I'm bad at keeping up with my blogs, I know. *lol* Yes, I said blogs, I have 3. This one that is strictly for nail related things, one that is just for fun where I post quizzes and surveys like what we used to have on myspace back in the day, and finally, my personal blog, which is for pretty much everything.
So what's new ?
As you can see, the name of my blog has changed.
I no longer am against the use of acrylics. Hold on, before you start calling me a hypocrite or anything (like some people have been doing), let me tell you why.
I have a bad habit, especially when my lips are chapped, to pick at my lips until they bleed. Its a really bad habit I have had since i was little. For the longest time, even using chap stick and other lip balms wasn't helping my lips. and being someone who has her face in public (via my YouTube videos) 3 times a week if not more, I was embarrassed that my lips looked like Freddy Kruger had attacked me.
The only way I know of to not pick at my lips, is to have my nails done. I tried just doing some pretty nail art, thinking that would do the trick, but nope, I still picked at my lips, and would ruin the nail art.
Having my nails long is honestly the ONLY way for my lips to be safe from me picking at them, because when my nails are long, I can't seem to grasp the skin of my lips well enough to pick at it. But, no matter what I did, my nails just were not growing, so, as much as I dislike acrylics, I decided to get them done again.
Its been almost a month since I've had them done (the 5th of september will be a month), and already my lips are almost completely healed and scab free !
Mind you, I still am not a fan of acrylics, and believe me, if I could find some other way to grow my natural nails to this length without them cracking or breaking, then trust me, I wouldn't deal with the acrylics. But until that day comes, this is seriously my only option.
Friends have suggested I try nail wraps like Jamberry and other nail wraps, but I mean I doubt that would deter me from picking my lips. Because honestly, I been doing it so long, that nothing deters me. I have done some seriously intricate designs on my nails in an effort to not pick my lips so I don't ruin the art, but nope, still did it. Even went so far as to go to a salon to get the nail art done, thinking, since I've got a very limited financial budget, that getting my art done at a salon would deter me cause I would be basically wasting money, and again, nope, still did it.
Since having my nails done on august 5th, I have tried to pick at my lips twice but to no avail, so I haven't tried since. So obviously that tells me that having long nails is the key.
I got them done with white tips this time, so that if I don't feel like doing any nail art, my nails would still look pretty. But once they grow out, and my natural nail starts getting long, I'll have them just putting acrylic over my natural nails. I believe its called an overylay. I might even look in to learning how to properly do it myself and save some money in the long run.
So that's the reason I got my nails done, so now hopefully, people can stop calling me a hypocrite after seeing pics of my nails on IG and other social media.
