How I Went From Short Stubby Fingernails to Longer Nails...

I have always been self conscious about my hands, especially my nails.  I don't have any pictures to show. Even my wedding pictures of the rings, I made sure my husband was covering up my fingernails. 

Forever ago, I started biting my fingernails. I know...that is pretty nasty, but as much as I tried, I could not stop. One day I was biting at them, and I chipped my tooth! Well, that did stop me, but then I went to picking at them.

I have never had nice nails. They were always paper thin and would split...then I would start picking at them, and before you know it, they were pretty much non existent. 

I tired everything. One time I went to a nail salon and got acrylics. Boy, was that ever a mistake. I work with my hands....A LOT...and they kept coming off. The ones that stayed on just ruined my nails. 

I tired putting nail polish on them, but that just made me pick at them worse!

Finally, I just gave up....

Then one day, I met someone who was a Color Street Independent Stylist. I got some samples and took them home....and they just sat there. I remember years ago, getting some sample like this, and when I looked into how to put them on, well, it was just too overwhelming. Too much heating, and using things that I would have to go purchase.

Little did I know, these were not like that. No heating, no tools!

About two weeks later, I ran into this person again, and she gave me another sample and told me to go try them. She showed me how to use them, and I promised her I would try them. I went home, did some research, and them applied them. 

They were pretty easy to apply. Just to let you know, I don't do much make up and hair type stuff. Never been much of a primper, so for me to be able to do this, it must be pretty simple.

So, I wore these things for SEVENTEEN days!!!! Actually, they are only suppose to last 10 to 14 days, depending on how fast your nails grow, but since mine do not grow very fast, I got 17 days out of them. 

My nails are now the longest and healthiest they have ever been. Color Street does not chip, so it doesn't make me want to pick at them. When I see the prettiness of my nails, I am reminding NOT to pick. It is working!!!! 

I am a jewelry designer and maker, so I work with wire and things like that, which can scratch and chip polish. I have NOT had an issue with Color Street.

So what exactly is Color Street. It is REAL nail polish. They are not wraps or stick on or press on nails. You apply the polish like a sticker to your own nails. 

One thing about Color Street too, is they are very affordable, and take no time to put on. I like to put them on in the evening, just before I got to bed. This allows the polish to cure, as you are really not suppose to get your hands wet for at least 30 minutes. 

The cost is $11 to $14. Color Street comes in solids, glitter, artistic, and French manicure. You get two strips of eight nail polish. Each finger can be used on two of your nails...to 8+8=16x2=32!!! You can get 32 fingers looking pretty! And that is for $11 for solids, $12 for glitter, $13 for artistic and $14 for French manicure. 

So...if you are interested in trying these babies out, let me know! Here is the link to my web page. If you want to check out my facebook page go to Tappingflamingobling Nails.