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Honey’s Top Manicure and Pedicure Essentials
Insider recommendations from one of the beauty industry’s foremost nail artists
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There isn’t enough space to name all the visionary photographers, the iconic magazines, supermodels, and high-profile celebrities that Honey has worked with over the last 30 years.
The Brooklyn-based nail artist and technician—an iconic mononym in her own right—has been a much-loved fixture in her industry, not just for her skill at creating sleek talons that look fierce and delicate at one, but also for her honey-sweet disposition. It’s almost no wonder that her recent collaboration with Machine Gun Kelly’s nail polish brand UN/DN LAQR features two pastel shades evoking visions of soft-spun cotton candy and bubble gum.
" I love blue & purple shades, and you always need a good peachy pink."
Clients lucky enough to schedule private appointments at Honey’s Brooklyn studio, where she specializes in nail restorations and enhancements, are also treated to her homemade oil-treatment, a personal recipe she’s determined to keep secret. She does, however, offer up the ingredients for a luscious DIY hand scrub (see below), along with her other top recommendations for keeping nails and hands healthy and moisturized.
Tools
This multi-part cuticle removal set is safe and gentle for most nail and cuticle areas. It’s incredibly effective.
Cuticle-B-Gone
Spotted in Honey's Kit. Cuticle-B-Gone (Includes four unique attachments for all nail sizes)
$29.95
Cuticle-B-Gone
These are better for nail health than your average files and emery boards, and they last forever!
GERMANIKÜRE
$13
$10
Nail & Hand Care
An affordable everyday alternative.
LA ROCHE-POSAY
Cicaplast Hand Cream For Dry Hands & Damaged Hands
$10.99
This is a reliable, all-around treatment for strengthening nails, but the brand in general is great for all the different base coats it offers, depending on your nails’ needs.
NAILTEK
$10
I love how this swipes off the darkest colors quickly.
O.P.I
$10
HONEY’S DIY, ALL-NATURAL HAND SCRUB
Mix brown sugar and a spoonful of honey into an oil base such as olive, coconut, grapeseed oil, etc. Add a drop of essential oil of your choice. Gently massage into hands and cuticle beds, and rinse under warm water.
(Ingredient Ratio: 1 cup Sugar/half cup Oil)
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