Other than a few shots for work, my camera(s) have been gathering dust, literally. Nothing to be alarmed by, this is not the first time.
I have a few long time hobbies/passions/interests that I rotate. Sometimes it can take a year to come back to one, but that’s fine, I don’t wanna force it. I have no control over which of my hobbies consumes me at any given time, and I’ve learned that it’s alright, they’ll always come back.
My long time hobbies are photography, knitting, cooking/baking and decorating the home. I dabble in other stuff too but the mentioned have been my interest for 20+ years.
My latest and newest obsession/interest has been doing my nails. I got into doing gel polish last year and now I’m also learning how to do a gel overlay and even sculpt a nail extension. I’m quite a simple creature with unsteady hands so I haven’t done much of design to speak of, but I really enjoy doing my nails.
I am very hard on my hands and nails because I do manual labour plus cook and clean, so I need really strong nails. Gel has been a godsent and it looks incredible for weeks without me even having to so touchups. I rarely break nails anymore because the gel overlay protects them so well, but if I do, I now know I can just sculpt a new nail to match the others.
Having my nails done and not having to worry about messing them up even though I work in a very manly profession makes me very happy. It’s about balance you know.
Say no to ”pink tax” and buy your isopropanol and acetone from the hardware store for a fraction of the price.
My right thumb has some lifting and damage because I fell over it while shoveling snow, but miraculously (aka because of strong gel overlay) the nail itself didn’t break. I didn’t file the lifting away for weeks because the finger was quite badly bruised and sore, but now I finally got to start over with it.
Can you tell the nail on my left infex finger is artificially extented on this red set? I think I got it to match pretty well, even though it was my first time. I’m also surprised how strong it is, even though the hybrid gel I used felt super soft compared to the real nail while filing.
For weeks now I’ve been watching nail videos on Youtube and I find it very relaxing. I’m also really tempted to get more nail supplies and dabble in some designs other than a single colour. Que me having long stiletto nails with rhinestones in a few months…