How to Make Your Manicure and Pedicure LAST

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By tigertai
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Make Your Manicure and Pedicure LAST

Budgeting in this economy doesn’t leave much room for luxuries like manicures and pedicures. Instead of doing without this perk, ladies, and gentlemen, just go on a mani/pedi DIET. I can last a month with one manicure and one pedicure in most cases. Here are some simple tips that will keep your phalanges and digits looking great for longer so we don’t break the bank.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Professional manicure or pedicure
polish
gloves
caution

Step 1

It’s a good idea to bring your own polish to the salon. Lighter colors will last longer since chips and grow outs don’t show as much. Clear nails with a traditional French tip work the best.
Step 2

If you have a cuticle issue and a short nail bed (the length of your nail from base to tip), trim them yourself at home. Be gentle, they’re there for a reason, to keep the germs out…maybe just push them back after a bath or shower.
Step 3

On pedicures, with grow outs, my little cheating tip to extend the life of the color is to brush an additional coat to at the base outwards. This usually works once, for an additional week to the life of your manicure/pedicure. It’ll start looking funky if you keep coloring only the grow outs. Think of it as coloring the roots…
Step 4

Use gloves to maintain your manicure when washing dishes (for us old fashion girls). If you’re like me, don’t pick at your nails. Be gentle with everyday use of your nails like popping open soda cans.