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A good manicure or even a pedicure (especially in the summer months full of flip-flops and peep toe shoes) can make a big difference. One of the first things many people will notice about you is your hands with well shaped nails being the icing on the cake. You really don’t need to spend all of your hard earned cash on a weekly professional manicure to make a great impression; you can do it at home yourself. Here’s how: Take off your old nail polish using remover.  A cotton bud dipped in nail polish remover will help to get the...

Beautifully polished nails can really make the difference between someone looking good and looking great but it isn’t always problem free. There are a couple of potential pitfalls surrounding nail polish: Why does the telephone ring / you get an itch / you need to put your shoes on / you have to find change to pay the pizza man... as soon as you have painted your nails? All you ask for is a few minutes of nothingness, is that too much to expect? Accidental spills are so difficult to get rid of – we all yearn for nail polish...

You must have noticed that the majority of celebrities look super uber skinny on the red carpet. Now I know that many of them have personal trainers and allegedly survive on a lettuce leaf and a cup of beetroot juice a day but come on . . . really?  These celebrities are just human beings you know and if you see them on the street they are just as likely to be short (without the sky scraper heels) with some wobbly bits. It’s not all about airbrushing (although that can obviously help) but it’s also about the pose.You really can...

There are some truly great beauty product bargains available in every drug store up and down the country – the best beauty products really do not have to cost the earth. Let’s take a look at what additions you can make to your beauty product collection for just a few dollars here and there – quite frankly you’re silly if you live without them. Protect & Perfect - Protection & Perfection Serum – Boots. It’s like a moisturizer and then some – if your skin has gone way beyond the point of no return and a moisturizer alone simply won’t...

There’s nothing wrong with a little alliteration! Actually, it should probably have read “pretty professional nail polish patterns” but that would have spoiled everything. Let’s take a look at how to achieve a beautiful graded finish on your nails – just bare nails without false parts built up or added to them – this fabulous technique looks more like a stain than polish but is very attractive and incredibly easy to do with just a little know how. The only things you’ll need are three or four bottles of nail polish, all in the same tone starting off very light...