How to Paint Your Own Nails

 

Hi AMW Friends!!

Whenever I post my nail art tutorials, a lot of you are mentioning how difficult it is to paint your own nails!  How in the world can you even do nail art right?

This is one issue I did not bother answering because I felt most of us would rather relax at a nail salon and have someone do our nails!  But since the lockdown, for safety, for money savings and sanity!  I’ve decided to share this simple and easy-to-follow tutorial because there will be a point (while staying home) we want to look good right?  Even if we don’t go out as much, I find myself looking at a well-painted nails with a happy heart!  

One of my favorite pick-me-upper nail color is this deep burgundy red from Girlstuff called Bewitched.  

But let’s not go crazy, let’s start practicing using a nail polish base and hardener.  It is light colored so mistakes are welcome.  And hey, this is just nail polish - you can easily erase with a polish remover if you make mistakes!  I still make mistakes as of the moment but I just laugh it off and forgive myself!  That’s life!  

Happy watching!  I hope you learn a thing or 2 from me!  Stay safe!

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5 Healthy Nails Commandment

Search on Google on "Tips on How to Have Healthy Nails", you'll get a long list of articles telling you what you already know.

I know in my heart these tips but there are a few tips that are meant to be repeated because they really matter!  They matter because I forgot about these tips myself and have done some damage to my nails --- so Help Me, Lord..I am sorry my dear nails!

Now back to my tips!  Let's do this by number so it'll be easier for you to read okay?

Let's call these my version of a 5 Healthy Nails Commandment!

1. No need to cut your cuticles.

Top 1 commandment because I have been making the mistake of cutting my cuticles as early as highschool days!  And true enough, I am suffering from ugly cuticles (which you can see on most of my nail photos!).  My cuticles are dry and it looks thick and uneven whenever I missed a trip to the salon.  How to deal with thick and dry cuticles, go for my 2nd commandment.

2. Apply Cuticle cream or gel.

Once your cuticle is soft, gently push your cuticles with a cuticle stick and apply cuticle remover gel or cream and gently push your cuticles with a cuticle stick.  Most articles would stop from there, as for me, invest on a good hand and nail cream, yes I am highlighting nail creams because regular hand creams won't be enough!  Your cuticle needs extra pampering and that skin tends to be thicker than the rest of your body so you need an emollient cuticle product.