Review: Nails Redesigned

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Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have some products that I reviewed from Nails Redesigned to share with you! I am always interested in trying new nail and hand care items and I definitely loved everything that I tried from Nails Redesigned. They sent me everything you see in the photo below:

Relaxing Foot Scrub, Limoncello Hand Scrub, Calm Your Tips Cuticle Oil in Limoncello,
3 Mani Bombs in Limoncello

I've been swatching a lot this week, so this package was right on time for me! My hands were in desperate need of some TLC. I started with one of the little floral shaped mani bombs to relax my hands a bit and give them some moisture back. They all came perfectly packaged and not broken or crumbly which was impressive!

After I used the mani bomb, I decided to use the Limoncello hand scrub. The ingredients are: Sea salt, almond oil, himalayan pink salt, and fragrance oil. Its pretty coarse but felt really nice on my hands. I can see how it might be a little rough if you rubbed your hands together too hard but if you're gentle, the result is very exfoliating while feeling nice and leaving your hands feeling rejuventated and smooth. 

I pushed my cuticles back as I normally would do during a mani and then applied the limoncello Calm Your Tips cuticle oil. This cuticle oil is different than any others that I own because it comes in a roller ball container vs. the usual doe foot applicator. I really loved the product - it was very moisturizing and set into the skin quickly but I did have a bit of trouble with getting the product to start coming out of the container. Now that I've gotten it started, it can leak a bit from behind the roller ball. Barring any issues I have with the packaging, I would absolutely purchase this product myself. I have used it countless times since receiving it. 

Calm Your Tips cuticle oil

The last product I reviewed is the relaxing foot scrub. The ingredients are: sea salt, almond oil, himalayan pink salt, and menthol crystals. This felt a bit more coarse than the hand scrub and was absolutely relaxing for my feet. I'll spare you the evidence because...feet but suffice to say that I spend so much time caring for my hands that my feet tend to get neglected and this definitely did the trick for them. As a mom, I feel like I never sit down, so it was a real treat to draw a bath, listen to some music, and scrub my feet down with the relaxing foot scrub.

I did a full review on my channel as well which includes me demoing these products. Click below to check it out! 

If you want to pick these products up, they're all available on the Nails Redesigned website as well as many other products and scents. The mani bombs retail for $2.50 each, the cuticle oil retails for $4 (mini) and $6.50 full size, the hand scrub retails for $6-$10 depending on scent and size, and the foot scrub retails for $10.

Which of these products would you try?

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Morning Star Nails nail and hand care product review!

Hey y'all!

Today on the blog, I have a review of some of the Morning Star Nails nail and hand care products to share with you. I won these items as a giveaway prize on Instagram recently and just received them today. 

I'm going to be honest and say that I was a little skeptical about trying to cuticle and nail bomb product because I've yet to find that "holy grail" cuticle oil or hand care product yet. I love the concept of an indie store that exclusively sells handmade hand care products but I wasn't sold on the idea. 

I. Am. Hooked. 

Let me show you what I received!

My goodies from the @morning.star.nails Instagram giveaway

I received some rose scented soap, sugar scrub, and nail bombs, some lilac cuticle oil, some rose cuticle oil, and some chamomile cuticle balm. I needed to give myself a manicure today anyway so I set out to use a handful of these products. I started with the nail bomb (like a mani bomb without the trademark ;)  ) - holy wow! It was so fizzy and smelled so good - like real roses. All of the Morning Star Nails products are all natural and made with essential oils so they smell exactly like the real thing. After relaxing my hands, nails, and skin with my nail bomb, I used the rose sugar scrub to exfoliate my hands. It felt so good and left my hands very moisturized. My hands were a tad itchy afterwards but I don't think that was the fault of this particular sugar scrub as all scrubs and exfoliators do that to my skin. Once my hands were dry, I moved on to what I'm going to call the star of the show, and my favorite Morning Star Nails product - the cuticle oil. After my mani, I painted as normal and then applied the rose scent. I was so pleasantly surprised that the scent was present but not overpowering or fake. I felt like I was putting real roses on my hands. Haha. It went on smoothly and in a thick layer but absorbed quickly and left my cuticles feeling very moisturized. Typically when I put balms and oils on my hands, I have to wait for what feels like forever for it to soak in so I can photograph my mani for Instagram but this particular oil soaked in so quickly! I am very pleased. 

Today's mani with my Morning Star Nails cuticle oil 

I am surprised to say that I may have very well found my holy grail of nail and hand care products. I never thought I would see the day! I am so glad I entered this giveaway and won these fabulous products.

What is your holy grail cuticle oil? Do you have a favorite scent?

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Pish xoxo

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**I won these products in a giveaway by @morning.star.nails on Instagram. I am not affiliated nor was I compensated for my review. All opinions expressed are my own.**

My nail care routine!

Hey y'all! 

Today on the blog, I thought I would share my nail care routine with you. I never understood how important it was to show love to your hands until my nails started peeling, constantly breaking, and just looking generally awful. I always kind of just thought that manis were a luxury, not a necessity. Well I am reformed and here to tell you that a good nail care routine is essential to healthy, beautiful nails. Let me start by showing you my basics: 

My nail care basics/holy grail products

To start with, I only use non-acetone polish remover on my nails unless I have some VERY stubborn glitter or something that absolutely will not come off otherwise. I prefer the one from Sally's Beauty Supply because as it dries, it smells like cherries! Who doesn't love that? My latest obsessions have to be mani bombs (pictured is one from Cuter Cuticles - purchased by me). They just leave your hands feeling so luxuriously soft and relaxed afterwards and they smell divine. I love dropping one in and feeling all the fizzies! I also always use Sally Hansen cuticle remover, the blue kind which is extra strength, a glass file, cuticle nippers for those stray bits of skin, a metal cuticle pusher, and a good cuticle oil/salve. So let's go step by step through my routine! 

Here's what I started with, a mani that was a few days old, had some tip wear, had some white paint on it from where I was painting my fireplace, and some pretty dry cuticles: 

I started with removing my polish with my Beauty Secrets non-acetone remover and some cotton balls. Then it was time for the mani bomb! This one was called Chill Pill and it definitely eased some stress I'd had that day. And its blue, my favorite! 

Getting my mani bomb on! 

Once my water had gotten cold, it was time to move on to those raggedy cuticles. Let me preface this by saying NEVER cut your cuticles. It will cause them to grow back thicker and they'll be more likely to crack. Always used a cuticle pusher or orange stick and gently push them back. Always push them back after your hands are wet, the skin will be softer and less prone to cracking. About once a week, I use the Sally Hansen Extra Strength cuticle remover to help get any skin that has grown onto my nail off, it also helps soften and remove pesky little hangnails or bits of skin. 

I did one hand at a time so that I didn't leave the remover on my nails too long, and gently pushed each cuticle back with the cuticle pusher using the curve of the pusher to work off any dead skin on or around my cuticles. Once that was done, I washed my hands and dried well. 

Time to file! I have gone to only using a glass file on my nails. Since changing over to a glass file exclusively, I find that I have much less peeling! The filing process takes a little longer but the grit on my file is so fine that it really gives me the opportunity to control my shape. I gently filed each of my nails which I have to do often to maintain my almond nail shape. #pointynailproblems 

Once I was finished filing and had wiped all the bits of filed nail off with my hand towel, it was time to moisturize. Now, I will say that I haven't found my absolute holy grail moisturizer yet but I do quite like this cuticle salve that I've been using for about a month. It soaks in quickly and has a very aromatic lavender scent. Moisturizing is possibly the most important part of nail and cuticle health. Dry nails are brittle, prone to breaking, and more likely to peel. So show those nails some moisture! 

Stained but healthy! 

Some other things to keep in mind for long, healthy nails: your nails are not tools! Don't use them to open things or pry things; Always use a base coat to protect your natural nails; your nails are weaker without polish so always wear at least a base coat - even if its just a protein base; and most importantly of all - love on those nails! Manis are a necessity, not a luxury. :)

Post mani nails! 

What are some of your favorite nail care tips and tricks? How often do you give yourself a full mani? Thanks for reading!

Love, 

Pish 

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