Nail Tech Secrets

Cuccio has been in the nail business as long as I have.  I have seen the company grow from one little Star Nail line to having their foot in all kinds of brands.  I always thought Tony Cuccio reminded me of a beauty lovin’ mobster, but I guess its just the name. 
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I am heading out for Fedora - my hubby has dug his heels in against the currently “oh so popular” black polish, but I am going to keep trying with this one, a nice dark chocolate cool brown.

I have had my eye out for Avon’s Instant Manicure Dry Nail Enamel Strips, as it is intriguing to me, but I cannot imagine that it actually works. When I say works, I mean is lasting and is pretty. There is a real nuance to applying nail polish that lasts and looks great, [...]

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Even now, rarely a week goes by without my pinky bandaged. I seem to pick on the pinky the most.
My dad tried to get me to stop by shock therapy. Every time he saw my fingers in my mouth, he’d slap them out. I was shocked all right, but I didn’t [...]

The Swedish Medical Center in Seattle has offered up this simple instruction on how to wash your hands - a frequently overlooked thing that can not only save your life, but can help your polish stay on a very long time too!

Wash your hands frequently — and always after using the restroom, changing a diaper, [...]

Lush’s Lemony Flutter is not just fun to say, it is a product that is great for your body, not just your nails and cuticles. I have a deep passion for shea butter and this is a shea butter based product that is filled with all sorts of other wonderful things. Here [...]

I just love Glam - raaaaally I do - and have since the minute I discovered it, and am so glad to be a part of it now!!!
I am glad you have found your way here to one of my humble little online abodes and hope also that you will take a little [...]

If you are not aware, the only difference between a “regular” manicure and a French manicure is the polish. With a French Manicure, you are going to use a flesh colored polish over your whole nail, and a one of variety of colors [...]

Unlike other people that might tell you to let your polish dry between coats, I am going to tell you to put it all on in one fell swoop. Polish is chemically designed to bond together, and as it all dries, it forms a coating that is much more durable if it all dries together. [...]

Go to the bathroom and use that scrub brush and the liquid soap and warm running water one more time. Get all of the oils off those nails, top, sides and underneath. Dry hands and nails well with a towel, pushing cuticles one more time. Check for missed cuticle as well as ragged edges and [...]