It is the second day in 2025. Last time I posted here was in late 2021. Many things happened in that timespan: me operating my own nail polish business, closing the business to move abroad, marrying my soulmate, having a health crisis that culminated in surgical intervention, returning to school...
In between all this and more, my love of nail polish never wavered. I still follow nail blogs and Instagrams, I regularly lurk and comment in nail subreddits and Facebook groups, I buy polish when I can afford it. While I have other hobbies and interests, including writing and baking, nail polish is my passion. People regularly give me comments about how lovely my manicures are even when they are cremes. Friends ask me for nail care advice or color suggestions. I will give loved ones manicures for special events. It's become a party trick of mine for people to have me identify a brand by the bottle shape. I like nail polish. I like nail polish a lot. I've liked nail polish a lot for almost 15 years at this point. My interest is here to stay.
My resolution for 2024 was to start posting my manicures on Instagram again. Save for a handful, I managed to keep that.
For 2025, I wish to return to this blog, at least periodically. I enjoy sharing my collection, my thoughts about polish in general, and my nail art when I actually do it. Besides swatches and nail art, I may switch up things as well: posting nail related history, indie polish community happenings, maybe anti-hauls?
One thing is for certain: I learned to crochet about three months ago. Been enjoying it a lot so far. There is this concept in yarncrafts of "temperature blankets" where one tracks the average temperature of a location for a year in the form of color coordinated yarn. 365 rows later, there is a physical record of that year's temperature readings that can also double as a blanket. Other people prefer to track other things, like how their favorite sports team fared that season, or their weight if they followed a weight journey that year. I plan to track my manicures not just on Instagram, but also in yarn form! I will begin sharing that in the near future.
In fact, I will start sharing here again, right now. My final mani of 2024 was Kathleen and Co's Glow So Bright, a November 2024 Polish Pickup exclusive inspired by the classic toy Lite Brite. It is a black jelly with red/gold shimmer and a rainbow of different scattered holographic glitters. This was three coats and a major hit among my classmates.
How about you? Do you have any nail goals in 2025? Great to see y'all, again!
Items Used (all purchased):
Base: Glisten and Glow Ridge Filling
Color: Kathleen and Co Glow So Bright
Top: Glisten and Glow Top
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