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Damn, Hot N’ Ready nails. Go on, girl. 

Damn, Hot N’ Ready nails. Go on, girl. 

(Source: thedailynail.blogspot.com)



Empanada time. (Taken with Instagram at Casa De Las Empanadas)
There’s those ugly nails I hate, too. Gag.

Empanada time. (Taken with Instagram at Casa De Las Empanadas)

There’s those ugly nails I hate, too. Gag.



egaki:

Day 3 of 30 day drawing challenge: best friendI cheated and did day 5 on day 3, but I think it’s warranted since it’s ladynasty’s birthday. 
Since I can’t be there in person, I designed you an ironic nail set instead♡
I’ll edit this post later with a better scan/something not taken with an iPhone.
Notice Lindsay Lohan nail. THIS CHICK KNOWS ME <3

egaki:

Day 3 of 30 day drawing challenge: best friend
I cheated and did day 5 on day 3, but I think it’s warranted since it’s ladynasty’s birthday. 

Since I can’t be there in person, I designed you an ironic nail set instead♡

I’ll edit this post later with a better scan/something not taken with an iPhone.

Notice Lindsay Lohan nail. THIS CHICK KNOWS ME <3

(Source: egakiold)


Nails did.




brb grabbing my sponges and fineline brushes, this is the new nail trend of Summer &#8216;10.

brb grabbing my sponges and fineline brushes, this is the new nail trend of Summer ‘10.



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SWV - Right Here (Human Nature Mix) (1993)

Probably Top 5 Summatime Jams for me. Memorial Day weekend is coming up so I’m combing my iTunes for the best feel-good songs. 

Fun facts about this song:

  1. The chant at the beginning and bridge of this song (S! Double! U! V!) is a young Pharrell Williams. 
  2. This song was on the Free Willy soundtrack, but you already knew that because you were born in 1984-1986 too and saw Free Willy in theaters just like I did. 
  3. Coko’s nails are the greatest nails that have ever existed.



Not that anyone cares, but here are my nails for the past two weeks. I had the hot pink done in a rush before I left for L.A. and was generally happy with it except for the fact that THE ACRYLIC ON MY RIGHT THUMB CHIPPED OFF AFTER A WEEK. That never happens and it&#8217;s a sign I need to finally quit my #2 salon (where I had these done) because broken/chipped nails aren&#8217;t something I can fix easily at home. I&#8217;d have to go back to the salon and pay 5 bucks for a new nail and probably get goaded into a fill I don&#8217;t need while I&#8217;m at it. It&#8217;s like going to the mechanic for a tune up and then they screw something up on purpose so your car breaks and you have to take it back and get it fixed for $500.
The moral of this story is: Fuck you, Fancy Nails in the Fashion Square Mall, I knew you were trouble when you used a fucking nail clipper to cut my thumbs down instead of the drill. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
Anyway, my shit was fucked up so I had to file one nail down like a crack whore and while I did that I decided to try the gradiated tips thing that&#8217;s getting really popular. I used a purple from Milani i&#8217;m obsessed with and it looked nice, but I figured everything would look nicer with iridescent glitter so I globbed that on, too. It&#8217;s really pretty and eye catching, but no one has noticed it yet because I work by myself and I only hang out wth my friends in dark rooms (bow chicka wow wow).
I replaced my gold polish with a gold holo glitter one so I think my next design will use that.

Not that anyone cares, but here are my nails for the past two weeks. I had the hot pink done in a rush before I left for L.A. and was generally happy with it except for the fact that THE ACRYLIC ON MY RIGHT THUMB CHIPPED OFF AFTER A WEEK. That never happens and it’s a sign I need to finally quit my #2 salon (where I had these done) because broken/chipped nails aren’t something I can fix easily at home. I’d have to go back to the salon and pay 5 bucks for a new nail and probably get goaded into a fill I don’t need while I’m at it. It’s like going to the mechanic for a tune up and then they screw something up on purpose so your car breaks and you have to take it back and get it fixed for $500.

The moral of this story is: Fuck you, Fancy Nails in the Fashion Square Mall, I knew you were trouble when you used a fucking nail clipper to cut my thumbs down instead of the drill. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Anyway, my shit was fucked up so I had to file one nail down like a crack whore and while I did that I decided to try the gradiated tips thing that’s getting really popular. I used a purple from Milani i’m obsessed with and it looked nice, but I figured everything would look nicer with iridescent glitter so I globbed that on, too. It’s really pretty and eye catching, but no one has noticed it yet because I work by myself and I only hang out wth my friends in dark rooms (bow chicka wow wow).

I replaced my gold polish with a gold holo glitter one so I think my next design will use that.


the latest from formspring.me

Do you got a green thumb?

not at all. i kill everything. my boss’ wife gave me bamboo for my desk (a plant that is impossible to fuck up) and i killed it. I killed her prize orchids. I killed a vase full of random weeds with some fish in it (i really felt bad about that :( ). right now she has a self-feeding planter on my desk with a random fern. all i have to do is fill it once a week and it shouldn’t die. hopefully. >_>

when we getting married, boo?

i’m outside ur window

how much can you bench press?

i don’t even think i can lift the bar.

what do your nails look like right now?

like this!

Essie “Como” with gold and silver stripes. It reminds me of the Golden Girls, tbh. I need to buy rhinestones later to put on these for extra “oomph”.

your nails are sicknasty. i mean this in a good way, y’know?

thank you. that’s what i’m going for— stuff that’s so tacky and ugly that it’s endearing.

What makes you feel really good?

the one day a month when my legs are shaved and my bedsheets are clean, buffets, freshly plucked eyebrows, attention from boys, when all my friends are together and we’re drunk and adventuring, a new nail design (of course), hugz, the warm glow of my iPhone, when i come home sometimes and my mom has made my bed and straightened up my room because she missed me.

go!




Should I get my nails re-done tomorrow when I get paid? I was gonna wait for November but as soon as I saw this picture on Desiree&#8217;s blog I started jonesin.
Ughhh I&#8217;ma be broke again soon. Hot pink and gold or metallic green?

Should I get my nails re-done tomorrow when I get paid? I was gonna wait for November but as soon as I saw this picture on Desiree’s blog I started jonesin.

Ughhh I’ma be broke again soon. Hot pink and gold or metallic green?



Nails Did. It took almost 90 minutes to get the 4-5 coats of pink glitter I had on the tips of my nails off. I was a little worried that the acetone (I only use 100% acetone to remove polish, and you should too) would start dissolving my nails from all the application, but moths of fills have made them impenetrable, I guess. Anyway, this design is old; I did it while eating Taco Bell and watching the MJ Memorial last week. This set is a testament to how awesome the quality of Milani polish is; I&#8217;m wearing only two coats of this gold and realized today that I forgot to put topcoat on. I haven&#8217;t had a single chip, not even tipwear, in almost two weeks. I&#8217;m tempted to just leave this shit on until the end of the month when I get filled, but I&#8217;m already tired of the design. I&#8217;m thinking I want to find a Tiffany blue, jade green, or true lavender for my next set. Any recommendations?

Nails Did. It took almost 90 minutes to get the 4-5 coats of pink glitter I had on the tips of my nails off. I was a little worried that the acetone (I only use 100% acetone to remove polish, and you should too) would start dissolving my nails from all the application, but moths of fills have made them impenetrable, I guess. Anyway, this design is old; I did it while eating Taco Bell and watching the MJ Memorial last week. This set is a testament to how awesome the quality of Milani polish is; I’m wearing only two coats of this gold and realized today that I forgot to put topcoat on. I haven’t had a single chip, not even tipwear, in almost two weeks. I’m tempted to just leave this shit on until the end of the month when I get filled, but I’m already tired of the design. I’m thinking I want to find a Tiffany blue, jade green, or true lavender for my next set. Any recommendations?



Nails Did! (Note pre-menstrual pimple.) I asked the tech (Betty, my normal tech and design mastermind was on vacation) for a short, sheer pink. I wanted to go natural for a few weeks so I didn&#8217;t have to worry about it amongst all the summer BBQ&#8217;s and things I had coming up in the next few weeks. She didn&#8217;t listen to me at all and gave me some lame and trashy looking American. I promptly went home, dug out my Milani Disco Lights and did a rose glitter tip on each nail. Even when I want to be natural, something happens and I end up with flashy nails anyway.

Nails Did! (Note pre-menstrual pimple.) I asked the tech (Betty, my normal tech and design mastermind was on vacation) for a short, sheer pink. I wanted to go natural for a few weeks so I didn’t have to worry about it amongst all the summer BBQ’s and things I had coming up in the next few weeks. She didn’t listen to me at all and gave me some lame and trashy looking American. I promptly went home, dug out my Milani Disco Lights and did a rose glitter tip on each nail. Even when I want to be natural, something happens and I end up with flashy nails anyway.


Weird Night

  • Kim almost fought Nikki Reed/Reid tonight. Idk why we keep doing this, because it’s pretty clear that Kim is twice Nikki’s size and will rip her head off and eat it. If I were that little I wouldn’t fuck with a 6’ Amazon woman! Anyway, I was getting very nervous that I would have to throw down on her behalf and end up kicked out of the bar.
  • Kim also almost fought a couple who came into the Sex Room tonight and tried to lay all over us. The girl had really pretty nails so I didn’t want to fight her, either.
  • Boys Boys everywhere, and not a one to fuck. :(
  • I have the Bubbleguts right now and it’s really uncomfortable.




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