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May 29, 2020

How To Actually Remove Gel Nail Polish Without Destroying Your Nails

Ripping your gel manicure off might be a fast and convenient removal technique, but the swift process can actually cause more harm than good. Everything might appear to be OK to the naked eye, but the delicate layers of the nail plate are actually stripped with every tear, potentially causing permanent damage.

“The gel attaches to layers of your nail plate so it could take months and months for that to grow out again,” celebrity manicurist Patricia Yankee tells SELF. Her professional advice to ensure the health of your nails is to head back to your salon for proper removal. But if you can’t make it in, there are a few easy-to-follow steps to get similar results at home.

First things first: Protect your cuticles.

Acetone can wreak havoc on the skin around your nails. “Before you soak protect the surrounding areas with a cuticle oil,” Yankee explains. A quick home remedy is the tried-and-true Vaseline. The petroleum jelly will create a barrier to minimize damage that the liquid can cause.

Related: Here’s The Nail Painting Hack You’ve Been Waiting For Your Whole Life

Be sure to loosen up the top layer.

“Before soaking you should take a coarse nail file and go over the top surface of all of your nails,” Yankee says. The gel top coat is a tough nearly impermeable layer that seals the color in place—that’s why gel manicures are able to last for weeks instead of days. So scratching the surface will help the acetone to penetrate without a hitch. “When filing apply a light and parallel pressure,” Yankee says, to avoid scratching the nail plate underneath.

Take your time and let them soak.

Here’s how to soak your nails: Apply acetone-drenched cotton balls to each nail (acetone is stronger and more effective than nail polish remover, FYI). Next, wrap each finger with aluminum foil to generate more heat to help the particles breakdown faster. If that method sounds like too much work, you can also pick up less cumbersome ready-to-go wraps by Graham Professional Beauty from Sally’s for under $3 (sallybeauty.com).

Gel polish formulas vary in strength, so the wait time can be anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes. Yankee’s expert tip: “Sometimes it’s best to do one hand at a time at home. I like to start with the dominant hand to get the toughest part out of the way.” So if you’re a lefty, begin soaking the nails on your left-hand side, and then your right hand will be a breeze. “It’s a small change, but it makes a huge difference,” the pro reveals.

Soak again and gently scrape.

Once you give the acetone time to work its magic, grab the file (or a wooden orange stick) again and continue to gently scrape the layers to safely remove the gel polish. You’ll notice the first few coats begin to peel off easily. If you encounter more resistant layers you’ll need to loosen them up with another acetone soaki. Repeat the soaking and scraping method until you’ve safely removed all.

Our Obsession With Struggle

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May 27, 2020

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“You cannot struggle your way to joy. Struggle and joy are not on the same channel. You joy your way to joy. You laugh your way to success. It is through your joy that good things come.”
-Abraham Hicks

We love struggle. We really do. We rely on it so much that it’s become a way of life for most of us. We use it to avoid following our dreams, to add drama to our lives, and to make ourselves feel important.

“It’s in the struggle that we find our strength.” “It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.”

Quotes like this are everywhere, but my question is why do we glamourize the struggle (or the hustle, as it’s now often called on social media)? We live in a culture that has a huge respect for success and for the struggle and effort that is “required” to get there, but what if we’re just making life a whole lot more difficult than it needs to be?

There’s something that feels so gratifying in saying “my life is crazy lately- I have so much on the go.” Yes it feels a bit overwhelming, but beneath that, it feels fulfilling and important. I mean no one creates a name for themselves and does well without struggling and “scratching their way to the top.” Right?

Actually, I believe that this is an outdated belief system, and you can either choose to stick with it and keep toiling away, or you can shift your perspective and replace struggling with allowing.

Abraham Hicks Struggle Quote

People are praised for doing it all, being selfless, and working round the clock. Why is this a good thing?? If that were truly the only way, then yes it would commendable, but what if it’s just insanity masking itself as success?

Now, I get that people are busy, and many are far busier than me. I get that there is lots to be done and that we have high aspirations for ourselves, our communities, and our world.

What I don’t get is why we’re dead set on the idea that this needs to be a struggle.

I’m not saying it’s only about visualization and good vibes. Action is necessary, and as Debbie Ford writes in The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, “Prayer without action is not prayer, it’s dreaming.” But what if that action can feel light, inspired, and natural? And what if the path to everything we want is actually joy, not struggle?

What if we stopped martyring ourselves and romanticizing struggle? I’m just suggesting that the next time you find yourself in the midst of struggle, stop and breathe for a moment and just ask “do I really need this struggle? What if I could experience this differently?” Then you carry on with whatever it was your doing, but you do so with a feeling of ease rather than overwhelm.

Life is not meant to be a struggle. Struggle is a human perspective, not.

Six things we learned at the All About Women festival

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May 27, 2020

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Six things we learned at the All About Women festival

It may be impossible to change the system, our sex lives are still deeply regulated, and we’re all a little bit sexist. Who knew?

It was a feminist feast – a festival devoted to tackling the issues facing women today presented largely by women.

Now in its fourth year, the All About Women festival took place in Sydney on Sunday with 30 guests from Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, North Korea, Russia, South Africa and the United States talking to sold-out audiences across six theatres in the Sydney Opera House.

Can’t afford the latest fashion? Rent it instead!

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May 27, 2020

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Can’t afford the latest fashion? Rent it instead!

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Commitment phobes, rejoice. Apart from being able to binge-watch shows on Netflix without forking out for a box set, you could also wear the latest Self Portrait embroidery-embellished dress, oversized Gucci shades or carry the Saint Laurent Sac de Jour – without paying the full price.

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International Women’s Day

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May 27, 2020

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International Women’s Day is March 8th. It’s a time to celebrate all that women have accomplished and the opportunity to expose those areas where society continues to cheat them.

There’s no doubt, we have come a long way in the western world. There’s still the gender pay gap to contend with, the high number of women still exiting the workforce for family, sexual and domestic violence to eradicate, and let’s not forget that many politicians still want to interfere with the choices we make. Sounds like a long way to go, but we have it better than women in other countries.

In many parts of the world, women are still struggling with basic rights, such as who they choose to marry, whether or not they can continue to higher education, and avoiding brutal rape and exposure to disease simply because they live in a conflict-ridden area.

Women’s contribution to society simply by raising families and caring for loved ones is one that should be honored and celebrated. International Women’s Day is a time to remember these noble contributions, but it’s also a time to remind the world that we’re more than that. For example, studies show that educated and literate women in both finance and reading can change the world profoundly, mainly because our commitment to family and community gives us that opportunity to extend what we learn to future generations. Whether we’re teachers or professionals, women have a need to share their knowledge and change the world, and that’s been shown to benefit families, communities and even corporations.

I’ve been preparing brief videos to highlight these important points. Join me on Tuesday, March 8th on Facebook and Twitter, as I celebrate women all over the world, and help bring attention to where we’re shamefully still lacking. Because if we sincerely want to change the world for the better, then we must work together to improve the lives of women worldwide. It’s good for the family, it’s good for the community, and it’s good for the economy.

2024’s top digital trends

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May 27, 2020

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Step back for a moment and consider how marketing trends have evolved since 2010.

That’s the year I transitioned from journalism to content marketing. Mobile wasn’t really part of our conversation because no one knew how to do it. We were still trying to sell our clients on why they should be using Twitter and Facebook.

Marketing pros have evolved well past that point. Current trends have emerged that portend a future where brand storytelling could be unrecognizable in less than a decade.

RELATED: Learn the best new strategies for improving PR results, influence and value.

For now, Speakerbox has identified six marketing trends that you should be watching in 2016:

1. Video content

2. The importance of mobile communications

3. Rise of virtual reality

4. Interactive content

5. Live streaming

6. Location services and the Internet of Things

How was your weekend running?

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May 27, 2020

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Clocking up the miles for a spring race? Come and share your triumphs, woes, frustrations and PBs below the line as always

Well my weekend did at least involve some running, which is more than last week did. I do not, however, recommend absent mindedly making your not-very-long run route cross the finish line of the race you were supposed to be doing. Does not improve the mood. Then again I almost certainly looked worse after a couple of miles than the 20 mile race finishers did.

Missing a week is fairly meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but not ideal in the run up to the London marathon – particularly when you weren’t feeling particularly great before then anyway. I suspect I may well – possibly for the first time ever – do the sensible thing and defer my London place. Could I get to the starting line, could I finish 26.2 miles? Probably, yes. But then again I might break down properly in the attempt – or on the course. It increasingly doesn’t seem worth the risk. So, autumn marathon it (probably) is then.

Hot off the Press

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May 27, 2020

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Ever wonder why you’re such a kind soul? Turns out evolution has a whole lot to do with it. Researchers have been uncovering evidence that helping others has all kinds of benefits for our individual survival.

Back in September, I mentioned I was working on a magazine story about the science behind why we human beans do good. I spoke with several experts for this topic. I also solicited a series of beautiful tales about acts of compassion from across Canada.

I know you’ve been sitting on the edge of your seat, so I’m pleased to say you can now read all about it in the brand-new December issue of Reader’s Digest. My feature, “The Science of Being Nice,” starts on page 66 of this issue.

I’m also making an appearance on the Reader’s Digest website. Click here to read a bit of background about my own interest in good deeds. I then invite you to scroll to the bottom of the article or click this link to submit your story about a good deed you’ve done, or an especially meaningful act of kindness you’ve witnessed or benefited from. What helping moments have stuck with you?

I’m hoping we’ll see lots of your anecdotes. If you need any more convincing, keep in mind that simply writing about a good deed is in itself a good deed. That’s because your story will inspire other people to go out and make a difference. So check out the page, write a line or two about your experience, click Submit and pat yourself on the back. Just because helping others is good for us doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the warm fuzzies that come with it.

Source: GoodDeeds