Dry manicure is a kind of manicure, during which steaming is not required. This type of manicure includes spa manicure and Japanese manicure, but the most common European manicure. This method of manicure (the most sparing kind) was coined in Europe, hence the name of the European manicure. If you decide to try all the advantages of this manicure, then you should know how to do a dry manicure.
Preliminary preparation
- Scissors in our case do not need any manicure, much less ordinary.
- Only nail clippers will be needed, if there are burrs. In order not to spoil the okolonogtevoe bed and nails, nail clippers should be sharp and quality.
- It is necessary to have a minimum of 2 nail files - one thin, the other thick.
- A thick nail file is needed to give the nails a basic shape, but for the final processing of the edges such a file will not work. Here, and useful thin file.
- In the arsenal must be a horse's hoof - a semicircular spatula made of metal
- or a stick from an orange tree. These tools will be needed to work with the cuticle.
- Do not forget about wadding and paper napkins.
- During the manicure can not do without the means to remove the varnish. Means better to choose those that contain extracts and oils, because they additionally take care of the nails. You can use specially impregnated napkins instead of a remedy. If the nails are fragile and weakened, then it is better to choose a remedy with moisturizing ingredients.
Preparations used for dry manicure
- For dry manicure will need a special drug, with the help of which the cuticles are removed. Drugs used for dry manicure, contain the extracts of aloe, fruit acids, vitamins, due to which they have a peeling effect. Thus, a double action is achieved: softening and removing the cuticle. A hard cuticle is removed with a stick, and the soft one usually descends. Very convenient in the use of preparations-markers, which soften and at the same time push away the cuticle.
- Pink or transparent base, especially if the tone of the main varnish is dark. The base will protect the nail plate from the colored pigments, which are unquestionably contained in the lacquer, which subsequently causes yellowing of the nail plate. Preferably use products containing calcium (or proteins) and vitamins.
- Nail polish is always needed.
- Lacquer fixer, protecting the manicure from scratches. In addition, with a fixer, the color becomes more saturated.
- Correct the blemishes corrective pencil or a usual, moistened with a means for removing varnish, cotton swab.
Technique of dry manicure
Nails should be prepared before staining. The old varnish is recommended to be removed the day before, which will allow the nails to "breathe". The nails are first straightened and only then they are given the necessary shape. This can be done with a thick file or nippers. The final shape of the nails is created by a thin file. Upon completion, it is recommended that the finger pad be held on each nail down-up, if the edge is smooth, then you can begin to remove the cuticles.
To remove cuticles the agent is applied for 2-5 minutes. on a thin skin. Then, with a spatula or a wooden rod, the cuticle carefully lifts and moves to the edge of the okolonogtevoy bed. After a few more minutes, the remedy is completely removed, and the remnants of the peel are removed with the sharp end of the spatula. Further, with the nails using a cotton wool soaked in lotion or milk, we remove the remnants of the drug.
On clean and dry nails, we put the base - one drop is applied to the middle of the nail and spreads over the entire surface with a brush. Lacquer is applied only after the base has dried. A brush with a varnish is brought not to the most nail root, and hardly above a nail root. Then, in one movement of the brush, draw a line down in the middle of the nail plate to the root and immediately draw the line up. Similarly, we draw lines left-right.
How many layers of varnish to put on the nails depends on the color of the varnish, on the varnish, on the quality and texture. Often apply 2-3 layers of varnish. The first layer will dry for 10-15 seconds, the second will dry for 2-3 minutes, the third layer 10-15 minutes.