im getting my toenails minxed! has anyone else had it done?

[pickyvic]

went for a facial today and got my toenails painted when my beauty therapist suggested i get my toes minxed!

they are so cool! ive booked and appt before i got on hols.

she did some yesterday on a girl and she came back to tell her 3 people in tesco had asked where she got her toenails done!

i dont have much in my life to excited about! can you tell!

only the plain ones for me I think,love the mirror

the others look like those awful patterns that people have painted on their fingernails

Wow, I want mirrored toe nails too.

this sounds fab.

Questions though, how long do they last, and how do they come off? Are they like gel nails or acrylic?

ive been told it lasts about 6 weeks, but ive no idea how you get it off. its not gel or acrylic - its just like a sheet of plastic that gets cut to size and warmed with a UV lamp - ill tell you what they do when i have mine done - going for it doing on my toenails on the 15th july - ill be back with the low down!

LOoks great. Anyone know anywhere in north or central London you can get it done?

I need want the mirrored toe nails too, somewhere in Edinburgh must do them?

Love the mirror ones also, a question though, will people be able to look up my skirt and see my knickers??

Sounds great. Look forward to you reporting back vic when you have had them done.

well - ive had it done today.

good news is its not a UV lamp, just an infa red one so no potential damage to skin..

and they look fab! really really!

ive got silver sandals so i had the silver fishnet design, metallic silver with a black cross pattern like fishnets....looks so good!

will definitely have it done again. this should last 6 weeks, you have to take it off with a hairdryer but ill go and have it done again in 6 weeks or so anyway. fancy the tartan ones next!
they seem a bit tricky to get perfect and i wouldnt have them on my fingernails because of that, but the toes really do look good.

how long did it last for?

I've had mine on for about a month - getting them redone tomorrow. They don't use UV lamp just a small hairdryer. The big toe tends to lift first IME.

Anyone had them done on fingers ? I usually have gel overlays when I need good nails for an extended period for work, but a salon near me is doing minx now, and I thought it might be interesting to try

Wow I've never heard of this. I love the mirror ones in the link! I NOW WANT MINXED TOENAILS!

i mentioned it to my beautician
think she thought i was mad

hi - its pickyvic under a new name btw - i got a bit of a shock when i took them off - thought they had ruined my toenails but im assured by the beauty therapist that its just the residue left from the glue! (it looks awful!)

ill have them done again but maybe not in the winter.

think they would be hard to do on fingers. you can overlook imperfections on your toe nails, and they are quite hard to get perfect.

trinityrhino - i think there are several mobile beauty therapist near you

Hi there

I actually offer this as part of my mobile beauty business! Minx nails are fab on the feet - you can have them done on fingertips as well they just dont last anywhere near as long!! if you google Minx nails wirral my business will come up ( creative touch) so if anyone woudl like to know any more details about Minx nails give me a shout!
xx

I do the same with pirate plasters.

gingerly I got mine done in Newbury, but the price is a bit Newbury too - £35 for toes (includes all the pedicure stuff too but only takes about 20 min all in) this is the woman who does it, she's got all the minx designs on the website and will order designs in for you if you give her enough notice normally. Part of the pricing is that you can't get it anywhere else for miles.

I found they'd last a good 6 weeks, although I go around barefoot quite a lot and they rub off a bit if you wear shoes without socks. You can peel them off yourself in the bath but they might leave some residue - I just picked it all off, or if you get hooked then removal is part of the deal when you go back for another design.