My DIRTY Secret, 5 Star Lotions For $2 Find Out How I Do It

   There is a secret I have not told anyone other than my hubby.  My hubby actually is a great help with this secret. I believe to give the best service possible when it comes to a manicure or pedicure is the scrub your use as well as the lotion to message.  I have a few places I find these items, and these items are cheaper than going to Sally's, Cosmo Prof, or State Beauty Supply. 
   My hubby and I LOVE flea markets.  Where we live there are markets upon markets upon markets.  It's ENDLESS!  This is my secret.
    I have found Beauty Control Margarita lotion (which smells like your covered in tequila and mixer), I have found Bath and Body Works, I have found Victoria's Secret, and more.  Never have I paid more than $2.00 on any item.
   Also the Dollar Tree, where everything is a dollar, I get a foot lotion that is infused with Tea Tree Oil Grape Seed Extract and smells so good!  It comes in a little blue squeeze tube.  You will know it when you see it. 
   To use good product is a good way to keep a customer because they think you are using the best, but little do they know you bought that wonderful smelling lotion discounted somewhere.  They don't have to know, only you.  I get more tips because I give them huge options on what lotion they want to smell like.
    I hope this feed gives you some ideas of you own!

CND High Gloss High Shine EXCELLENT BUY

              
    I bought this Saturday at Sally's.  I used this, this evening.  I love it.  The odor is low and didn't bother my nose. I love the bottle it comes in.  My bottle is quite large at 68 ml or 2.3 fl oz.  This top coat also dried fairly fast, and when it says high shine, it means high shine.  It was worth every penny!  It offers a durable shine while sealing and protecting nail color, provides a scratch-resistant shine, seals and protects the nail color, UV absorber guards against fading and discoloration, 3-free formula does not contain Formaldehyde, Toluene or Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP).  DBP can create hormone-production problems in a fetus.  Tolulene can cause reproductive issues, headaches, itchy eyes, and much more.  Formaldahyde can cause breathing problems and even cancer.  So this polish is safe for mommy and baby!
    As I do with all my reviews, I give a rating on a 5 star rating.  5 being the bomb, and 1 being trash.  This item gets a 5, and I am satisfied and will rebuy when the time comes. 

    Heel to Toe Spa Collection Sea Salt Glow Scrub was designed to be used individually or as part of a regimen. A natural way to reduce stress, focus energy, uplift your spirits, reduce anxiety or just relax. Gently polishes and conditions the skin. Great for feet legs or any where on the body.
    I used this today.  Absolutely wonderful product.  Heel to Toe never ceases to amaze me with their products.  Let me tell you! My feet are so soft and smooth it is unreal!  I figure I cannot write a review or use this on clients unless I take the job of being the guinea pig.  I was glad I tried it.  The scrub comes in this gorgeous deep purple color.  The grains of salt were the perfect size, not to big but not to small.  I used my foot file to rub the salt grains in.  I scrubbed for maybe 3-5 minutes. 
   Overall I am happy with my purchase, and I am excited to use on my clients.  I give this 5 goddess stars!

ORLY Nail Armor Liquid Nail Wrap Review

ORLY Nail Armor is another item I bought for my mother with her manicure appointment.  At the school I graduate from, they couldn't tell me what a fiber top coat was (it that tells you how crappy of a school I went to).  I have learned most everything on my own.  This is a fabulous item that is great for eggshell nails.  ORLY nail armor is a must have for any nail tech.  Nail armor is a liquid nail wrap with ridge filler, and it strengthens and reinforce nails with real silk fibers.  How to use: Shake bottle vigoriously, then apply two coats as the basecoat and the let dry between coats.  Followed by your normal nail polish and finish with a highgloss top coat.  Not only will your clients with eggshell nails be happy as can be, but they will have the life of someone with "normal" nails.  This product is free of DBP, Formaldehyde, and Toluene, which means anyone with child can have this product used on them with no problem being given to the fetus.

Nailtrition By ORLY Girls Let's Grow These Nails

This is ORLY premium Nailtrition.  This item was not cheap, but one of the first items I bought for my upcoming manicure appointment with my mother.  She has eggshell nails.  I figured what a better time to discuss such nails as right now!  This product is for peeling and splitting nails.  This is a nail strengthening and growth treatment.  Nailtrition helps strengthen peeling and splitting nails.  Collagen, wheat, protien, keratin, and bamboo extract help stimulate healthier, faster growth.  The nails will grow longer and stronger.

Directions: Week one- apply 1-2 coats daily.Remove at the end of that week.  Week two- repeat.  Repeat two week program as necessary, waiting one week before reapplication.  Use with a cuticle therapy cream or I prefer cuticle oil.

This is just one product I got for her Monday mani booking.  I will post on the other items I have aquired over the weekend shopping trip.

My Choice In Nail GLUE!

     There are several types of nail glue out there.  I use a multitude of different glues from brush on to dropper tops.  Beauty Secrets has a bottle of nail glue that has enough glue for many uses.  The top of the bottle has a topper on it.   There's absolutely no way it will leak or stick.  The glue itself is a fanitastic glue.  It holds nail tips like no other.  This glue is a quick dry nail glue.  Its weight is 14.8ml    .5 fluid ounces.