Oh Brother! Nail-mania in the BB house

Is it me or have nails become the obsession of the house this year? What with BB’s first gift of nail polish, Corin’s daily paint-athon and even the men dabbling in the art of nail painting – it's all about the nails!

Our observant Twitter-ers (@freedermbigbro) have picked up on this trend with several of you commenting about Corin painting her nails yet again! Now I'm a girl who likes nice looking nails, but I wonder - how is all this nail painting, removing, and reapplying affecting the housemates' nail health? I've heard that over-painting is what causes dry, weak and cracked nails – have you heard that too?

The BB11 housemates need to be careful; with all the cat fights that are starting to erupt, a pair of strong nails could be crucial.

I’m pretty sure another cause of bad nails is thumb sucking – and I am talking about regular thumb sucking Josie. If you hadn’t yet noticed, Josie is constantly sucking her thumb - morning, noon and night. I mean, firstly, how old are you Josie? And secondly, it’s not the most attractive habit to display on live TV in front of millions! You would have thought Josie would have kept the thumb sucking behind closed doors...

Okay...I know, that joke was the 'nail' in my stand-up coffin. Ouch!

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Corin’s day of pampering

Corin’s ultimate day of heaven consisted of cupcakes, curry and a bit of pampering – every girl’s dream! In case you missed it, Rachael awarded Corin with a day of treats after discovering that it was Corin who retrieved her suitcase in her exit interview with Davina. Not surprisingly a treat to Corin involves beauty treatments galore, and why not?

After enjoying a head massage, cucumber on her eyes and a manicure in the Diary Room, Corin returned to the house looking super glamorous with her pink sparkly nails. However, despite all the pampering Corin still managed to complain that the beauty therapist hadn't done her nails very well and that she wasn’t allowed to keep the nail varnish to touch them up. How can Big Brother be so cruel? Perhaps it's because BB left the housemates some nail varnish in the welcome pack.

Ife and the other girls were particularly impressed with Corin’s pamper treat, and even John James – who is partial to using a few facial products – must have felt a teeny bit jealous that he was missing out.

Inspired by her beauty session, Corin has suggested that the housemates should have a girly pamper day in the bathroom this week to do their nails, shave and moisturise. The other housemates could be in for a surprise when Corin starts shaving her forehead again!

Minister Dave gets a makeover!

Welsh minister Dave has been treated to a makeover by fellow housemates Corin and Rachael. Boredom has obviously set in or perhaps, like all of us, the girls have been itching to get their hands on Dave since day one to spice up his image.

Treated to a new hairstyle by Jordan looky likey Corin, Dave is now sporting an exotic bird look – I think I preferred his hair before Corin got her hands on it! Although obviously pleased with her handy work, Corin boasts that the new do looks ‘well mint’!

The makeover doesn’t stop there. If you haven’t seen, Rachael has now joined in the fun and painted Dave’s toenails a lovely shade of vampy red. Who would have thought that both look a likes would get bored of preening their own hair and nails!

What is going on with the male contestants? Obviously envious of Dave’s new look, John James later got on the nail painting band wagon but doesn’t look like he’s done such a good job of it. The house seems to be bursting at the seams with big hair, makeup and general vanity this year and the men seem to be the worst of the lot! Perhaps we should be pleased that they are embracing their feminine sides, let’s see how far this new trend will go…