• Step one – Make sure that you shorten your fingernails so they all start growing at the same length. Make sure to file them smooth and use good, strong clippers. Only file in a single direction. This is going to help you minimize breakage.
• Step two – Make sure that you use a good hand cream whenever you wash your hands. You want to make sure that your hands do not dry out throughout the day. If you are getting ready for bed, massage a good cuticle oil such as Oil Cuticle Therapy into your cuticles. This is going to help you moisturize your cuticles during the night.
• Step three – When you wake up in the morning, use a nail hardener. Do this for a week (applying a new coat over the old one) and then remove all coats before starting anew. This is going to give your nails that little bit of extra strength that you are looking for.
• Step four – As your nails begin to grow, make sure that you leave them slightly squared off and that your nails have rounded corners. This is a strong shape that is not only easy to maintain on long and short nails, but also equally attractive on both.
• Step five – Always treat your hands as though you had just painted your nails. Do not use your fingernails to peel, open, or pry things. This is going to prevent you from breaking or otherwise damaging your nails. If you feel that you need a reminder, using a colorful polish is going to serve as a constant reminder.

Additional tips

Those steps are going to ensure that your nails not only grow stronger than before, but also remain that way in the future. If you want a few more tips, we have a few suggestions to help you on your way:

• If you want to provide an amazing moisturizing benefit to your fingers, soak your fingertips in warm olive oil once every week. Do that after you remove your nail strengthener and before you reapply it. You will not believe how invigorating this is for your skin.
• If you are going to use polish remover, limit it to once a week. Even the non-acetone formulas have a tendency to dry out your nails. This can leave them looking and feeling brittle.

Stockn’Go has a wide selection of nail strengtheners, base and top coats as well as trendy polish colors, check them out and get going on your at home manicure!

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Psst! Guess what? StocknGo now has nail care items. Just in time, too: It’s spring, with summer coming up quickly. I’m ready to get my sandals out and stop covering up my toes. That means, of course, that I need new nail polish… You can save up to 51% off the regular price of nail polish, top coats, and nail and cuticle treatments. Wow! That’s big savings for you! They have quality brands such as OPI, Nailtiques, and Essie. I don’t know about you, but I’m a nail product junkie. I need at least 5 nail polish color choices in my nail care kit at all times, or I start to get anxious.

Here are a few of my favorite colors:

Essie California Coral is a great summer color. It’s a creamy color somewhere between peach and coral, and it looks absolutely great with everything. I love to wear this on my toes when I have on my favorite pair of gold, barely-there sandals. It’s absolutely gorgeous and stylish.

Essie Imported Champagne is classy and elegant. It’s a sparkly light golden beige, and it looks awesome when you want to be subtle and romantic. It transitions from the office to a party with ease.

Essie Fish Net Stockings, on the other hand, knocks you out with color. It’s not subtle: It’s a spicy dark crème red, and it screams ‘Look at me!’ I wear this nail polish color when I want to stand out from the crowd. One warning, though: You’re going to find yourself gesturing dramatically when you use this nail polish.

Essie Exotic Liras is a deep fuchsia. I love this color; I wear it with pinks and lavenders, and I have a lot of those in my closet. It looks great with black, as well. Exotic is right, and sometimes that’s just the look you’re going for. Dress in your most demure, prim outfit and put this nail polish on. It says ‘I’m a lady on the surface, but I’ll keep you guessing’.

Essie Pinking up the Pieces is a lovely spring/summer nail polish color. It goes well with nearly everything, and it’s neither too dark nor too light. I wear this color a lot, and it looks great whether I’m wearing jeans or I’m in my party gear.

What are some of your favorite nail polish colors? Let me know on twitter, facebook, or just leave a comment here.