Beautiful World

If you are just tuning in, you can read Week One of my Beach Ready Toe Nail Challenge here:

I have to say, I am really impressed with the results so far. My nails have never really looked this hydrated and pink in a really long time. The skin feels wonderful and I have not had to deal with any of my usual excessive white flakes.

I haven’t noticed anything regarding the ridges or splits but it has only been 2 weeks. Right now, just not having to deal with the constant onslaught of white flakey skin is a win for me. I really am excited to see what happens after 6 weeks. Please disregard the blemish on my big toe, I slipped in the garage and stubbed my toe.

I received my challenge kit today so I couldn’t wait! I dove right in!

The instructions are pretty straightforward: apply after getting up in the morning but at least an hour before getting your feet wet or an hour afterwards. The main point is to make sure your feet are completely dry and will be dry for at least an hour. Apply the product generously to the cuticle, the nail plate and around the nail. And lastly, take pictures on a weekly basis as a way to track progress and report it to Lisa over at Ask Cosmetics. The best thing is you can also use the Tips for Toes also on your fingernails so I will be doing both!

My hands: My cuticles are always flaking and splitting. I’ve tried different lotions and cuticle oils but nothing seems to really work. Within minutes I am back to this wonderful scene.

So I put on Tips for Toes and an hour later, my cuticles are still looking pretty good for an initial application.

If I can keep getting results like this, I will be out of this world happy.

My Feet: My feet are horrible, I’m almost too embarrassed to show them but here we go!

I  have some pretty bad ridges on my big toes, I have no idea when this started but there they are and it makes painting my nails a real chore since it is so pronounced.

Another angle and slight close up of my ridgey toe.

Another issue I am dealing with is my toe nail splitting down the center on my middle toes. It doesn’t hurt so it doesn’t seem to be happening under the cuticle but as soon as the nail starts to grow, the split continues down to the cuticle. Again, this causes an issue with pedicures cause more often than not the crack shoes through and the polish begins to flake off.

Put on an application and let is absorb into my skin and all the white flaky stuff is still gone.

ASK Cosmetics also included a full size bottle of their skin conditioning milk and I *love* this stuff.  In fact, the one thing that rates high on my list is just how lightly scented both of these products are. The lotion has my skin feeling soft and smooth without also feeling tight.