Unexpected Hiatus

Hi guys! I'm still not dead, just had to take a shot, unexpected hiatus from online life. Christmas is a huge deal around here, between my kids and my large family out here, and I just had zero time to upload and edit, etc. Things should be back to normal tomorrow, since things have finally slowed down!

Also, as a side note, I have recently seen a bunch of disclaimers popping up, and I had to toss in a few words.  When I say I "edit" my pics, what I mean is that I crop them, and add my watermark. I don't "photoshop" them in anyway. There have been some snide comments floating around along the lines of "I don't photoshop like other bloggers, so I'm showing the product better than they are!", which I feel is petty. I don't think any of us really edit much out; I know some people that may edit out an unruly looking cuticle or cut, but they don't mess with anything that really reflects on the polish as a whole. Usually what you see is what you get: our application really is that neat, we really do use clean up to get rid of stray polish as opposed to "shopping" it all out, and our pics really do come out just as you see them. Most of us crop because noone wants to see my pile of laundry awaiting it's turn in the wash, or my dog scratching herself.  Watermarks are essential since pic theft is rampant in beauty blogging.

Also, in the spirit of honesty, I recently chopped all my nails down to nubbins since they were paper thin and damaged from buffing out stains. Yes, I got carried away, and my nails paid the price. Since they are literal nubbins, I am wearing a set of fakies for a few weeks until I have some free edge to work with. All the polish you will see is applied by me, same with nail art. I just had to have some canvas to work with since nubbins aren't all that for the kind of nail art I love. So, you'll see this length for a bit, then suddenly my nails will go back to being rather short. One of my goals is to grow them back to their former glory. I miss my length, and my natural nails were longer than these fakes a few months ago. And they were strong and healthy. I'll never resort to buffing out stains again - I'll go back to using my whitening paste instead. It worked better and didnt damage my nails!

Ok, I'm all truthed out! I'll be back tomorrow with some actual posts. I still have to post my last 2 holiday manis, and I'll be showing an old favorite of mine as well. I miss you guys! Hope all of you that celebrate had a wonderful Xmas.

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber