STRENGTHEN AND SUPER SHINE

I haven't applied any nail varnish for quite some time. I am use to long acrylic nails which recently I have been really missing. I haven't had them done for a few months as they were starting to cause some serious damage to my nails. Even after they were removed my nails were flimsy and started to split down they centre. Its not as bad as it sounds but it did cause some problems when trying to grow my own nails. 

I have been using the Nail HQ Strengthener after buying this on a wim when shopping at Tesco's. My nails haven't really gained enough strength to grow long but they do seem to be getting stronger as the days past. It is possible to apply this under a normal nail varnish so you can strengthen your nails and cover them with a colour at the same time.

This Rimmel 60 Second Super Shine Nail Varnish in Too Cool To Tango is a new purchase as I fancied a nice baby blue colour. It is very pigmented so you could easily get away with one coat and at £2.99 is was a nice little bargain, although I wouldn't call it a Super Shine varnish. I do not like the bristles on the applicator brush as they are a bit too thick so you can see the brush strokes when you apply. This usually disappears before the varnish dries but it can effect how much product you have on the brush.

For a Top Coat I don't really use anything special, this is the Nailene Acrylic Strong Protecting Top Coat (Discontinued) that came in a set. It looks incredibly glossy when applied but when it dries it is almost impossible to tell that you have applied it.

If your nails are weak and you are looking for a Nail Strengthener to put under your normal nail varnish then I would recommend you try the Nail HQ, especially at £4.99. If you have used this please leave your comments below

Katy xoxo 

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Acrylic Nails on a Budget

I am a big fan of acrylic nails and yes I am aware that they are not best solution for the health of your nails, but if you look at it that way. What heels are good for your feet? What Products and appliances are good for your hair? Stuff that all of us use on a daily basis are probably not the best solution, but we still use them. As women we are constantly looking for ways to feel more attractive and on trend with todays standards, whether its makeup, hair, fashion.

I am one of those people, I don't think about the downside. If I like something then I am going to get it one way or another. The one thing I didn't like when it came to acrylic nails, was the price. 

You walk into a nail salon on a monthly basis, which costs on average £25.00 for a full set and £15.00 for infills. If your nails grow fast you may need this quite often, which brings you to a monthly total of £40 at the minimum. This usually doesn't include a design, majority of salons will charge extra for that. I got to a point where I was spending stupid amounts of money on my nails and it was really starting to frustrate me.

After a week of my acrylic nails been taken off my short nails looked really sad! I decided to buy an acrylic nail set for myself to try and save money, and also to teach myself to do my own nails. The acrylic set I bought was a Nailene set from Savers which costs £7.99, but you can purchase them in Boots, although they are double the Savers price. I also bought a set of white tip nails which were £1.99 and the Elegant Touch Nail Polish Remover which removes artificial nails as well, this was £1.00. You don't neccessarily need the Nail Polish Remover, I only bought it to be on the safe side incase something went wrong. That brings our total to £9.99 without the Nail Polish Remover. This is a huge saving of… £30.01. and the set should last at least  a few months. Thats £3.33 for each month and even if yours only last two months, that is still an incredible saving.

So please please please get yourself down to Savers, Boots or go Online and try this out. Its may end up saving you quite a lot of money on a monthly basis, and if you don't like it then you've hardly lost anything! I finished my nails off with the O.P.I Shatter Nail Varnish which I picked up from Poundland.

Make sure you watch the tutorial on Youtube 'Acrylic Nails on a Budget' below.

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XO

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