For most of my entire life, I'd 'difficult' nails. They used to split and peel terribly, and never grow. For those reasons, I have always been hesitant to get professional manicures. I'm very protective of my nails and don't have confidence in them to a person else. But the flipside is the fact that I've become pretty good at looking after them myself!

  1. Remove any polish. I use store-brand nail polish remover and toilet tissue. Why toilet paper? Because I can flush the smell away!
  2. I don't ever clip my nails, I always file them shorter with my glass nail file. My nails have almost stopped peeling, and i believe that's due to never using an emery board.
  3. I read glowing review after glowing review before finally wearing down and buying Butter London Melt Away Cuticle Exfoliator. It works out the reviews were right! I don't believe I've ever used a cuticle remover that works this well, in combination with my cuticle pusher. After I push them back, I scrub my nails clean having a brush to get rid of all of the dead skin cells.
  4. I usually like to leave my nails bare for at least a day, so after cleaning them I massage in a generous dose of Butter London QuickFix Moisturizing Cuticle Balm. Its unique massaging tip really helps work the product in.
  5. When I'm ready to paint them again, I clean everything served by nail polish remover and swipe on Butter London Hp Nail Rescue Basecoat. It has a pleasant shine and appears to strengthen my nails. Plus it lasts considerably longer than most strengtheners.

I rarely have color on my nails, but I'm very lured to try Butter London Sheer Wisdom Nail Tinted Moisturizer in Fair or Light as a nude manicure.