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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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    8 comments:

    1. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2013 at 9:21 PM

      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. MargoSeptember 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM

        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. Miranda | Slashedbeauty.comSeptember 23, 2013 at 10:58 PM

      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. MargoSeptember 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM

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

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    3. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2013 at 3:58 AM

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

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    4. LifeOfBunSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:17 AM

      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. MargoSeptember 24, 2013 at 9:51 PM

        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. LeighSeptember 25, 2013 at 3:05 PM

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

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    Thanks for taking the time to comment! I appreciate it!