The author shares their experience with minimalism, a minimalist approach to nail care. They have about 30 polishes and started ordering more gel polishes a year ago to help with their chewing problem. When choosing a nail polish shade for minimalistic perfection, look for understated colors that aren’t too showy or flashy but are chic and pair well with other nail art styles.
Minimal nails often include neutral polishes, negative space designs, and small, intricate details that create a clean, understated look. They encourage readers to downsize their collection and take on a less toxic, more minimal approach to nail care. The author uses Butter as their first product, which has an estimated.25ml per use.
Despite the popularity of nail art featuring many colors and designs, there is a quiet, minimalist revolution that speaks volumes through simplicity. The author owns over 800 nail polishes, organized alphabetically in drawers. They have a collection of Zoya in Sia and Wet n Wild Megalast in I Need a Refresh-Mint, which is their longest lasting nail polish.
The collective desire for your-nails-but-better is symbolic of understated elegance, with a minimal manicure becoming a status symbol expressing effortless beauty. Neutrals are arguably the most versatile nail color you can choose, whether it’s a creamy beige, chic taupe, or pale pink.
In summary, the author emphasizes the importance of minimalism in nail care, emphasizing the need for understated elegance and the versatility of nail colors. By following these tips, readers can create a more minimalist and stylish nail art collection.
📹 Minimalism Series | Nail Polish Declutter
How many lipsticks does the average woman own?
The typical female consumer owns an average of 50 cosmetic products, including seven lipsticks.
Does nail polish look professional?
For professional women, a French manicure is the optimal choice of nail polish, complemented by nude colors, light pink, or beige.
Who got a $30,000 manicure?
Machine Gun Kelly’s $30, 000 diamond manicure from the Billboard Music Awards has been turned into an 18-piece jewelry collection by jewelry brand Marrow Fine. The collection, featuring 880 diamonds upcycled from Kelly’s look, retails from $1, 950 to $5, 000 on MarrowFine. com. All profits will be donated to a foundation that benefits Shaker Heights High School, the musician’s alma mater in Ohio. The 18-piece capsule collection includes four designs featuring white and black diamonds with 14K white, yellow, and rose gold. The jewelry retails from $1, 950 to $5, 000 on MarrowFine. com.
Can you make money selling nail polish?
Nail polishes are a popular trend, with new subtle, dark, and glossy hues added by leading brands. These products attract a wide range of people, including teenage girls, women, and makeup artists. Starting a nail polish small business can be profitable by introducing unique colors and textures. To create a comprehensive business plan, it is essential to conduct thorough research and planning. This includes identifying the target market, potential audiences, and market segments like spas, salons, and retail stores.
Analyzing competitor pricing strategies and marketing strategies can provide a vague idea of how to start a nail polish line. By doing so, you can create a successful nail polish business plan that caters to your target audience and attracts a wide range of customers.
Who dominates the nail industry?
Catherine Hann, a Vietnamese American woman who works in the nail salon industry, is one of many who have faced hazardous fumes during their daily work lives. Over half of all nail salons in the United States are owned by Vietnamese Americans, with women making up the majority. This disproportionate representation of Vietnamese women in this lucrative industry raises questions about how they helped build a multi-billion-dollar nail industry.
Catherine Hann, born Huỳnh Bạch Thủy in 1953, was a biology teacher in Vietnam who fled Vietnam in the 1980s. Her family, including her husband and son, were forced to leave Vietnam without adequate preparation or control over their final destination. Many refugees escaped Vietnam by boat, hoping to gain asylum in a neighboring country and eventually be resettled elsewhere.
On February 14, 1981, Hann and her family successfully fled Vietnam by boat, arriving in Malaysia after four days at sea. The captain, who was formerly in the South Vietnamese navy, knew how to navigate the region’s waters, which was fortunate for Hann. However, for some fleeing Vietnam, the journey by boat was perilous and sometimes deadly, as pirates would stop the refugees’ boats and thousands of Vietnamese refugees drowned at sea.
In conclusion, the disproportionate representation of Vietnamese women in the nail industry highlights the challenges faced by these women, particularly those who were refugees or descendants of refugees. By understanding the experiences of Vietnamese American women in the nail industry, we can better understand their contributions to the industry and its success.
How big is the nail polish market?
The global Nail Polish market, valued at USD 19255. 64 million in 2022, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7. 58 during the forecast period, reaching USD 29857. 46 million by 2028. Research companies are increasingly using cutting-edge technologies like eye-tracking to gather customer insights, focusing on the emotional bond consumers have with products. Neuro marketing technologies like emotion assessment and implicit priming experiments are being used by Nail Polish market researchers to collect and assess data on consumers and unconscious brain responses. The latest analysis on the Nail Polish Market includes a detailed examination of business strategies, market segments, geographical scope, product scenes, and cost structures.
How many people use nail polish?
In the year 2020, the research company Statista calculated that the figure was 100. Based on data from the United Nations and the Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS), it can be estimated that 89 million women in the United States used nail polish or nail care products in 2020. The figures presented reflect the population of the United States and are available in the following formats: PNG, PDF, XLS, and PPT. The statistics are based on data from the United States.
What is the profit margin on nail polish business?
The profit margin for nail salons is expected to range from 15 to 45 on average, contingent upon the effective management of operations and cost control. It is of the utmost importance for salon owners to implement efficient accounting practices in order to ensure that they are able to monitor their expenses and generate revenue.
How many nail polishes does the average woman own?
A survey conducted in May 2017 revealed that 57% of US women owned ten or more nail polishes. The survey requested that respondents provide an estimate of the number of nail polishes they possessed. Due to rounding, percentage points that do not total 100% may be observed. The data is available for download in a variety of formats, including PNG, PDF, XLS, and PPT.
Is it healthier to wear nail polish or not?
Nail polish can dry out nails, making them brittle and potentially posing health risks. Dark colors can cause stains and yellowing, as pigment leaks into the nail, causing it to yellow. While staining isn’t necessarily harmful, it can take up to a year for nails to return to their normal color. Toenails grow slower than fingernails, taking nine months to a year to grow out, while fingernails take only four to six months.
How profitable is a nail business?
The potential annual profits for nail salons range from $18, 750 to $75, 000, with the possibility of higher earnings for well-established salons situated in optimal locations. This is contingent upon a profit margin of 5-10%.
📹 How to get the best manicure at home // classy rich girl aesthetic (on a budget);)
Hi- you’re here, I’m here, we’re all here for the classy nails on a budget! I decided to create an updated manicure routine for you all …
I believe people that are minimalists or are on the path to minimalism are truly happy people. Most people who shop so much are looking for a quick fix or quick high. It’s sad that especially in North American we are so enamoured with owning things. In the end I don’t believe it ever brings us true happiness. I think your a fantastic, talented, beautiful, caring and well adjusted young woman! Congrats on learning this at a young age…..yes I believe being in your 30s is young!
You were definitely a frontrunner when it comes to decluttering and sizing down on make-up, clothing etc. Christine! Moving has always been the most effective method of decluttering for me 🙂 It is easy to make decisions of donating/recycling if I have to choose between actually moving ie. literally carrying the things by yourself out of the old place and in to the new place or letting go of stuff. Have a nice day Christine and as always, greetings to Michael! Hugs 🙂
I don’t think I could ever be a true minimalist or at least to the degree you are. However I still love this series and I am inspired to surround myself with only things I’m absolutely in love with and not having things that I like or “might use one day”. As you have been minimizing I have been following your example and decluttering my life. It feels amazing to not be held down but mounds of things. Kind of like a breath of fresh air that doesn’t stop. ❤️ love you always!
I have to admit a little part of me died inside from perusal this! I got into nail polish from perusal your articles, luckily only have about 20 of them and also after going fully vegan last year, I decided I’ll be using up and not re buying the Essie polishes – can’t afford to throw them out and re -buy.. Love your chosen ones though, they are my kind of colours.. seems I only wear white lately. How about un updated nail care article, minimalist style 💜
Love this! I have just 2 zoya polishes that I kept, although I hardly ever do my nails now, either! We’ve been also going down the minimalist path and wonder how we got caught up in such commercialism and so much stuff in the past. I recently gave away most of my clothes, extra kitchen stuff, makeup and a ton of decor items. Oh, and also gave up all social media, except I still watch youtube websites that are in line with what we’re doing. It feels great! Can’t wait to see more minimalism articles on your website.
You’ve definitely come a long way from 99 bottles of nail polish. Love what you’re doing with minimizing a little bit at a time so that is not such a drastic change or shock. I really liked the peachy color from Zoya that you kept, it is beautiful, feminine, delicate and fresh. I absolutely love perusal your articles, thank you so much for sharing your experiences.
I used to watch you all the time as I think you are very relaxing in your movements and speech also. However, I haven’t watched you for a while and I return to find you are changing the way you live and that’s perfectly fine. I make changes along the way also. But a minimalist, I am not. A vegan, I am not. Yes, I need to clean out some things, and I will, but I feel that your website is going to far to one side to keep my interest any longer. I’ll still stay subscribed and check back in from time to time Christine. Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I really enjoyed your nail swatches and make up and clothing modeling etc. I will miss you doing those things. I wish you the best in your move to Arizona. I sincerely hope I can find some common ground because you are one of my favorite You Tubers. Cheers & Best Wishes ~ Susan
99 bottles of nail polish on the wall, 99 bottles of nail polish. Purge one down and minimalise all around, 98 bottles of nail polish on the wall. Repeat until you’re down to 7!! Very impressed Christine, I remember perusal your really early articles when you had SO much stuff and boxes and boxes of samples. It must be such a good feeling to not have so many ‘things’ weighing you down
I’ve noticed my priorities change a lot but it would be also nice if I stuck to something I enjoyed doing. I believe everybody specially on YouTube you can watch how their priorities change. That’s what’s nice with a variety on your YouTube website. You always have something that you’re into that you want to share with us.
Love your points… nobody is going to go from super-consumer to super-minimalist overnight or even over a few months. I’ve found if I make gradual changes over a couple years, minimalism becomes a sustainable lifestyle rather than a phase. I’ve still got a long way to go but your articles are so inspiring!
I just went through my nail polish yesterday, and I downsized to only 12. I watched this article, looked at it again, and realized I truly enjoyed 3. The others were just because I felt bad that I had spent the money and didn’t use it. It isn’t worth the stress to keep it and feel bad every time I looked at it! I am in love with all of your decluttering articles. Thank you for the motivation!
I will miss your nail polish swatch articles. I respect the direction that your website is going and thank you for the minimalism viewpoint. I was able to get rid of two polishes from my collection after perusal your article and it did not hurt as much as I thought it would even if it hurt me to see you get rid of all those beautiful colors that I don’t have.
Hi Christine,I have been following your website since your first big less stuff, less stress. You mentioned that the reason you’re going vegan was for ethic reason. May I suggest that you might also want to consider living a more less-waste or zero-waste lifestyle for similar reason? I noticed in your grocery hauls articles lots and lots of plastic and extra packaging for all the fruits and veggies, and they hurt the planet Earth. Of course, just a suggestion and please feel free to disregard should you don’t want to. ^__^
I love that you’re in kind of the same place in life as I am. It is so fun to get to watch your articles and see you going through the same decisions and changes as I am pursuing right now. A year ago I would have never thought I would be where I am but it’s amazing the change that happens within you when you stop letting your things own you. Thank you for sharing this article, so excited for your moving articles as I am trying to move cross country in the fall as well. We can go through it together 🙂
My Zoya collection is out of control, but I have boxed up my OPI, China Glaze and Orly (these are the only mainstream brands I was into before going cruelty-free and eventually, vegan). I have kept my butter LONDON, SpaRitual and a few bottles from a couple indie brands, and my next step is to box up my Wet n Wild. Thank you for taking us on your journey! ♥
What did you do with all of those you let go? My favorite pretties. I’m not big myself on having a lot of stuff. It’s just stuff. And most of it unnecessary. My family knows I’d much rather spend money experiences and living life than buying and accumulating things. With that said, I admit, I have close to 300 laquers. I know, not really minimalistic. I love color and I love art. It satisfies both of those, I love them and can get them at good prices. To be minimalistic here, I no longer buy any brand but my favorite. So when they come in, only Zoya crosses my threshold. Unless it’s $1 and great for stamping. So how minimalistic does this sound to you?
awesome vid! So inspring, i decluttered my make-up collection yesterday, so today i Guess i’ll do nailpolish 😛 i know you have done perfume declutter in the past, but you mentioned in a previous article that you don’t wear perfume that often anymore? Will u be doing a declutter of perfumes as well? Also i’m going cruelty-free in all my Products, so anything tested on animals i’m letting og of 🙂 I’m also experimenting With going vegan because of Your articles and i feel great 🙂 just want to say thank you! You are amazing, and so inspiring 🙂 Lots of love from Norway <3
I had well over 100 nail polishes. I used to be OBSESSED! I would read nail polish blogs, watch nail art tutorials, keep track of when a new collection was going to come out, etc. Then I just stopped wearing nail polish. I was working at an animal shelter & washing my hands constantly so the nail polish would chip a lot. When I would paint my nails it seemed to take forever to dry and then it would get messed up and it just became so annoying to paint my nails! I recently got rid of at least 85% of them. I actually only kept around 20 & those are duo-chrome/glitter polishes that I think could work for mix media art/diy projects.
Love your decluttering articles Christine! They have been such a huge inspiration for keeping myself in check. I’ve decluttered my nail polish collection a couple of months ago (got rid of around 80 polishes) but still have around 200 left, now I’m ready to go through them again. Especially now we are getting ready for a new family member to enter our life next year. ^_^
Just watched your declutter series from 2012 down to 2016 and this one’s my favorite. Unfortunately, thyroid issues have really destroyed my nails, so no product is not an option for me, but I stop short of coating them with gel or acrylic. I’ve switched to Zoya and got rid of even Essie. Good luck with keeping up the good work at your new home on the mainland as I’ve been perusal those articles too. So nice to just start over fresh!
It’s so true Christine! We like what we like, and regardless of brand…colour family remains the same. I have recently gone through mine and still have too many…on my calendar to check again in 3 months. I’m not minimalist by any means, but there are things that we eventually recognize we do not need. I have now KonMari’d my clothes, jewellery, shoes, bags, makeup, books…last step for me is the 2 huge bins of photographs. I am enjoying your journey.
I am older than your average followers, I’m sure. I was never much of a “collector” even when I was younger. I love the minimalism lifestyle and am still downsizing! Love your choices of “keeps” they are great colors. I go by the simple rules that I read in an article that are: Do I need it? Do I love it? Will I use it? If not…it does not come into my home. Thanks so much! DMcG
Even though I’m not as minimalist as you, I’m still enjoying this series. I really detest clutter, but I do love painting my nails every color of the rainbow, depending on my mood! But I think that’s the point of this article…minimize areas in your life that aren’t bringing you happiness, and don’t give up collections that bring you joy. Love you! Xoxo
its really amazing how much you decluttered along the last Jears … I watch your website for quite some time now … not sure howlong actually but definatly almost 3 Jears now. If even longer. You so sooooooo minimalised ! Congrats ! Those Type of articles are always very very inspirational to me. as well as your crafty Ideas. I am pretty nosy about how your moving and such works out. Btw. All the best Wishes for that and general ! Thanks for sharing a part of your Live whit us <3 !
It’s good to hear that minimalism gets easier as time goes on. I’m just at the start of my journey with the realization that I have far too much stuff. Some things I have had to trouble decluttering but others I’m just not mentally in the place that I can part with them and feel good. That collection is goals, and I love that everything is pretty much the same brand and bottle shape, I really think it will add to the “clean” look of your collection now!
just curious…what have you kept that you’d consider as a collection that brings you joy? Maybe your succulents? Crystals? Or is your personal approach to Minimalism living with just minimal things overall? I ask because one can be a minimalist and still have many items around. For them, its about what really brings them joy and if having a lot of books brings joy, then that’s fine. You can still be a minimalist . I fear some folks think its only about empty spaces and keeping things under a very low number bc if not, it isn’t minimalism. The point is to stop buying/storing things that you dont really need or like. Mindless consumerism isn’t good. Mindful collections are fine. just my 2 cents
I don’t wear nail polish, but you just exactly described my relationship with eye shadow. I used to buy so much and had well over 700 individual shades. After 2 or 3 big clear outs, I now have just 60 and I’m still toying with hise, sampling different looks to find out what suits me now. That’s becoming more important as my skin has cooled colourwise as I’ve got a little older and very pearlised shades no longer suit me. There’ll be more going soon and I may get some new ones that are more suitable as and when. 🙂
I really enjoy your articles a lot and am getting inspired and motivated (I NEED the motivation!!) to minimize, clean out and organize! We’re doing some reprinting and I’m wondering if you know of paint brands that are cruelty free that you like. I have been vegetarian for some time for health reasons but was inspired by you to research veganism and now my whole family is vegan!!! We are cruelty-free in all aspects as much as we can be, just trying to be conscious of everything we purchase and consume. Thank you!
You are so beautiful, Christine! I am really enjoying the declutter articles and now I am going to go through my polishes today! PS I have just 5 more weeks of my Invisalign before revisions. I decided to do Invisalign only after you educated your viewers on the process. Thanks for your positive influence on my life 🙂
I’ve been a subscriber for a while, but I believe this is my first time commenting. This article convicted me yesterday. I had 80+ bottles of nail polish. I thought I loved them all, but when I actually went through them, I ended up with 23 that I truly loved. Of the ones I got rid of, one brand entirely I hated the brush applicator (don’t know why I even brought them), one other brand I actually disliked the colors when applied, and the others were duplicates or similar shades to the ones I loved. This was very helpful and it cleared a lot of space in my drawer where I keep my polish. Thanks for this.
I did a nail polish declutter a couple of days ago too! It’s funny I remember years ago wanting to have some of every colour (I ended up having maybe 50-60 bottles), and after my most recent declutter I’ve only got about 10 bottles, of which I’ll probably only re-buy about four or five colours once they run out
Am in process of moving. Tomorrow is decluttering books and magazines (addicted to flea market and dyi), and Thursday is downsizing purses and shoes. Am thinking of putting purses in a box with a sign “free purses to good homes…one to a customer” and taking them to church on Sunday. Shoes going to a consignment shop and books to a nearby town expanding their library. I remember, Christine, you donated to a women’s shelter during a decluttering article and that was so nice.
I originally started perusal your articles while decluttering, back when you did the huge clearout, but it’s only since Konmari that I have really been making progress and begun my own path to minimalism. There’s still quite a bit to go for me, but I’ve loved perusal your articles for years now and I can’t wait to see more.
Love your new nail polish collection!!! I’ve been on the journey towards minimalism for a few years. The way I stay pared down(or less) is having a limit to my storage. For nail polish I have a box that the bottles live in…only holds a certain amount and that’s all I have! Can’t wait to see those minimalist-inspired articles!
I think it’s awesome what you’re doing, I’m aiming in the same direction. There is such a freedom in letting go, as a culture we’ve gotten so caught up in collecting things that don’t fulfill us and wind up sitting around collecting dust, becoming a weight on our shoulders, even if we’re not aware of it, it’s always there. I am so looking forward to letting go of things and living minimally. Enjoying your journey, you’re an inspiration, Christine! <3
Hi Christine, I came across your website a year ago because I was heading to Maui in November. Your website helped me to discover a lot while I was there. Now that you’re moving, I’m also moving and talking about minimalism to others is uplifting in itself. I still haven’t found a new place yet, but I live in NYC and it’s been a daunting process. I trust that my transitions are leading me into a greater path, so letting go of accumulation in every aspect will open up space for everything to fall into place. Your articles have helped me in more ways than one. Thanks and congrats on your progress toward the move to AZ.
Hi Christine I think this is the first time I have ever commented on your articles but I have watched almost all of them for several years now. I think you and Michael are very nice people. You might be interested to know that you were a major part of the inspiration behind a recent holiday that me and my husband took in Hawaii (we are from New Zealand) We spent a week on Maui, a week on Kauai and 4 days on Oahu and had the time of our lives! I thought long and hard about whether I should try and meet up with you (or hang around Maka a lot) but in the end decided that would be weird – we were staying pretty much on the other side of the island as it turns out – but I did think of you tonight when I filed my nails with my crystal nail file that I bought at an ABC store on Maui. No more emery boards splitting up my nails! Thanks for the tip and all the best for Arizona when you get there. I am sure you will do some picturesque fashion articles and vlogs which I look forward to seeing when you get there!
Great job 😉 I started to declutter a lot last year and it seems that I can’t stop lol It feels so good, it is a bit addictive^^ But I don’t think I will ever be a “minimalist” as I don’t really care for things like the “hundred items challenge” you know, that kind of stuff. I think it’s really personal, how you want to live your life, what you want to keep or not… I let things go whenever it makes me feel good but I don’t want to try too hard 🙂 I’m considering a tiny house for the future though :p
Christine, I’ve been perusal your website for several years and remember when you started the declutter articles; you were keeping the number of polishes and makeup totals in your phone and those totals have really come down!!!! I agree with you, when I start collecting so much product it takes over!!!!
Love this! This year I have majorly downsized, and I feel great. I have found that the more I downsize and more minimalist I become, the happier I am. I still have a long way to go, but it’s all in time. And now I take time to really think about what I am going to purchase. I look forward to more articles like this, and I love the direction your website is going!
I’ve watched your evolution through the declutter process and I’ve noticed that you don’t generally become attached to “things” without sentimental value. I’m ashamed of my nail polish collection and have stopped buying as a result. I’ve also bought a wall rack to put my seasonal picks on and then I noticed how many dupes I had. Although it’s spending money to buy the rack, it was very worthwhile in seeing what you have and I recommend this step if others are in a similar situation.
I appreciate the movement you are inspiring onto others on Youtube of adopting a minimalistic lifestyle. It is not always easy to lead by example but I think you are doing a fantasic job on your website. Life is about appreciating the special moments and not accummulating a large amount of ‘stuff’. It is the meaningful relationships that one makes along the way that should fill our spirit with joy and not materialistic objects. Great work Christine.
I would love more of these articles! I have to clean this weekend and love the fact that you said other people could use things that we aren’t using. It really makes you think about just keeping items that wr don’t need in our house and keeping clutter. I will definitely be giving things away I’m not using! thank you for your amazing articles <3
I can relate! I have been moving into the minimalist direction this time for the last 3 years. I had things in boxes or packages that were never used. Even lamps and you name it… When I previously went the minimalist route. I had gotten down to basics in the past. At that time I started decluttering my home and garage. I did keep some of mine and my 3 children’s childhood things but they were few and in my attic out of sight. This all began around 2004 and had gotten where I wanted to be by 2007. I had a miscarriage was what started me wanting to collect or hoard things again. Then I had some issues going on with a child that has mental health issues and that caused me to shop or just collect items for comfort. I also come by it naturally from a line of collectors of “things”! Both my parents handed this down to me.. It’s not easy or fast at first but it can be done. My goal is that once I reach that point again, that I will stay a minimalist.
I admire your mindset and dedication to living a minimalist lifestyle 🙂 I don’t even know how many nail polishes I have in my collection currently but it’s probably close to 100. I am moving next week and once I am settled I will do a declutter and film it 🙂 my goal is to get down to 50 polishes or less and to switch to only cruelty free and natural products.
I like your more natural look now than older vids. Your hair and your eyes look better. You’ve always been beautiful but I like this look better. It’s interesting too how you’ve been evolving towards a more minimalistic lifestyle. Me too. But I still have too much stuff! Have you gotten into zero waste too…or at least less waste? It all seems to go together. Anyway I realized I hadn’t watched your vids in awhile (I used to all the time) so I wanted to see what you were up to now :o). Anyway, keep posting. I like your vids.
My struggle is that I go through my nail polishes, I don’t have that many doubles, but I have such a wide variety and I start thinking about how “maybe one day ill use it” or “but what if I need it and then its not there anymore”. I want to declutter my beauty stuff but I have all these weird attachments to them and I always feel like I could use it one day or someone may need something to borrow and I won’t have it if I let it go. I don’t think I can declutter my makeup only because I do freelance makeup on others. lol. My dream is to be minimalist, one day it will happen!
I love Zoya. Im not sure how you would feel about it but ill ask anyway the nail polish that you want to get rid of could I please have them? I am serious when I ask that. When I go to the store I see the price and I cant afford to get all the colors that I enjoy so please could you give them to me? I am passionate about using healthier makeup brands but they are spendy so when I get a chance to get them if they are on a really good sale/clearance. It would be super nice and exciting if this happens and I would be super thankful to you also, a chance like this doesn’t always happen and is probably a one time opportunity too. I hope you can do this. Thank you for putting in time to read this and I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you! 🙂
Love these articles so much! I really need to get on the bandwagon of this minimalist stuff and it will take me some time. I hate clutter so maybe this will help calm me. I am very glad to see your articles more as well.. I use to just build up your articles and binge watch them for a period of time because I love them so much! Thank you!!
I have been on the path to Minimalism. We moved into our first home going on a year soon and I thought we were ok with our stuff, but we keep accumulating more things. And we have the space to do that but I don’t have time to clean every weekend or every day. I firmly believe that living minimalistic will help my whole family appreciate life and allow the stress to consume us all.
It’s such a good feeling to move to your new place with your bare necessities and leave all the clutters behind. I hope to see your minimalist home decor pretty soon. You have such a good taste and I always enjoyed your home decor articles. But to be honest your house looked pretty cluttered to my eyes, or maybe you just wanted to fit a lot in a small space. Wish you a wonderful journey.
It doesn’t make sense to me that you would get rid of nail polishes that are all the same color (for example the nudish light pink ones), because you will go thru those ones, and then you need to get new ones. If they were colors that you just don’t use much it would make sense, but I know I will always buy new nude nail polishes cause I always finish them. It’s not like have 5 pairs of shoes that look the same
Ok, but you don’t have to buff the top layer if your nail off repeatedly for obvious reasons . It takes about 2 months or more for your nail to grow the length of your nail bed and if you re- do your manicure weekly that’s 8X buffing of nails = dry weak nails prone to chipping, splitting and cracking
A couple of corrections… 1) The cuticle is any dead skin stuck to the nail. The living skin around the nail are called the proximal nail folds. After you have removed nail polish and shaped your nails, apply cuticle remover to the nail bed and gently scrape off any cuticle while pushing back the nail folds with an orange stick. When you are finished, wipe off the finger with a wet cloth. 2)Don’t buff the nail plate. Instead, clean with rubbing alcohol to dehydrate the nail. 3) Rather than cleaning up with acetone, use a small brush to apply aquaphor or petrolatum to the area surrounding the nail. Any mistakes will come off easily with an orange stick. Any other mistakes will come off next time you shower. Nail polish comes off wet skin pretty easily. 4) Use a base coat. Apply 3 coats of polish, the first 2 thin, the last one “float” your brush to get a nice thick look. Then apply 2 layers of top coat. 5) Allow all layers to dry at least 5 minutes between applications. 6) Wait 30 minutes after the final layer and apply nail oil. This will help the polish dry with elasticity. Wait another 30 minutes before doing much to avoid smudging. That manicure should last over a week still looking good.
I love Olive & June nail polish. It’s the only nail polish o have found that not only stays on for over a week but also looks like I just put it on. It keeps the shine and there is no chipping or cracking! Seriously a game changer for me. I usually don’t even need to reapply the top coat either. I don’t know how they do it but since I have discovered it, I do not use any other polish unless I don’t care if it only lasts for a day or two. I stopped doing my nails because all other polishes only lasted 2 days at the most for me and it wasn’t worth the effort. This sounds like an ad, I wish I was getting paid for it! It really is the best nail polish I have ever used and I tell everyone who compliments my nails about it.
Looks great. I am not a fan of really long, bright colored, artificial (gel, acrylic), unable to use your hands manicure. Looks too fake to me. Well manicured, classy, soft shades look the best in my opinion. It drives me crazy when you see someone who can’t even hold a pen because the nails are too long. I’m going to try Olive & June too. Thanks for sharing.
Top coat before polish? Have you tried the Hermès polishes? And do you like olive and June the best overall even for salon or drugs store? Also, O&J offer different polish brushes…can you share if you’ve used either or preferred one over the other. Lastly, what does the blue popper thing do best for polishing. My hands are not the most steady. Any suggestions?