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JennyOctoNails: Frequently Asked Questions — JennyOctoNails

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JennyOctoNails: Frequently Asked Questions. What the hell is this shit? What possessed you to create yet another blog about nail polish? I needed a hobby, and as a hobby, painting my nails has a lot to offer. It's relatively inexpensive, depending on how you approach it. Whatever your skill or knowledge level, you've got the instant gratification of shiny pretty nails to look at for a few days. There's room to improve (. What makes this blog any different from any other blogs? What's with the name? The N...

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Jelly Conqueror — JennyOctoNails

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August 25, 2015. August 25, 2015. The answers to certain nail polish mysteries still elude me. Why do I hate every Essie nail polish I've ever tried? Why do I always mess my nails up more trying to clean them up than I did painting them in the first place? And what eldritch magic must I invoke to successfully apply jelly polish? Because no matter how much sage I burn or how many spells I cast, jelly polish is always too thick or too streaky or it won't dry or it just looks janky. Lemming Lacquer "Drink M...

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Halloween Mani Madness: Cute Skittle Mani — JennyOctoNails

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October 28, 2015. Halloween Mani Madness: Cute Skittle Mani. October 28, 2015. I've had this manicure planned since like August when I bought my kid's Halloween costume. Bonus that those adorable water slide decals from Shop Keeki look like my adorable actual cat, Francie, pictured here peering down at me from her cat shelves. (Thank you, Jackson Galaxy, you magnificent weirdo, for sharing your vision of cat shelves with the world.). This was an easy look over all. Here's what I used:. Random striped nai...

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Halloween Mani Madness: Star Glitter Placement — JennyOctoNails

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November 01, 2015. Halloween Mani Madness: Star Glitter Placement. November 01, 2015. Starrily "Neutrino," star glitter from KBShimmer, and a fuck of a lot of top coat. My final Halloween manicure was a bit anticlimactic. I did my best to channel my Halloween enthusiasm into holiday appropriate manicures, but even that felt a little flat to me. This was my first glitter placement, and I think it was fine. I started with two coats of Starrily "Neutrino.". I repeated the pattern on my right hand. So, my Ha...

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Halloween Mani Madness: Monster Skin Dotticure — JennyOctoNails

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October 22, 2015. Halloween Mani Madness: Monster Skin Dotticure. October 22, 2015. I've got monster skin. Believe it or not, it took a lot of effort to figure out what I wanted to do with this manicure. Pictured: like every even remotely fall or Halloween-adjacent polish in my collection. I settled on a dotticure gradient, which I hadn't done before, in fall colors. My intent was to invoke falling leaves. Super Black Lacquers "Switch" is like a black cat in that it's impossible to photograph well. China...

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February 13, 2016. Valentine's Negative Space Water Marble. February 13, 2016. Valentine's Negative Space Water Marble. This manicure was days in the making. It all started one night when I was supposed to be working but instead succumbed to the siren song of the 'create and contain" circles on my relatively new Bliss Kiss Simply Neat Miracle Mat. And made some adorable little water marbles. Paint me like your french manicures. Undaunted, I carried on. I spent the day with that weird water marble on my h...

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January 20, 2016. The Haul to End All Hauls. January 20, 2016. Would that it were so. I could probably pay off my student loans a decade sooner. Anyway, here are the polishes I've acquired over the last couple of months, in no particular order. The Sally Hansen was $.99 and the rest were $2.99. Bargain! Sally Hansen Intimate - This is a white and baby pink matte glitter topper in a clear base with a terrible name. China Glaze Howl You Doin'? Peridot, Sapphire, Citron (my birthstone), and Aquamarine - I h...

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Short Is The New Black. Chicago Beauty: Lincoln Square. April 27, 2016. I decided to take a much needed break from the blogging world while my full-time job and freelancing with Brides by Kelly. Post coming soon on this new makeup adventure) picked up for the spring/summer season. Although I went on a blogging hiatus, I’ve discovered some very amazing Chicago salons thanks to PrettyQuick. That I can’t wait to share with you! Sealed the deal, and I will be headed back to Lincoln. What do you love most abo...

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NFOTD: Peacock (plus bonus book talk) — JennyOctoNails

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November 04, 2015. NFOTD: Peacock (plus bonus book talk). November 04, 2015. Nobody wants to see your peacock, man. Some days I look back at my previous nail designs and am so pleased with my progress. Other days, I feel like I'm taking one step forward and five steps back. Peacock day was one of the latter. I was heading out to a book release party that night and wanted something pretty and sparkly with a touch of Halloween vibe. When we were innocent. And an hour later, it was still not dry. I don't kn...

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Halloween Mani Madness: Glitter Gradient — JennyOctoNails

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October 27, 2015. Halloween Mani Madness: Glitter Gradient. October 27, 2015. Glitter gradient action, natural light. A few years ago, my pal over there at Liability Nails. For whatever reason, I haven't revisited the glitter gradient look. until now. Right hand, lightbox bathroom. This is another one that looked better in person when you were looking at my nails from a standard head to hand distance than it does up close in a photograph. October 27, 2015. Halloween Mani Madness: Cute . So Many Nail Blogs.