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   Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 12:25:13 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

   #Seungmin #Maxident #manicure

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 17:57:54 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     Trying to give a better idea of what this manicure looks like but it's hard to photograph!

     There are some pink-to-blue airbrushed gradients with chrome polish to make them metallic, and 2 of them have ... Oh. I just realised.

     2 of them have hearts painted with chrome polish. Chrome Hearts, if you will, ahaha oh dear.

     The hearts are quite subtle on the pink & blue background, though. I wasn't sure I liked them at first, but I like them now.

     I did *not* suggest the idea of drawing these hearts. They are entirely the nail tech's idea. Perhaps because my own obsession with Bang Chan's chrome hearts obsession is visible from space.

     Two nails are black with silver chains glued around the edges. I've never had anything glued on to my nails before and I am not confident that I'll be able to protect them from damage until the next manicure. But I'll try!

     Then there are 2 white & black nails loosely inspired by the typography

     👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle repeated this.
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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 18:05:28 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     I was not expecting to end up with bisexual curls after today's visit to #CherryBombHair

     The stylist, Paul, did not even know the colours of the bisexual flag so he didn't choose these deliberately.

     I just showed him my manicure and my coloured stars tattoo, said that I'm feeling pink and blue at the moment, and that I'd been thinking about dip-dyed sections on a blonde or silver base.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 18:12:30 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     I also went to the optometrist this morning and have ordered new glasses. Should get those in a couple of weeks.

     So. It's been a serious makeover day and I am very ready for payday next week. 😅

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:38:00 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     oh i also went to #ZiguzaguTextiles today and bought too many lovely vintage fabrics to make noren (Japanese door curtains) for some areas of my apartment.

     I have some indigo kimono fabric, some very faded indigo hemp gauze (previously mosquito netting), and a big old indigo furoshiki with lots of hand-stitching and repairs.

     They all feel so *good* and give me happy chills when I touch and hold them.

     And I got a couple of sashiko needles and three hanks of thread for trying sashiko embroidery.

     NO MORE SPENDING MONEY ON NON-ESSENTIAL THINGS IN FEBRUARY OH GOD

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:48:25 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     The person at Ziguzagu was wonderful.

     I thought I would mostly have to figure things out myself. I told her roughly what I had in mind, and the dimensions.

     She made a bunch of little sketches and came up with various ideas for how I could make the noren. She also worked out exactly how many pieces of a specific kimono fabric I'd need for one area, and the best way to sew them together, and then she cut all the pieces for me and made sure there would be enough seam allowance.

     I had originally intended to use the sewing machine to sew the pieces together, and to sew the hems.

     But when I saw how wonderful those chunky contrasting stitches and mending patches looked on the vintage furoshiki, I decided to try to hand-sew the seams and hems myself, if I can.

     It might be overly ambitious and I might get frustrated and use the machine after all, but I'm going to try hand-sewing first.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:49:42 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • villainous friend

     @villainousfriend aw thank you! it is not the haircut I'd intended to get but I'm still pretty happy about it 😄

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     villainous friend (villainousfriend@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:49:43 JST villainous friend

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     @lookitmychicken CHICKEN! You look incredible!!! I looooove that hair 😍 😍

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 19:53:14 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     The big furoshiki that I got looks a bit like this one: https://www.ziguzagutextiles.com/products/vintage-indigo-tsutsugaki-cotton-furoshiki-5?variant=49470444732720

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:32:57 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • TheOtherDibbler

     @TheOtherDibbler someone asked me today if I did it myself ahaha noooo I did not

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     TheOtherDibbler (theotherdibbler@mastodon.au)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:32:58 JST TheOtherDibbler

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     @lookitmychicken You get such wonderful nail art. 😍

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:34:09 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • Jill •-□🎶

     @JillsJoy thank you! I got a lot of enthusiastic reactions at work today, too

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     Jill •-□🎶 (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:34:10 JST Jill •-□🎶

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     @lookitmychicken your hair looks SO GREAT 😍

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:37:14 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     @pixelcats I am a little afraid to take scissors to anything, but I think I can start hand-sewing some of the already-cut panels together

     Yes yes I can do this

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     Pixelcats⁷ (pixelcats@apobangpo.space)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 19:37:16 JST Pixelcats⁷

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     @lookitmychicken Oh drool. Vintage fabric, and especially Japanese vintage fabric is such a weakness of mine. Enjoy all the tactile joy of hand stitching with it! Yum!