When I had artificial nails I got a small bottle of cuticle treatment called solar nails, you just brush it on everyday, worked wonders for mine. I can't stand to have dry cuticles with fake nails, I thought it looked terrible on me. This stuff is wonderful, you can also try Vitamin E oil too, the key is just remembering to apply it. And with all the hand washing we do I'd use it twice a day. I took mine off last week, I had them on for my wedding and kept them for a month but it got old real fast. HTH Sandy