Do you remember the very first time you held your first love hand? Wasn't it strange. For me it was in the cinema, we went to see Jumanji! Remember Jumanji? I so knew it was going to be the day i'd hold his hand in the cinema, just like in the movies so i did a milk soak, yeah man, even back then it made sense to me because i saw an old movie where Cleopatra was having a milk bath to have great skin so i thought yeah, i'll do that! It was very soft indeed but i was so nervous that my hand was sweating and stuff so all he could feel was damp skin! Not too cool come to think of that now.
OK, I think Anyway is the word we are all looking for. But just out of interest, did anyone else puked after the first kiss? Just out of interest of course, not that i did. Oh no, not even almost puked in his mouth! Anyway...
Tip number one:
Always have nail polish on, yes, for the truth of the truthfulness You know this thing when you say, i'm gonna let my nails breath? Bullcrap, nails are just dead keratinized cells! what it needs though is moisture. It will tend to break without moisture if you are leaving it nude, make sure it has enough moisture for healthy and strong nails.
Oil soak for nails
To give your nails a helpful hand (haha i know it's a lousy line but i couldn't resist)
Prepare a soak of warm olive oil with a few drops of lemon essential oil and leave each hand to soak for 10 mins. It's extremely relaxing and it will leave your nails all strong, healthy and shiny.
Byebye yellow
The one thing most women do is apply color directly on the nails without even applying a base. Bad, very bad, specially the metallic finish that really dries the nails. My favorite base is Jessica. Such a shame they don't have it here. It's with rice oil and stuff.
I used to brush my nails with whitening toothpaste and it actually worked very well. But here is a more natural recipe
Mix 30 ml of fresh lemon juice in to 30 ml of orange flower water ( you can easily find that in pharmacies and even supermarket. I can't remember the brand but i know it's in a blue bottle. Keep the mixture in a clean bottle and once a day, take some of the mixture in a cotton pad and sweep over nails.
To get rid of this yellow layer you can also buff them. I kind of like Seacret buffer although their silk story is a bit over the top and a bit show off, the bottom line is that, the result is great. But if you do not Have Rs2500, you can buy single buffers everywhere. I used to sit in front of the telly and buff my nails until i went ouch coz i warmed the buffer too much from the compulsive rubbing.
Yuk cuticles
One thing i really messed up with is my cuticles, i am slave for them now coz i started to cut them and now i have to do it every time. When you have a nice nail polish it's always so disgraceful having dry and thick cuticles. So if you want to treat them instead of cutting them here is a recipe
combine the following ingredients in a small bottle and massage a few drops into your nails every night before going to bed.
30ml of Jojoba essential oil (supermarket)
2 400-IU capsules of vitamin E oil (Pharmacy)
5 drops of essential oil
5 drops of Frankinsence oil
This is one of my favorite recipe from Laurel Vukovic.
Another of her great recipe is the hand mask
Mix 1 teaspoon of almond oil + 1 teaspoon of honey + 2 drops of lavender. Massage into the hands and let it set for 15 mins then rinse with warm water.
For a flawless nail polish
Rule number One- Always eliminate all traces of oil, cream or moisture from the nails before applying nail polish.
Rule number two- always, always apply a base coat before color.
Rule number three- Do not irrigate the cuticles with polish or it will chip quickly.
Rule number Four- never apply your Nail polish outside in the sun or blow on them after or dry them by the fan, it will create air bubbles and will chip quickly.
Rule number five- if you have a Polish you like, give it some love, clean the bottle after use. if you are struggling to open, it means you've messed up. always clean your mess. And never mix with acetone.
Rule Number six- hmmm let me think, oh no that's not a rule but a tip
Tip number 1: if you are like me and do your nail every Sunday in front of the telly for and expect it to look good the whole week. Buff them before apply the nail polish. But only with the sandy surface, don't make them shiny. Polish won't ''grab'' a shiny surface. i Love Nail station polishes, their colors are very funky and easy to apply. Plus i had the same bottle of 3 years now and the polish is still great. Didn't dry up or anything
Tip number 2: Spray your nails with oil after polish application, yes oil right after. It will make them dry super fast. Or if you're too chicken to try that and think i'm talking none sense, open the tap and let cold water run on your hands
down to the nails. But honestly, oil is the best.
God that's a long post so let's keep feet for next week kay?
Hope you liked it and will try it... Feel free to share
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