6. The DIY Frenches

Greetings readers!

After last night's post, I realized it was quite hypocritical of me to be preaching to all of you regarding the dangers of Diet Coke, but still drink the remaining 10 in my house; therefore, I went "Cold Turkey." Today is Day #1 of "No Soda" and quite honestly, I feel like I just quit smoking. All day I've longed for the taste, not the caffeine, just the taste. To make up for the lack of taste, an over abundant amount of water has been consumed today.

Apart from the "No Soda," partaking in 2 exercise classes probably helped with the copious water consumption. The first class was supposed to be "Power Yoga," but ended up being "Yoga Challenge." Sorry, but standing on my head for excessive lengths of time is not on my wish list. After all of the head stands, I zoomed off to a Live P90X class. Hands down, I'll take the ridiculous ab workouts versus head stands, any day of the week. Definitely feeling good today! A motivator was needed after last night testing out my "BMI Count" and finding 3-4 points (how much in pounds? no clue!) is what it will take for me to be "Normal" and not "Obese." Really?! Anyways....

So last night while reading the Anti-Soda article, my nails started chipping and then due to a more anxious nature that came from the article, they were almost all chipped off by the end. So today, I bring you another DIY nail tutorial.

The Inspiration.

Today, while browsing Pinterests "Hair and Beauty" boards, out came "The Blush," which brought me to this "Bold Violet and Gold Manicure" look. After finding this, another Pinterest pin came about (here), so deciding to combine the two seemed necessary. Thanks to Fleur DeForce's guide to DIY French Manicures, I took the plunge.

The Pinspirable.

I painted on my Insta-Dri "Pronto Purple" before leaving for workout session number 1. After coming home, eating, showering and the like, I then went on to do "The French" part using Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Extreme Wear "Golden-I." I wanted to make sure the purple was completely dried before undertaking the gold part. When painting the gold, I used Fleur DeForce's idea, simply by having as very little paint on the brush as possible, and then rolling it onto my finger, turning my nail as need be. After letting it dry, I tried to go back and make the lines smaller and it turned out to be a disaster. *Today's Fun Fact: This look was on my nails about an hour ago and now it isn't. :)* It's going to be awhile before I go back to the "DIY Frenches."

Have you ever tried a DIY French? If so, do you have any tips to share?

Items:
Insta-Dri "Pronto Purple" - $4 purchased at CVS
Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Extreme Wear "Golden-I" - $4 purchased at CVS

Till next time,
Bells