i haven't painted my nails for a long time. i used to paint my nails everyday or every other days. i never went out of house with bare nails. until i had my 1st baby.

needless to say i used to have quite a collection of nail polishes. most were bought when i was in hk. almost everytime i went to stores like sasa i had to buy something. i bought a lot of revlon nail polishes because they were about hk$18. they're not the best nail polish around. since i apply my nails fairly frequently, chipping and durability aren't issues.

when i stopped applying nail polish, it was shocking to see my real nails. discolored and dull. i mean i do see it everytime nail polish are removed. that's why i keep covering the ugliness. i can't remember how long it took to return to normal. maybe a couple of months?

i rarely apply colors to my fingers since then. most of my collections have gone bad and dried up. i'm not too crazy about nail polishes as lipsticks so i don't buy them all the time.

my recent purchase. revlon nail enamls in steel her heart and midnight affair. they were $7 off at kmart last week. retail price aud$13.

i like darker colors because they make my hands appears paler and fingers more slim and longer.

wearing midnight affair. a very dark blue. pretty girl insisted it's black. :/

this is one rare color where the glossiness didn't stay long. the color became dull only a few hours after applying!

wearing steel her heart. a very pretty dark grey. i've been wearing this for 2 days and the glossiness is still there!