Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Broke A Nail

I am sure this had happened to you. One nail breaks and you have to file it down to a little nubbin. And then you have to worry about the other nails: do they have to go, too? What did THEY do to deserve THIS?! After my index nail broke this week I decided, no! No, I will not file them all down. Instead, I will put a band-aid on it until it gets better.

There there, you'll be back to your old self soon, little guy.

I started with a base of Zoya Wednesday, a dusty turquoise. This is a hard color to photograph as it likes to turn my hands into lobster colored claws. This is the best true-to-color shot I could get.

I painted a little band-aid on my index finger using acrylic paints, then topcoated with Seche Vite. Now it is time to take my vitamins and get that nail to grow out! 

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  1. rachlovespenguinsJanuary 23, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    I hate it when that happens! I always wind up chopping them all off, or taking the rest down halfway to try and meet in the middle. Your fix is a lot more fun. :)

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    1. Sonoma BentoJanuary 23, 2013 at 11:52 AM

      Ha ha, thanks Rachel. Yeah, I was heart broken about taking them all down to nubbins. I like this better.

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  2. Angie DJanuary 23, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Hehe! That's serendipitous!

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    1. Sonoma BentoJanuary 23, 2013 at 11:52 AM

      :D cool how I happened to have that little band-aid on hand, huh? Get it, on HAND. LOL

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  3. UnknownJanuary 23, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Aww look at the pour thing! I love your band-aid sooo cute.

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  4. KatyRealtorJanuary 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    poor booboo, lol, I try not to cut them all but after about a week i usually cave.

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    1. Sonoma BentoJanuary 23, 2013 at 11:53 AM

      Yeah, I will probably shorten them to even them up in a few days. OCD will kick in then, gotta have the same length! LOL

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  5. turtlechick12January 23, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Aww I just had my index nail break too. I hate when that happens. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the bandaid though!!!

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    1. Sonoma BentoJanuary 23, 2013 at 11:54 AM

      Thank you so much turtlechick12! We are Sisters in Index Nail Breakage. Yo.

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  6. SonjaJanuary 23, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    How cute!

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  7. Jamie @ Polish, Please!January 23, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    This is just too adorable!!

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  8. HLJanuary 23, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    That bandaid is so cute!

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  9. AnhyJanuary 23, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    This is suuuper cute, I love it!!

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  10. Stalker_MagnetJanuary 23, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    That's a really cute solution! <3
    Happens to me all the time. :( I have 1 nail that keeps snagging and breaking. Always makes me sad.

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  11. RaineJanuary 23, 2013 at 3:35 PM

    Aww that's so adorable! I absolutely love it!

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  12. UnknownJanuary 23, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    This is so awesome. I have actually worn a real band-aid on my broker nail finger before to avoid cutting all my other nails.

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  13. Helena / Lacky CornerJanuary 24, 2013 at 1:31 AM

    Oh! Awesome Band Aid you've made. I hate going around being worried about breaking another nail. I usually cut the whole bunch down when it happens.

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  14. SamJanuary 24, 2013 at 1:31 PM

    Aww that's adorable!

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  15. UnknownJanuary 24, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Oh dear, thats no good! The band-aid is a nice little touch though! I have a BAD rip in my thumb nail deep enough to where it stings. I told it NO! I'm not cutting you down! So I doused it in nail glue. It's holding up pretty good so far.

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  16. KayleighJanuary 25, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    Hahaha aww that is so freaking adorable!! That happened to me just last night on my left hand thumb, which sucks cause that's the hand I photograph for my blog and stuff! :p

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  17. KellieJanuary 26, 2013 at 2:25 AM

    OMGosh that is the cutest fix EVER! Ok so now you are going to have to put up a video tutorial to show how this was done...I mean seriously!!

    http://rainbownailsforfun.blogspot.com

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  18. UnknownJanuary 27, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Haha that concept is sooo adorable <3

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  19. Amanda | GlittericityJanuary 29, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Oh my god, that is precious. I have a broken index nail right now. I just might copy this!

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  20. Anna CubanaJanuary 30, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    That is sooo cute! :) Might just try that out!
    Followed you, loving your artsy designs and I need some inspiration!
    Artistically Curious

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  21. Toria MasonJuly 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    This is brilliant! I included it in my recent "Fun Finds" post! :)

    http://toriamasons-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/07/fun-finds.html

    xoxo,
    Toria

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