It will get rid of scraggly cuticles and dry skin.
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When I get a manicure at my local nail salon, generally the technician will use a harsh cuticle remover solution, followed by a marathon session attacking my newly-ragged cuticles with cuticle clippers. At a recent manicure appointment, however, I learned a kinder, gentler way to tame your cuticles.
Paintbox Nail Studio, a newly-opened nail salon in Soho owned by former beauty editor Eleanor Langston, specializes in sophisticated (no, really) nail art and perfect manicures with tons of high-end polishes on offer. I went there for a mani and to check out the new studio, and during the part where I was expecting the tech to pull out the dreaded nippers, instead she whipped out a…mascara brush?
The tech informed me it was a signature part of the Paintbox manicure. After using , instead of going for the evil nippers, she gently rubbed a clean mascara brush (like ) across my nail beds and along the edges. It gently exfoliates to give you the smoothest surface possible before you apply polish, gets bits of cuticle off without trauma, and decreases the need for the clippers. The next time your mascara runs out, uses some shampoo to clean the brush thoroughly, then add it to your nail tools collection. The cuticle compliments will then start rolling in.
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