I almost never go get manicures, mainly because I change my mind about nail color every 3 days and that made me become a more “do it yourself” kind of girl. For this reason, I own over 50 different nail polishes in most colors, if not more, so doing it myself was kind of a no brainer.
A few days ago they opened a “nail salon” across the road from my apartment, -it must have been while I was gone for fashion week-, so I bumped into it last week and walked right in. I have to say they are not the most perfectionist bunch over there, in fact I was amazed at how little effort she put into doing my nails. You cant really tell by the photos, but It was not the greatest. Anyway, the moral of the story is that 1) I will keep doing my nails myself and 2) Next time I go to the US, I MUST definitely go book a app in NY with Carolina like we said we would like a trillion times.
The first photo was taken on a night out last weekend, just before my audition for the next vampire diaries, you know, cause of the vampire look and all ;)
A
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They look good in the photos but make sure you don’t go there again!!!!
Looks nice. I’m totally a do it yourself kind of gal too. On occassion I treat myself to a new set lol.
xo
Maggie A
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It’s a shame you didn’t get the whole pampering experience, that’s what its all about!
But it’s a nice colour!
Morgan
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Sometimes it’s such a disappointing thing to have bad services when it comes to things like this that requires a lot more details. I’m bad with painting my own nails so I’ve got to deal with the imperfections.
Looks so cute! I actually really like those colors. I’m a solar nails french manicure kind of girl just because I’m lazy and hate the smell haha :)
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Wow *-* so cute!
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My creation! Totally handmade ;)
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nice nails ! love nail art <3
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xoxo manu
Wow! I hope you get the role!! :D
Nice nails :) I love try new manicures!
Xoxo,
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Vampire Diaries as in THE Vampire Diaries with Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley???!?!?! Please answer! I’m so thrilled!! :) :)
Odio cuando la esteticista no se esfuerza en hacer bien una manicura! Aún así, estas a simple vista se ven bonitas! besos
No es fácil encontrar un lugar donde las hagan bien…:P
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Well the result is still very pretty Andy! :)
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I also tend to do my own nails as I seem to chip them after a couple of days. Love the blue/green shade.
Christie x
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Love fancy nails!
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LOVE those nails Andy! INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY ON MY BLOG!!!!!
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THe end result looks good, but part of having a mani is the whole pampering experience & it sounds like you didn’t get that.
Happy October Andy xoxo
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nice nails
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For real Andy?! Wish you’d make it to the vampire diaries cast and that’ll drive me more to watch the new season! :)
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WOW!!!! We super love this nailart!! Definitely a must try!
Kisses cuttie
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great idea, so cool :)
Vampire Diaries?? Audition! You’ll totally fit in!!!!
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I hope you get the part! Love the nails, it takes a while to get it right for some places. If you’re ever in santa cruz I know the perfect spot!
Amazing look!
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uau!!!!
muah*
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Def cool!
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this nails look so simple, i could do it at home. well, in fact that’s a great idea to do them right now :D
Love it, super cute nails!!
xoxo, Diana
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like colorful french manicure
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A mi me encanta todo lo referido con las uñas y también me declaro fan del DIY de nailart, me las hacía con puntitos, rayas, de leopardo, media luna, manicure francés y más; pero también me encantan ahora como quedan los esmaltados en gel tienen colores increíbles en los salones y duran muchísimo más que los esmaltes regulares, ideales para cuando vas a viaja y no tienes tiempo de estarlo cambiando o retocando. Me gustaría saber si tu también haces tus experimentos de nailart o mejor dicho verlos.
saludos!!
Carolina Márquez
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super cute!
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Lovely nails! xx
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So so cool <3
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I must admit that your nails look super radical!
Different and very “andy torres!” (;
Love,
Maria
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honey after a period of being a shellac addict and having bad experiences… I now stick to sports length with clear polish!…. its one less thing to worry about!… and my bag of polishes? I use for my toes!.x
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Love that nail art! I can’t do my own nails at all, and I absolutely love getting manicures. I’ve been trying to stay towards autumn tones, but i love the pop of your mani!
xx
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Super nice!!
Nice manicure !
Good luck for your audition !
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WOW that red coat is gorgeous! Love the colour of your nails to! <3
They look so great!
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funny nails!!
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Wow those nails look so so so awesome!
It’s actually very nice but doesn’t seem that complicated. I think you can do it yourself ;)
xoxo
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love the color!
xxoo,
nikki
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They still look nice, don’t worry. But I like the way they look when you do them yourself
They look fancy indeed!
Pretty rad nails! Love your rings too ;)
xxx
StephC
they’re pretty cool
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Your nails are really great ! I like them :)
I am a failure as a manicurist but like you, i got 374343 bottles of nail lacquer and change it when i realize the tone is not going well with my outfit. I must say, the result is pretty great! i love this kind of minimal design, not all the glitter and stuff people usually get in the beauty spot.
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They’re gorgeous!
Justaddcakeuk
nice!
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Wow!!!
You were auditing for the Vampire Diaries!!??
How cool is that!?! Good Luck! :-)
In another note, when I live in Rio I loved getting my nails done, even though I never found the perfect place, at least the massages and fancy drawings were a cool one. But here I also didn’t find the perfectplace, in fact, not even an ok place. SSó I just do it myself too…
Plus, it is kind of fun and therapeutic to get my hands dirty ;-)
xx,
A.
I love your nails!
Teal is such a cute color :) xx
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Great post and that’s exactly how I feel about Nail bars but maybe I haven’t came a cross a good one :)
Love your coat
Greetings from London,
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I’m doing my nails by myself because I like it. Or maybe I just don’t want to pay money for the substandard work!;)
It is so nice to get a manucure! Love it!
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Those nails look like you could do a better job :) It would be totally awesome if you get a role in the vampire diaries!
xoxo Iris
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So cute nails!!!
xoxo Iren
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Beautiful nails! :) It looks amazing!
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Totally agree on doing the nails yourself at home. Been doing manicures for last three or four years myself and I’m kind of “do it yourself girl” too:)
But I love the color combination of the manicure you got.
xx Olga
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I like it. Nice color combination.
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They´re really amazing!!!
So pretty!
With love,
Elisa
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beautiful!
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que color mas chulo!
oh thats too bad that it wasnt too great. but i like that you stick to doing it yourself. I like apllying and choosing different colors everyday as well! great red coat by the way!
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Love the color!
x
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Ahhhh so cute! Love the black pointed tips ;))
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I think I have the same opinion like you do. I own like 25 different nail polishes in all different shades of colors and just love to do them myself because I can be creative and change them whenever I want.
And also, I´m a student and unfortunately don´t have a job , so I want to spent my money differnt :)
xx Julia
P.S. You really look like a vampire from Twilight in the first pic ;)
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