WHILST CREATING IDEAS FOR NEXT MONTHS MAINTENANCE DIARY I DID A LONGER MANICURE THAN THE ONES I HAVE DONE DURING COVID. SORT OF LET MYSELF GO QUITE A LOT AS THERE DIDN’T SEEM TO BE ANY POINT. THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO THINK REALLY.

ALSO NONE OF THE BEAUTY PRODUCTS I HAD BEEN ORDERING WERE TURNING UP EITHER. NOW I’M PURCHASING PRODUCTS WITH MY OWN MONEY HAD A BIT MORE LUCK. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A BARRY M NAIL POLISH FROM BOOTS.

ORDERED A FEW COLOURS AND LUCKILY THEY HAD THIS ONE.

Barry M Gelly Nail

Paint Candy Floss

£3.19

BEFORE COVID I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NAIL VARNISH PEELING OFF. HAD A PRODUCT FOR A WHILE NOW AND TRIED IT THE OTHER DAY.

ORLY Bonder Base Coat By Orly (18Ml)

£8.99

THIS PRODUCT WORKS REALLY WELL. NAILVARNISH USED TO HAVE FORMELDEHYDE IN IT, WHICH MADE THE PRODUCT STICK TO YOUR NAILS. ONCE THEY TOOK IT OUT OF NAILVARNISH THE PRODUCT DIDN’T WORK ANYMORE, (LOOKING BACK THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON I STOPPED DOING MANICURES), THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT AS THE NAILVARNISH STICKS TO IT.

THIS IS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT. WILL PUT ALL THE PRODUCT LINKS IN PINTEREST AS CAN’T WORK OUT HOW TO GET WORDPRESS TO WORK YET, SUSPECT YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE TO GET LINKS TO WORK, LIKE EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.

PROBABLY QUICKER JUST TO BROWSE PINTEREST ANYWAY.

THE FIRST PRODUCT I TRIED WAS AN OLD AVON PLANET SPA HANDSOAK TO PUT IN YOUR NAIL BATH. IT WAS PART OF THE Planet Spa Blissfully Nourishing RANGE With African Shea Butter. THEY DON’T SEEM TO SELL IT ANYMORE. COULD SOURCE A NEW PRODUCT FOR YOU MAYBE. IT SMELLS GORGEOUS FOR YOUR MANICURE AND TURNS THE WARM WATER MILKY WHITE.

WHAT I USED TO USE WAS A FEW DROPS OF LAVENDER, YOU CAN PURCHASE THAT FROM HOLLAND AND BARRETT.

ONCE I HAD SOAKED MY HANDS FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES I SNIPPED MY NAILS WITH ELEGANT HANDS NAIL SCISSORS AND FILED WITH CHAMPNEYS NAIL FILE FOR NAILS OUT OF THEIR 3 NAIL FILE PACK.

Champneys 3 Nail Files

£5.00

CAN’T RECOMMEND THESE ENOUGH. WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO FIND NAIL FILES THAT WORKED ANYMORE. THESE FILED MY NAILS WITH EASE. SOUNDS LIKE A DAFT COMPLAINT BUT SINCE TAKING PERFECTIL NAIL SKIN AND HAIR SUPPLEMENTS MY NAILS HAVE BECOME REALLY STRONG. WHEN THEY WERE BRITTLE DIDN’T REALLY BOTHER WITH THEM, BUT HEALTHY NAILS NEED MAINTAINING SO THEY DON’T SCRATCH. THESE FILES HAVE MADE THEM LOVELY AND SMOOTH. WENT FOR AN ALMOND SHAPE THAT I SCULPTED WITH SOME PROFESSIONAL SNAIL SNIPPERS.

TIME RAN OUT THEN AND IT WAS TIME FOR WEDNESDAY WINE NIGHT.

DECIDED TO GET BACK INTO AN OLD TRADITION AND PAINTED MY NAILS WATCHING WEDNESDAY WINE NIGHT TV CHOICE. IT WAS GREAT AS THE VARNISH COULD DRY WHILE I WAS ENJOYING MYSELF.

FORGOT I USED TO DO THAT, FUNNY HOW MANY THINGS I HAVE FORGOT.

WILL WRITE THIS IDEA INTO THE MAINTENANCE DIARY.

FINISHED THE MANICURE WITH A HAND CREAM AND HAND MASSAGE. USED PALMERS COCOA BUTTER HANDCREAM.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Cocoa Butter Hand Cream 60g

£2.15

QUITE LIKED THIS PRODUCT, THE FRAGRANCE IS REALLY EXOTIC. IT TRANSPORTS YOU TO A PACIFIC ISLAND.

IF YOU TRY THIS IDEA YOUR NAILS WILL BE LOVELY AND SMOOTH AND YOUR HANDS LOVELY AND SOFT. THE BONDER IS STILL WORKING A FEW DAYS AFTER. REALLY PLEASED JUST NEED TO START COLLECTING COLOURS AGAIN.

THE LINKS ARE ALL IN MAINTENANCE DIARY ON PINTEREST.