As a beauty editor who has her fingertips on the pulse of the latest nail trends, I have a confession to make: I find my own nail upkeep tricky. Whenever I sit down in the chair with a nail technician, I can see their eyes widen at my ragged cuticles and thin nails that are crying out for a cuticle oil after picking off my gel nails (I know it’s wrong, but I almost do it subconsciously). The saying goes “nails are jewels, not tools” but you can best believe I’m ripping open my post with my nails and generally ignoring most advice when it comes to growing long, strong nails. Whoops. I also don’t have the patience for painting my nails at home. I’m impatient and inevitably end up smudging 20-minutes worth of work and ultimately having to start from scratch again.
Despite that, I have dreams of my nails looking healthy and strong. And while I don’t have the time nor funds to commit to regular nail appointments, or sit down to paint my nails at home to then only smudge them, I’ve found a quick and easy way to make my nails look their healthiest as I (try) to grow them long. The answer? Blush nails.
