While Laura goes for a new nail color every few days I hardly ever paint my nails. I guess I like the natural look. Or maybe I’m forced to since I always mess up the polish within minutes and I just can’t be bothered to fix it every day. If there is one word that describes my personal style, it’s “low-maintenance.” Some less generous folks might say “lazy.” Both are accurate.
The natural nail requires its own maintenance, although thankfully less frequent:
- Trimming: Fingernails without polish look best really short, in my humble opinion. I try to keep mine no longer than the tip of my finger, which means I usually trim my nails once a week. Also, your nails won’t trap as much dirt when they’re short.
- Cleaning: Pretty self-explanatory. A dirty fingernail is gross.
- Filing: I like them a little rounded. Square is good too. Super-pointy only looks good with polish… of the black diamonds variety (amazing!)
- Moisturizing: Also obvious, I would hope.
- Buffing: this simple piece of rubber is as magical as twelve-sided dice and it only costs $1.50. It will make your nails super shiny and pretty, and the effect lasts for days. Just plop yourself down in front of the TV and buff away. 10 minutes later, your nails will be so shiny you’ll need sunglasses just to look at them! My eyes… the goggles… they do nothing!!!
For a full-on DIY manicure, our step-by-step home pedicure guide can easily be applied to the hands with a few tweaks.
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