Hard as Nails

One thing busy moms can’t handle is the constant stress and drama of maintaining a chip-free manicure. If you even have the time to escape the house to get your nails done, the entire drying process seems to take too long. Grocery lists, the kids’ practice pick-ups, and your husband’s needs rattle around in your head as you wait for the polish to dry. One set of dishes later, they’re ruined.

Let’s try something new. The color gel manicure gets a bad rap because, if repeated every few weeks over long periods of time, it can thin out the nail. However, trying one month on and one month off will not only improve the strength and length of your nails, but keep you smiling down at your pretty fingers and feeling like you at least accomplished one thing for yourself.

All told, you will be at the salon for 45 minutes max. And the beauty of this special treatment is that, the very minute you’re finished, your nails will be rock hard and ready to go—absolutely no drying time.

The gel polish manicure is smooth and consistently shiny. Best of all, you can get three to four no-drama weeks out of it.

Going into the holiday season where cooking, cleaning, wrapping, and corralling the kids will keep you stressed to your ears, why not try to have it together on the nail front? Many salons are now offering the treatment for twenty to thirty dollars. We think you deserve this little luxury.