Cute Cute Cute Cuticles!
(of course because I’m sharing about cuticle care, in the outdoor pics my cuticles look haggard. whatever)
China Glaze: Float On
I’ve never quite jumped on the Flip Flop Fantasy bandwagon. Mostly because every time I’ve gone to Sally’s, it looks much more orange than pink. So I alway skip it.
When I found Float On in the clearance rack during their additional 50% off clearance items, I snatched it up pretty quick.
It’s a gorgeous neon pink! It does dry matte-ish like most neons, but a coat of Seche Vite took care of that!
Now, because my most asked question of all time is how I take care of my cuticles, I’ll share my favorite products & methods!
1) In my opinion, it doesn’t really matter how well you take care of your cuticles if you don’t keep them moisturized. That’s the number one key to keeping them nice. I slather on the Burt’s Bee’s Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream at least once a day.
2) In addition to the cuticle cream, I also unintentionally moisturize with coconut oil multiple times a day. I use CO as my facial moisturizer, so at least twice a day I’m rubbing the excess into my hands. In turn, it moisturizes my cuticles.
3. Every other manicure (confession: I paint my nails about every 2 days), I “clean up” my cuticles. That involves this guy: Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover. I squirt this around my cuticles one hand at a time. I let it sit about a minute.
4. Then I take an orange stick (did you know that’s what those little wooden sticks are officially called? Well, now you do) and push back my cuticles. I’m sure to “scrape” around the nail removing the gel (and the dead skin). I keep a paper towel near by to clean off the stick in between each nail.
5. Occasionally (about twice a month), I have to trim my cuticles. I wouldn’t recommend this unless you have a pretty steady hand and a good eye. This is a pretty unnecessary step if you’re not someone who takes photos of your nails weekly. It’s easy to mess up and cut yourself which causes bleeding. Lots and lots of bleeding. Maybe just treat yourself to a professional manicure once a month–they’ll do this for you.
And that’s pretty much it, y’all. I will say this, before I started with this routine my cuticles were disgusting. They were always ragged, dry and painful. It doesn’t take much–but you need to be consistent! Happy Friday!
