View Photos A manicure is a beauty treatment for your hands and nails. A manicurist uses a variety of tools, creams, oils, waxes and massage techniques to clean or shape your nails, care for your cuticles, and generally improve the look as well as feel of your hands. During the early days our mothers used to put cream and took care of their hands. They never knew the concept of manicure. However now people are found to benefit from this.
Different kinds of manicure
There are various kinds of manicure available, which may involve a different shaping of the nail, the use of different oils and cream, or even of electro-pulse or hot stone massage as part of the treatment. Here is a list of some popular manicure methods.
French: This classic manicure uses clear or ivory-colored polish on the body of the nail, and whitens the tip. The nail is cut quite square.
American: This is a very natural-looking manicure, which shapes the nails to your fingertip.
Hot stone manicure: This manicure features a hand massage using hot stone therapy to soothe and relax your hand.
Here are some tips as to how to do good manicure:
Remove the nail polish. Moisten a cotton ball with nail polish remover. Press the cotton ball over the nail for a few seconds to soften the old polish. Wipe gently with the cotton ball on the nail starting at the base of the nail to the tip.
Shaping the nail is the next step. The fingernails should be filed into oval tips. Begin on the left hand with the little finger and work towards the thumb. Hold the finger between your thumb and the first two fingers of the left hand. Hold the fingernail file in the right hand. Slant the fingernail file so that the filing is done mostly to the under side of the nail. File each fingernail from the corner to the center, going from right to left and then from left to right
Softening the cuticles is accomplished by soaking the fingers in a small finger bowl filled with soapy water. A few drops of mild dish soap added to water in the finger bowl works well. Carefully dry the hand by holding a small towel and place, the hand on the towel.
Apply cuticle remover by following the directions on the cuticle remover tube or bottle. Gently loosen the cuticle with an orangewood stick or cuticle pusher. Keep the cuticle moist while working. Gently wash and dry.
Clean under the free edge of the fingernail by dipping a cotton-tipped orangewood stick in soapy water and cleaning under the nail from the center outward to each side.
Apply cuticle oil or cream at the base of the nail. Brush nails gently in a soapy water with a downward motion. Dry hands and nails thoroughly. Next use a very fine emery board.
Apply base coat using long strokes. When the base coat is dry to a light touch apply polish. Apply polish lightly with strokes from the base to the tip. Excess polish on cuticle or nail can be easily removed with cotton tipped orangewood stick moistened with polish remover.
The final step is to apply lotion. This can be done if time permits. Nails need to be completely dry. Start at the wrists moving down to the fingertips with light rubbing motion.
These are the little details for you to keep in mind while you opt to do a good manicure.