Fake Nail After Care Routine

Hey guys

After I have worn fake nails, I feel like I need to take extra care of my nails. I’m sure I’m not the only person that does. So this is how I take care of my nails.

First of all I put some nail varnish remover onto a cotton pad and work off some of the remaining glue, not much will come off but the loose bits will. Then I like to leave them for a few hours just to air.

After this, I take some nail clippers and take of the ends if they are long and any hang nails that have appeared.

When the nails are cut I then take a nail file which also has sides to even out the face of the nail, then smooth, buff and shine the nail like below;

(sorry about the condition of the file, it is rather old and well used)

With the nail file, first I file down the edges to make sure they are straight and how I like them. When this is done, I then take the nail file and file the face of the nail to remove the majority of the nail. When this is done as well, I then take the other sides of the nail file and rub them again along the faces of my nails. This will make them smooth and shiny. This is great.

After this, I apply a nail hardener. After using fake nails, they feel brittle to me. Right now, I love using Barry M’s 3 in one base coat, top coat and nail hardener. It works very well and keeps a good shine.

That is pretty much it. Other than in the next few days I would remove the varnish and do the steps again if needed and re apply the nail hardener. To make sure all the glue is removed and the nails are back to how they used to be.

Hope this helps,

Thanks for reading!

House of Holland - Tweed Nail Review

Hey Guys,

I am a huge fan of Henry Holland and when he announced that he was going to be selling fake nails; I thought I would give then a try. I bought the tweed ones to start with (but I want to try his Poka Dot It nails).

These nails come with glues, instructions and even a nail file, which is very handy. The nails are easy to apply and have a matt finish to them. So do not worry if you think you have strange nails there are different sizes of nails hidden under the tweed.

The glue works quickly and sticks well. The glue even feels strong. You only need to apply pressure to the nails or around four seconds for them to stick.

There are only two down sides to these nails
1. If you do a lot of work with your hands, they are a bit long and awkward.
2. If you have wide nails, some of the original nail may show. (Like below)

 This is what the finished nails look like:

I love these nails, the fit quite well and stick very well which is what you want for fake nails. As you can see in the photos, the nails are very long. However, you could just trim them down if you want smaller nails and then file them into their pointed shape if that’s how you like them.

You can purchase these nails at; http://www.houseofholland.co.uk/collections/nails/nails

Thanks for reading.