Hero Product - Jessica Fusion for Peeling Nails

I have many clients with peeling, flaky nails that chip easily. Well I have a fantastic product that will solve the problem. The most common mistake is people using the wrong basecoat which exacerbates the problem.

Image via Beauty Gossipologyst

The rule is if your nails peel/flake the only basecoat treatment you should use is one specially designed for peeling nails. Strengthening treatments will just plump out the peeling layers making the problem worse.

My nails peeled and chipped for years until I trained with Jessica at college and was introduced to one of my best buddies Fusion. I'm quite sceptical about wonder products but Fusion caught my eye, I had nothing to lose, plus joining the Beauty Industry I was seeing more and more beautiful nails and wanted mine to be part of that gang!

I was amazed with the results, the only time my nails have peeled since have been when I've peeled my gel nails off (embarrassed face!) and when I had pneumonia. I just reached for my trusty bottle and et voila... beautiful nails once more!

Many of my clients have had amazing results using Jessica's Fusion at home too. It contains rubberised resins which fuse the layers of the nail back together to prevent further peeling and chipping. It also contains Vitamin A which strengthens and conditions the nails encouraging healthy growth and layer development. You can wear it as a basecoat or as a clear varnish.

• Apply 2 layers every 2-3 days. 
• Your nails will continue to peel until the problem area grows out, so keep trimming/filing the nails with a soft file.
• File in one direction rather than sea sawing back and forth as this can make them peel more.

Jessica's GELeration can be used with a coat of 'Build' over the basecoat to help peeling nails too. Most importantly tempting as it may be, never peel off your gel nails as you will remove layers of your nail with it!! I learnt my lesson well!

Jessica's treatments never cease to impress me, many clients, friends and family have had excellent results with their different basecoats and cuticle treatments. So why not give it a go?

My nails nowadays!

Available from my salon Rituals Beauty in Newcastle upon Tyne:
Midi size 0.5 fl oz - £11.20
0.5 fl oz -£17.95.

To order yours today call 0789 4120073 or email hello@ritualsbeauty.co.uk. If you aren't local, I offer a postal service for a little extra cost.

Easter Nails Done!

Chocolatey Easter nails done, colour looks good enough to eat! They actually are a bit more of a warm brown, but can't for the life of me work out my camera!

Buck Naked by Jessica GELeration 

Beautiful Cupcake Gallery - Make Up

OOOO I do love a cupcake, especially super creative ones. So here's a little gallery of rather clever "Make Up" cupcakes.

"Ladies Night" cupcakes from The Canadian Living Crazy Cakes Contest - cute lil OPI nail polishes!

No make up collection is complete without some uber glam Chanel!

From Cupcakes Nouveau

Tom Ford lipsticks from Sweet Things.

The matt frosting looks so scrummy!

LOL look at those strip lashes, fab! Image found on: http://hollywoodoverdose.tumblr.com

I love anything with pearls, the eyeliner looks so real! How delicious does the the frosting look yummy! Image found on Makeup FTW

AND Saving the best till last ...

 Anna Sui collection from Lil Missy Cupcake.

WOW and double WOW! This is one lil clever lady. 

I Just Love Chanel's New Dancing Nails Advert

Perfectly painted nails make you happy! Especially when they are Chanel!
Chanel Dancing Fingers TV Advert.. take it away girls!

Would love to see a Pulp Fiction version!

Jessica GELeration - Day 3

Just thought I'd update you on how my new Sexy Siren Jessica GELeration nails are getting on...

I'm pleased to report I'm still in love! They are looking fabulous - no chips, wearing or lifting and they are SUPER shiny still and look how thin they are! I've had so many compliments.

Will report back later in the week...

My Pamper Time is Over :o(

Well I'm back and what a lovely afternoon I've had, I feel like a new woman! And this picture shows exactly how I am feeling about Jessica GELeration!

My GELeration nails look amazing. After what probably felt that an hour to the poor therapist, I eventually decided to have the Sexy Siren colour and its soooooo pretty!

So is it a Polish or is it a Gel? Well it paints like polish, but performs like gel - a perfect combination. Jessica's philosophy is to develop the long term health of your natural nails and this has been carried on with GELeration hurray! The whole process is kind to your nails. Weak, broken or bitten nails can be revived and refreshed. Great as an ongoing maintenance treatment, for an occasion, or to help grow your nails.

Like all the Jessica range this product is amazing, it has really blown me away. GELeration is a new generation in soak-off nail system. It is a "hybrid" between a gel and a polish, it doesn't chip, fade or peel and it's super shiny with no need to use a top coat. It is much thinner than I expected so looks super natural. It dries in seconds so you leave the salon with dry nails - don't tell your man though - we still need a good excuse not to do the washing up!! Your nails look like new every day and super shiny. It's removed in minutes with a special soak off solution.

For fellow therapists who haven't tried GELeration yet, the product literally does paint on like a varnish, I was a bit sceptical but it really does, it's not thick like the older systems in the pots. It is much quicker to do than and a lot easier, plus as the bottle is getting low you don't get those awful stringy, claggy bits you get with varnishes  - so no waste, a definite plus. You can cure them under a UV lamp or LED lamp.

Jessica recommend you use their intensive conditioning Phenomen Oil at home to keep your cuticles and nails in tip top condition. Lucky I have lots of that in my home salon! I'll report back with how they last over the next few weeks. In the meantime I'm going to be flashing my pretty hands to the world!

I will cover my  Aveda Chocolate Sensation facial in another post - off to relax now, then friends for a curry - yum yum!

Have a fabulous weekend x

Pamper Time Soon

Off for my long awaited pamper very soon. Just been on Jessica Nail's website to have a nosy at the colour selection for their GELeration soak off gel polish - hmm think a big chunk of my appointment is going to be spent choosing one of these gorgeous colours! So much to choose from hurray!

Here's a before picture - crickey I've got my mums veiny hands lol! Will let report back on the new nails later and the new face after my Aveda Chocolate Sensation facial - sorry guys no pic of my face without makeup! Enjoy your Saturday! x

My Pampering Weekend Coming Up

I'm really looking forward to a nice long pampering this weekend - a perfect Christmas present from my lovely hubby and gorgeous little boy. 

I have been treated to an Aveda Chocolate Sensation Facial with Revitalising Eye Treatment - this is a luxury facial using the super anti-oxidant and moisturising properties of chocolate to leave the skin, soothed, hydrated and glowing. Perfect - just what I need to get my skin ready for spring, and repair the winter damage from the cold weather and central heating.

I will let you know how it goes - I'm extremely excited; I've never had one of their facials but have heard great things about them. No doubt I'll pick up some great ideas too - if I don't fall asleep that is!

I think is incredibly important to keep up-to-date with new trends and experience other brands when you work in any industry - I must say research in this business is bloomin marvellous! 

So... I'm also getting to try out Jessica's GELeration gels!! I'm off to visit their website now to choose a colour! I may even get them in the salon - watch this space...

Smudged your nails again? Meet your new best friend!

Today is my first jump into the world of blogging!. I have so many people asking for advice on beauty and health matters, it seemed a blog was the best place to expand upon those things and share them with the world.  

So here goes with my first ever post...

Jessica Nails themselves picked up on a post I put on my Rituals Beauty Facebook page today about their amazing "Quick Dry" product and my homemade artwork I did to promote the product. I can't tell you how proud and honoured I was to get recognition and a comment from such a fantastic company. So to celebrate I thought it would make the perfect first post.

Smudged your nails again? 

Well never again with this wonder product - just 1 drop of Jessica Nails "Quick Dry" on each nail gets you touch dry nails in just 60 seconds! It creates an invisible protective film over the polish surface to protect your freshly painted nails from scratching, smudging and wrinkling. Easy, fast and super effective. I always use it in the salon in my manicures and pedicures. 

Available from my salon Rituals Beauty in Newcastle upon Tyne for just £6.95 (7.4ml). To order yours today call 0789 4120073 or email hello@ritualsbeauty.co.uk. If you aren't local, I offer a postal service for a little extra cost.

Thanks for reading my first post and thanks to my lovely clever design blogger Mummy from Designers Block who designed my new blog!

Sara x