tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post4761550647557418250..comments2024-01-13T19:12:51.808+01:00Comments on Abigale's Airings: Twilight Zone: Nails IIAbigale's Airingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-6929700236895051362017-04-03T08:21:39.020+02:002017-04-03T08:21:39.020+02:00Good that gel works for you Carole. I have a girlf...Good that gel works for you Carole. I have a girlfriend that has them. Close up they look more like 'armour-plating' than a cure! They work for her as she does a lot with her hands without any breakage. Yes the down side is maintenance and the costs which are not cheap in the long run. I would not have any chance to try gel, and will stick to some sort of varnish which is just about tolerated by MrsA. Abi x<br /><br />Update: the thickener is not ideal, I've have this week a thumb nail split along one of its 'fault lines', fortunately not to far into the nail bed and the nail of my little finger just broke as if there was a perforation line there! I wasn't over doing it either, I think I'll go back to the micro cell and be consequent and see what happens, more in my next nails post. Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-79889691199192492252017-04-01T22:40:43.514+02:002017-04-01T22:40:43.514+02:00I, too, have nails that split and crack. I had tri...I, too, have nails that split and crack. I had tried several "remedies" including seeing dermatologist. He explained why my nails were as they were but had no solutions.<br /><br />A young nail tech suggested that I try gel nails. I did and they are great! I have been wearing them for over 15 years. They look natural, can be polished and polish can be removed, and are strong. the "down side" is that they must be filled about every 3 to 4 weeks.Carole Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-30149018589938230552017-03-26T17:48:38.539+02:002017-03-26T17:48:38.539+02:00Hi Susie!
I'm not sure I 'like' the sm...Hi Susie!<br />I'm not sure I 'like' the smell, but it does remind one of going through the motions of applying or watching someone else do it. <br />Yesterday I got that look again and filed the nails down and just as I thought I was finished I got that 'still too long' look, and so I went at them again. I varnished and she said they looked much better even nice. And I must admit they do with a lovely shine in the sun! <br />As for the glossy finish, it was just the top coat that did that. Without it they looked ok, only with the last coat did the unevenness (and I have a lot of vertical grooves) disappear. A good top coat makes all the difference. AbiAbigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-89644811001347625652017-03-26T11:45:59.932+02:002017-03-26T11:45:59.932+02:00"I love the smell of nail varnish in the morn..."I love the smell of nail varnish in the morning. <br />It smells like...victory"<br /><br />Transpocalypse Now<br /><br />I try and remove polish outside the back door and then dump the tissue straight in the recycle bin so the smell doesn't linger. <br />I've never yet managed to get that nice smooth glossy finish in your photo. Quite jealous.SusieJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038616807347585413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-13381398187920007202017-03-26T09:07:12.021+02:002017-03-26T09:07:12.021+02:00It's a rare thing to find ones true role in li...It's a rare thing to find ones true role in life and have the opportunity to play it full time either on the boards or off..<br />Just try and keep away from scripts with stepladders and electricians in it.. ;-) Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-51702429621049219912017-03-21T19:43:43.010+01:002017-03-21T19:43:43.010+01:00I rehearsed my own soliloquy, "To be or not t...I rehearsed my own soliloquy, "To be or not to be", for so many years until I realized there was no question to it at all. I could only step out on the stage of life with the attitude and belief that it was "to be". I always knew it, but I was hung up on the implication and possible ramification that came from rejection of the "not to be". I mean, what part of "not to be" did I not understand?<br /><br />A few years ago, I thought that I might have a knack for acting. After all, I'd been doing it somewhat successfully for most of my life. I auditioned for a part in a community production - as a woman for a part written for a man, but they were willing to rewrite it to a woman's part for me. It turned out, though, that they had me play a bigger and juicier woman's part, a sort of femme fatale role. I couldn't have done it had I not already found the confidence in myself "to be" just ME. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951206717208424386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-43319827909221512912017-03-21T18:34:57.215+01:002017-03-21T18:34:57.215+01:00Nicely put, I have to plan my opening night well, ...Nicely put, I have to plan my opening night well, its permanent ‘dress’ rehearsals at this time. Letting now and then parts of the plot slip through (as with my nails, shaved legs and garters) to test the reactions of the audience. I wouldn’t say I have stage fright for myself; it’s just that I don’t want to be in the Limelight, even if I do have an evening dress in the colour when the time comes. No reviews in the tabloids are the best reviews, including from MrsA who will be sitting in the front row.. Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-90090796066488628512017-03-20T23:18:04.731+01:002017-03-20T23:18:04.731+01:00Well, here's hoping the spotlight will soon be...Well, here's hoping the spotlight will soon be turned around to shine on you - and that you "nail" it on your opening night.:-) Varnishing over things, after all, seldom brings satisfactory results. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951206717208424386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-12512220160027517162017-03-20T14:41:14.762+01:002017-03-20T14:41:14.762+01:00I can see the results of MrsA's rehearsals at ...I can see the results of MrsA's rehearsals at any time Conniedee mainly as I'm roped in to do the lighting and SFX. But there is no chance at this time that she will see the results of my rehearsals, apart from the clear varnish that is. Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-89674348992012682912017-03-20T14:39:57.809+01:002017-03-20T14:39:57.809+01:00Hi Lynn thanks for dropping by! Need to start cha...Hi Lynn thanks for dropping by! Need to start chatting again, bin too long. Yes varnishing is an adventure in the open or behind smelly closed doors! It's a world of its own at finger and toe tips. I hope to get the hang of it with repeating the 'cure'. My next nail post will cover stick on nails so stick around! [Ed: oh my gawd! What was that..] Leave it! I'll pun when I want too. AbiAbigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-56508184858385114302017-03-20T14:30:04.192+01:002017-03-20T14:30:04.192+01:00Hi Calie!
Yes a bit scary, she doesn't need t...Hi Calie! <br />Yes a bit scary, she doesn't need the microscope she only has to read my face to know I've got something to hide then I get that 3rd. degree look and have to go into hiding (cellar) until it wears off, the look not the varnish. <br />If I can keep the 'cure' going, I can get her use to the remover and varnish smell. This may give me the chance to go for gold, sorry colour again. Um.. Gold? Why not! .. Abi Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-39445928860213843852017-03-20T14:25:35.406+01:002017-03-20T14:25:35.406+01:00Hi Coline!
I'll try the Gingko thanks for the...Hi Coline! <br />I'll try the Gingko thanks for the tip. No your not going back just balancing out. Your finding the 'you' balance and all the things that go with it. The nail varnish was an anchor, at that time a focus on who you wanted to be and should have been. As you said it kept you sane. Now it has been put in its place, it's not an anchor anymore just something for nice occasions. Part of your 'now makeup' in more ways than one. <br />Now that I am at home I have more time to complete Abi by adding classical female clothing, dresses heels varnish etc. With this is the realisation that slipping on a pair of heels at every opportunity is started to wane somewhat. Don't get me wrong I love heels it's just that the pressure (and pain) is not as it was. It's just that I can wear them more often. I'm starting to balance out, still at a wrong angle but I'm working on it. Abi <br />Abigale's Airingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969935988651312500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-15125960659225028202017-03-20T03:01:26.468+01:002017-03-20T03:01:26.468+01:00Ginkgo. When I first painted my toe nails it was w...Ginkgo. When I first painted my toe nails it was weeks before it was noticed. I ave a shoe box full of horribly expensive nail polish but for years it kept me sane. With painted nails I let gardening and house maintenance slip and am now paying the price with broken nails but the ginkgo seems to help. Colour is no longer an everyday thing but special occasions only, sometimes my transition seems to be going backwards! Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-13687477116274631272017-03-19T23:19:28.958+01:002017-03-19T23:19:28.958+01:00Now that was scary.... Don't let Mrs A get he...Now that was scary.... Don't let Mrs A get her hands on the microscope!Caliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-85991854839299232862017-03-19T22:07:29.592+01:002017-03-19T22:07:29.592+01:00Oh the joys of nail varnish and the perils of clea...Oh the joys of nail varnish and the perils of clearing it off. Good post, BTWLynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492804663825542953.post-12052894994587257602017-03-19T20:49:44.764+01:002017-03-19T20:49:44.764+01:00While reading over your post, it occurred to me th...While reading over your post, it occurred to me that both you and MrsA were in your respective rehearsals at the same time. I hope that you both will be able to have your respective "shows", as well. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951206717208424386noreply@blogger.com