I remember my Mother & Grandmother's nails as I was growing up. They were always kept long, pointed and painted. I on the other hand have mostly kept my nails shorter, rounded and usually clean of polish. What I have never liked about nail polish is the up keep. Chipped nails are unsightly and I could never keep myself from picking at it once my nails did chip. 

But I have found as I have gotten older I have fallen for doing my nails more often. And the new nail art trends make doing your nails even more fun. 

Still with two kids most of the nail art that I adore is too time consuming. Don't even get me started on how long it takes to dry a decent coat of glitter polish. One nail trend that I have been testing out is playing with multicoloured nails. Try doing your hand mostly in one colour but one nail on each hand in a contrasting colour. Or try going from light to dark in the same colour pallet. 

Multicoloured nails are also fun for little girls. My daughter loves getting her fingers painted and the more colours the better.