#healthy cuticles

[nailsandinspo]

[xylopwnage]

Quite the manicure Papillon,

you remind me

of someone...

k I get that people are still skeptical bc of the facial structure or w/e. 

But tell me, who besides Gabriel fucking Agreste could have better looking nails than me? hmm, no one? 

i thought so.

[mashameans-marie]

seriously, how do you get your cuticles so nice???!!! I see your awesome nails, snapchat, tumblr etc but I am really stuck on how nice your cuticles are, how healthy your nail beds are. I can't keep mine from getting ripped to absolute shreds... help me obi wan. What is your secret.

Haha so idk if you saw the flashback I posted maybe 2 weeks ago but they used to be absolutely AWFUL. I couldn’t do anything! So there is hope! First of all, I use cuticle clippers to keep them in check, instead of my teeth…. That was my main thing before that screwed me up. Soak your hands in some hot water and let the skin get soft, then carefully even out what you can. Cuticle remover is good for removing dead skin, and it’s cheap! You can buy it in any beauty store, you just apply it and it’ll soften the dead and loose skin so you just wipe it off. LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: I literally use cuticle oil whenever I can. I have oil pens everywhere and I use them all the time! It works WONDERS. You can pick up a cheap one in a ton of places but the one I’ve been beyond happy with is “Bliss Kiss” nail oil. You can get one oil pen for $7 or so and for $20 you get a nail oil pen and a refill that will last you a super long time. Check out Amazon or google it! It keeps the skin super healthy and nice and moisturized, so you don’t get the hangnails and the dry skin. You could literally do nothing but use cuticle oil and your nails would look perfect as heckBasically. For this step you can use a shitty one because you’re going to use a lot (check out shopmissa.com, they have cuticle oil pens for $1 each. They smell awesome and work pretty well!) . But eventually, Invest in a good cuticle oil. Take three days with no nail polish and apply cuticle oil literally whenever you realize it’s absorbed. Washed your hands? Oil. Took a shower? Oil. Did literally anything? Oil! Every hour or so, basically.After the first three days of intense care you can go down to oiling 3-4 times a day. But you really can’t overdo it. The more you use it the healthier your nails and cuticles will be!

You can honestly even use just jojoba oil or any oil in a pinch but cuticle oils usually have a specific blend of oils that is super healthy for your nails!

You want to apply the oil by clicking it up into the pen, using about 2 clicks per nail, and then once you’ve applied it to your nail and cuticle (up to your first knuckle) you would rub it into your nails!

Sorry for the long-winded answer! I hope it helps! It helped me a ton and I still carry cuticle oil everywhere. But a bunch of cheap dollar ones and keep one in your purse, one in your car, etc. etc. and you’ll be really glad you did!

As a sidenote cuticle balms are great, I use burts bees cuticle cream at night before bed, then oil on top of that!

Let me know if you have any questions :)

[the-rush-comes]

healthy cuticles means healthy, happier, nd longer nails \(^_^)/