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Pinterest Picks of the Week: Nail Hacks

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bentley chapter.

Finding yourself staying up till the wee hours of the morning to finish that philosophy paper due the next day? Well, if you’re barely managing to stay on top of your elective classes, you probably don’t even have the time to treat yourself to a well-deserved mani/pedi. In this week’s Pinterest Picks, I’ve found the best tips and tricks to get those cuticle-covered, peeling nails of yours back to tip-top shape! 

 

So you probably have seen any of the hundreds of nail designs flooding Pinterest, Instagram, or Twitter and have thought to yourself that those Aztec designs are near-impossible to make with that thick goopy nail polish brush. Well, in this pin, I’ve found a way to give you the ability to score yourself a neat nail hack with the creation of these DIY nail dotting tools for FREE! Not only does this picture provide you with the many different ways you can turn an old pen into a nail tool, but it even shows you how small or big you can make the dots! Want to learn more?  Be sure to check out Wacky Lakai’s blog for more tips!

 

As a college student, you’re bound to love saving a dollar wherever possible. After all, you’re going to need all the pennies you can get to afford that already cheap plane ticket for Spring Break. What if I told you it was possible to save almost $25? Interested? For less than $6, you are able to have an at-home gel manicure and skip the outrageous prices at the salon! Routine Beauty has the step-by-step guide every collegiette needs to achieve this long-lasting, shiny gel manicure from the comforts of your own dorm! 

 

If you have the found the holy grail at-home manicure routine and you haven’t experienced chipping, smudging, peeling nails, or have complained about the length of time it takes to remove glitter nail polish, then props to you, girl. You’re one in a million. But, for the other 99.9% of girls, BeautyHigh has just about every fix to all of the many nail problems you’ve encountered. Licking your nail to fix a smudged nail? Genius!