My most requested video of the year is here! Sharing my nail polish routine and some of my favourite tools, tips and tricks from my at-home mani process. Talking you through a tutorial and how I make my polish last. How do you do your nails? Say hi on Instagram @matildaonvideo!
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PROCESS
1. Remover – remove previous polish
2. Shaping – tidy up nail shape and length
3. Nail prep – push back cuticles, buff nails and cuticles, dry out nails
4. Polish – base coat, colour (2-3 coats), clean up brush, top coat
5. Hydration – cuticle serum, hand cream
WEAR TIME TIPS
1. Shorter nail length
2. Dry nails (no hand cream pre-polish)
3. Long drying time between coats
4. Strong top coat and reapplication
REMOVER
*Cutex Care Nourishing Polish Remover:
*Chanel Nail Polish Remover:
*Olive & June Polish Remover Pot:
*Nails Inc. Rapid Remover Pot:
Boots Nail Polish Remover Pads:
TOOLS
*Yamazaki Tosca Small Tool Box:
*OPI Edge 240 Nail File:
*Olive & June Nail Clippers:
Metal Cuticle Pusher (similar):
*Sephora 4-Step Nail Buffer:
*Olive & June Buffer Cube:
BASE COAT & POLISH
*Orly Bonder Rubberized Base Coat:
*Essie Gel Couture, Bubbles Only:
TOP COAT
*Olive & June Top Coat:
*Chanel Le Gel Coat:
*Essie Gel Couture Top Coat:
*Dior Gel Coat:
CLEAN UP
*Olive & June Clean Up Brush:
*Essie Quick-E Dry Drops:
HYDRATE
*Olive & June Cuticle Serum:
*Go-To Super Handy:
MENTIONED
*Olive & June:
Travel Skincare Bag video:
*Essie Gel Couture polishes:
Second Life podcast with Sarah Gibson Tuttle:
Violette FR's holiday makeup video:
Body Care Routine video:
Sarah Gibson Tuttle:
What Kate Finds:
Jaunty Juli:
@movemountains:
WHAT I’M WEARING
*Olive & June, BI: (beginning of video)
*Essie Gel Couture, Bubbles Only: (during tutorial)
CODES
Glossier – 10% off your first order and free shipping over $30: *
Nécessaire – MATILDA10 for 10% off sitewide:
Ultra Violette – MATILDA20 for 20% off sitewide:
ColourPop – 5MATILDA for $5 off your order over $20: *
Native – MATILDA2 for 33% off a deodorant pack:
Fur – MATILDA for 15% off your first purchase: *
DISCLAIMER
This video is not sponsored. The Olive & June and Nails Inc. products were kindly gifted earlier this year with no obligation to feature them in a video. My Olive & June discount code is not an affiliate code (which means I do not make any commission), it's just a holiday gift to you. Links marked with * are affiliate links, which means I receive a small percentage of commission on items purchased through the link at no extra cost to you. Commission plays no part in my decision to feature a product, and gifted items will always be disclosed. This channel is simply a place where I share my travels and products I enjoy using.
67 Comments
Haha perfect timing Grace! 😄💅 x
I’m actually painting my nails while watching this so this is really exciting!!!
Haha so nice to hear Krystal! 😄💅 x
Your nails always look simple, classy, and on point, so I’m so excited for this video!
Thank you so much Riley! ☺️💅 x
I got an Olive & June set over Black Friday because of your recommendation, did my nails 9 days ago and they still haven’t chipped! I’m shooketh!! Thank you so much!! ❤️
Anastasia! That’s amazing! 😱💅 So glad you’re enjoying Olive & June’s polish magic too, love hearing that x
Matilda: sorry I’m so messy on camera
Also Matilda: paints each nail perfectly
Haha the polish on my left hand was a bit messier than usual but the right was spot on! 💅 I usually paint at the very edge of a table but had to have my arms outstretched further and at a different angle to get them on camera, so I wasn’t sure how it would go x
It always take me like an hour to two to paint my nails and it never ends up as good as yours :’^|
Practice makes perfect! Hope this gives you some tips to help the process 👍💅 x
Gayforscorpia It takes me 1-5 minutes to paint both hands. BRuh
@H0n3Y B0obO0 I’m REallY BadD aT It
You’re probably just over thinking it. I do that sometimes. And to share, I use Fast & Hard quick dry top coat by Vibrant Vinyls. I wait about 15 min after applying and I’m good to go. Most quick dry top coats are good, it’s just my preference.
Just practice, practice, practice like Matilda mentioned. And her clean up tips are on point.
I love the little box you have your items in!
Thank you, me too! A really nice way to keep things in one place 👏💅 x
Matilda do you mind sharing where it’s from?
Katherine Karras She’s linked it in the description box 🙂
omg i looooovee Freddie and Queen i miss him so much even when i’m born 15 years after his death😣😧
I absolutely love the trick of not filling the whole nail with color & leaving a tiny gap on the sides so it elongates the shape of the nails!
I have slightly wide nails so this tip is so helpful!!
Thank you Matilda ❤️
@Matilda on Video
Brilliant, thank you for sharing it & for your amazing content ❤️
My OCD won’t allow that. It is slightly triggering to see anyone do it this way for me, haha.
@Celeste Ochoa do you actually have OCD? Not trying to be rude but it really isnt a joke ! xx
@Celeste Ochoa perfectionism isn’t ocd.
@Hannah Hauhnar Yes, I’m a few months away from graduating as a clinical Psychologist–I’m aware of the difference.
“Why would I pay someone else to paint them when I enjoy it so much I do it for free??” 😂😂😂 My mood exactly! I can totally relate! 🙌🏻💅🏻
But you can do gel nails in home 💁🏻♀️
Mine too! I started around 10 years ago and it became the most relaxing time of the week.
Right?!! I’ve never gotten my nails done lol why pay when you can do them yourself for free 👍🤗
Re-watching this Vlog during pandemic after my many weeks of daily gardening …. even more so, self-care at home is huge risk reduction to cross-contamination or infection! However I do understand there are individuals who are not physically able to do one’s own manicure or pedicure. I never cut my cuticles, where that introduces a source of infection. The cuticle is actually there for a reason. Good demo on how to slightly ‘buff’. Matilda, I love the way you broke down the different steps and your various tips ! Thank you ! I am just awaiting when I can get Olive & June products shipped to 🇨🇦.
@Eileen Chang wow
Another couple of tips to make your mani last longer :
Always seal the free edge of the nail when applying each coat of base, colour and top coat. This way there are no chips. I understand this will be easier to do for those who have longer nails.
Another one would be to make sure there’s a gap between the lower edge of the polish and cuticle, and making sure the top coat is closer to the cuticle than the polish is. This will prevent shrinkage, which is common with quick-dry top coats 🙂
Thanks for sharing! Yes I just learnt about capping too so I do that occasionally as well 👍 x
Niveda Manohar • I find that sealing the tips causes more chipping. And when it chips, it’s often a larger piece. Without sealing the tips it’s a more gradual wear.
I always do this and my manicure last at least 7 days without a chip
it honestly just depends on your nails
@Eleonore Bon I seal the tip with just the basecoat and the top coat because I noticed the same issue as you… Too many layers at the tip can be counterproductive
About to order olive and June :
OnLy To ThE uS
@caris_ma does this mean AUS can’t get Holo Taco either? :/
@i_am_hydraa yeah I paid $20 international shipping, I didn’t even have to pay customs and my order was over £15, which is when the custom charges from US to the UK start 😩 had to pay £20 custom fees for my Teddy Fresh order from America, which was about $60 already 😭😤
@Sergul Halil Holo Taco! 😍😍😍💞💞
I have a po box in Florida and they send the products to my country… The only thing is that I have to pay more and sometimes for this type of Products I have to pay even more than the price of the product itself
Sergul H the website says canada and the us
“This is my non dominant hand now but sometimes it’s neater than my right hand”
Nope can’t relate 😂🤷♀️
Haha I don’t know how it happens like that 😂 x
Loved this! I have never had a chip free experience with the Chanel gel top coat but have gotten amazing results from the ultra affordable KIKO Milano gel top coat. I would love to hear about your favorites!
Thank you JC, I’ll have to keep an eye out for that Kiko polish! 👏 x
I would love to see a video on your favorite nail polish brands.
I have never heard of someone really liking high end/ luxury brand nail polish, usually the opposite. The idea is that even if they look good- they aren’t worth it for the price, or that they are worse than the cheap drugstore ones. So hearing what you like specifically about the chanel and Burberry polishes would be great.
It’s all about opinions but…vPersonally I’ve had multiple Chanel nail polish and I noticed they were pretty hard to apply, very liquidish, doesn’t dry 100%… I don’t know if it’s just the ones i’ve bought but they were honestly not even good. I like Dior and Yves Saint Laurent a lot though, they’re gorgeous. In drugstore, I’d say Essie is wonderful to me, for O.P.I (IDK if its drugstore???) I’m mixed, some colors look WONDERFUL and other are similar to the Chanel ones so… pretty bad. The brand Sephora isn’t drugstore but it’s super cheap and quite nice!
Yes I would love a favorite colour video too!!
Rosie Nice inside on the Chanel ones, thanks, I will look in to some Dior ones just in case 👌
@G. R.C. You’re so welcome!
Yves Saint Laurent and Dior polishes are amazing aka worth the price. Avoid Chanel. Essie is good too. Maybelline is cheap and good
There’s only one polish shade for me: Midnight in Moscow by OPI. Its darkest brown with the very slightest hint of shimmer. Anything else feels like a compromise! I’m so thrilled to see short, dark nails getting attention. To me, it’s the most sophisticated, flattering look on pale hands. This video will be my absolute go to, thanks so much Matilda and a very merry (weird, hot, sunny) Christmas to you!
Thank you so much Karen! Ooh that shade sounds interesting, I’ll have to look it up! 💅 x
Oh, I’m so glad to see Midnight in Moscow get some love! I absolutely adore it, but for some reason it’s very difficult to find here where I live. I end up always paying a small fortune for it, but it’s one of the few I constantly need in my collection.
me : ok i have nothing to buy anymore, time to save up
matilda :
me : I NEED THESE
Haha please don’t feel like that Hasna! I’m continuing my low buy in 2020 to keep enjoying products I already have 👍💅 x
New subscriber here ! Loving your channel XOXO
Thank you so much India! Glad I got to discover your channel today too 😄 x
I got Olive & June polish because of you and my nails have looked perfect for about a week and a half now 😍
Ohh that’s great to hear! Thank you for sharing Nicole 😄💅 x
I paint my nails like twice a year, hopefully with these tips I can actually use my nail polishes more often!
Hope this helps you! ☺️💅 x
This was lovely to watch. I’m still struggling to learn how to do my nails just right and really appreciate how this routine provides a nice tutorial to reference. Thanks for that
Thank you so much, glad to hear this was helpful! ☺️💅 x
I was literally commenting on your last video about your manicure and BOOM this is in my notifications. Awesome!