How important is lip gloss / lipstick?

Oh yes, the Burt’s Bees cuticle cream is awesome. I wash my hands a lot because I work in a medical center, and regular use of that keeps my cuticles looking presentable and my nails much better than they would be. I stopped using it earlier this year and my nails got so brittle that I put clear polish on (normally I use no polish and my nails can get decently long) just to make them look a little better and let them get some sort of length without breaking.

My attitude towards make up is, it’s fine if your covering up things like a blemish or to even out a blotch on a skin but that’s where it should end