Last week, I took part as a lead singer in something that was genuinely amazing. I was a part of the MK Dons Disability Teams Awards Evening, and can honestly say it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I got to represent an amazing team of people who put it all together, and perform some smashing hits in a flash-mob type style, with some fantastic dancers and singers, and had an amazing day and night. Me and one of my closest performing buddies, Britney, performed Don't Rain On My Parade (although there was a technical hiccup, and our mics weren't working, I like to think we rocked the stage anyway ;D), and then as a group with three others, we supported Ain't No Mountain, Footloose (and can I just shout out to the amazing amazing amazing dancers who absolutely rocked the dance floor and blew everyone away!), and Everybody Needs Somebody. It was such a fab experience, and I hope to get to do more of things like this in the future!
I am aware that a detailed account of a performance is not why you clicked onto this post, however I am getting to that, I promise.
Anyway, so for this event, we needed to get dolled up to the nines, of course, as it was a suit and tie event. I wore the most gorgeous black body con with fringe, and have attached a picture below (not from the actual night, sadly... we were too busy to take any pictures!) because it was so lovely. I totally felt a million dollars that night, the dress was gorgeous and I had these beautiful false eyelashes on, and false nails.
All was going well during preparation for the evening. I had all my makeup on, lashes were on (they took a while however, but I have absolutely no complaints with them! They went on okay eventually, and lasted the whole evening without falling off once! They also had loads of different styles, so something for everyone. Hats off to Primarni for those), contour was on fleek (lol), and I was ready to start applying my false nails. They took a while, and as I just got nude ones, it was really difficult to tell which was was up with them; I am pretty sure I had them all on topsy-turvy, but they looked alright once they were on. I only had one mishap throughout the night, where one fell off. However I chucked it in my bag and reapplied it later. Apart from that, all was good. I don't like false nails as a general rule (although I guess thats not Primarks fault!), and when it came to the next day, problems began to arise. I tried to paint them a different colour, and the paint just wouldn't dry at all on the nail.
Also, my little finger was swollen, and stinging like you wouldn't believe. I think the glue had reacted badly to my skin/ nail, but either way I just needed it off. Getting it off was the tricky part. I had to attack it with some tweezers and acetone nail varnish remover, and it took me about half an hour. In the process, I split one of the other nails too... so that wasn't fun.
The true test was an hour later, when that one was still stinging, and I just wanted them all off. it took me nearly an hour to get the blighters off, and once I had finally managed, it was a disaster underneath. My nails looked like road kill; they were all red, and the glue hadn't properly come off, no matter how much I scrubbed. They felt really sore, and stinging, and weak.
All I would say, is that if you like fake nails, and normally buy a good brand and have no problems, do not try the Primark ones, as they will rip your nails off. But for a pound, and for one night, I can't really complain too much... can I?
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