Beautiful and well kept hands and feet can entrance a person.
This is exactly why we run to a beauty parlour for a pedicure and manicure when ever we can! But have you thought about doing the same at home? Yes, it is very much possible. You might have some trouble with the perfect nail shape the first few times but then practice makes man perfect! After all pedicures and manicures aren’t really cheap.
Manicure and pedicure at home may not give you the perfect nails in beauty salon the first couple of times. But, with regular practice you too will become a pro in achieving the perfect looking nails. Just follow these home manicure and pedicure tips to achieve enviable nails.
So before we begin with our home manicure and pedicure tips, let us get our manicure and pedicure equipment ready. This doesn’t mean salon like hi-tech manicure and pedicure equipment, but simple things for hand care at home. All you’ll need are:
You have all your manicure and pedicure equipment ready, so let’s begin with nail polish removing.
You need to take a cotton ball and dip it in nail polish remover. Now rub the cotton ball on your fingernail till the nail color is removed completely revealing your true nail color. Remember, use the nail polish remover sparingly as it is extremely drying and can damage the nail and cuticle.
Before removing cuticles, always dip your fingertips in warm plain water for 3-4 minutes. Cuticles are the soft skin at the bottom of your nail where the fingernail cartilage and skin meet. You can use a cuticle remover cream to remove the cuticles and gently push back the cuticles using a cotton bud. Never cut your cuticles. This removal of the cuticle helps your nail grow and promotes healthy nails. Massage away dead skin using circular movements.
For Pedicure, you need to soak your feet in warm water for a little while. Add in a little soap to the water or shampoo. You can add essence oils or salt to the hot water.
As you have already soaked your nails in water, now cut your nails as per your desired shape. Soaking in water soften the nails and become easy to cut. You should use scissors for reshaping or shortening your nail to give better shape to your nails. Use nail clippers to trim your toenails. File the rough edges of your nail surface using a filer to smooth your nails and give them a proper shape.
You need to massage your hands, arms, legs and feet when you sit down for manicure and pedicure. You should rinse your hands and use a pumice stone to remove the dead skin, rough areas and calluses under the feet. You need to use a thick moisturizing hand cream on your hands and a foot cream on your feet to smooth rough dry skin and heal cracked feet.
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Once you are done with all the above steps, you can polish your nails with a nail colour of your favorite shade. You need to polish the nails in layers and allow time for each coat to dry. You need to first apply one coat of base, then two coats of colour polish and lastly a top coat. In case you have brittle nails, you can apply one or two coats of ridge filling nail polish on the nail instead of the base coat. This follows two coats of nail colour and then a top coat for shiny and lustrous nails.
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These were the simple steps to follow during hand care and foot care. Healthy, beautiful and long nails is a sign of good health and hygiene. I hope this article on manicure and pedicure helps you get salon like perfect nails at home. Try these home tips for pedicure and manicure and let us know how did it turn out.
Make sure you don’t indulge yourself into those fish pedicures as the reports have come out that they are not safe and could possibly increase the risk of Hepatitis c and HIV.