Cutting Cuticles Can Cause Infection

I have been hearing from several sources lately that cuticles should never be cut.  It can cause redness and infection.  It can also make your cuticles harder.  I am posting about this because that is why my nails look "tore up."

What can help your nails is using an orange stick to push the cuticles back.  Then, use cuticle oil and gently rub into your cuticles.  Make sure you are moisturizing your hands as well.

Trim all the hangnails you want, but not those cuticles!

(Can you imagine calling the doctor and saying, "Doc, you've got to see me stat!  I am having a cuticle 911.")

I don't know why that struck me as funny.  First World Problems, I guess.

The Tube of You

I am right in the middle of doing a nail art design that I love and cannot wait to post about.  But until then, I was going to look at some videos on Youtube.  Just the standard ones like Young Wild & Polished and Grav3yardgirl.

But I cannot help transposing words around since I saw on Facebook a cheerleader referring to herself as a "woman of cheer."

I hope this madness ends soon.

I want to thank Angel Sharum for creating the cover on my Facebook page.  I think it is beautiful and so thoughtful.  Here is the link:

https://m.facebook.com/matronista

Randy thought Matronista was a silly name.  I don't think he understood my vision.  The term "fashionista" has been batted about in recent years.  I didn't want to portray myself as that because that term means to me someone who is just fabulous ALL the frickin' time.  I simply am not fabulous all the time.
So I wanted a name that matched how I am feeling and Matron seemed to fit and the "ista" part just followed (and made the Matron part not seem to serious).

I have felt bad about myself for more years than I care to count. Just about all of my adult life.  Then something changed a year or so ago.  I came out of the fog and began to learn that I too was entitled to have fun, experiment with fashion, nails, makeup, etc.

I no longer felt like a monster and decided painting unicorns on my nails makes me very, very, very happy.  I want to encourage anyone who might know the feelings I had to join me and we will paint unicorns, flowers, butterflies, hearts or anything else we want to in our lives today!

Let the Nail Polish Rain

I wanted to start this blog as a way to encourage ladies of a certain age to start experimenting with new beauty concepts!

Why should just the young heifers have fun??!!  (Yes, I said it!)

My particular way of having fun is painting my nails. There is so much out there now to use to make your nails truly a fashion accessory and in turn a statement about your personality.

Back in the day, it was risque to wear blue nail polish.

Now you can wear any color of the r a i n b o w !

You don't have to limit one color at a time.  Use all the colors at once.

Do like I do!  Take all the colors throw them up in the air and just let the color rain down.  It will make a mess but your nails will be beautiful!  Just like you!