It seems fitting to start off with Rescue Beauty Lounge Insouciant. This shade was my mother's present to me after winning my job. How did she know that I would absolutely love this sophisticated dusty lavender with a subtle blue shimmer? I may have suggested it.
RBL Insouciant, two coats with top coat, flash |
RBL Insouciant, two coats with top coat, flash |
You may notice that my nails are significantly shorter than before. I'd been having a problem with peeling and so decided to file them all down and let them grow out again to see if that fixed the problem. Since they've been short, I have noticed a few positive benefits:
- Manicures last longer. With shorter nails there is much less tipwear, so manicures look much fresher.
- Products last longer. Shorter nails use less polish, less top coat, etc. One bottle of top coat will take you farther.
- Removal is a cinch. Let's face it, those Deborah Lippmann glitters look phenomenal on long nails, but they are a pain to remove. On shorter nails, there's less polish to take off, so removal is much quicker.
- More Colors Look Good. Shorter nails are suited by a greater range of colors. (Not that this ever stopped any of us with long nails from wearing whatever color we wanted.)
- Make sure nails are filed to a uniform length and shape. This will make your nails look professionally groomed no matter what the length.
- Attend to your cuticles. Soak cuticles in warm soapy water and gently push them back with an orangewood stick. This will give your nailbed a greater surface area, and it looks more groomed.
- Moisturize. It's always good to moisturize your nails and the area surrounding them. I like Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. Doing this right before painting your nails also makes clean-up easier since any extraneous polish on your fingers will wipe right off.
- Cleanse. You've moisturized your nails, now you need to make sure you have an oil-free surface for polish to adhere to. Before painting, use an alcohol-free facial toner and swipe over nails with a cotton ball.
I so love this post! I keep my nails short because I play a string instrument. I think yours look great both long and short!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I thought about string players a lot as I was writing this. I think they can look great with manicures.
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