Monday, September 23, 2013

My Favorite Cuticle Balm and Evil Eye Nails!

Hey Pandas...get ready because I have a Holy Grail product to show you! I am telling you, you NEED this one!
 
 
I recently discovered the brand Le Couvent des Minimes at Ulta and I am so in love. The cute packaging, the French, the smell...le sigh.
 
Their brand states: "From France, With Love: Natural Skincare recipes inspired by the long traditions of simplicity, care, and generosity, started in the Convent of the Minims in Mane, France"
 
I could wax poetic all day long about this epicness..but go read for yourself here.
 
 
 
Anyway, so what makes this cuticle balm/cream my HG you ask?
 
The original Nail and Cuticle Fortifying Salve recipe:
  • Shea butter (Butyrospermum Parkii): nourishing, healing, regenerating and protective
  • Apricot kernel oil (Prunus Armeniaca): softening
  • Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha): fortifying

  • This stuff smells like heaven--botanical, woodsy, relaxing. Spa for your hands, I tell ya! And I know the price is a bit of a shocker ($16.50 for this little tube), but you only need the tiniest amount...let me demonstrate:

     
    Little baby dabs and you are good to go all day! This stuff totally fixes dry, gross cuticles in a snap! I am totally in love. Totally.
     
    And if you are digging my evil eye nails, check out how I made 'em here!

     
     
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    9 comments:

    1. I remember seeing this brand in France! It's pretty great-almost as good as L'Occitane I'd say!

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      1. Yeah, definitely a dupe for L'Occitane in my book, and the scents are a little lighter, which works for my nose better, as I can get a tiny but sensitive to smells

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    2. Ooh, I'm gonna add this to my holiday wishlist. I've been using Sally Hansen Miracle Growth Serum for my cuticles lately which have done the job. BTW awesome mani :)

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      1. I've used that as well...and it does work, but this is luxurious! Thanks Miranda!

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    3. I usually just use hand cream as cuticle treatment, but yours sounds really nice!

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    4. Aaaa the eyes on your nails... :o COOL! Super modern. Besides teh point, sorry. I should take care of my nails more like this.. ^_^

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      1. Haha no problem, I had to show off my mani, so I tried to make it the point anyway ;). Nail care is a hard habit to stick to, but worth it!

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    5. Never heard of this product before, but it looks and sounds amazing!

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