life & style // no. 16 theotherpress.ca

Nail polish 101

> Terminology every nail polish addict should know

Rebecca Peterson
Humour Editor

 

here are millions of types

of nail polishes. Well, not
millions, but it can definitely
seem like it, and each has their
own terminology. Before I really
got into nail polish, I basically
just divided nail polish into two
categories: “Shiny” and “not as
shiny.” I had no idea that there
was a term for polish with little
flakes of shimmery bits in it
(flakies), which is completely
different from glitter polish,
which is different again from
holographic glitter polish,
which is different from a linear
holo... let me try again.

Over the next two weeks,
Vl be listing some common nail
polish finishes and how best to
apply them. Read on, and soon
you'll be talking like a nail polish
pro—or at the very least you'll be
able to be a little more specific
at your next nail appointment.
Créme Shimmer
Créme polish is probably the
most common finish you'll see
when perusing through shelves
of OPI and Sally Hansen. It’s
essentially like regular paint—
you've got the colour, and a glossy

finish. No bells, no whistles,
nothing too exciting. Créme is
the base fora lot of nail art, and
for regular application ideally
you should ideally only need
two thin coats for full coverage.

Shimmer polish is also a very
popular mainstream polish
type. It takes a creme polish and
elevates it a little by adding a
shimmery sheen to the finish.
Still very simple, but a little

more exciting than straight-up
créme. Like the créme, two coats
should usually be enough for full
coverage. However, I tend to find
these polishes a little thinner

in formula than their creme
counterparts, so you're unlikely to
find a one-coat wonder amongst
your shimmer polish collection.

Glitter

Glitter polish is exactly what it
sounds like—pieces of glitter
suspended in (usually) clear

Street legal: After the fact

> Fighting post-accident tickets

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

s mentioned last week, I hate being pulled over.
ossibly the only thing I hate worse (besides
people who don’t signal) is being written a ticket
after I’ve gotten into a fender bender. In the 10 years
I’ve been driving I have gotten into a grand total
of three accidents, two of which I ended up going
bumper-to-bumper with the person in front of me.

The first time it happened, the man I hit
was very cool and understanding. He also gave
me probably the best advice I have ever heard
from a stranger, which I shall now pass on to
you: “Don’t worry, it happens to everyone.”

Pretty soul-shattering, right?

Okay, so maybe it’s not life-changing,
but accidents happen—and the chances of
you never getting into one in all your years
of driving to come are slim to none.

Getting a ticket after such an emotional and
traumatizing event is just the icing on top of the
terrible cake, and that’s just what occurred five
years later, when I got into my second fender
bender. It was stormy, the roads were wet, and
one sudden stop later I end up at the back of
a three-car collision. No one was injured, but
someone did call the cops and that landed me with
a hefty fine for “following too closely.” I fought
the ticket in hopes that the cop who had written
it would not turn up. He did, but by walking
into that court room I learned something very
important: These tickets often can’t be proven.

Normally, these types of tickets are written

 

after the fact, meaning that an accident occurs,
the cops are called, and they write you the ticket
after the illegal event has taken place. If the officer
was not present to see you following too closely
before the accident, then they are writing the
ticket based on an assumption. Lucky for you, an
assumption does not hold up in court—something
to do with that “proven beyond a reasonable doubt”
thing. So all you have to do is ask the officer if he
or she witnessed said event themselves. Normally
the answer will be “no,” and that’s your golden
ticket (no pun intended) out of paying that fine.
Even if the cop brings in a witness, say the person
you hit—no joke, this actually happened to me—
they still can’t prove the ticket is valid, because
they did not witness the event in question.

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polish. Usually, you would apply
glitter polish over top of a base
colour to add a little pop to

your manicure—on the accent
nail, for example. However, it is
possible to achieve full coverage
with a glitter polish! Simply take
a makeup sponge (a cheap one
mind you, NOT your Beauty
Blender!) and use it to dab the
glitter polish on the nail. This
soaks up the clear nail polish base
and applies the glitter to your
nail in a higher concentration.

Two coats like this and you'll
have full coverage! Make sure to
apply a peel-off base coat before
doing this, however; glitter
polish is a pain to remove.

Flakies

Flakies are very different from
glitter polishes. The flakes in
these polishes are usually very
opalescent and delicate. Like
glitter, they can be used as an
accent over another polish. There
are some flakie polishes, however,
that have a coloured base polish,
and can therefore be applied

on their own. This finish is less
common in drugstore polishes,
but there are tons of gorgeous
shades online if you've got a

little extra money to spend.

Chrome/metallic

These are also fairly common
polish finishes, and when
applied well, these polishes are
gorgeous. However, because
of the chrome finish, they can
be finicky to apply it without
getting streaky on the nail. |
like to put a matte topcoat over
metallic nail polish to give it a
kind of brushed metal look.

That’s it for this week! See
you next time, and good luck
with your nail polish adventures!

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