My Love/Hate Relationship With Acrylic Nails...

Firstly, I would like to apologies for the lack of posting. I've had a busy few weeks with uni deadlines and it got a little too busy for me to blog. I also got a puppy last week, eeeeeek!!!! He is a smooth haired Dachshund and I named him Frank. He's so cute but so time consuming which is another reason I have been absent from my blog.

For this post I wanted to focus on one of my passions, since about the age of 17 I have always loved the look of acrylic nails. I like long ones, short ones, square ones, round ones, glitter ones, natural and white tips, the tackier the better...

 (Real nails... but look at the pattern!)

As you can see... I love the tacky glitter ones. 

About a year or so ago I decided I should attempt my own acrylics as being a student I shouldn't really be wasting so much money on my nails! It may seem strange, but I value getting my nails done more than a student night out! 

These are all pictures above are of sets I have produced myself.... I'm not a professional by any stretch of imagination, its just something I enjoy doing and enjoy the outcome. I have practiced a hell of a lot but can never seem to get them to last as long as they do when I get them professionally dome, although for a lot cheaper I can't complain. The only thing I can complain about is the amount of time it takes from start to finish (about 3 hours) I have no idea how the nail bars can get people in and out with a brand new set of shiny acrylics in under an hour. My quickest set must have been 2 hours at least. 

These are just a few examples of the nails I've done and unfortunately not the best ones as I can't find the rest of my nail pictures. (Always the way). Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my post and as I stated before, I am not a professional this is just something I enjoy doing myself.

Lois Leopard Lounge

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