In the summer it can be hard to maintain your manicure. You’re planting, gardening, camping, swimming and basically doing everything in your power to break those nails and chip your polish off. Here are the only things you need to have in your bathroom to keep your nails looking normal and not like you’re digging a tunnel by hand to China.
Cuticle Oil
Moisturizing your cuticles keep your nails healthy and keep away hangnails. Plus when your cuticles are moisturized, they won’t crack and get dry due to the sun.
Nail Polish In A Natural Pink
Guess what? Keeping your nail color in the same family as your skin tone makes any chips almost undetectable. You can have ratty ass nails and no one will be none the wiser. Chanel’s nail polish in Allegoria is a perfect natural pink for every skin tone.
Growth Treatment
This will help your nails from becoming too thin and brittle. Plus, if you’re using your hands a lot outside, it helps grow any breakage back quickly.
Nail Polish Remover
A good nail polish remover may not seem like that big of a deal, but it really is. Crappy removers can dry your nails out and make them really brittle. Remover made by Zoya is gentle but works so well that it takes off stubborn glitter very easily.
Base Coat
A base coat with a rubber complex helps keep chips away and will keep your polish on even longer.
Cuticle Pusher
If you can, use a cuticle pusher to remove the layer of skin that grows up with the nail. All you have to do is push it gently back to keep your nail bed looking clean.
Nail File
This is something that every woman should have at least two of. Keep one in your bag when you go out. It works on both fake and real nails and can keep a broken nail from being ripped off while you’re out. Just quickly file the edges of the broken nail down so that its edges are rounded and won’t catch on anything.
Tooth Whitener
I know, this sounds weird but hear me out. Have you ever had dark nail polish on and when you’ve taken it off its left a dark stain behind? Or sometimes a yellow mark? Applying a gel whitener on your nails and letting it sit for half an hour will remove any discoloration so that you can enjoy just a top coat on your nails. When you wash it off remember to moisturize!
Nail Tips
1. If you’re more active in the summer, then keep your nails short. Ditch the long claws and do a squoval shape (square with rounded edges). It looks more ladylike for summers bright colors and is easy to maintain.
2. If you want a jazzier version of a natural nail, don’t add color. Simply try a pearly or slightly glittered top coat. It giver your nails a bit of interest and shine without adding color.
3. Remember the main steps to a lasting manicure. Apply a base coat to clean and dry nails. Add two coats of polish and then a good top coat. You’re polish won’t budge.
4. When it comes to maintenance, filing should always be done in the same direction. If you rub it back and forth it can actually weaken and damage your nail, causing it to split.
The summer is a time to get outside and enjoy the great weather with friends and family. That means a little less time primping. Following these steps and using these products will help simplify your nail routine without giving up your manicured nails. Happy polishing!
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