Yes, You Can Have It All

Ok, I admit, I love a good French pedicure. In fact it is a close second to chocolate for me. And chocolate is as important as breathing.

But when our finances became tight, salon pedicures were the first thing to go. So I had to either figure out how to do it myself or go without.

So into my grocery budget (which covers food, household items, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and cosmetics) I began to make room for drugstore french manicure kits.

My first trip I tried the stickers that you tape on your nails so you can paint nice straight white lines.

Ha, what a joke. If I can’t keep the taped off stripes on my painted walls from bleeding through, I’m sure not going to do a good job on my teeny, tiny, very far away, must-be-a contortionist-to-reach-them toenails.

My next trip I got a small bristled paint brush and thought I could just soak it in polish remover and straighten out my lines that way.

I realized I must have early onset Parkinson’s because my hands would not hold still.

But finally I came to this little gem.

Sally Hansens has this amazing product that comes with three items; a base coat, a fancy little white pen, and the creamy translucent top coat.

And, By George, I think I got it.

It’s that little white pen that is the mini-miracle. It’s kind of like those paint pens that you have to shake and then push the tip down to load it. And it paints a nice little straight line, right across my piggies.

I went from a $40 salon visit every few weeks, to a $10 Sally Hansen 5 Minute French Manicure Kit that has lasted for 5 home pedicures and is still going strong.

And I’m really hoping the pedicure fairies at Sally Hansen notice this endorsement and send me a years supply.