Finished!

I took the first exam for aspiring nail technicians yesterday, and I'm just so relieved it's behind me now. I won't find out if I've passed or not till mid-May, so I know it's too early to celebrate, but who cares? I feel like 10 tons have been lifted from  my shoulders! I bought a bottle of sparkling wine and  some good food and just kicked back and enjoyed myself as soon as I got home. It was much deserved.

The exam was held at Tokyo Big Site, and was from 9:30 to 12:45. I hadn't gotten enough sleep, so despite half of my face covered in a mask, you could tell that I was completely brain dead: not the best state of mind to be in for a test. But despite the lack of sleep, lack of practice and being nervous and freezing cold, I managed to only fuck-up once, ermm.... twice. Personally, I think I could have done a lot better if I weren't so damn nervous, but regardless, I have a hunch that I passed! Anyway, the judges seemed to love the 'art' part. According to a fellow student at beauty school, I'm easily better than our teachers when it comes to acrylic art! Aww!

So, that's that. Test: finished. Check. Now, I've got just 4 days of work before I kick start my Golden Week with a trip to Thailand! I'm feeling great!

EXAM! ARGH!

I've got just under two weeks till my exam, and I've been stressing quite a bit over how bad I am at nail polishing!! Believe it or not, it's much more than unscrewing a bottle of your favorite nail polish bottle, and swooshing the polish on your (or your friend's) nails! 

And don't get me started on cuticle cleaning! I must use a pair of scarry looking mini-wrench like thingie to remove loose cuticles that hinder nail art! An utter pain! While practicing the other day on my toe nails, I drew blood! Bloody difficult!

I will feel much better once I get this exam behind me, with some form of alcohol in one hand, enjoying Thailand's ridiculously hot weather! 

I must say, I'm bordering on hating the combination of red and flowers! 

exam art-flowers

These are the results of my hard work in preparation for my first nail art exam!

Drawing flowers--flowers in general, really-- have never been my thing, but I'm being forced to draw them, as that is the theme for the art part of my upcoming exam in April. Thanks to the assignment, I can cook up something quite extraordinary in just under 10 minutes. (the limit for how long we're allowed to spend on painting during the test)

weekend art

Gold and brown nail polish art

 Nail art with paint