fancy nail polish

At the risk of sounding very frivolous, I must write a second day in a row about the use of a beauty product. (Very happy with the result of the curl-forming by the way ;)
In truth, the reason I am grateful tonight for fancy fingernail polish is anything but silly; hidden benefits...
Yes, late this evening my dear teenage daughter suggested a nifty manicure idea she'd seen on an online video tutorial. I'd said I wanted to spend some more time together today, and this is what she came up with.
So, off we went to the bathroom where we dropped alternating colors into a wee little container of water until they made a pattern like a target. Then she dipped her nail into/ onto it and I q-tipped off the excess. It is rather pretty, and she's immensely pleased with it. Which was the whole point.
Except that the very best part was how much she chatted to me while I shaped and polished the other four nails on each of her hands. It was positively glorious!
So really, you see, the real reason I thank Heaven tonight for nail polish is actually because it brought me a little closer to my girl.

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