I wore acrylics for high school school dances! They smelled funny when they fell off. Got ripped off in a fight, whatever.
I once wanted to stick to a wardrobe diet of plain T’s and jeans and only use long airbrushed nails as accessories, so I see the appeal. But not only are they expensive to keep up, crazy unas and “pritty dezine for jou” only function in the real world if your primary income is from dancing in clear heels, being a makeup artist or some other useless profession.
And such an empowering statement. Because nothing says independent woman like not being able to dial a phone.

[flashback - a little asian lady sayin in a heavy accent “would you like acrylic or gel” ]
i’ve done just the french tip …nothing hardcore, they weren’t super long. I did it for a wedding because the bride wanted us to match and I didn’t have to pay for it. and I’ll never do it again unless again someone pays for it.

@marytza: Only true pro’s can dial a fone, watchow! Don’t hurt yourself or get hurt…

I love acrylics, i like to get mine done with a solid color that matches with everything, like black, and but designs on top like airbrush swirls or rhinestones. To other some rich people acrylics mean a person is low class but to poorer people it symbolizes a girl who has enough money to afford them, who doesn’t have to wash dishes, or clean dirty diapers.etc…

I knew a lesbian couple in high school and one would always pay for the other’s acrylics. You talk about wiping your ass…

@ laura.s.d: Ow, my chocha. This is why I call bullshit on a lot of girl-on-girl porn.

whenever i’m feeling extravagant i will drop 40 bucks on acrylics, for sure. i like to get them hand painted or airbrushed too. i’m a professional and people in my field think i’m crazy but they are fucking beautiful and no one can tell me different. yellow and orange are where it’s at for spring.
pros: you look like a million fucking bucks and EVERYONE is jealous and guys like it when you scratch their back or balls with them.
cons: typing, washing dishes, opening cans all rendered totally annoying. i am much less productive with acrylics. but isn’t that part of the point? also, if you don’t keep getting them refilled having them removed is a bit of a process and your nails will be super flimsy underneath.

anyone notice that chonga eyeliner is also in?

anyone?

i mean…i don’t wear that shit.

or aqua net.

ahem.

I want to get one hand done with the Virgen de Guadelupe, and the other with the Virgen de la Caridad. KLASSY!

@ mextica: i hide my aqua net in the garage. and lie that it’s only used as a cheap insect killer.

Sure, you can have your Frito Corn Chip Acrylics, but what color, pray tell?

There is only one place in NYC where I have found a shade call “Meet Balls” .Its pinky, peachy, doesn’t last that long.

and that’s the shade I wear before a first date.

True story.

Dragonlady!
A woman after my own heart - scratching the underside of my balls or teasing my taint w/some acrylics would be a dream come true!

En la madre! Este cabrito me salio muy cabron!!!

Apaziguate!!!