DIY Beauty Recipes: Nails

Do-it-yourself home spa recipes for your nails.

A cuticle softening, nail whitening home spa remedy for nails. Better than a pair of little white gloves, this easy DIY beauty remedy softens and whitens your nails. Olive oil effectively treats brittle nails while softening cuticles (much better than soapy water). Fresh lemon juice is a natural bleach to help with discoloration. Here’s what [...]

Go on, treat yourself to a relaxing, no stress, no mess manicure at home! Gather your supplies, pour yourself a tall glass of cucumber-spiked water and follow these simple steps to keep nails pretty between salon visits. Step 1. Cleanse and Shape Remove old nail polish with non-acetone remover and cut, file and shape nails. [...]

The heat and coconut oil in the recipe help dry, brittle nails absorb moisture. Here’s what you need: 3 to 4 ounces coconut oil 5 drops chamomile oil 5 drops lavender oil 5 drops geranium oil 2 drops ylang-ylang oil Here’s what you do: Warm the coconut oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add [...]

Color Chemistry is easy. With some white nail polish as a base and eye shadow in any color, you can make custom-colored nail polish to match all your favorite outfits. Unless, of course, you favorite is plaid. Here’s what you need: Eye shadow Paper envelope Bottle of white nail polish Here’s what you do: [1] [...]