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[@TheSalonLife]

This is what I do when I don't have much time but I want my nails to look neat. 180/240 files amzn.to/455WDfL Tweezerman Mini Manicure Kit amzn.to/3wcz4Ch Tweezerman Pushy amzn.to/3whRQYO Catrice nitrocellulose free base coat bit.ly/3g4Eo6J daily routine: drop of oil after each hand wash Kerasal at night (skin around the nails only) amzn.to/3dy31F7 mentioned: The Ordinary Niacinamide amzn.to/3CETOpz ⁉ Nail issues? Request your personal nail assessment with me bit.ly/3xeAqxk

[@gailsykes2691]

I'm so glad you have confirmed that filing back and forth is OK. For many years I tried to file only in one direction but could never get the shape quite right. Its SO much easier back and forth.❤

[@elisaastorino2881]

Furthermore, it never made a difference in the condition of my brittle nails. It's good to know the science behind it.

[@dianneporter542]

One of the best tips you have given me is to gently file the hard skin at the sides of the nail. This works beautifully! Another great video Anna!

[@dani23dani85]

Yes to this!!!!

[@myheartisinjapan3184]

I have come to realize that the simple, very natural manicures are my favorite.

[@lucimich0224]

I learn so much from your videos. Simple, healthy looking nails makes you feel polished. No pun intended 😊 and you have beautiful nails. Very soothing to watch.

[@cammixc]

This video was extremely helpful. Quality was NOT an issue. You got your point across with what and how we use the tools we have to achieve great results. Short manicured nails are always chic. Thank you for your very informative videos.

[@itslowtide4690]

For the month or so that I’ve been following your advice, my natural nails look amazing. Sure, I still have a little more damage to grow out, but the stretched and stuck skin, peeling skin, etc., no longer exists. Keep filing the nails shorter as I can, to be free from the damage and minimize greater damage, and my nails just feel stronger, hydrated, flexible. I wish wish WISH I would’ve taken a “before” pic!!!

[@mayravillegas6709]

I carry that little kit in my purse and even my kids love it. My kid said I was a superhero the first time I pulled it out to cut his hangnail.

[@carolannscibelli-may785]

Thank you again for your professional tutorials. I wish all nail care specialists had your expertise and dedication. As a 74- year old, I have seen such an improvement in my nails as well as having learned the right way to do manicures.

[@jbc103085]

I loved the violin analogy (and the on cue music)! Sometimes I break my gentle manicure habits because “I dont have time”. Then my nails and skin end up missing the care. This was a great video to remind me it doesn’t have to be all the steps. Done is better than perfect/all the steps.

[@Kimberly-oneminut]

The music and your process is so relaxing and satisfying!

[@TheSalonLife]

Thank you so much!

[@itslowtide4690]

Your nails are just natural, dewy, healthy, and lovely. It is rare to see healthy natural nails.

[@suzanne2931]

The violin reference and music are enchanting! I also only need to perform a quick weekly home maintenance mani since I follow gentle manicures and use oils and Kerasal daily. Thank for another expertly done video and voice over.

[@TheSalonLife]

Wonderful!

[@lindagreen3811]

I am happy I just came across your videos Anna. Can you or someone explain how when to do the Jojoba oil treatment

[@kathiehein5969]

I love watching you do manicures.😂

[@FabricFest]

I love these maintenance videos. They are sooo helpful for me. I like my nails short. Desperately need to heal the skin around my nails, and hate polish on my fingernails. I just want them to look health. They grow really fast and pulling out the clippers has always felt like such a chore. It never occurred to me to use a file to manage the length until I watched your videos. That has been a game changer for me.

[@gabindalin7914]

I get hard skin along the sides of my nails, and although I never bit my nails, I would bite the skin off the sides. So my nails could look ok with polish, but my fingers always looked terrible because of the raggedly skin. I graduated to having a v-shaped sort of slicer tool that would slice it off when I did a mani, but still didn't ever look "finished". Now, because of the kerasal (that I use nightly) and you having shown how to gently file the skin down, I can have decent looking manicures 😊. Thank you!!!

[@twinlights11]

Love the violin analogy and sound-track! My nails are much improved thanks to your advice, Anna-- Dazzledry sets better than any other of my earlier products, which keeps me from picking off soft polish and damaging my outer nail layers. Even peeling off of water-based polish had previously caused nail-plate damage hence peeling. Many thanks! I have purchased through your links, and am enjoying the astonishing results~~💞

[@Maeldeis]

Clear and concise advice - full of helpful tips and education. This is how you can achieve healthy looking skin and nails in almost no time

[@TheSalonLife]

Thank you 🥰

[@ReneeMartin]

I loved the violin ❤️

[@curlysoo.67]

It always feels lovely to just spend that time giving your nails some TLC - my favourite self care activity 🥰💅

[@jackieestarellas1523]

Your nails look great before your mani. I like that you file back n forth. Thank you for showing us that it’s ok to do this.

[@simonedeluxe200588]

I'm enjoying the classic music ❤

[@jenlambie14]

Sweet almond oil for nails is brilliant !

[@adivabrithall]

Got the tweezerman mini kit always in my purse . Love it to bits 🍴

[@Soton-E]

Thank you so very Anna for an excellent and inspiring self-manicure tutorial 👏🏽 Since a bad experience with gel nails 🥲 I converted to self care and jojoba oil treatment, and my nails have never looked healthier, more beautiful and lady-like. I reserve Saturday afternoons for my nail care 😎

[@teresagould6987]

Thank goodness. I’ve been filling my nails softly back and forth for years. Xxxx

[@jowright9577]

Nice to see you do your truly real life quick manicure Anna. I used to move my dominant nails against the file but I've managed to train myself to use the file the same as I do on my non dominant hand... 😊

[@Mulcahy22]

Well done! I missed your live program yesterday-searching for it. I'm also on Vol 3 of Doug Schoon's face to face series. I think Vol 2 and Vol 3 are my favorites.

[@lorrainemacgregor9781]

Love your home manicure demo❤❤

[@laurabarre8694]

I really have appreciated your advice on nail care. I used acrylic for years and since I've been using jojoba oil daily my nails have really improved. Unfortunately I have one nail the shows a white line that continues from the nail bed and it cracks mid way up my nail. I stopped using an efile and this also has helped my nails. Thanks for your videos on how to grow beautiful natural nails.

[@sandymclovin1]

Love your channel! Thanks for uploading! ❤X

[@teresagould6987]

Half way through your beautiful video, I started doing my nails the same. I looked down at mine and thought, ok I have 30mins. You have such a lovely soothing voice too. Xxx

[@TheSalonLife]

Awww, thank you so very much!!

[@nanax7]

Thank you! I love these kinds of videos when I’m learning and relaxing at the same time! Educational ones are what keep me watching. Thank you for your generous time and honest common sense approach to nail health/care. ❤

[@anapaulanoronha9036]

Beautiful manicure as always. I'm a fan of your videos❤

[@TheSalonLife]

Thank you so much!

[@lindamarshall-ur9tk]

Thank you.

[@angelfoodcake1979]

I really enjoy watching you do you nails and celebrating the natural nails. You motivate me to do better. I have to confess that I've not been taking good care of mine because I often feel that it is pointless. I am a horse owner and do a lot of yard work. I tend to use a nail clipper once a week after my shower to shorten my nails and I leave it at that. I like them short. Coloured polish doesn't even last one day on my nails, and when I use it on holidays I get a lot of nail surface damage and peeling from wearing nail polish. I find it very damaging. Do you have any tips for having pretty nails for people who have hard working hands?

[@dani23dani85]

Love your channel

[@conniemckinley7428]

Yay! Enjoyable! Thanks😁🌸

[@octaviahutchison7822]

Don't forget the list of oils 😁

[@user-fv7lr3ue3v]

Thank you 🙏

[@jenlambie14]

Very helpful Anna 👌

[@AdrienneKushner-qi6cl]

One hand I move the file and for the other hand I move the hand!

[@poppyTex]

I'm getting back to repairing my natural nails thanks to you and your tips. I used to get acrylic nails and gel polish which both weakened them. Did you ever like or get enhancements on your nails or have you always liked the natural nails? Just me being nosey 😅 love your videos

[@akatsuki1049]

Hello, thank you soo much for your videos. I am in my gender Transition, so learning manicure and many other things, it Help Soooooo much ♥

[@carrie7610]

I always enjoy your videos and have learned SO much from you. I think the biggest lesson has been to stop cutting the proximal nail fold which I always thought you were supposed to do and not to buff as I learned through your videos that I had surface damage on all of my nails as well as toenails thinking that I was supposed to buff the ridges out and that the goal was to make them smooth. Everything has grown out now and I keep them short. I use Karasal as per your videos as well as jojoba oil after each handwashing. I would like to venture into mixing it with avocado oil since the skin around my nails tends to be dry. Do you have a trusted vender where you purchase your avocado oil or am I overthinking where I purchase the oil from as I worry about the purity of it. Thank you!❤

[@brettgirl]

I have just found your channel and it is so hypnotizing! I have only ever gotten a manicure once in my life - it was in 2004 for my mom's wedding and I got acrylic French manicure or something. I hated it and have never gotten my nails done ever since. I don't do anything to my nails but trim them with clippers when my typing ability degrades due to length lol. I want to just have healthy looking nails and build better nail habits (since I don't really have any). I am not sure even where to begin and I am frankly overwhelmed by the thought of going to a salon. May I send you pictures of my nails for advice on where to start?

[@ElenasBarre]

Hi Anna, thank you so much for this video. 🙏 Its very helpful. Could you tell what grit arw you using for the nail buffer ?

[@mia_2524]

Great video as always . Is using alcohol drying to the nail and skin ? Wondering what the benefits of doing this strep is ? Thank u ❤

[@simple_naildesigns]

Beautiful routine 🥰💕

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

Hi Anna!! I'm in my natural nail growing journey. My nails are very damaged following gels and acrylics. I don't think they'll be fully grown out til December. I'm using OPI Repair More and a home made nail and cuticle Oil, as well as Qtica at the moment. I'm right at the point of having acrylics reapplied, because I detest my nails being this short, and this....ugly. I'm trying to be patient.

[@oliviacraner8156]

Wish my nail beds were that length (before you started working on them) My nails are short, once they get a little longer they are already sticking out from the skin

[@carrie7610]

I always enjoy watching your videos. I started using johoba oil when I first started watching your videos. So far I have not mixed it with anything yet. I do have dry skin around my nails and would like to try the avocado oil you spoke of today. I have hesitated with mixing the oils as I was concerned about the quality of them. Do you have a trusted place you order your oils from or does it even matter the vender and I am overthinking this. Thank you!

[@rosyloveslearning3013]

Great! Thank you. ❤

[@Just_Lurking8]

Love when you do your own nails…I would ask you to do a video, on what to do if someone hits their toe nail and it detaches but it’s still on the toe, this just happened to me yesterday 😢😢😢@TheSalonLife

[@TheSalonLife]

Thank you for your lovely message! Just let the toe heal a bit and if it bothers you then go and see podiatrist or chiropodist, a medical professional because this might not be just a cosmetic issue if there is pain or bleeding. Toes take a long time to regrow so it might take a while for the nail to get better. Sometimes up to 18 months if it's a big toe...

[@elisaastorino2881]

That happened to me once. Eventually it fell off on its own and I could already see the new nail starting to grow. I had to wrap up the toe for a while but it took less time to grow in than I thought it would.

[@manymoms920]

The video wasn't that bad I enjoyed it

[@paula.spanic]

I have been using Repair mode since the end of July (since i got my gel polish removed) and it seems like it helped. I hit my thumbnails and the nail started peeling on the affected area. Suprisingly the peeling layer seemed like it was glued togehter and wasn't snagging on my hair or anything. I cant wait to grow my nails out from the damage i have from gel polish and the breakage. I have been listening and following your advice since then. Decided to not wear gel polish and not cut the skin around the nails and let my nails grow out. I also stopped wearing nail polish because i noticed my nails peel a lot because of it and they are in better condition with nothing on them. My newly growing nails and skin already look so much better and beautiful. 1/3 of my nail plates have grown out since I got my gel polish removed.

[@TheSalonLife]

Thanks for sharing :)

[@rachelchavez3100]

Do you recommend glass files? Thanks

[@nicolehammon-r9v]

How do you feel about the glass cuticle pushers? The edges have a slight roughness so it helps to remove the dead cuticle but not sure if this is good for my nails.

[@TheSalonLife]

Yeah, you have to be very careful with the pointy part. Here is a video I did about them kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKerkIxrlL-WgtU

[@nicolehammon-r9v]

@@TheSalonLife Thank you so much!

[@jane_7375_]

I like using glass files but they don’t say what grit they are! Can you explain about glass files? Are they all ok? Why don’t they give a grit number? TY!

[@elainechambers8913]

I have weak nails after I wear polish I never buff them or file the top of my nails whatsoever do you think Nail Tek is a good product????? Thanks😊

[@angelmilly2378]

Do you know if Dior reformulated the nail glow or discontinued it?? They have a new one on the site and it just looks like it’d be clear on the nails 😭😭😭

[@TheSalonLife]

I just bought it and I will compare it probably early next week (I should get it on Friday)

[@angelmilly2378]

@@TheSalonLife thank you ❤️❤️ I’ll be looking forward to it

[@xpresson6338]

What is the name of that beautiful violin melody please?

[@TheSalonLife]

It's The Dawning - Anna Dager.

[@TheSalonLife]

www.epidemicsound.com/track/ceAd0cRIXT/

[@xpresson6338]

@@TheSalonLife thank you, great choice in music!

[@sof8093]

Are these buffing blocks you used the 240 grit ones? Thank you for this video 🩷

[@TheSalonLife]

Yes. I think I have links in the description box

[@shirley-ann7164]

Hi Anna, what a great video as always ❤. I do have a question in witch store in lloret del mar is it possible to purchase the kerasal? I’ve bought a bodylotion from instituto espanol with 10% urea does that also work for dry and somere times hard cuticles?

[@debrahunter2664]

Have you ever tried emu oil? As a skincare professional I highly recommend emu because it is simular to our natural skin’s oils. The ultra clear or fully refined are the best.

[@TheSalonLife]

Yes I have heard about emu oil. The thing is that although skin and nail structures are similar they are not the same. What is beneficial for the skin might not be that beneficial for nail plate (which is very dense) Also, considering that so many people are into vegan cosmetics now, emu oil for many people would not be the best choice. “Emu Oil is extracted from the thick fat on the emu's back. To remove the oil and the surrounding fat, the emu has to be killed. Although edible, emu meat is considered pretty unappetising and tough - so emus are really only being 'harvested' for cosmetic oil purposes.” I’ll stick to jojoba :)

[@TheSalonLife]

www.bareluxeskincare.com/blogs/elevated-simplicity/emu-oil-and-vegan-alternatives

[@Bellemorte999]

What make/type of buffer do you use? There are so many in the market and I am bewildered..😵‍💫

[@TheSalonLife]

Hello :) I explain in this 1 min video and there are links in the description box kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6fQhIyggbisn7M

[@physicaltech12]

Is it vitamin E oil good to use as your daily applications?

[@TheSalonLife]

Pure Vit E no. An oil just called “Vit E oil” maybe. Depending on the ingredients. Most of the carrier oils like grape seed, sunflower, safflower, almond oil are rich in Vit E anyway.

[@prakutideolia9246]

What type/types of nail files do you recommend using?

[@TheSalonLife]

Here is a link to a nice set of files great for home use amzn.to/468vvOq

[@paula.spanic]

CND RescueRxx or OPI Repair mode? Which do you prefer? Which would you recommend?

[@TheSalonLife]

Hi There! It would depend on what you need it for. Overall, (As of right now) OPI Repair mode would be the recommendation.

[@tammyjohnston6545]

❤❤❤

[@carolinebielby5924]

How do u sanitise nail files /buffers between clients

[@TheSalonLife]

I use metal files at the salon and buffers are one time use only items. You have to follow your local guidelines as per proper sanitation and disinfection

[@carolinebielby5924]

@@TheSalonLife Thank uxx

[@Chucknorris77867]

I have really dry cuticles and splinters how do I remove them??

[@TheSalonLife]

Skin care :)

[@TheSalonLife]

3 simple habits that will transform your nails (for the better!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn27loyqiaxrhbc

[@Chucknorris77867]

@@TheSalonLife thank u!!!

[@kathymitchell7896]

I love when you show cuticle remover but I guess you don’t have to do it if you maintain.

[@TheSalonLife]

I usually do it but it can be skipped once in a while and still have lasting polish

[@heidigroenewald2333]

Is it ok to lightly buff the nail surface?

[@TheSalonLife]

Hello, what are you trying to achieve?

[@TheSalonLife]

Ps. Please see this video about buffing What nail companies don't tell you about nail buffing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZCQZWOpbtGqkMk

[@heidigroenewald2333]

@@TheSalonLife I had some residue glue from press on nails I wanted to smooth off. It was a very fine buffer.

[@TheSalonLife]

I would not recommend it. You will also remove some surrounding natural nail. I would soak it off with acetone. Acetone can temporarily dry out the nail surface but it won’t remove nail layers

[@maiali811]

What is this music plz?

[@veronicarogers2483]

My nails - specifically the middle fingers & thumbs - have so many horizontal little dents from me picking at the proximal nail fold. 😬😬 It's been a bad habit for most of my adult life, I find myself picking without being aware of it. I want so badly to redirect myself away from the obsessive picking but struggle so hard to do so. Has anyone else struggled with this issue???

[@TheSalonLife]

Many people (myself including) struggle with this issue. Replacing a habit is easier than quitting a habit. Try replacing it with caring for the nails

[@veronicarogers2483]

@@TheSalonLife I think keeping my nails on the shorter side is probably a good step in the right direction. Baby steps are still forward progress, even if it doesn't seem that way. Thank you for taking the time to reply!

[@carrie7610]

I have tried to leave a comment and cannot.

[@viipaa]

No idea why you said all the negative things about the quality of the video etc… it was just fine

[@ewabydgoska8544]

🙂🌹🌹🌹

[@escape_cookies]

Well I did like that being 14 but now with all these gel-nails meat sellers around... Even husband doesn't understand my concern...

[@marina_nanana]

Anyone else having to mute the sound of the filing and turn on the captions? So glad it’s captioned because I want to know what you’re saying but the sound of the file amplified by the microphone is just 😬 😖 to my ears

[@TheSalonLife]

LOL and some people ask for no music so they can hear the filing. I think what you are hearing was the wind. It was very windy that day...

[@kathiehein5969]

That’s funny because I love the sounds of filing! 😂

[@amaliag718]

Its not helfull to see the way you shape your nails .. rather cofusing i would say

[@TheSalonLife]

How is it confusing? Can you elaborate? Thanks for your feedback.