7 Days Without Nail Polish

What do y'all think?!

DAY ONE: Hi, I am Gabrielle and I am a nail polish addict. I am not ashamed to admit to being addicted to something so natural for a female to love. But my addiction to it is not merely because the colors are pretty, which all twenty bottles are. But my natural nails, after years and years of repeatedly putting on color after color, with no break in between, has left my natural nails brittle, peeling, and...yellow. There. I said it. They are yellow. I've heard for many years that applying nail polish without a base coat can cause your fingernails to turn yellow. Well, I've applied a base coat, not religiously but it has been applied, and nothing has changed! Nail polish is a vicious cycle. You put it on because your nails look disgusting and pretty soon, they become WORSE! So, readers, for ONE WEEK I have decided to give up my nail polish. For one week, I will not touch my twenty nail polish bottles. I have put them away, in a cabinet close to my computer, so I cannot look at them, but I know where they are. I have OCD so I need to know where my belongings are. Haha. Anyway, I type this with nails that have no polish on them and I already regret my choice. I made this choice yesterday, by the way. My nails are yellow, short, peeling, weak and ugly. I have always chosen nail polish according to my mood. Red for sexy feelings. Purple for strong feelings. Black for sad feelings...Now what will I choose to express my feelings? Maybe I can use something to express what I am thinking that the Victorians used. This was WAY before nail polish was mainstream. I could use...words? That's it! Words! Gosh, I haven't really opened up my heart to someone in a while. They could simply look at my nails to know what I was feeling. Well, readers, I have decided to speak. I will speak for myself, the lonely girl with the big heart and dreams that stretch up to the highest point of Heaven. I will speak for others, the oppressed and the poverty-stricken ones. I will speak for God, a Being that has always been there for me and a Being that I have recently turned away from. All of this decided on the first day? Hmmm, I wonder what will happen tomorrow? Stay tuned! <3 :D

DAY TWO: Okay, so my mom is gone to visit my sick aunt so it's just my dad, my brother, and I. Greeatttt. My mom has always been my ally, as I get yelled at a lot by my dad and brother. ANYWAY, so I have nothing else to do but update my journal and....paint my nails? NO! Step away from the pretty colors, Gabi. STEP AWAY! My nails are peeling....my nails are peeling...my nails are peeling....GOSH!

DAY THREE: I won't bore you, readers, with long paragraphs of nothing each day, so I will keep this short and sweet. My mom is back home, I pigged out today and yesterday, I feel really fat, and my nails are okay. They are peeling a little, but they aren't as bad as they usually are. Maybe no nail polish is a good thing?

DAY FOUR: Nothing much to report here. I am realizing that I can do much more without nail polish. I can do the dishes, massage my scalp, and even crack my knuckles without fear of chipping or smudging my polish! Also, I filed my nails a little today because they were a bit uneven, and now they look semi-presentable.

 

DAY FIVE: UGH! In Chorus class, my thumb nail started peeling!!!! HOW DO I MAKE THEM STRONGER? Any tips???

 

DAY SIX: UGH!!!! My thumb nails keep peeling. In Computer class, I wrote this haiku:

Computer makes me sad,

I hate to peel my nails,

Computer makes me sad.

 

Yeah, I know it sucks. Haikus were never my forte. :D

DAY SEVEN: I shortened the amount of time for several reasons:

1. They say to go one week with no nail polish to let your nails breathe. I did that.

2. I really love my nail polish and I don't want them to thicken that much over 30 days.

3. For ONE MONTH, I would have nothing more interesting to say.

Thanks guys! I finally made it a week without nail polish!

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

I know you females go to a lot of trouble to look nice, and I want to say that I really, really appreciate it. I find attractive hands on a woman to be very appealing, so even though you think men don't notice, I'm here to tell you that some do, at least. With that said, it's also commendable of you, Gabi, that you care about your nail health enough to go without polish for such a long time.

[ChristianM]

I'm this way with caffeine. I must have a mountain dew at least once a day. So I'll probably die young of diabetes. lol
I get headaches when I don't have caffeine. Yes I'm a dewaholic. lol
Nice story and I hope you find a solution for your vice.
*As he drinks his mountain dew*

[Becca*Type2012]

I have no iead what to to to make your nails stronger...sorry I cluldn't help you :C

[Becca*Type2012]

It interesting to see you transform from the "nail polish addict" to mabe seeing that no nail polish is a good thing. This could be an interesting topic.