Acrylic Vs Gel nails

because of the person in my comment box, i looked up some acrylic and gel nail information.
i have been doing acrylic nails for years, but have never seen or had gel ones.
so i got informed.

Pros of Acrylic Nails

• If you break an acrylic nail you can almost always fix it temporarily and rather easily yourself.
• The removal process is simple and straightforward if done by a professional. The nails can be soaked rather than filed off.
• Acrylics are very strong. When done correctly and good nail care is practiced, they can last a long time. They’re robust!

Pros of Gel Nails

• Gel nails often look more natural and glossy than other types of cosmetic nails.
• The curing time is faster than acrylics, sometimes clocking in at just two minutes when light-curing is done.
• Gel nail mixtures are odorless.
• There is less filing involved during the application process.

Cons of Acrylic Nails

• They can damage your real nails in a harsher manner than gel nails can.
• Acrylics can look fake instead of natural and they can look even worse when done incorrectly.
• It can be hard to grow out acrylic nails.

Cons of Gel Nails

• They don’t last as long and are less durable than acrylic, even though they tend to cost more.
• Gel nails are harder to do yourself if you like to do home manicures.
• It’s been noted that nail polish won’t stick to the gel finish as well as it does to an acrylic finish.
• If a gel nail breaks, you may be in for some trouble. It can sometimes be more of a shatter effect than a clean break, so self-fixing a break is not usually an option. You’ll need to make an appointment right away with your manicurist. Sometimes they do break cleanly; basic nail glue could be used in that case.
• Gel nails almost always need to be filed off. You can’t just soak them away.

information copied from
http://skincare.lovetoknow.com/Gel_Nails_Acrylic_Nails

gel nail french tip


acrylic nail french tip



my judging?? acrylic nails win.
why? they last longer, hold polish better, if you remove the correctly they are less damaging, they cost less, and they are easier to DIY.
also, i personally feel they look the same.

to break it down as simply as possible~

i took all my GED tests, passed all my tests first try.
got 500 or above on each test.
highest was 570 on science.
[500 is the average score for high school graduates <3]

went to LA, came back. two day train trip. actually kind of fun.

and have been living with my best friend, Aoi, ever since.
it's been really fun. different. we had to stay awake for around 40+ hours to switch our schedules from waking up at 9-11pm to waking up at like 8am-12pm

however, we might be fucking ourselves over again.
aunt flo is visiting so i have been sleeping all day. plus i slept in way too much.
and he stays up until around 5am every night.

silly us.

we've done too many things to talk about them all. and i don't know how to pick out which to post about.
so sorry <333

i will say, a friend of my fathers said he would hire me.
and he has not hired me yet.
it's been like 2-3 weeks.
i'm mad.

i will also say, i saw Cirque de[du?] Symphony and it was really-really good.
i didn't like the homoerotic at the end. and it's not any where near as good as real Cirque shows [i saw La Nuba[sp?]] but it was most certainly worth going.
:3

going to The Nutcracker tomorrow, maybe, if i feel up to it, and then Cinderella on saturday?
so more posts soon.

Where the Wild Things Are

i cannot, for the life of me, remember the book. i know i read it as a child, but it did not speak to me like this movie did.

i was not a well behaved child, i literally would scream and bite and kick and punch. run away, steal, throw things, cause problems.
i was just so imaginative.
^OO^

the memories that stick out the most to me- from my childhood- was~
when i bit a girl and my tooth fell out in her arm.
when my mom had to grab me and hold me for maybe an hour as i kicked and screamed.
when i was being pelted with wood-chips by girls as i was stuck on a jungle-jim. [i was up there for the entire class period, they forgot i was up there]
when i chucked wood-chips at girls on the jungle jim because i wasn't going to get stuck again.
and when my mom followed me all the way from our house to the YMCA, i was barefoot.

i was a fun loving child, really.
^OO^~

BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT.
well it kind of it, that is why i liked it so much. because i related.
i realized, the same as Max, that you can cause problems or you can try and help.



the costuming, first of all, was amazing. the scenery, the special effects. it was all just so nicely done. which is something that can really make or break a movie for me.
the plot line was cute, the beginning made me really angry though.
Max builds a fort in the snow and his big sisters friends destroy it, leaving him crying with a dead fort. i get angry when siblings don't stick up for each other, even when i don't like my brother i love him, and i always watch out for him.
i was going to beat the kids up at his summer camp for making fun of him- but my mom wouldn't let me.
jerk.
and the ending made me cry, i don't cry often over things other than physical pain, emotional frustration, and that's it.
i don't cry over movies, i don't remember ever crying over a movie at this mental age level? does that make sense?
i didn't ball or anything, but a tear fell. it was really cute that way.

i am not even talking about the movie, just me.
rofl i am so good that way.

my brother said he didn't like it, i don't know why, i really did. it wasn't "entertaining" or "exciting" but it really brought me a nostalgic feeling. and not many things do that.
so i liked it.

i heard people calling it "trippy" not in a psychedelic way- idk how else there is trippy. but it seemed normal to me, i have always been imaginative though. i guess.
> u >

i really liked the scenery. i can't get over it.
i want to play on that set.

i say go see it.