Nail Tech Secrets

Another side note: I have relatively sensitive skin, and being in Texas with all of the heat, I am prone to getting clogged pores. As a result of this, I have a drawer full of good quality, unused moisturizers. Your hands are a fantastic place to use these items that you cannot use on [...]

Side note: My best girlfriend is a couple of years older than me, and when I was 18, she had already discovered “wrinkle cream,” and introduced me to it. I have used it ever since, and I truly believe that is why I am considerably less wrinkled than other people I know who are my [...]

I don’t want to get too incestuous here, but I just wrote a little ditty with a few rants about nail polishing myths I seem to hear over and over again. Check them out at eBeautyDaily: Nail Polish Myths!

You do not need a topcoat when polishing your toenails, in fact, the extra thickness will make your polish chip easier due to the pressure from your shoes. A base coat and 2 coats of color will do it, as long as you make sure you get those ends coated! I make a [...]

Examine your base coat closely, even under a magnifying glass if you have one. You want this coat to be nice and smooth. You may see that you have lots of tiny bubbles on your nails when you apply the base coat. If you see this, you must remove your polish, and go back to [...]

Whoever started the clipping all of the way around of cuticles was not thinking straight, in my opinion. Any thick cuticle that you have will slough off given a little time, and be replaced with newer, moister, more attractive skin. This goes for calluses from writing and working with gardening tools as well. A much [...]

Looking from behind is the best way to ensure that your nails are not filed unevenly. Your nail bed does not always give a true guide to follow. Another helpful tip is to hold matching fingers from each hand together, nail to nail (pointing down), matching them up at the cuticles then checking at the [...]

Lighting is IMPORTANT, most especially when you are first learning to do your nails. In fact, it doesn’t hurt ever to take a good look at your “naked nails” under a magnifying glass or through some weak drugstore reading glasses. A lamp with an adjustable neck is great for focusing right on your subject. [...]

I strongly suggest that you keep as many of your supplies together as you can, in a basket or plastic box of some sort. I keep my things in a picnic basket that is lined with cloth and has a place for 2 wine bottles. These hold my lotion and polish remover that need to [...]