Beauty

At home nail care.

 

how to taka care of nails at home

I am, admittedly, a huge nail polish hoarder. I just can’t help myself. I always do my own nails, with an exception of very special occasions. There were SO many nail-care products that I tried and tested over the years. In high school I was all about acrylic nails-white french tips were mandatory and up until few years ago I was obsessed with gel manicure. Today, I prefer a more natural look: it’s more practical and doesn’t require much maintenance.

First up is the nail polish remover. I’m not too picky when it comes to nail polish remover but one that I’ve been using for quite a long time is studio35beauty nail polish remover. It comes in a bottle that has a spill-proof pump, which is very handy.

best cuticle treatments

Dry cuticles used to be my biggest nightmare. No matter what I did and which product I used, they never looked as nice as they did when I got my nails done at a salon. I’ve learned that if I moisturize them everyday, there is little to no maintenance required: argan or coconut oil always does the trick. I use  wooden cuticle pushers to gently push my cuticles down and if I can avoid it, I don’t remove or clip them. Whenever I do need to remove my cuticles, I use Sally Hansen’s Instant Cuticle Remover; I leave it on my skin for a few seconds and remove them either with Cuticle Remover & Pusher tool (also from Sally Hansen) or a cuticle nipper- I always try to be careful and not cut myself as these tools are quite sharp!

nail treatments

Two of my favorite “special treatments” that I use are Quimica Alemana nail hardener (already wrote about it here) and Revlon’s Post Trauma Nail Treatment. The Post Trauma Nail Treatment saved my nails after I got a gel manicure few times in a row (they were thin, brittle and broke very easily afterwards). This treatment contains berry oils, Vitamins C & E and Panthenol. My favorite top coat is Essie’s “Good to go”. I also love Sally Hansen’s “Dry & Go Drops” – they help the top coat dry a bit faster.

Warm sugar vanila hand cream

I always finish off with a handcream. This Shea Butter & Vitamin E nourishing hand cream by Bath & Body Works is one of my favorites. It leaves my skin feeling smooth and soft and it smells like cookies ;) .

 

 

 

 

8 Comments

  • Reply
    Sophie Sierra
    May 5, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Your nail products all sound divine! These sound like perfect routines to keep nails lovely, and your hand cream sounds gorgeous, smells like cookies? Wow! :D

    I really must start taking better care of my nails, I have the worst habit of biting them & I really must stop… it’s just so hard as it’s my vice when I’m stressed (that’s what no smoking/minimal drinking does!)
    But every summer I see such pretty colours and want to wear them! One day maybe…. !

    Sophie xo

    • Reply
      Paula
      May 5, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      Hahaha :D

      I used to bite my nails ALL THE TIME. I don’t really know what made me stop, but now whenever I see someone bite their nails it annoys the heck out of me hahahaha :D

      • Reply
        Sophie Sierra
        May 8, 2014 at 7:47 pm

        That’s the funny thing haha… I hate seeing someone else do it! That should be reason enough to stop surely ;) :D

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    Ambi
    May 6, 2014 at 12:58 am

    i love giving my self a mani pedi :) xx
    http://www.ambifashion.com

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    rosemary nardone
    May 8, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    I too am a polish lover I can’t imagine how many I own! I also like SecheVite for a top coat Works like a charm New reader of your blog !! Hope you visit mine as well !!

    http://www.nycstylelittlecannoli.com/

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    Rosie von Waldherr
    May 11, 2014 at 11:47 am

    Really nice! I think I have to write a post of these as well, as I love reading them on other blogs =D I also love the Essie Top Coat and I want to try the Sally Hansen one =D

    xoRosie
    Rosie’s Life

    • Reply
      Paula
      May 12, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Ohh Essie’s nail polishes are my favorite ones :D

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