gel french manicure for my wedding. it was pretty nice and lasted through most of the honeymoon, but it was kind of expensive and hard to remove. i have tons of nail polish, but i rarely use it anymore. its too stinky and i'm too lazy to fix it when it immediately smears and chips.happily, i seem to have found a solution that works for me. right now my nails are longer and healthier than ever, so i thought i'd share my nailcare secrets with the internet.
first, nourish from within with a delicious gummy multivitamin. these are so tasty you won't forget to take them each day.
i love this thing. it has a soft rubber tip with a cuticle pusher and little massaging nubs. you twist the bottom a few clicks to squirt the gel up into the massaging applicator, then rub around your nails for a while. this helps a lot with those annoying little snaggy skin things, and the massaging increases blood flow to your fingertips, stimulating nail growth. i think. i use this maybe twice a week.
still have ragged cuticles? this is what you need. brutal but effective. use as needed.
now that your nails are growing, keep them shaped and shiny with a file/buffer. a file with fine grit is necessary for a good shape, cheap emery boards take too much away with each swipe to get nice, even nails.
this pencil is one of my longtime beauty secrets. whitens the nail tips for a healthy look without the need for polish or a fake-looking french manicure. super easy to use, keep it sharpened for best results.
moisturize at least twice daily. i love this lavender-y lush moisturizer, but i use random tiny bottles from hotels mostly, or a giant pump container of whatever was on sale. look for something that contains cocoa butter or shea butter.
life happens and nails break. don't be afraid to work with your hands. have cute bandaids and move on. these are my all time favorites.
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