Oh so delighted...

Wanna know how excited I was about my Nailene purchase from the 99cent only store? 

Or maybe I should say how lame I get when I'm excited?

On my way home from work, I kept reaching in the bag to look at the nails...
 
Every single stop light I got, I peeked inside to stare at it.

Pathetic, I know.

This is what my personal recession kind of life is boiling down to... (shaking my head)

So I've been wanting to get my nails done, but in the area I live, getting your nails done are overpriced. And getting a fill? Forget it! It's practically the same amount of a full set. Ha! (snort)

But the holidays are coming and I thought maybe I'd splurge the first week of November, get my nails done at a salon and only maintain my nails till the New Year. Not too bad, right?

So when I stumbled upon these babies at the 99cent only store, I was so excited! I've never tried DIY (do it yourself) nails products before but I thought, "For a dollar? Why not?". The worst that could happen is I don't like it -or mess it up- and then just take them off...

Whatevs.

So to get to the point... here is what the nails look like on my stubby fingers (don't judge!).

If you have eagle eyes, then you can tell that the ring finger nail has an huge oxygen bubble. That was only because I was in such a hurry to get these all on, I couldn't possibly bother to pay attention to pressing completely down on the nail when drying... (sigh).

After that incident, all the other nails turned out fine. As you can tell from the 2 pictures above, the entire nail is clear (except where the white stripes on the tip are). I think this looks natural and pretty but if you really wanted to get that just-from-the-salon-pink-and-white-tip look, then just apply a clear pink coat* on the nail bed and then a clear top coat and you are set to go!

I'm thinking of also changing it up and applying an all over color on my nails for the weekend. When I'm done I'll just take it off, as usual, with nail polish remover. And you know what? The white striped tip will still be there since the design is on the under side and not the top of the nail! 

Totally loving this product! I might never have to go to a salon again!

Definitely heading back to the 99cent only store today to stock up. hee hee

Since today is pay day for me, I'm going to take advantage of this baby below:

And make my very first purchase at Ulta! (I told you I don't shop high end)

I'm kind of excited to go inside and see all the high end brands that I won't be purchasing... (rolling eyes)

No, really, I am actually excited to go in there.

If I get enough stuff, I'll probably do my first haul video for YouTube. If not, I'll probably just post pictures here.

Till then... 

Stay chic even if it's cheap!

 * What I meant by a "clear pink" coat (oxymoron, I know) is that mysterious pink coat the ladies at the salon put on your nails, when getting a french tip, for a healthy looking nail bed... Well, I once made the mistake of asking one of them where they get it from and she replied (in that accent - you know what I'm talking about!) "It a special nail product, not available to public" 

You know what that made me think? (Besides wishing I knew a language she couldn't understand to scream over to my sister in complaint?) Was to find out how to get that product... Pronto!

And come to my delight, it was something SUPER simple and cheap! 

Basically to create your own "special nail product", you get a clear nail polish and add a few drops of red nail polish to it until you achieve the desired "clear pink" coat. 

Easy Peasy.