Brighten up yellow nails with Ecrinal, Revlon and Quo by Orly!

The downside to wearing nail polish all the time is that when you decide to give your nails a break and go bare, they tend to look dull and yellow - not a problem with these easy fixes:

Ecrinal Nail Brightener - $16.95 - with a paraben, formaldehyde, acetone and toluene free formula that contains bamboo stem extract to provide a durable and protective shield while fine pearlescent particles highlight the nail surface and give an iridescent, smoothing and luminous glow for nails that are bright, white and healthy looking with a flawless, impeccable finish.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Revlon Nail Brightener - $6.50 - instantly brightens nails with a unique new formula that contains a mineral diamond treatment that increases luminosity and restores the nails natural brightness and evens out nail surface for a smooth finish and bright, youthful looking nails.

Available at drugstores and mass market retailers across Canada.

Quo by Orly BB Creme for Nails - 14ml - $10 - perfects the look of natural nails with a topical treatment that helps to smooth and brighten natural nails. It's great if you aren't a nail polish wearer but tend to have a yellow cast to your nails or if you are a regular polish wearer taking a break with that yellow problem - it brightens them right up!

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Smooth nails out with a base coat from Ecrinal, Seche and Quo by Orly!

Ecrinal Flexible Base Coat - 10ml - $16.95 - contains mineral particles to even out the nail surface and anti-aging ingredients including highly concentrated silicium, ginkgo-biloba and Siberian pine-tree oil - perfect for damaged, fragile, soft, cracking, splitting or peeling nails. Prolongs the life of coloured polish and protects nails from the yellowing caused by polish.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat - 14ml - $12.49 - specially formulated with finely ground quartz crystal to help disguise nail imperfections, smooth out the nail and give polish something to bond to.

Available at Rexall, Loblaws and Lawtons Drugs stores across Canada.

Quo by Orly Ridgefiller - 14ml - $10 - smooths nail surface by filling ridges and smoothing rough nail surfaces creating a flawless base for nail polish.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Beautify your cuticles with GoNails, Ecrinal, Sally Hansen and Witchcraft!

With this cold weather, everything on me is drying out but for some reason my cuticles seem to be getting the worst of it!  Here are some cuticle treatments I have been trying lately:

GoNails Natural Nail Growth Treatment - .5 fl oz - $24.99 + S&H - it's the first dermatologist backed, clinically researched nail and cuticle treatment cream. It works to strengthen and grow nails as well as heal cuticles. I have been using it for about 3 weeks and it does a nice job of moisturizing my cuticles and keeping them from getting ragged.  My only complaint would be the pump container, there is no way of doing half a pump, and a full pump is way more then I need so I end up using the rest as hand cream and I think this stuff is way to expensive to be using it as that! I can't speak to the nail growth aspect of it as I keep my nails short but they have some pretty impressive before and after pictures that you can find here.  There is a 30 day money back guarantee so I guess you really can't go wrong.  You can go to their website for more info or to purchase at http://www.mygobeauty.com/index.php 

Ecrinal Cuticle Softening Gel - 10ml - $13.49 - contains glycerin and AHA and comes with an orange stick - I like that it has the AHA, I find when I use this one I end up cutting my cuticles less (I know I'm not supposed to cut them but I find it strangely satisfying!)

Sally Hansen Problem Cuticle Remover - 28g - $8.99 - contains aloe vera and comes with 2 orange sticks - this one is super thick so does an amazing moisturizing job - I find it works best when I let it sit for about 5 minutes - it lets all the moisture soak in and my cuticles are so soft by then they push in really easily!

Witchcraft Almond Oil - 10ml - $6.99 - if I'm going right to bed and won't be touching anything then this is a good one as I find it leaves an oily residue if I touch anything - well it's oil so that makes sense!

Do you have a favourite cuticle treatment that you think I need to try?

- Lisamarie -