GET POLISHED- Pretty In Polka Dots

HI GANG!!!! Happy Friday!!!!

Today's mani is for this weekend's "Get Polished" Nail Art Workshop at Metropolis at Metrotown.

This is the third and very last workshop...and I must say...I'm really sad that it's coming to an end :(

I had the honour to meet such AMAZING Bloggers and nail artists, Jayne @ Cosmetic Proof, Angela @ Do Want Makeup, and Lindsay @ Nail Art By Lindsay!! <3

How awesome is it that we have WORKSHOPS that teach people how to nail art? Can we PLEASE have MOAR of that in this city?

Anyway, this week's theme is "Pretty In Polka Dots"

So I thought that it was only appropriate that I used China Glaze's Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

This dotticure is pretty self explanatory....

Now you might be wondering...what's with the middle finger?

Well...because I'm a rebel...and I like to do things that makes zero sense...so there's that.

I felt like I needed that finger to tie the rest of the mani in.

THEN

I used Butter London's Matte Finish Topcoat.

The BEST of the BEST! I honestly CANNOT find another bottle that does the same magic.

*sigh* I love it...so much....

SO YEA! AGAIN ONCE MORE!

If you're in town this weekend, please come by Metropolis at Metrotown to say HI!

^_^

Have an AWESOME weekend, lovers!!

un-ProfessioNAIL

I have something I'd like to share with my readers....

A week ago, I went to a nail salon in my local mall (Metrotown, Burnaby) called ProfessioNAIL

I was looking to get the RAWR Claws refilled. I specifically asked for gel refills because that's what I had on, and I liked that they're strong enough to withstand the use of acetone.

"Gel? I use gel powder for you, it's much better!" said the lady.

While I had doubts of my own, I went with what she said, because after all...she does it for a living right?

WRONG.

I removed my polish and this happened:

The "gel powder" she was referring to...was acrylic powder. Which costs way less. 

So basically, what they do to everyone that walks in there is do their nails with acrylic, and then a layer of gel top coat....and then they charge you WAY more because it's "gel powder"

HELLO SCAM!!!

So anyway, I went back yesterday to the lady and showed her my nails. She gave me the death stare, buffed down the "bumps" while mumbling to her coworker something I don't understand...and told me:

"you applied your nail polish too hard! all you have to do is buff!"

Now tell me....

How does one apply nail polish too hard? 

I'd like to know 

-__-

Anyway. If you're in the Vancouver, BC area.... 

DO NOT step foot into ProfessioNAIL....unless you really have to.....