hope you guys had a great weekend! if you remember any of it lol. it goes by too fast! anyway, for this weeks mani-monday, i did not do anything super exciting because im officially doing my nails before the big trip. we hit the road on friday!? can you believe it? (if you are curious to know, at this very moment i have Sinful Colors in Purple Diamond on. it's just something basic to get me through to the end of the week). so, i figured i would take this opportunity and show you what i use during my manicures and for prep.
removal.- this is probably the biggest pain-in-the-rump-roast, part of doing my nails. i would have to drag out the remover bottle and then find a cotton round and scrub. (tidbit of useless info: for me, touching a cotton ball or anything similiar, is like nails on a chalk board. seriously, i gag and freak out. big time. i don't know why lol.) so i remembered when i was like ten and i would rarely do my nails but when i did i had that tub of remover with the sponge in it. what an awful mess that was. the sponge fell apart after awhile and you would get old polish residue on your finger. yuck! well now, i have found that same tub of remover, minus the sponge. instead it has plastic molded to the inside and these little scrubby bristles you rub your finger against. seriously guys, three seconds maybe, five max, to take off your polish? i'm all about it!
base.- i used to use the ONYX Professional brand Epoxy Base, and it was great and wonderful and they discontinued it. :( why??? so after a long search for base coats, i found one very similar. Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Nail Hardener. it's not sold as a base coat, just a strengthener, but it works wonders! i like that it dries tacky so it seem to work as an adhesive for the polish to stick to.
top coat.- since i tend to change my polish every few days, my biggest thing in finding the perfect top coat, is one that dries fast. honestly, who wants to wait around for an hour for their nails to dry? not me. i have two favorites in this catagory: Out The Door Fast Dry Topcoat (i think that's the name, i'm currently out but i get it at Target.) and Nutra Nail Speed Dry Top Coat with Green Tea Antioxidants. these topcoats are seriously, 30 seconds and dry to touch! of course i usually wait about 8-10 minutes before moving around so that i don't knick or smudge but hey, 10 minutes vs 60? you decide lol.
some other things i use that i didn't include photos of (i don't know why) are, Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover Gel, Bath & Body Works 60 Second Sugar Scrub, and Sally Hansen 2 Step Garnet Emery Boards. (Sally Hansen gets alot of my moolah lol)
so thats what i use to manicure my nails. good products and all of it i get at Target, CVS, and i'm sure you can find this at Walmart as well. let me know if you have ever used any of these products and what you think. what do you guys use as basic manicure tools and prep?
have a great week!
xo skippy
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