Confessions of a Nail-Biter

Yes, it's true. My worst habit come to light- I am a recovering nail-biter. Ever since I remember, my nails have been chewed, raggedy bits. I don't know how I started or exactly why I did it (nerves, stress, boredom) but I know that my nails were disgusting. And if you ever look up all the gross stuff that is actually under your nails... ew! I had to stop.

It was around the time when I started high school that I became much more beauty and fashion aware. Aware enough to know that an awkward thirteen year old with braces and ruined nail beds wasn't exactly the stylish fashionista I wanted to be. I tried everything to stop - gloves, sitting on my hands, using that nasty tasting formula to try and deter myself from chewing my nails. If you're a nail-biter and you're reading this, I would love to tell you that one of these methods worked amazingly well and it will break your habit in a snap, but I can't. Nothing worked for me. I just kept on picking and chewing, biting away.

It took me four more years to stop. In that time, I got my braces off, my hair grew out, and I'd accumulated a ton more make-up knowledge. The only thing standing between me and the version of me I wanted to be were those gross little stubs on the ends of my fingers. So when I moved away to go to university, I finally figured out a way to get myself to stop biting - and hence, the birth of my nail polish collection!

I rewarded myself whenever I could stop myself from chewing my nails. And once I let myself look at all the beautiful colours out there, I wanted them. All of them. And so I stopped biting, and started painting instead. So many beautiful colours! And to maintain my new found nails, I keep them painted. Everyday. And sometimes I do go back, I'll be honest about that. In the midst of finals or when I'm stuck in a 3-hour lecture, sometimes I have urges to bite them again. But then all my lovely shades of polish wouldn't have the perfect canvases that they deserve, and that would just be tragic! :(

And now, I'm happy to share with you all the things I've learned! All the colours I've accumulated, and basically everything else I think is worth sharing :)

-Siobhan