tips to get ready for summer

Surf and sand can do a number on your paws, so nails should be strong and conditioned long before you hit the beach. Use a cuticle nourishing pen nightly to strength nail beds and encourage growth.

If your polish always chips or you never have time to tend to your nails, treat yourself to a salon-only gel manicure. Alternate between regular polish and longer-lasting gel services (results can last up to three weeks!) to reduce possible damage to your nail enamel

Theres no point to having pretty toes if your heels are cracked and calloused. But metal buffing tools can easily cut the skin's surface and lead to possible infection. Instead, invest in a good at-home crystal exfoliating tool to smooth out rough spots weekly.

Do not show up at the beach with untoned, winter skin. Many salons now offer a slew of services to help you look better in a bikini without the gym time. Talk to you spray tan esthetician about tricks for creating the illusion of muscle tone before you start your next sun-free session.

Brazil Bronze Glow Bars (located across the country) offer a Cellulite Annihilator treatment that combines sunless tanner with cellulite fighting ingredients like caffeine, glycolic acid, and copper peptides to help smooth the appearance of your skin as you get your faux glow.

You can save time and money by applying your own sunless tanner. The trick is to use a spray that allows you gradually build your tan, instead of aiming for an instead deep glow. Just remember to look for options that work on face and body, exfoliate thoroughly before applying anything to your skin, and avoid white clothing afterwards.

The only major drawback to self-tanning products? The distinctive scent. Enter a whole new array of odor-masking products that are applied over sunless tanning cream to neutralize more noxious smells.

Take a cue from Kim Kardashian and make a statement with artificially-enhanced lashes. In-salon extensions or pigmentation treatments (like Lash Dip) can create instant results and last up to six week after application.