It’s a beauty essential since a healthy skin is said to be a reflection of what’s inside and will somehow take a key part of your overall personality.

When it comes to finding beauty secrets for the skin, there is really no miracle bottle for instant beautification. So instead of getting hyped with any marketing madness that most beauty products advertise, try not to overlook the most simple and basic beauty secrets that you can apply to your skin.

So if you please, write down and remind yourself regularly with the following:

1.Eat and rest well. Yes, we all know this. But this is one of the things that we always forgot.

2.Treat sun as your skin’s archenemy. Protect your skin from the sun. Ultra-violet rays can really be damaging to skin. Use sunscreen lotion and avoid direct sunlight especially between the hours of 10am and 2pm.

3.Smoking is dangerous for your skin. Smoking impairs circulation radically to make it look dry and gray. Let your skin breath and steer clear from oxidants that you can get from smoking.

4.Stress is not your skin’s friend. Emotional stress can do much harm to your skin. Stress is one of the common causes of wrinkles, acne, pimples and other skin problems.

5.Less make-up is more. This also goes for creams, exfoliating toners and other beauty products. It would be more prudent to choose products that are made with less substance solutions. Why not opt for natural beauty products or use milder and unscented alternatives.

6.Laugh and be happy. Here’s an interesting trivia, laughter increases circulation and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to body tissue. Well, this pretty sounds good for the skin right?

7.Hygiene is health. Always make sure that you are using clean make-up tools such as brush and sponges.

You must be aware of your make-up’s shelf life although it would be heartbreaking to throw away expensive make-up even if it’s not yet empty. You must also regularly clean accessories you always use like eyeglasses or sunglasses.

8.Wash and dry. Wash your face at least twice a day. Wash your face before going to sleep.

9.Come clean. Always wash your hands first before applying make-up or washing your face.

10.Love every part of your body. Don’t forget your neck, elbows and heels!

Remember, you’re not just applying some flashy colors, you’re basically doing some serious art here. Now, don’t put too much pressure on yourself because we’ll take it one step at a time.

Step 1: Keep it simple

Again, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Take it slowly and start from there. Some of the simple designs you can do are tips, polka dots, and leopard prints. You can actually try different stuff like stamping, tape manicures, as well as water marbling. The point here is for you to get comfortable with the designing and be able to explore as well as try styles, so, you can figure out what you like best.

Step 2: Use tools

Don’t worry if you don’t have nail art tools like art brushes, etc. There are alternatives, like for nail art brushes a good substitute would be a striper polish which comes in white, black, and red.

For dotting tools, there’s the tip of the bobby pin or a tooth pick.

Step 3: Plan designs

Planning the nail art design by drawing it out first is better because you can use it for reference while you’re designing your nails.

Step 4: If you ruined your design, just continue

Well, not literally continue messing up everything but continue by simply figuring out a way out.

Like for instance, your line didn’t go straightly as it should be, sort it out by doing something different that will still make the design look good.

Step 5: Polish your design

After you’ve finished the design, it’s time to do some polishing by keeping the cuticles and edges of your nails from any polish smudges. And lastly, apply a topcoat, which you can dry for 30 to 45 minutes and you’re ready to go!

Well, among the things you basically need to consider when choosing the perfect color for that nail polish are the clothes that you’re wearing and your skin type. The perfect mixing and matching will certainly get things going for you.

Now, picking out the color based on the dress that you’re going to wear is easy but basing things on your skin color can be very tricky. Here’s how you can easily match colors with your skin:

• Fair Skin Tone. Choose lighter shades such as beige, pink, and so on.

• Tan to Dark Skin Tone. Choose darker shades such as black, brown, blue,and the like.

Still in a state of confusion? Simply follow this simple rule in selecting the right nail polish color, lighter skin tone matches with light to medium shades whereas darker skin tones match with darker shades.

Once you discover how easy it is to decide on the nail polish colors that suit you, it’ll be easier to match colors and being fashionable is just a polish away.

If you want to add some twist to your style, you can choose from as many variants as you wish, like going from a typical yellow to something as cool as sunflower yellow or from a regular blue you can go for an electric blue polish.

Healthy nails are pinkish and translucent. One of the most effective ways of keeping our nails healthy is by doing a hand massage. By massaging, blood circulation is improved and so encouraging nail growth. Among the obvious signs of poor nails are brittleness and yellowish in color.

So, how do you take care of your nails? Good thing you’re here because we’ll be giving nail care tips that’ll certainly help you achieve the healthiest and most beautiful nails you’ve ever had.

It’s time to nail these tips on your notes:

To effectively get rid of nail stains, just mix a tablespoon of lemon juice to a cup of water and then soak your nails in it. After a few minutes of being soaked, wash your fingers with warm water and apply a moisturizer preferably a hand moisturizer.

If you love wearing nail polish, it’s time you give your nails a break every once in a while. Let your nail breathe for a few days, without anything on it. Or else, ugly yellow tints could appear and they won’t look lovely on your nails.

For brittle nails, you can use nail polish or the colorless base coat.

If you have soft nails, harden them by soaking your fingers or toes in lukewarm olive oil for 20minutes. Do this every other day.

• To have naturally shiny nails you can dip cotton on a lemon juice and rub to your nails for about 5 minutes. If all the juice of it has been squeezed you can also apply the peel of the lemon, after that procedure you can now wash your hands 10 minutes after the last application.
• Another thing that you can use are raisins. You can soak the raisins in the water before bed time. When you get up in the morning you can drink the water soaked with raisins because this is a good way to make your nails look less pale and that you can achieve a reddish or pinkish nails.
• If you have almond oil in your kitchen, use it as a natural nail treatment. Massage your nails with almond oil every day, it is a better cure for having brittle nails and helps you achieve beautiful and strong fingernails and toe nails.

Dolling up your nails doesn’t need to be expensive; you can just go over your kitchen and look for alternatives that you can apply to your nails for basic care. And if you want, you can always make it more beautiful by visiting your favorite nail salon.

Every day you must check all areas around your nails. If you find unusual into it like swelling and redness for no apparent reason at all, this might be a sign of infection that needs immediate treatment. Trim your nails well because if not, it might scratch the adjacent tissues of your skin and break it that also leads to an infection. When cutting your nails, do not cut it straight across, this procedure might be advisable before but not anymore true today. In cutting your nails, gently curving it is recommended. Podiatrists said that in this manner the risk of having an ingrown nail is reduced. Every time you see a manicurist or a pedicurist always inform them ahead of time if you have nail problems. Remind them that sanitation of equipment is very important especially those that will handle your nails for the first time. If you have a lymphedema, do not allow them to cut your cuticles because there is a high risk that the cut is too close to create an opening for bacterial infections entrance on your nails. When removing excess cuticle, the use of chemicals is not a wise thing to do because it might be absorbed through your skin. There is no harm in keeping your nails clean, remember that pain in your nails can be felt throughout your body.

Management is beauty. The way you set some schedules, guidelines, and products you use to make yourself feel and look better is management in itself.

You know what your body needs and how your body can react to certain products therefore you are the best person to set your own regimen.In some cases, you let an expert or professional give you advice when harsh reactions occur, but other than that you are your own expert.

Even by “feeling” beautiful, you need to manage your emotions and feelings. Stress is just there.

But if you know how to counter it then you will experience good effects.

Set time for everything. Managing your time to give attention to important aspects in your life can also present a good balance. So, all the elements in your life are balled into one beauty regimen.

Going natural though means you need to be dedicated to a healthy regimen. If your schedule does not allow you to follow this, there are always alternatives open to you. On the other hand, if you think you can go natural, start with your diet.

Our nails are made up of hard protein called Keratin. Like anything in our body, we can ensure that it stays healthy by making sure that we are giving our body the right dose of vitamins and minerals it needs. The lack of Vitamin A for example can lead to brittle nails. The same can be said about Calcium. So if your daily diet does not include Vitamin A and calcium-rich foods, it’s time to start changing it for the better.

Lack of water in our system is not only bad for our internal organs and the skin. It can also lead to dry and cracked nails. Therefore, by eating healthy foods and drinking the recommended amount of water every day, we can make sure that our nails are healthy. Not only that, we can also avoid other diseases.