Home manicure how to do it right

Not every woman has the opportunity to visit beauty salons regularly, and well-groomed fingernails want to have each. Therefore, the question arises - home manicure, how to do it right? Make a manicure at home is not difficult, and you will spend no more than 30-40 minutes on it. For this procedure you will need: a nail file (preferably not metal, as it has a bad effect on the nail plate), thin scissors or nippers, a soft towel, cotton wool discs, nail polish remover, a bath with warm soapy water, a nail brush, a wooden cuticle stick, nourishing and moisturizing cream, oil for hands massage (almond is desirable).

In addition: a colorless base for lacquer, color varnish, a means for fixing the varnish.

Step-by-step procedure of home manicure:

1 Carefully remove the old lacquer quickly with a cotton disc, before moistening it with a liquid to remove the varnish.
2 Wash hands, clean the nails with a brush, rinse and dry with a towel.
3 Flexible nail file should give the nails an oval or flattened rectangular shape. If the nails are very long, you need to cut them with clippers or scissors. It is desirable after a bath or shower, since nails are best to cut wet. Nail files are dry only. Smooth movements, from the edges to the middle, the nails need to file.
4 Lower your hands for a few minutes into warm soapy water.
5 When the cuticle softens, slide it gently with a wooden special wand. Cutting the cuticle at home is not recommended, it is better to entrust this work to professionals.
6 For a few minutes with almond oil, massage your hands and nails. This massage improves blood circulation. Then you can lubricate your hands with a nourishing or moisturizing cream.
7 After 10 minutes, when the cream is completely absorbed, remove the remnants of the cream on the nails, wiping them with a liquid to remove the varnish. Here the manicure is almost ready, it is necessary to put only a varnish.
8 In order for the applied varnish to stay as long as possible, it is correct to apply it as follows: the first layer is a colorless base for the varnish, then one or two (at the discretion) of a layer of colored ordinary varnish and a protective coating. It is necessary to give each layer a good dry (basically it takes 2-3 minutes). Each layer is applied in three movements with a brush, first in the center, and then along the edges.

That's it! Hence it is clear that it is very easy and convenient to do a manicure at home - since you do not have to visit the salon every week. But a home manicure can not replace a salon specialist's visit, since it can give you useful advice and practical advice on how to properly nail the nails in different conditions.

Julia Sobolevskaya , specially for the site