I want to thank you all SO much for your amazing response to the Movember movement and my own personal story. You have created some amazing manis showing love to the men in our lives, letting them know that their health is important to us because they are. I have been so humbled by your kind words, amazing art, and awesome response. THANK YOU!
Today is my final Movember mani for the year, because the month is over. Like breast cancer awareness, though, this is not the end. These awareness campaigns are wonderful and really do cause people to pause and think about their health, but I worry that there is a danger in moving on afterward. Yes, we think and talk a lot about breast cancer in October and prostate and testicular cancer in November, but what happens in March? We need to be aware of our bodies and our health all the time, trusting our instincts and speaking up when we see changes. Why? Because it literally saves lives!
So today I am celebrating. Celebrating you, and all of your support that far surpassed my hopes. Celebrating the promise that medical advances bring, thanks to pressure from the public and the hard fundraising work of people like you and me. Celebrating my pappy, and his healthy new reality. Celebrating early detection and the wisdom of those who have devoted their lives to saving others.
So today I am celebrating. Celebrating you, and all of your support that far surpassed my hopes. Celebrating the promise that medical advances bring, thanks to pressure from the public and the hard fundraising work of people like you and me. Celebrating my pappy, and his healthy new reality. Celebrating early detection and the wisdom of those who have devoted their lives to saving others.
Celebrating the 'Stache!
I figured that I would pay tribute to all of you brave ladies that freehanded mustaches this month and do one of my own. Yup, it's a weird looking little guy! I know that the nails are a bit dark, but I really wanted to let the confetti stand out! However, that little mustache needed to show up, so I added an accent of Zoya Ginessa (2 coats).
I was going use my trusty Black Out, but instead tried out Jacob's Protection by Essence. This was part of their Breaking Dawn quad. I have no experience with the Twilight books or movies, but these polishes were pretty (and less than $2!). This black base is full of a pretty blue shimmer, so I used 2 coats as a base and then again for the mustache. Then came the glitter! I wanted a celebration, but couldn't choose one glitter, so this also morphed into a comparison:
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(Well, I'm at a bit of a loss right now. As I was uploading photos I hit my 2G limit. Now I have to decide how to continue this blog and how much I want to invest in it. For tonight, though, no more pictures, I guess. It's late and I have some decisions to make. I do have shots of all of these glitters to compare though. Oh well, this was really about something more important anyway!)
So there it is--glittery joy! I love the names of the polishes, too, which are appropriate for this joyful post: Party of Five Glitters by Wet 'n Wild (pinkie), Milani Gems (middle finger), Pinata-Yada-Yada by Ulta (index) and Happy Ending by Cult Nails (thumb). How perfect! These are all so fun, with Gems and Pinata-Yada-Yada being the most similar (and my favorites). Happy in a bottle!
Life is short and can be scary, so why not embrace a little celebration? Cancer can be so dark and daunting, but the reality is that there is hope and can be life after, which is worth some sparkling joy. So thank you! There has been a lot of good this month to celebrate and I can only hope that movements like Movember bring a lot more celebrations to many more people--here's to the power of the 'stache!
Uhoh picture limits. I never really thought about them. I do resize most of mine before I upload them to the blog because the pictures tend to be large.
ReplyDeleteI think I had better check out the costs of hitting the limit...