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After a super dry winter, I'm sure my nails are not the only ones that look atrocious. So in the name of SPRINGTIME, I gathered these useful tips because I don't know about you, but I'm tired of hangnails!
Did you know that your nails are composed of hardened layers of keratin? It's a protein that is also found in hair and skin.
Hangnails are signs that your cuticles are DRY and aren't preventing moisture loss as your nails grow. White spots or vertical grooves usually indicate that you've banged your fingernail with enough force to injure. Easy-to-bend tips are a result of prolonged exposure from washing dishes or biting your nails. You hear that nail biters?!
Some solutions:
Always wear rubber gloves when you do dishes. Resist the urge to nibble on your nails, and use a NON ACETONE polish remover.
Moisturize often, apply cream after EVERY handwashing and smooth on a cuticle oil at least once a day.
A vitamin with BIOTIN will also help. You want the supplement to have at least 2.5 milligrams in it. BIOTIN is a B vitamin that can enhance growth and help harden nails.
*some of these tips from shape magazine
So now the fun part: my favorite products that I've used for awhile now.
Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. I carry this in my bag, and I love it! It's at most drugstores and it costs around 5 dollars. It lives up to it's slogan,'Get 10 perfect fingers and 10 perfect toes!" Lemon Oil is the featured ingredient and it smells
wonderful. Just massage it into cuticles as needed throughout the day.
Aveda Beautifying Composition. This has an amazing aroma of lavender and rosemary. 
Very relaxing. It's great for using on dry skin, I especially like putting it on my feet before bed and sleeping with socks on.
Aveda Cuticle Control. Tiny tube, big results. Problem cuticles look healthy and well-groomed after using this cuticle-minimizing gel. Mineral-based ingredients help break down protein bonds. Plant-based humectants and conditioning agents soften cuticles, so they are easy to push back. *DO NOT cut cuticles, this is your nails ONLY protection against infection.
I hope this helps you on your way to soft hands, feet and strong nails! HAPPY SPRING!!! Show those toes!
after working with a lot of people over the last couple of years, i've come to realize that most of t
hose people are afraid of change. rarely do you come across the person that just dives in and says, "yeah! let's do this. right now." most of my clientele wants blond highlights, not that there is anything wrong with that. but occasionally i get someone like joy, who wants to do a completely different look than what she normally does. this always gets me really excited, i'm all about big changes, but only if you're ready. on numerous occasions i have witnessed friends of mine impulsively cut off the long hair they've had since they were adolescents. a hugely important piece of advice, if it's a really drastic color change or cut, think about it for a few days.
back to joy, she's been blond her whole life, and one day decided that she needed a change. it's amazing what changing your hair can do for your self-confidence and attitude. and since joy wanted to go dark brown from blond, first we colored her blond hair to a light brown so that the dark color would have something to grab onto. this is hugely important when you are going more than 3 shades darker. if you go from platinum blond to a dark chocolate brown in only one step, you're hair WILL turn gray or green. BLONDIE'S, are you listening?! i hope so.
so it took a little longer with the 2 steps, but resulted in much richer color. she was very happy with the result and i think it suits her really well! i told joy, to keep color longer, be sure that you don't shampoo with water that's too hot, it is one of the main culprits that causes color fade; also, shampoo every 2 or 3 days. your hair does not need to be lathered up every day. so until next time, don't scald or soak your hair with suds in the shower! and try lukewarm water, your hair will thank you.
over the last year or so, i have had numerous people asking me all sorts of questions in regards to their hair.
so i thought this would be a great way to answer questions, give some great time-saving and hair-saving tips i've learned, and post pictures of my work.
i think this will be fun.
look for weekly posts!!!
email me with your mop questions @ tipsfromamelie@gmail.com
~this picture is of my lovely friend kate, i did this updo for her wedding vow renewal~
and if you need any sweet floral arrangements, this is the woman to call!
www.ladybirdpoppy.com
Very relaxing. It's great for using on dry skin, I especially like putting it on my feet before bed and sleeping with socks on.
