Keeping your hands beautiful hinges on protecting them, moisturizing them and keeping them neat. Protect your hands by wearing gloves any time you're using your hands for housework, art, gardening or home repairs. Protect them out of gloves with moisturizer, and avoid harsh chemicals, including the ones often used on nails such as polish, hardeners and polish removers. Protect them from aging by using sunscreen whenever you go outside—rub it thoroughly into your hands. Protect your cuticles from scissors-crazed manicurists who want to cut them: they should never be cut or trimmed.
Keep your hands moisturized by applying lotion morning and night, and once or twice a week put on a serious hand cream and sleep with cotton gloves covering it.
Keep your hands looking neat by pushing back the cuticles gently, so your half moons aren't covered. File your nails whenever they get ragged and try to keep them in a smooth, oval shape that's not too long, which can look tacky. Buff your nails to a shine while watching TV: you can rub some Vitamin E into them at the same time for added shine.
