Quick and Easy Tips For Nail Polish Addicts On a budget

Hey its polishaddict and today I have some tips for those of you are on a budget.
 1. Try different brands and see what you like best. Just because your friend or a blogger likes one brand doesn't mean that you will too.
2. Look for nail polish dupes. Many companies dupe (copy) colors of more expensive brands. For example the popular Happy Birthday by Deporah Lipman ($28)  has at least five dupes.
3. Save up.  If brand matters alot to you, just save up and by less nail polish. But remember unlike purses or clothes people cant tell if you have a dupe on or not.
4. Look for sales. Some places have sales like buy one get one 50% of or markdowns. Ulta has a buy one get one fifty percent of or 2 for twelve all year round.
5. Be aware. Make sure your polish is DBP free. Also try to make sure your nail polish is toluene free
6. Figure out if you are warm or cool skin tone. Once you figure that out just find polishes that are your tone. This will get rid of 50% of nail polish on the market and make sure you don't waste money on a nail lacquer that won't suit you.
7. Figure out what you like on your nails. Do like flakies (like me), nail art, or solid colors?
8. Search up swatches on two to three blogs to see how the color looks like.    

Haul/Update

Hi guys! Its polishaddict and i'm really excited for todays short and sweet post. So my haul is OPI's NYC Ballet Petites! I know it's a bit late to get these but I wasn't planing on getting them until later. Plus since my Ulta had stopped caring them it was only $10.75( compared to $12.50 without tax)! So the posts to follow will include swatches and review on the collection, a review on OPI polishes, and soon OPI's best of the best collection! And I also bought three nail polish dupes for Deborah Lipman, China Glaze, and Zoya.

Exfoliation - tips, tricks, and recipes

Hey! It's polishaddict!
  
Today's post is about exfoliation - wait what does that have to do with polish? Well if you don't exfoliate your hands and feet you may be left with dead cuticles and rough skin that will ruin the look of your perfect manicure or pedicure. But hands and feet aren't the only things that did exfoliating, the face and lip need to be exfoliated to.

WHEN TO EXFOLIATE
Once a week, at the least.


DO YOU REALLY NEED TO USE EXPENSIVE PRODUCTS TO EXFOLIATE?
No! I will be showing you in exfoliation series how to make your own exfoliators that work just as well.


Tip #1 - On your lips you can use a clean toothbrush dipped in Vaseline or petroleum jelly to exfoliate them. Think of it as brushing your lips! This is not my favorite way of exfoliating, however, its perfect for doing on the go.

Tip #2 - Always use a lip balm after exfoliating lips or use a moisturizer for skin.

For more recipes to make exfoliators check out my other posts! :) 


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