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being an ex-nail biter is fun

February 1, 2010 | beauty, girly pretty things, very important things

I’m still successful at keeping my bad habit at bay. No nail biting for this girl! Only pretty polished nails here. But I think I may have picked up another bad habit along the way though.

Hi, my name is Jamie and I’m a nail polish addict.

I’ve been changing polish at least once a week, if not more. I have to hit the beauty aisle at every store I’m in to see if there is any polish I need to add to my collection. I’m running out of polish remover at an alarming rate. (You would think I’d be better at neatly painting my own nails though).

Yesterday at Sephora I bought three new colors. Sephora by OPI has the BEST colors and even BETTER names. I mean I can’t turn down a silvery grey that is also called The Queen of Everything. It was practically MADE FOR ME with that name. Or the pretty burgundy chocolately color, Caffeine Fix. Or glittery black called Never Enough Shoes. Because really, a girl can’t have enough shoes. PREACH, OPI.

Before I knew it, I was walking out the door after spending near $30 on nail polish alone.

(Let’s not do the math when you add in my new foundation, eyeliner or the Diorshow Iconic mascara I got which is AMAZING)

(All were incredibly necessary purchases so GET OFF ME)

But a nail polish habit is better than like a crack habit so that’s good, right? Unless they make crack flavored nail polish that is really pretty and has a great name because then I’d be fucked.

Being pretty and girly is expensive, dude.

P.S. Stay tuned for the post where I finally learn how to put on eyeliner unless my sister kills me first because I keep freaking out that I’m going to stab myself in the eye and she really DOES stab me in the eye to prove a point.

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I’m a huge fan of the OPI colours at Sephora, honestly I used to use cheap stuff and after hearing all these girls talk about how much they love it I took the plunge…

… and I’ll just say that if this is a sickness, I need treatment too. At least we’re fancy and stuff in the mean time!

Hahahaha WELCOME TO MY ADDICTION! Seriously, I love love love nail polish. It’s bad news when I trawl every nail polish aisle in any store I’m in. And I bought two OPI for Sephora colors last weekend – “Dark Room” (a really dark gray) and a blue whose name I forget right now. Love them!

Great post, obviously.

Jamie Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 9:50 am

@jessica maria, I need to get my hands on the mint candy apple you have. It’s lighter than I normally do but I just need to have it. You never know when a mint candy apple mood will hit!

I am totally addicted to nail polish too. OPI is the best and worth the money because it lasts so long. I can go two weeks without repainting my toe nails. Not that I can wait that long to put on a new color!

While I do not share your nail polish addiction (mostly because I am LA-ZY)…I totally feel you on the eyeliner. It only took me, oh, 20 years to decide to wear it and another 5 to get any good at putting it on. Best wishes!

I’m a huge nail polish fan – I’ve always got it on, even if it’s clear!!

Um, I was totally biting my nails up until I read the title of your post. I suck.

I think we need a picture post to see your awesome nails and the fierceness of the new colours.

Haha, reading this post was like looking in a mirror. I LOVE nail polish but I’m kind of snob in the sense that I will only buy OPI. I just tried out a new color this weekend too – No Spain, No Gain – love it!

And I agree with Meghan – we DEF. need pics of the nails!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:39 pm

@Becky, ah I love the name of that. See a good name totally sucks me in. I’m going to look that one up now hahah

lol Love it! I’m not addicted, but I also lament having naked nails. GRRR. Must fix this soon.

My go-to form of relaxation is getting a spa pedicure. I’m pretty tense most of the time, so those $30 pedis can really add up… but oh, so worth it.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:36 pm

@nancypearlwannabe, pedicures are the best thing in the WORLD. I’m excited now that I have nails because a lot of places do a mani/pedi combo for like $30. SO awesome.

Ummmm, I am a newly addicted nail polish person. However, I can’t do my own nails, so I go buy fun colors and then take them to my nail place where I only spend $8! Not bad for perfect nails, right?

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:36 pm

@Jessica, yes. I so plan on doing that soon

I love the OPI stuff too, however, with a house and all that garbage I can’t justify spending the $9 a bottle at Sephora. So what do I do? Buy it on ebay for $3 Win.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 pm

@Alyssa, oh good call. I didn’t even think of that!

I stopped biting my nails with the help of hot nail polish, too! Well, nail polish and my grandma smacking me whenever I was biting my nails in front of her.

Yay for you! I know how hard it is. I just stopped biting my nails again a week ago (a.k.a. my umpteenth try) and so far I am doing good (not feeling the úrge to bite). I hope to keep it up this time. My nails are currently painted black, I figure that will remind me to keep them out of my mouth.
For a nail biter I have a huge nail polish collection as well (though I stick with the $2-3 brands). I am still looking for a minty green color but haven’t found one here yet.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:32 pm

@Karen, oh try Essie’s Mint Candy Apple. Some bloggy friends were talking about how much they love it!

Viviane Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

@Jamie, I think I remember that. The sad thing is we don’t have that brand here (Germany). And I haven’t found the color with any other brand.

Viviane Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 1:55 pm

@Jamie, actually I just googled and did find a store that sells it here (Douglas, if you’ve heard of it) but the price is ridiculous. It costs $18 here (almost four times as much as Amazon.com where it costs $5).

I allow myself a pedicure once a month and it’s the most heavenly thing ever. I love looking at the wall of polish and reading all the names almost as much as the actual pedicure!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:31 pm

@Lindsay, pedis are my guilty pleasure. I would get them weekly if I could. I LOVE THEM.

I think that my dream job would be to pick out the names of all the nail polishes. I could come up with “Never Enough Shoes” I swear!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm

@stealthnerd, YES. It would really be the best job ever. I want to do it too. Need a partner?

i love eyeliner!! congrats on keeping your nail biting habit away! i’ve been a biter for a while, but my gramma and i vowed to stop together a few years ago. my problem now is my nails break so often, it’s hard to not “bite to just trim them.”

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm

@Amy, oh the “evening them out” thing is one of my worst habits. It almost got me the other day when one broke!

i realized the other day that like all of my nail polishes are some shade of red except one purple and one dark dark blue, it’s really quite weird. but i do love them all. nail polishes are wonderful.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 pm

@katelin, hahah mine were usually all versions of reds and purples. I’m trying to branch out a bit now though!

Being pretty IS expensive! I’ve recently gotten back into makeup and nail polish and there is so much stuff I want! Congrats on pretty, unbitten nails!!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 pm

@Melissa, thanks

Omg I am so living your post right now – I just treated myself to a mani/pedi to celebrate two months without biting my nails!! Then I realized I can’t possibly afford this all the time, so I’m looking for cute nail colors to buy and love all the recos!! One question though – what do we all think about Essie?

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 pm

@TC, congrats on the no biting! It’s an awesome feeling, right?!

I haven’t tried anything by Essie yet but I know some girls who really like it. I’m a big fan of China Glaze though!

I agree – OPI at Sephora is the best! I just bought two new ones there this weekend… an orange-y coral for my toes and a dark red for my fingers. It’s like winter in my fingers and summer on my toes.

I think their polish is the right level of thickness (very scientific way to put it…) and the brushes are small which makes it even harder to screw up!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:22 pm

@Kelly, I totally agree. OPI has got it down pat!

Totally jealous, I’m a chronic nail biter. It’s gotten to the point where I’ll grow them out very nicely for a couple weeks… until I’m in a super stressful situation and then they’re gone.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 pm

@Andrea, thats how I use to be. Develop a polish addiction. I swear it helps!

I never bit my nails, but I’m addicted to nail polish. Maybe it’s just color in general that I’m addicted to. Not sure.

I also maim myself daily with eyeliner. I feel your pain.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 pm

@Heather Rose, eyeliner is the bane of my existence!

I LOVE to have painted nails! But the nail polish remover is such a killer for my weak nails. Good job on the no nail biting!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 pm

@Stephanie, ugh mine too. I need to get a good strengthening polish. That is if I can tear myself away from my pretty colors and go with a clear coat haha

PUH-LEASE share your quitting tactics with me. Because I fail miserably and my hands look awful.

Hi, I’m Erin and I’m a TERRIBLE nail-biter. It’s bad, like whoa. And I’m miserable with acrylics. That’s like even better to pick at than my natural nails. And expensive.

i can haz purdy hands pwease?

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 pm

@Erin @ My Way This Time, one day I just put on polish and decided THAT’S IT NO MORE BITING. MY NAILS AND HANDS LOOK GROSS.

Cold turkey, baby. Do it.

I did the same thing; completely quit biting my nails and started repainting them every week (or more). I have an overflowing shoe box of pretty colours and search frantically for shades I covet and do not have.

But my nails look so pretty!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 pm

@Elle Bee, cold turkey is the only way to go. I’ve started up a small drawer for my polish

Hilarious! even non-nail-biters think this is funny stuff!
The little jars of mezmerizing colors of polish are addicting in and of themselves!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm

@Karen, thanks Seriously, it’s like Pokemon. GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!

Karen Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 pm

@Jamie, I hear ya sister,
my fettish is fabric and buttons… arrrgh!

Oh,OPI.
Once you use them, you can’t go back to just any old nail polish.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm

@Nora, agreed. But I do love China Glaze as well!

Yes, definitely join the club! Of course, watch out for stained nails, the ONLY negative of excessive polish use.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:04 pm

@Shannon, one of my polishes stains my nails when I take it off. I HATE IT.

I’m getting more into nail polish as well. I can’t be spending money getting manicures anymore. I need to invest in some good colors. Thank God for Sephora!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:03 pm

@Akirah, Sephora is a dangerous place. But it’s so much fun!

Nail polish is awesome!

The only problem is that I have this bad habit of scraping it off with my teeth if it gets chipped. Fun!!!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 pm

@Paula, gah I do the same thing. But then I use it as an excuse to change color ;P

pretty nail polish makes EVERYTHING better.

I’m totally in the midst of a nail polish/self manicure addiction myself. I just need to get some higher quality nail polish remover.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 pm

@thatShortChick, I definitely need to do that too. My cheapy polish remover is probably slowly killing my nails.

Ew, I totally still bite my nails. Help me stop and I’ll put eyeliner on you everyday. Also? COME VISIT ME.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:01 pm

@nicole antoinette, SOON. I MISS YOU. I’LL EVEN DOWNLOAD SKYPE FOR YOU.

Im not so sure that nail biting isnt right up there with smoking crack…

kidding.

Oh man, nail polish is too addictive. I don’t even like painting my nails, and yet the night I discovered that there are nail polish blogs (NAIL POLISH BLOGS!) I ended up staying up ’til like 4am. Blissful.

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:01 pm

@That Kind of Girl, dude I know! Have you see All Lacquered Up blog? OBSESSED.

I can always justify buying nail polish because a bottle lasts FOREVER. And even if you’re buying OPI or whatever for $10 a bottle, think how economical you’re being instead of going for a pro manicure every week?! It’s completely worth it. My favourites are OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and You Don’t Know Jacques. I want to try the matte ones next!

Jamie Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 pm

@Amy, Lincoln Park After Dark is what everyone keeps recommending to me. I have yet to find it in any store I go to though. Maybe this needs to be an online purchase?

OPI for SEPHORA is the BEST STUFF EVER. No joke. And you can paint my nails for me when you’re done with yours. It’s always the last thing I ever get to.

I LOVE NAIL POLISH & LONG NAILS! I can relate since I used to be a biter and I love my nails now. I have to admit that sometimes if it gets way too long I’ll bite it off (not too short though) and the cycle repeats. My nail polish never stays on too long… I currently love dark colors right now!

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