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If you have trouble giving yourself a salon-worthy manicure from home, you may be making some common nail care mistakes! Have no fear—this week in the blog, we are going through four popular nail care mistakes to beware of, as well as recommendations on how to fix them so you can have a flawless-looking mani in no time! Cutting Cuticles If you are giving yourself a manicure at home, we recommend you don’t cut your cuticles! Clipping your cuticles can do more harm than good and can leave your skin more prone to irritation. Instead of clipping, try Melt Away! This Cuticle Exfoliator gently removes dry, overgrown cuticles—no cutting required! Formulated with plant-based conditioning ingredients that help soften and gently exfoliate cuticles, Melt Away helps remove overgrown cuticles in no time! Skipping a Base Coat or Top Coat When doing your nails, it is important that you are properly prepping and finishing your manicure. Skipping a base coat can lead to unwanted breaking or chipping, and skipping a top coat can lead to your nail polish chipping. To help avoid these care issues, we recommend starting your manicure with Horse Power Nail Rescue Basecoat to help protect both healthy and brittle nails against future damage and potential damage. After applying your nail lacquer, we recommend finishing off your mani with Hardwear Shine UV Topcoat to help extend the life of your mani with an ultra-glossy finish. Not Moisturizing Your Cuticles Your nails and cuticles need moisture to help strengthen the look of nails. If your nails and cuticles are not hydrated, it could lead to your nails chipping, peeling, or breaking. To help prevent this issue, we recommend applying Quick Slip Cuticle Oil throughout the day to help protect, replenish, and strengthen the look of cuticles. To take your cuticle care to the next level, pair Quick Slip with QuickFix Moisturizing Cuticle Balm as an overnight treatment to help lock in moisture. Applying Thick Coats of Nail Lacquer The last nail care mistake to beware of is applying your nail lacquer in super thick layers! When applying your favourite Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer, it is important to try to evenly distribute the lacquer to help keep it from getting goopy. A good technique is scaping the excess nail lacquer off the brush back into the bottle before applying it onto the nail. Another tip is to allow the nail lacquer to dry between layers to help it apply more evenly, which can help avoid any early chipping or smudging. To shop more bestselling nail care products, or other must-have beauty and Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer hues, head to butterlondon.com

Halloween is only a few short weeks away, which means it’s time to figure out our costume and most importantly, our manicure! Whether you are going all out with your Halloween costume this year, or if you are going to throw on some cat ears and call it a day, here are our favourite Patent Shine Nail Lacquer hues to wear this October. Union Jack Black We couldn’t list our favourite manicure colours for Halloween without starting with a classic black! Union Jack Black Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer is a true black crème that is perfect for this haunted holiday. Union Jack Black is a versatile shade and can be worn alone as an all-black manicure, or can be used with shade Cotton Buds Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer to create different nail designs with our Signature Nail Art Tools 3-piece nail design brushes. The Stippling Brush included in this kit is perfect for drawing an eerie spiderweb on your nails, and the Dotter Tool is great for drawing a spooky ghost design! Proper Do Another colour we love for the Halloween season is a deep purple, such as Proper Do Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer. This rich purple crème is an effortlessly moody hue that combines the warmth of red and the calm blues to add sophistication and a sense of luxury to this ghostly holiday. You can wear Proper Do on its own, or you can use the Signature Nail Art Tools to create designs such as paint drops or bats! Pop Orange Orange is a colour that is associated with Halloween, which is why we had to include Pop Orange Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer in our Halloween manicure inspo! This light tangerine crème is perfect to add some festive spirit to your nails. We love using Pop Orange with our Signature Nail Art Tools to create fun pumpkin designs for a spooky pumpkin patch-inspired mani! All You Need is Love The last Halloween-inspired nail colour we recommend is All You Need is Love Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer! This glamorous rainbow glitter overcoat adds a fun pop of sparkle for a Halloween manicure that shines. We love using this show-stopping shade on its own for a full glitter moment, or layering it on top of other Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer hues, such as Brolly Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer or Bonkers Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer. To shop more festive Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer hues to wear this Halloween, or other bestselling nail care and beauty products, head to butterlondon.com