Summer, a season at risk for nails
A synonym for holidays and rest, summer is the season of all dangers to your nails. High heat, exposure to UV, salt, water, chlorine, sand... all dehydration factors are gathered over this period! And the risk is real because dehydration can affect the keratin layers that make up the structure of your nails. The signs that must alert you are:
- Dry nails, brittle nails who lose their flexibility.
- Cuticles that dry out, rise up and can no longer perform their role as shield.
- The nails, striated and tarnes, sign of a disruption of nail growth.
To avoid returning from vacation with fragile nails, without strength or shine, it is best to provide a special treatment routine Summer, able to ensure protection and hydration of nails and cuticles in depth.
What to put in your suitcase to take care of your nails during the holidays?
To help you remember nothing when preparing your luggage, we have prepared a checklist of care products and manicure accessories slide into your beauty box for a perfect manicure throughout the summer and beyond.
The essential sun protection
If sunscreen is one of the must-have accessories of summer, it is always good to remember some tips for use:
- Safe Bronzer Protect yourself from the harmful effects of UV by opting for a high index 50 and over. Also check that your cream protects both the skin and the skin. UVA (UVs causing sunburn and skin cancer) and UVB (those who are not filtered by clouds and who participate in premature skin aging).
- Protecting hands and feet The most exposed face and body parts are usually protected by forgetting the hands and feet that are constantly discovered in summer. This is where we should start with a possible special sunscreen hands that will effectively protect your nails from UV!
- Organic Bronzer : opt for a biodegradable formulano chemicals harmful to marine ecosystems.
Moisturizing treatments at any time
To counter the risk of dehydration of nails during the summer season, you can rely on moisturizing care products Manucurist that will help you keep nails strong and beautiful hands. In daily routine or on-demand use, their effectiveness is proven and the results visible. You are advised to follow the following routine in 3 steps:
- In the morning, Complete Serum & Green oil Apply a few drops of Serum Complete to natural nails and cuticles in massage. This serum at the ultra-fresh gel texture moisturizes and softens the plate and the small skins surrounding it. When he penetrates, he regenerates the nail in depth and stimulates regrowth. Combined with Green Oil, an ultra-nourishing complex of 6 botanical oils, this duo forms a intense hydration cocktail ideal for treating dry and fragile nails!
- In the daytime, Perfector concentrate : Want a manicure treatment to take away everywhere, both at the beach and on a stroll? This nourishing and strengthening concentratesubmitted in pen size with brush tip, facilitates accurate and fast application at any time of the day. A on-the-go nail care that maintains adequate hydration and helps to preserve healthy nails.
- In the evening, Pink balm After a day in the sun, nothing better than a refreshing shower followed by a true beauty care. Apply this 100% natural balm, ultra moisturizing and soothing, on the nails of the hands or toenails of feet to repair areas weakened by heat and sunlight.
A nail preparation set
As important as hydration and protection, regular nail maintenance is essential even (and especially!) on vacation. Lips, cuticles and emollients are your best allies to preserve the health of your nails and ensure a better hold of classic or semi-permanent varnishes.
- The natural nail file is the essential accessory for gently repair your nails in case of clinging. And as they tend to grow faster under the effect of the sun, this white file allows you to Shorten easily. Use the fine grain (180-side logo) for hand nails and thicker grain (100-side opposite) for foot nails. Find our tips to properly line your nails in our dedicated article.
- Cuticles play a key role in the protection of the matrix. It is therefore essential to treat them well when the nails are particularly exposed. Don't forget to take a emollient to soften the cuticles and a cuticle shoot (or a box stick) for the Gently push back.
- Before you put on varnishes, don't forget to have a drink preparation file on your nails. Its fine grain allows to open the scales of the nail and thus promotes a better adhesion of varnish and optimal fit.
Varnishes for all your desires
If there's a season when you want to show your nails, it's summer! So don't take it away and let all your cravings for stylish trends and beautiful colors with the different ranges of nail polish Manucurist.
The Active™ care varnish to treat and embellish your nails in one gesture, the ideal solution for holidays! No need for a base coat or top coat, these make-up and care hybrid varnishes are placed on nails in 1 or 2 layers of varnish, to be modulated according to the desired rendering. Enriched with strong assets, they feed the nails deep while bringing a beautifier effect. Active GlowTM for bright nails, Active Smooth for CC Polish smoothed nails, Active Plump for a repellent effect, Active Shine or Bright for a highlighter effect, it's up to you to choose with which Active™ care varnish you'll spend the summer!
- The varnish Green™ for one classic manicure long hold (up to 7 days), easy to lay and which dry without lamp, in the open air. Its vegan and bio-based formula of up to 83% is free of controversial ingredients usually present in traditional varnishes. So you can play at will with the palette of colours Green™ which has more than 90 different shades.
- The varnish Green Flash™ for a semi-permanent manicure not like the others. Green Flash™ is indeed the 1st semi-permanent varnish patented that strengthens and protects nails. Its innovative formula, vegan, bio-soured up to 84% and HEMA-free, offers an impeccable manicure up to 12 days and withdraws in a minute with a soft solvent without acetone. Take advantage of this to make sure you're trend colors of the summer 2025 !
Finally, this summer, the hardest part will be to choose your new varnish color. By following our nail care tips and maintaining a healthy diet, you can enjoy your summer while keeping beautiful nails strong and a brilliant manicure until the start of the year
