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These tips for improving weak nails will be really useful if your nails are prone to breaking and splitting. It’s so annoying when you want to grow lovely nails, but can’t get them to a decent length. Fortunately, strengthening your nails isn’t that hard. So if you want talons to be proud of, here are some techniques for improving weak nails!

Different cultures take beauty very seriously in different ways, some swear by beauty fixes passed down from generation to generation, others wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without a slick of lipstick. So we’ve got international to find out some of the top tricks for global beauty…

We just love these 'very hungry caterpillar' nails!

There's nothing quite like being reminded of a book or moment from your childhood and most people I know will have had The Very Hungry Caterpillar read to them at some point or another.

Email us your creative nail designs to amy@skinbase.co.uk and we might just feature you next week!

'For beautifully white, stain-free nails rub them all over with half a fresh lime. Then soak your fingertips in some water with dissolved bicarbonate of soda (or a dissolved denture tablet) for a few minutes. Et voila - gorgeous naked nails!

Nail polish trends come and go (see: the French manicure) but luckily there’s always something new, wonderful, and wacky in the pipeline. Last year it was all about crackle top coats and magnetic polish. We hadn’t really seen anything new yet this year in the world of nails…until now.

Welcome the happiest and poshest manicure going - the Caviar.