Manicure Tips

[alice]

Can anyone provide me some good manicure tips? I just want to know about the cleansing aspects to get flawless hands and to remove a bit of tanning from hands. Thanks.

[aliva]

Once a fortnight for manicure/pedicure is ideal. As you’re only interested for manicure let’s start for it.

1.Remove your nail polish and shape the nails if required.

2.Take a bowl of warm water. Add your favorite liquid soap in it and dip your both hands for 5 to 10 minutes.

3.Wash your hand carefully and remove the dead skin with a pumice stone.

4.Clean your nails with the help of orange stick after applying cuticle cream cuticle cream.

5.After cleaning, wash off the cream and dip both hands again into the soapy water.

6.Pat dry and apply a nourishing cream.

You're done.

It’s better to do manicure at night when your hand can get rest and moisture at the same time. Use a good vitamin based skin cream and, during winter, the combination of lemon juice and glycerin in equal quantities is very good for overnight application.

[alice]

Cool tips aliva! Thanks for the heads-up! Can you please suggest me about some creams that will help reduce the dark skin at finger joints. It stands out on my hands as rest of hand is quite fair.

[aliva]

Alice, It will not be wise to suggest some cream without knowing the specific cause. However yogurt can be mixed with a teaspoonful of white vinegar and brushed on affected area. Leave it on for 10 minutes before washing off.

Further you may also try getting your hands manicured from a good salon and if none of this help do consult a dermatologist, as it might need the application of some medicated cream. It would be a good idea to pay more attention to your diet.

Thanks for responding.

Take care.

[alice]

You are right aliva! I have consulted a dermatologist and she also has suggested me to give more importance to a good diet with more fruit. I have used yoghurt with vinegar and it works like charm. Thanks!

[emmawatson]

A manicure is a beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. Manicures usually involve soaking the hands, applying hand lotion, filing and shaping the nails and applying nail polish.

It is possible to give yourself a professional manicure or pedicure at home. You can even create your own professional manicure sets (including pedicure machines for those who want all the manicure and pedicure sets and tools). All you need is a few simple tools and knowledge of the procedure that professional manicurists use.

[Karlie789]

1. Wash your hands.
2. Remove old polish.
3. File.
4. Soak your hands for 5 minutes or put cuticle cream.
5. Use a cuticle pusher to push excess cuticles off the nail.
6. Use a cuticle nipper to nip the cuticles out.
7. buff the nail with a nail buffer.
8. Put cuticle oil on the cuticles and massage it into the nail.
9. Rub rubbing alcohol no the nail so there is no oils left.


*** off to polish!
1. Base coat then wait 1 minute
2. Coat polish in each finger until you did both of your hands start polish at the middle and then to the sides.
3. Put a second coat of polish.
4. Wait 1 minute and put top coat.
5. Clean your top coat brush with a cotton ball soaked with nail polish remover.

6. wait 5-10 minutes, and wollah done!

[markylove]

1. The most flattering nail shape is not long or short or square, it's "squoval" -- not quite square and not quite oval. Get the look yourself by filing nails into a shape that mirrors the curve of your nail base. Square tips can make fingers look chubby, according to nail guru Deborah Lippmann in InStyle Magazine.

2. To ensure your nails are the same length after filing, line each nail up with its counterpart.

3. Don't shake the nail polish bottle, instead roll it between your palms. This mixes the polish without causing air bubbles.

4. Before polishing clean nails, soak a cotton ball in nail polish remover and swipe across nails. This will remove any excess oils or soap than can cause peeling once polish is applied.

5. One trick for applying nail polish: Hold the brush between the thumb and middle finger while resting your forefinger on the top of the cap.

6. To get the best results, apply thin layers. Start with a thin layer of basecoat, then apply a thin layer of polish down the middle then one on the left and one on the right. After the first coat dries for a couple minutes, repeat, then follow with a thin layer of topcoat.

7. Once your pedicure or manicure is complete, run an orangewood stick dipped in nail polish remover along either side of nail to fix any mistakes.

8. Speed up the drying process by aiming a blow-dryer at toes (set on cool) for a minute at a time. Be sure to keep the dryer at least 12 inches from your feet.

9. Gotta leave the house before your pedicure is dry? Apply cuticle oil over the polish. This will keep anything from sticking to your polish.

10. If nails are yellowed or stained, apply a drop of lemon or lavender oil onto the nails and then use a buffer to buff off the stains. You can also buff nails with a peroxide toothpaste such as Arm & Hammer Peroxicare.

11. For an extra spa feeling to your home pedicure, nuke a damp towel in the microwave for a couple minutes, slather feet in moisturizer and wrap them in the warm towel.

[sjhon]

A manicure, or manicuring as it is called professionally, was once considered only a luxury for the rich. More and more women (and men) now have regular manicures. Manicuring is derived from the Latin word manus which means hand and cura which means care. Manicuring improves the appearance of the hands and nails.

[lorriebottom]

I have some tips for manicure that is really good tips for our hand. Remove your old polish before you begin.

* Never file the nail in a back and forth motion. Instead, go from side to side, in one direction.

* Your nails should be shaped into oval tips.

* Buff the surface of the fingernail after filing.

* Soften your cuticles by soaking in a small bowl of soapy, warm water or cuticle cream.

* Gently loosen your cuticles with cuticle remover or an orangewood stick
You just follow this tips really very good.

[paulspnao]

It stands out on my hands as rest of hand is quite fair. Thanks for sharing is information really it’s very useful information..

[lezah]

hi lorriebottom, im going to try the tips you have mention, cause it so easy to do it and i wont need more time to spend. thanks any way

[ruvini]

If nails are yellowed or stained, apply a drop of lemon or lavender oil onto the nails and then use a buffer to buff off the stains. You can also buff nails with a peroxide toothpaste such as Arm & Hammer Peroxicare.
For an extra spa feeling to your home pedicure, nuke a damp towel in the microwave for a couple minutes, slather feet in moisturizer and wrap them in the warm towel.

[anora]

Hey..

I never used manicure myself.
But after these tips i have decided to apply these myself..

[priteshppt]

The most flattering nail shape is not long or short or square, it's "squoval" -- not quite square and not quite oval. Get the look yourself by filing nails into a shape that mirrors the curve of your nail base. Square tips can make fingers look chubby, according to nail guru Deborah Lippmann in InStyle Magazine.
To ensure your nails are the same length after filing, line each nail up with its counterpart.
Don't shake the nail polish bottle, instead roll it between your palms. This mixes the polish without causing air bubbles.
Before polishing clean nails, soak a cotton ball in nail polish remover and swipe across nails. This will remove any excess oils or soap than can cause peeling once polish is applied.
One trick for applying nail polish: Hold the brush between the thumb and middle finger while resting your forefinger on the top of the cap.
To get the best results, apply thin layers. Start with a thin layer of basecoat, then apply a thin layer of polish down the middle then one on the left and one on the right. After the first coat dries for a couple minutes, repeat, then follow with a thin layer of topcoat.
Once your pedicure or manicure is complete, run an orangewood stick dipped in nail polish remover along either side of nail to fix any mistakes.
Speed up the drying process by aiming a blow-dryer at toes (set on cool) for a minute at a time. Be sure to keep the dryer at least 12 inches from your feet.
Gotta leave the house before your pedicure is dry? Apply cuticle oil over the polish. This will keep anything from sticking to your polish. See my list of the best cuticle creams.
If nails are yellowed or stained, apply a drop of lemon or lavender oil onto the nails and then use a buffer to buff off the stains. You can also buff nails with a peroxide toothpaste such as Arm & Hammer Peroxicare.
For an extra spa feeling to your home pedicure, nuke a damp towel in the microwave for a couple minutes, slather feet in moisturizer and wrap them in the warm towel.

[priteshppt]

Hello,

If you don’t have time to paint your nails, just take off the polish and moisturize. It will look much better than chipped paint.
No file on hand? Use the rough edge of a match book.
If you don’t have cuticle oil, olive oil works just as well.
Light polish is easier to maintain than dark polish – chips and cracks aren’t as noticeable.
Keep polish in a cool, dry place, like the fridge. It’ll last longer.

[Glee]

1. Wash your hands.
2. Remove old polish.
3. File.
4. Soak your hands for 5 minutes or put cuticle cream.
5. Use a cuticle pusher to push excess cuticles off the nail.
6. Use a cuticle nipper to nip the cuticles out.
7. buff the nail with a nail buffer.
8. Put cuticle oil on the cuticles and massage it into the nail.
9. Rub rubbing alcohol no the nail so there is no oils left.


*** off to polish!
1. Base coat then wait 1 minute
2. Coat polish in each finger until you did both of your hands start polish at the middle and then to the sides.
3. Put a second coat of polish.
4. Wait 1 minute and put top coat.
5. Clean your top coat brush with a cotton ball soaked with nail polish remover.

6. wait 5-10 minutes, and wollah done!
I like your tips and I will tell this to my wife. She is looking for this from so many days.

[rachard1583]

Push the soften cuticles with cuticle pusher or orange stick. Clean underneath the nails too with cuticle pusher.
Apply hand lotion in generous amount and massage with it so that your skin absorbs it well.

[Arena]

Well...

nice tips...
I found these tips very beautiful and interesting for all of us...
Its very good to do the manicure and nails care of ourselves...

[skinlover]

very good tips! but why are people copying other people's comments? don't do that! :)

L.
x