Another random nail encounter.

I was in Target the other day looking for NYC Molten Metal, and when I went to checkout (no Molten Metal, sadly!) I couldn't help but notice the girl in front of me...

She had the worst acrylic nails I have ever seen in my life! I swear, they had to be at least a quarter inch thick. They were so thick they were elevated above her nail beds like little Legos or something attached to her fingertips. I mean, these were so thick, it was like four acrylic nails stacked one on top of the other. Like a tower of nail. Not only were they super thick and ugly, they were about a month grown out. GROSS!!!

The nail polish on top of these monstrosities seemed to be Sephora by OPI Metro Chic. I felt bad for the nail polish.

Normally, I'm all for things looking unnatural- brightly colored hair, neon green eyeshadow, false lashes, inch long glittery acrylic nails..... But this was just too much. I can't imagine paying the nail tech that did those.... I would cry if I went to get my nails done and ended up with that!

I think that's one of the reasons that acrylic nails have such a bad reputation....

Speaking of bad acrylics, I have a fun picture to share.

A couple weeks ago, the Nail Board was doing 'dare' manicures- colors or styles that you would never wear except on a dare. I'll wear pretty much anything, I couldn't think of a specific color, so I decided to do some really *bad* wacky acrylic nail art.

Those with weak stomachs, please avert your eyes:





Pretty terrifying, right? Oh yeah.

Truthfully, though, I would probably wear all of those except the pornstar pink-and-whites. In fact, I did end up wearing these out of the house! I went to Home Depot, then to get sushi and then to FedEx. I didn't get very many odd looks at Home Depot or the sushi place, but the FedEx guy sure seemed distracted by them.

They were tons of fun to do, but I just couldn't keep them on for more than a few hours. It was like having my hand amputated- I couldn't function with these nails! I couldn't press the buttons on the microwave, I couldn't button my pants, I couldn't scratch... I have serious envy of the people who can wear these types of nails and still do everything as normal.

But, even with all of these bad, bad nails in the world, there are still good nail enhancements to be found! The right tech can turn a monstrosity into a masterpiece!