Published 01:04 IST, October 31st 2019

Nail Hacks: Simple do-it-yourself ones everybody should know

Girls are very particular about their nails and want to keep them trimmed, in proper shape, and even paint them to look good. Here are simple hacks to the same.

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People spend a lot of time and money at beauty parlour/salon for services like a manicure to keep ir nails well maintained. While getting this done occasionally by professionals does make sense, but it may t be good on your pockets if you do it too frequently. Inste, re are several nail hacks that can be tried from home, and you can still keep your nails neat and stylish. This post discusses a few simple nail hacks for girls.

Easy nail hacks for girls

Cure for unruly cuticles

Inste of using chemicals for cuticles, you can keep your fingers soaked in warm water for about five minutes and n push those cuticles back using a stick. Once this is done, you can prepare a mixture of lotion and olive oil, and heat it up for a few seconds, before applying it on cuticles. Apply this hack before you go to sleep at night and cover your hands with gloves. By time you wake up in morning, cuticles will get softened and moisturised.

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Nail polish stain removal

After you remove your nail polish using relevant product and wiping it off using cotton, re are certain colours that leave behind a stain on nails. You can simply apply tooth whitener to your nails and keep it on for a while. n brush your nails to have stain removed.

Handle broken nails without pain

Have you experienced any of your nails getting snapped or broken? If you try to remove entire nail, it can be highly painful. Inste, you can apply a teabag to crack along with nail glue/polish and get your nail growing again.

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Avoiding split / cracked nails

You can prevent split nails (or nails developing cracks) by reducing ir exposure to water while doing household chores like washing dishes or rubbing clos to remove stains. Cover your hands with latex or rubber gloves while doing such chores and avoid getting cracks in nails.

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Get nail polish to dry quickly

After nail polish is applied on your nails, dip your fingers in ice-cold water for a minute or so, and nail polish will dry out in time. Thus, you will t have to wait longer before starting to get rey for your outing (with aim of avoiding nail paint colour getting applied to your clos). You can still wear a pair of gloves to avoid instant contact with painted nails.

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next time someone asks you about ‘how to do nails’, simply share above list of nail hacks for ir reference. se nail hacks are easy to implement and can save you a few visits to salon. Thus you can save some money and invest it in purchasing some equipment that can enable you to implement more vanced level nail hacks from home.

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