Tuesday Tips!!!

Here is a set of super cute nails I did last week.
They are another set of acrylic nails, square shape this time, with mylar. I mixed 2 colors raspberry and silver mylar for this set.
I think they look shiny, fun and sparkly.

I received no questions last week so I am just going to remind you to use your cuticle oil everyday!
What shape nails do you like?
Send me your nails, jewelry or business questions and I will happily answer them here on my blog :-)
Have a great Tuesday and I'll see you next week!
~Shannon

Tuesday Tips

Super shiny Mylar nails. These are acrylic with Mylar pieces encapsulated on the tips.

I had to share this photo of my beautiful daughter's sweet pink nails :-)

I was asked a question last week about cutting cuticles. My first response is Yikes! Don't do it. But I know some of you are going to need to cut your own cuticles at some point so my biggest piece of advice for cuticle care is only cut what is already dead tissue. Do not cut the living tissue at the base of your nails. It is there to protect you from infections. If you need to nip a hangnail use a sharp pair of cuticle nippers and place them at the base of the hangnail and cut, do not tear at the hangnail with your nails, teeth or dull nippers, this will do more harm than good.

My #1 tip for healthy cuticles is oil. My second tip is to take a washcloth and gently push back the skin at the cuticle area and around the nail after a shower, bath or washing dishes. If you gently rub a warm soapy washcloth around your nails you will exfoliate and smooth dry, dead skin. 

Then use cuticle oil and smooth on hand lotion for an at home mini-manicure.

Please send me your questions nails, jewelry or business related I will be happy to answer them as best I can on the next Tuesday Tips.

~Shannon

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

Tuesday Tips - Magneto

As some of you know I am a nail artist.
I have been doing nails for over 11 years now. Wow, 11 years!
Up to this point I have very rarely talked nails on this blog but I thought it would be fun for you guys to see what I do the rest of the week :-)
I am going to take some photos while I am at the salon of some of the nails I have done and share them here on my blog.
So Tuesday Tip will be the place where I share my work as a nail artist. Get it tips, nail tips. Okay lame I know ;-)
Anyway, here is a set of nails I did last week.

These were done with Gelish Magneto gel polish in Electric Metal Lover (red)
The cool part of this gel manicure is that the nails are dry immediately and the "artwork" is all done for you when you hold the included magnet over the second coat of gel polish.
I also have this color available as a regular nail polish for toes or for those that don't need/want gel polish.

So there you have it the first set of nails for Tuesday's Tip of the week.

Have a great Tuesday and I hope to see you next week,
~Shannon