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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Tuesday Tips

Showing off my own nails today.
I had seen an article in a magazine where they did this Pistachio color and on the ring fingers they did a fuchsia color. I decided to do my own version and use sparkles on the ring fingers.
I think this is #1 on my favorite manicure ever list :-) I just love it!


For those wanting to know what I used, Gelish in Seafoam and Water Field.


I have been asked how I keep my nails so nice even though I work with metal and etch copper. 
My answers are:
 Cuticle oil, lots and lots of cuticle oil. I apply mine 2 - 3x's a day! I know this helps keep them growing long and resisting breaking and staining because I ran out at home for about a month and my nails were awful.
The second thing is lotion. I moisturize almost every 2 hours. If your hands are dry the filing dust will stick in the dry patches. I love Hempz in Pomegranate
Third thing is a gentle gylcolic peel. I use one from Entity Beauty which is amazing. It is a gentle chemical peel and not a harsh scrub. I use mine 1 -2x's a week.
Finally, gloves. Lots and lots of gloves. I usually layer 2 pairs when I am filing because I tear through them easily.
So that's my secret to how I keep my hands nice. 
Stay tuned I will be sharing the products I recommend to grow nails.

Happy Tuesday!
~Shannon

8 comments:

Unknown said...

Those are great tips for nails! I will be getting so cuticle oil asap!

KayzKreationz said...

Thanks for the tips. Your nails look great.

Unknown said...

Beautiful, I have been wanting to try and doing something like that myself. Thanks for the tips!

Erika Brown said...

what cuticle oil do you use?

Shannon Chomanczuk said...

Thanks for asking Erika, I love Entity Beauty cuticle oil personally but I think any professional brand will be of similar quality.
Some of the brands I like and trust are CND, OPI, Young Nails, Entity Beauty, Cuccio and Essie.

Cilla said...

Great Colors and I love the length!
Love these "tips". Just curious what nail polish brand you like the best for quality?
Thanks!
Cilla

Shannon Chomanczuk said...

Hi Cilla, thanks! I love Zoya nail polish. I will talk more about regular polish next week :-)

Shannon Chomanczuk said...

Hi Cilla, thanks! I love Zoya nail polish. I will talk more about regular polish next week :-)