If I have learned one thing from putting macro shots of my nails on the Internet, it's this:
MOISTURIZING IS KEY
When you wake up and jump out of the shower? Lotion.
After you wash your hands? Lotion.
Just finished washing the dishes/dog/car? Lotion. And get some gloves, fool.
Going to bed? HEAVY DUTY GREASE, GIRL!
I have little bottles of different brands stashed all over my house, in my purse, and in my office, so I always have one handy. Sure, it means that anything I hand you has little slick spots on it, and sometimes I have to call my husband to turn the lamp off because ol' greasy hands here can't get a grip, but it's worth it!
I wish I had a true before shot, but in case you're curious about natural nails of art bloggers, which I don't call myself (yet, but aspiration is everything), here are mine:
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| Dark polish and buffed parts growing out leaves them looking like a sunset. |
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| The sun highlights the ridges! :-| |
I guarantee you that nobody, without some kind of aid, has perfect nails. There are ridges to be covered, hangnails to be clipped, and cuticles to be tamed.
So this is a reminder, to myself mostly, that those flawless swatch posts and nail art images are hiding an absolutely ordinary, but carefully tended to, set of hands.
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