Step-By-Step Easy Manicure
Taking care of your nails doesn’t have to be anything but a
relaxing, pleasing experience. There is just a few things that
you need to think about when setting up a at home manicure. Take
a good look at your nails, when planning what you want to do you
need to know what condition your nails are in. Are your nails
dry? Do they have lines or ridges? Are the nails peeling in
layers? Are they soft or brittle? In what shape are your
cuticles? Are you a nail biter and have hangnails? Each of these
questions can be answered while deciding just how much or how
little you want to do for a at home manicure. Make sure you have
everything you need before you get started. Your favorite
polish, file Polish remover base coat top coat Cotton balls
orange stick bowl for the warm water towels Now you are setup,
follow the steps and off you go. 1- Remove any old polish on
your nails and toes. If there isn’t time to give yourself a
pedicure then having no polish on your toes in better than
chipped. Another tip when removing your old polish don’t use a
polish remover system that requires you to stick your entire
finger into a jar of solution. Remember polish remover isn’t
very good for your nails and avoid those that contain acetone or
chemical relatives of acetone, even if they say they have
conditioners. The acetone and alcohol in polish removers damage
the surface of the nail, affect the nail’s natural luster, and
weaken the base of the nail. 2-You will want to rinse your nails
in warm water immediately after using polish remover. Then scrub
them cleanly with a soft-bristle nail brush. A really good idea
is to of done this the night before and then applied moisturizer
and slept with gloves. That would of seal in the moisture and
just really help your nails and hands. A super easy recipe to do
at home for a hot oil treatment for your nails is 1/4 cup olive
oil oil from one vitamin E capsule Just heat the oil in a
saucepan and let cool until just warm. Add the vitamin E to the
oil then rub it into your cuticles and nails, massaging any
extra oils into your hands, put on your gloves and your hands
and nails will just be wonderful the next day. 3-Filing may be
necessary to shape and buff away anything not looking good. Just
don’t file unless your nails are dry and free of any creams.
Soft nails with may peel, tear chipped or even split. Just make
sure your nails are dry. They say don’t saw back and forth but
do it in one direction only at a time, it helps if your file in
the direction they grow to prevent splitting. You may want to
keep your nails even length and find the shape best for your
hands. Some fingers look good with square nails and others with
oval tips. 4-Soak your nails for a few minutes in warm water,
there are a few recipes to create a treat for your nails, so you
can look into that. If your nails are stained well thats
different. Here is a real easy recipe to whiten your your nails.
Use this twice a week till stain is gone 1 tablespoon hydrogen
peroxide 1 cup warm water Soak for 15 minutes twice a week. Pat
dry 5- Now you need to push back your cuticles but never cut
them or push them back hard. They are what protects the root of
the nail. Good idea is not to use a cuticle remover they are
known to contain alkali and that is one of the harshest products
out today in cosmetics. To gently push back the cuticle, by
using a soft moist towel or orange stick. The dead skin you can
trim off but leave living skin alone, just not a good idea to
do. 6- Clean under your nails but be careful if you are too
vigorous you may create a space under your nails for fungi or
bacteria to grow, yuch so be careful. 7- Now its time to paint
your nails. Its best to have a base coat for that will fill in
any ridges your nails may have and make your polish look better.
First step: paint on a clean base coat. Its best to wait about 3
minutes between putting on the polish so that layer has a better
change of being dry. It also helps to keep your nails from
staining or getting yellow. Second step: The best way to apply
polish is to start at up the center, then up both sides from the
base to the tip. You really only need to use three strokes. Real
good idea is to avoid quick-dry polishes for they mostly contain
acetone which is not good for the health of your nails, try a
thicker, slower drying polish it will hold moisture plus give
your nails more flexibility. Go over your nails with two coats
of polish letting each coat dry about 3 minutes Third step:
Brush on your top coat cause it will seal the polish and help
protect it from chipping. And there you go, you just gave
yourself you very own home manicure saving yourself money. I do
hope this was good enough for you to be able to do a home
manicure, if not then stop by Overallbeauty.com and send me
email and I will try to answer any questions you might have
About the Author
Copyright 2005 Kim Snyder Owner of Overallbeauty.com Great lover
of beauty care and products, never happy without trying to make
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