back. I then took the putty that came with the kit and made an impression of each of my fingernails. Then I had to decide what style nails I wanted. I had such a hard time deciding on length! I finally decided on the active length which is 2mm past the tip of my finger. I also knew I wanted to go with a french tip. Closed the molds and popped them back in the box so UPS could deliver them back to their offices in Texas. Waiting for my nails was pure torture!! I was so excited to get them! I think it took under 2 weeks; it just felt like forever. When my nails arrived, I could hardly contain myself. I seriously just stared at them for probably an hour. I watched the instructional video for the umpteenth time and finally worked up the courage to glue those suckers on. And this is what I ended up with.

I was pretty thrilled with these and wore them happily every single day until the fall, when I decided I had to have a longer set, the fashion length. And here's what those look like.

 

I fell completely in love with these! One thing I did find with this set is the fact that there is SO much white tip, sometimes using sheer polishes can be problematic as far as covering that up. What's that you say?? There's a solution for this problem?  Oh, that's right;  CNS also makes these nails in a plain pink color. Problem solved. Of course, if I'm getting a 3rd set, I certainly have to get their longest length this time, glamor. I also once again opted for square shaped even though they do make the other popular nail shapes. I'm just a fan of square. 

And here are the nails you now see in all of my pictures. My pink, square, glamor length nails. Pardon the dry looking skin in the pictures; anytime I'm taking photos of my nekkid nails, I have just soaked them off and reapplied, and I haven't used any cuticle or hand stuff yet.

Just a bit more info, and then I'll shut ma' mouth about these wonders. I can easily get 3 weeks of wear out of mine, but everybody is different. It just depends on how fast your real nails grow. Once the growout starts to annoy me at the cuticle line, I remove them. I haven't been without them for even one day since last May 5th, and I certainly don't foresee going without them. Ever. In 11 months, I have had 3 nails pop off; 1 when I slammed it...hard...on my car window. The other 2 times I was wrasslin' with the furbabies, and they were due to be removed and reapplied so it's possible they weren't on quite as solid.

So those are the nails that have helped drag me happily into the nail world. Without having these, I couldn't do anything I've been doing. These are wonderful to work on because they are always perfect. You can learn more at www.customnailsolutions.com

Tomorrow I'll get back to posting something purdy. At least I hope you'll think so. :)