One Month Nail Growth Update

It has already been a whole month since my nail breakage, and although my nails aren't as long as they were prior to breakage, they have come pretty far! I did skip posting week 3, but here's a comparison to my length at 2 weeks which I originally posted here. I'm still following my same nail routine which you can view here, but as the cold weather is approaching, I feel my hands getting drier. I'll be trying out some new products & techniques in the next few weeks and let you know how everything goes! 

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

2 Week Nail Growth Update

Hi guys! I just wanted to quickly show you my 2 week (well, technically tomorrow makes 2 weeks but whatever) nail growth update since my nail break. I've been following my same nail care routine seen in my previous nail growth update prior to the break. I can definitely see the growth that has occurred as I now have a pretty decent length for my free edge!

Do you like these growth updates? Would you like to see weekly updates? Let me know your thoughts!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

My Nail Routine & Update

Happy Humpday! Today on the blog I'll be showing you my simple routine for maintaining healthy, strong nails on a budget.

No, I do not have the money to be buying  a million nail hardeners, or biotin pills & whatever other unnecessary crap is on the market for your nails. There is only one thing that your nails crave, and that is moisture (and no I'm not talking about water)! The ONLY products I use are cuticle oil and lotion. The type of cuticle oil & lotion you use does not matter much, as long as you keep on applying either one or even both products when your hands feel dry.

Here are what my nails looked like at the Beginning of October (sorry I have no photos without polish). Pay attention to the shape, and length.

Here is what  my nails look like currently. Below are what my nails look like after a combination of cold weather, acetone, and hand washing. My nails are slightly stained red because of my previous manicure, but it should fade away gradually after my next manicure.

After washing my hand and letting them dry, I apply cuticle oil to my cuticles, under my free edge, and on my nail. I then massage in the oil and let it sink in for a few minutes. The cuticle oil I am currently using is Bliss Kiss.

Next I apply about a quarter sized amount of lotion to my two hands working it from my finger tips down to my wrists. I also let the lotion sink in for a while, and that's all there is too it! All of the lotions I use for my hands are from Bath and Body Works (aka my second OBSESSION) but feel free to use whatever you like, Another thing that helps my nails grow stronger and longer is polishing them. I find that my nails ALWAYS break the day I decide to go without it, so if you're not one to wear polish everyday, you can follow these steps followed by a base coat & top coat.

Here are some more tips that I think will help if you are experiencing some nail issues:

* Try avoiding having your hands in water for long periods of time if possible. Ex. If you are washing dishes, use rubber gloves! This minimizes chance of breakage
*Do not file your nails unnecessarily, and when you do, do not file them too sharply. I find that when I do this my nails get snagged on something and end up tearing
*Even if your nails do tear, DO NOT CHOP THEM OFF! As you can see from my photos from the beginning of October, all of my nails are rounded and are not equal length. When my nails break at the edge, I just round off my nails until they grow out. This saves the wait time opposed to having nubs (if you're a blogger like me) which is a lifesaver!

Hope something in this post helps someone out there that may be experiencing some problems!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

Nail Growth Journey - Day 14

Guess who's back, back, back?? Back again, gain, gain??? TPJ's back, back, back, tell a friend, friend friend!! Ahaha I missed you guys sooooooo much! Today was my first day back to school and it was surprisingly easy going... Only if it were like that all the time *sigh*. For those of you that may not know, 2 weeks ago I cut off my long nails to a bad break & have decided to blog the growth of my nails for those who are interested. Although it has felt like forever waiting for them to grow out, it has only been 2 weeks and I've experienced some amazing growth! Take a look for yourself!

I will say I almost broke off my thumb nail while folding laundry, but I managed to save it by changing its shape from square to round. My routine is still the same; just the basic hand lotion and cuticle oil every once in a while. I really like this current length it's at, I think it's super cute.... but I'm a long nails kinda gal so the change to short will be nice while it lasts. Can't wait to see how long they are after a month!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ <3

Nail Growth Journey - Day 7

I'm so sorry for the delay with these upcoming posts, but better late then never right?!? These photo's are from Friday August 24th, 2012. This is how much my nails have grown within 7 days with some TLC!

I can already tell that my nails have gotten much stronger and have grown out a little bit. All I have been using is my good old cuticle oil and hand creams almost every day. At this rate, I'll be nubbin free in no time flat!

Peace & Love,
-- TPJ<3

Nail Growth Journey

Hello and good morning everyone! As some of you may know already, my nail broke unfortunately so I decided to cut them all off and start fresh *moment of silence for those great nails*. LOL. I decided to blog about growing my nails back this time so we see exactly how long it takes and if what products I'm using is helping or hurting the growth.

The start date was yesterday ( Friday August 17th) and I will check back every 7 days with a comparison picture to see the difference.

Day 1:

 Peace & Love,
--TPJ