15 Ways You Can Use Nail Polish

"I don't need another polish" said NO WOMEN EVER

Who said nail polish was meant only for your nails? You know all of those old polish bottles laying around your house? Think twice before throwing them away. They can end up being a lifesaver and become very handy around the house!!

Clever Ways to Use Nail Polish

1) Ever have a hard time finding which key is for your house, work, parent's home, donut safe, dog's pimped up house, ..etc? Color code your keys to make them easier to locate.. especially when you are trying to rush in your house before your pee bomb explodes! 

2) Annoyed with your important labels smudging off? Brush clear polish over labels to prevent it from smudging.

3) We all are guilty for pulling an all nighter before a presentation the next day. Sometimes were are just too tired to function well. Have you ever found yourself mistakenly using your eyeliner brush as your lip liner and your bronzer brush as your blush brush? Try color coding your make-up brushes with color polish or even paint it just to feel artsy!!

4) Oh no! You're on a date and you just realized the super cute necklace that you bought on sale just turned your neck green!! You're freakin out, your heart is racing, and you feel like you are about to break out into the Incredible Hulk. Whip out clear nail polish and coat your jewelry to prevent it from tarnishing or making you green..again. 

5) Your daughter is so cute.. I mean duh, she got the looks from her mother for goodness sake. Although she is cute, not everything she does may compliment it. So here, I will spill a weird thing that my niece, basically like a daughter to me, does that I can't seem to understand. EVERY doll she owns, no matter how cute Elsa looks in her Frozen blue dress, they ALL go completely naked and the clothes are no where to be found. She carries her naked dolls everywhere and people just stare. If you have the same problem, paint on some bra and undies with her favorite nail polish color!!

6) Poking any string through a small hole can get your blood boiling up. Whether it's a thread through a sewing needle or a lace through a shoe hole, when the string unlaces into many others and won't stay firmly together, that's when we contemplate on whether the item we are trying to fix is that valuable to us to consider throwing in the trash. Dip the ends in clear polish and ravel the ends together. Once it's dry, try again because now the ends will be more firm, making it easier.

7) Writing thank you notes to mail out can be a pain! Especially when you are trying to think about that fresh off the grill, juicy steak all soaked in marinated secret sauce your dad always makes.. Did your mouth start watering up yet? Good, then it worked. Now you can use that saliva to finish licking the other 100 envelopes. If it didn't work, use nail polish to seal the envelopes!!

8) You pulled out of your drive way with your Steve Madden sunglasses on and the hood popped open because it is a BEAUTIFUL day!! You are singing along to your favorite song that you have set on replay since it is freakin' the best song that has ever been written on the planet of Earth! But then you heard an unfamiliar sound in the song that YOU KNOW wasn't there before. FRENCH NUGGETS**! Your car scraped against a branch, leaving a scratch that is so noticeable that anybody's grandma could see it a mile away. Find a color polish that is close to the color of your car to repair any nicks and scratches. 

9) "Ooo girl your legs look FABULOUS in those tights!", you probably hear that all the time. Which makes you enjoy strutting off in your favorite stockings on a daily reg. Before you go on a mental break down because you found a string on the tights that tears every time you pull it, apply a top coat to the tear to prevent it from getting any worse.

10) The other day I went to Charming Charlies and found the cutest starfish earrings ever! They were perfect for everyday wear but one problem.. they aren't real silver and hypoallergenic.. I would risk my ears getting inflamed but the crusty pus that develops after grosses me out! Problem solved ;) Coat the earring post with clear polish to prevent allergic reactions.

11) Every wash, I realize that the buttons on my clothes keeps loosening up! Apply clear polish to the center of the thread to keep them secure.

12) Those annoying cabinets and drawers that you find yourself re-tightening the loose screws every few days may be getting on your last nerves. Lightly coat the screw ridges with clear polish and let it dry before poking them back in the holes to tighten the screw again. This will keep them from getting loose again.

13) Do you find yourself unwillingly taking a shower outside every time you turn on the hose? Yes, you may think you are saving water by getting a shower while in the process of watering your garden but you're wrong. The run in your hose is wasting so much water and increasing your water bill slowly. To temporarily fix the problem, while the hose is dry, coat the ends of the run with clear polish and let it dry. 

14) Prevent anything from rusting or loosing it's shine really with clear polish! Apply it on a belt buckle, a toilet seat screw, chipped car paint, rings, ..etc.

15) Feeling extra crafty today? Open your cabinets and find a plain mug. Let's start marbleizing :)

You Will Need:

- mug

- nail polish

(avoid quick-dry polishes)

- waterproof container big enough that will easily fit your mug 

(one that you won't mind ruining)

- a thin stick or toothpick

- paper towels

Directions:

1) Fill the container 3/4 of warm water

2) Grab 1-3 colorful polishes of your choice and remove the brush from the bottles

3) Pour a few drops of the polish straight out from the bottle, in the middle, close to the surface of the water 

(if dropped too high up, the polish will sink to the bottom)

4) After you pour the polish(es) you want to marbleize together, take a thin stick to swirl the paint if necessary

5) Before the polish film starts drying out, dip your mug and start swirling it to pick up the paint

6) Only dip the mug in once, if you feel like it needs more, let it dry on a paper towel first before dipping it back into the water

 (must re-drop in polish since the previous one has dried up)

7) Wipe away any excess polish that's inside the mug and then let it dry on the paper towel 

(don't touch it until it is fully dry or else you'll smudge the paint!)

Clean Up:

- If there are any smudges or unwanted paint, clean it up with acetone or polish remover

- Your mug is no longer dishwasher or microwave safe, must hand wash the mug from now on 

- When pouring out the water from the container you used, take a paper towel and pick up any of the left over paint completely. This will prevent any nail polish from getting all over your sink

Lots of Love,

ATL Nail Supply

3 HUGE Beauty Tips and Mistakes!

We, as women, all have so little time during the day but somehow we still manage to always..most of the time.. look like angelic creatures walking on the face of Earth. Men don't realize the extent of work we put into keeping our youthful beauty.. THEY SHOULD APPRECIATE US! One thing is, we don't do it for them though, we do it for ourselves. Keeping up with taking care of the only body that was given to us comes with a lot of work but it's what makes us angelic creatures. BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT. We are always up for challenges. 

Okay, okay. So maybe I am going a little too far with the empowering movement of women. We're just great ;) So here are some beauty tips that keeps us looking and feeling our best.

WASH YOUR HAIR THE RIGHT WAY!

Beauty comes with a series of rules, and bathing is no exception. We all do the typical routine of shampoo first, conditioner second. It's not wrong to do that, i'm not stopping you. BUT if you want that shiny bouncy hair look, IT IS TIME TO MIX IT UP! Did you know that conditioning before you shampoo will actually keep your ends healthier and it will also fill any holes in the cuticle with moisture to make them smoother and boosting with shine?

1) Start with rinsing your hair with very warm water until it is fully damp. The warm water will open the cuticle to help remove any dirt or product that is trapped in your hair.

2) Condition first, just do it! This will protect your fragile ends from drying out and causing further damage. 

3) Lather up your hair with shampoo BUT only at the scalp! The hair closest to your scalp are the ones that are the oiliest. The soap will naturally run down to the ends of your hair on it's own when you are rinsing off. 

For short or thin hair= a quarter-size amount of shampoo

For long or thick hair= double that

4) BE GENTLE when rinsing off with water! Start with lathering your roots to increase the blood flow to the scalp and stimulate hair growth with medium pressure and up and down strokes. Slowly move down towards the ends. 

5) Once the soap is fully washed off, add some conditioner towards the mid-length of tips. Clip your hair up while leaving the conditioner on and continue finish showering. 

6) FINISH OFF with cold water to close the cuticles tight, causing it to keep your hair from shedding off more and also sealing the outer layer to reflect the most light to give you the most shine!!

NAIL HACKS

1) To make your manicure last, apply a thin layer of clear nail polish every 2 days! Make sure to coat the edges, that's where they usually start to chip.

2) Use ice water to dry your nails after a brief air dry! The cold water will really set the color!

3) Annoyed with the messy polish on your skin when painting them? Line your nails with Vaseline before you paint and then wipe the mistakes off when done!

4) Prevent chipping by doing the double base coat method. Paint the base coat on the top portion of your nails only and then apply a second coat over your whole nail afterwards. 

5) Make your light or translucent colors pop more by applying white polish as your base!

6) Glitters are pretty but they are a pain in the butt to take off! Try soaking it off like you would with gel polish (dip a piece of cotton enough to cover your nail in acetone, press firmly on the nail and wrap in in foil). 

SKIN HABITS YOU NEED TO QUIT

1) I understand there's a hot guy at the gym that you have been dying to talk to but that make-up you have on honey, is going to destroy your face. Working out with make-up on can cause a huge build up of excess oil that will clog your pores! So while you a sweating, your pores are opening up. That's when the layer of make-up you have on, combined with the dirt and bacteria, those are the key ingredients to horrible breakouts! 

2) Stop picking your pimples! It can lead to scarring and end up turning into dark spots on your face. Touching your face in general is a NO-GO. The oils on your hands can be one of the many reasons why you just won't stop breaking out! 

3) Under no circumstances are you to sleep with your make-up on. It is very important to take care of your skin before you end your day with a beauty sleep. Always wash that layer of make-up you have on off and then wash your face with a daily cleanser to wash away that excess oil, dirt, and bacteria that can clog your pores. 

4) Avoid rubbing your eyes. They can lead to fine lines around your eye area. The surrounding skin area of your eye has the thinnest later on your face. That area is the first to show signs of aging. So avoid pulling your skin when applying make-up or contacts, or rubbing that area when removing make-up. Just be gentle to your skin.

5) Sleep with your face away from your pillow. The oil from your hair is trapped into your sheets and with you face planting into your pillow at night is just adding unwanted oils onto your face. Not only that, falling asleep on your pillow can cause unwanted fine lines and wrinkles.

6) Cure dried lips with lip balm, not salvia! Yes dry lips can be super comfortable, but licking or biting your lips is not the best solution. Your saliva is drying it more and is also taking away any natural moisture you have on your lips already. 

Lots of Love,

Atl Nail Supply