The basic tools required for manicure
Beautiful nails do not always need a professional. You can make nice nails too with tools, equipment and very little patience.
Here is the list of tools:
- Pliers – a useful tool for trimming cuticles. For precise trimming you must have sharpened cutters.
- Orange sticks – A tool used to push back cuticles, or instead of brushes to clean nails.
Transparent or colored nail polish Nail polish remover – used for removing the paint before a basic manicure. Avoid acetone or other chemicals that damage the surface of the nail and make them thin and weak.
- Cotton swabs – used for removing paint. Cotton wipes have a great absorbing power and do not leave lint.
- Softener – a cream or oil for cuticles. Softened cuticle is easier to push, and then you can free the nail from the skin that is stuck on the nail surface. Softeners are available in different versions – as a transparent liquid that is applied using a brush to greasy cream that is rubbed into the cuticles.
- Cuticle Cream – Special cream to rub in a cuticle (the base of the nail) and softens prevents the appearance of cuticle. The most commonly used: fat and wax, lanolin, cocoa butter, petrolatum and beeswax.
- Cuticle Oil – regular application of oil, enriched with vitamin E and sweet almond oil, improves the condition of the cuticle and keeps them healthy. Cuticle oil can also contain mineral oil, jojoba oil and coconut oil. Important: Avoid products, which contain potassium hydroxide, because they can damage your nails!
Paper files – files with a rough surface are best suited for cutting or polishing nails, while the fine surface is the best treatment for the final shaping of the nails.
- Bath – intended for soaking hands in warm soapy water.
- Spatula Cuticle – manicure tool with the rubber tips in the shape of the hoof, which is used to push back cuticles.
- Nail Brush – used in the morning and evening for cleaning hands, nails and cuticles. When it wears out take a new one.
- Polishing files – available in different shapes and sizes, usually combine three types of surfaces that help to smooth any irregularities of the nail plate and gives it shine.
- Cleanser nail – is usually used with liquid soap that is added to the bath for nail.
- Nail scissors – for cutting nails gently. Scissores are better than nail clippers, if you want to achieve ultimate accuracy.
- Base layer of nail polish – in your chosen shade. Transparent nail polish lasts longer, without noticing the peeled areas.
- Security (top) varnish – is a durable protective lacquer coating. It prevents peeling paint color.
- White pencil – French manicure with a carefully painted white pencil will have special attraction.
Nail polish – the icing on nails
The perfect finish to a beautiful manicure is to finish in color in the end. So, after cleaning, testing, nourish and smooth the surface of your nails, bravely grab a bottle of nail polish.
History
It is believed that nail polish was invented by the Chinese 5,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians first began to decorate their nails about 6,000 years ago by rubbing henna in them. Bright nails were a symbol of higher social status. Then women from aristocratic circles went with nails to a length of 25 cm and thus demonstrated that they are not engaged in manual labor. And in 100 B.C, the Romans invented “nail polish,” polish”, made from animal fat and blood. Today, nail polish has a huge share of the cosmetics industry.
• The perfect finish
The colored varnish is the most important outcome of your manicure. For starters, make sure the varnish is fresh, because the old varnish is very difficult to apply because it is tough, it contains bubbles or lines.
Beauty tip: store the varnish in the dark and cold place and keep the neck of the bottle clean to close it. In order not to get bubbles before you start to paint, turn the bottle upside down and roll it between your palms. The most smooth finish occurs when the elbow is applied first in the middle of the nail in the direction of base to tip, then both sides at once. Three or four strokes with the brush are sufficient for a nice look.
Beauty advice: to wait for a varnish to dry is boring, but let the paint to dry slowly. Acceleration of this process using heat will lead to wrinkle and cracking paint, and blowing the nail will reduce glare.
• Nail Lumen Quick & Chic
Lumen Quick & Chic achieves glare and intense, long finish. The innovative One-Touch Brush is flat and follows the contour of the nail. By simply touching skin, the brush is applied more easily, faster and more accurately than ever before. The narrow side can be used for precision and accuracy of coverage. It does not contain formaldehyde. Available in 30 unique shades.
• Nail Nail wear from Avon
Nail with holographic pearl color that changes color depending on the angle at which light is refracted. The result is an original and unusual effect.
• Nail Crazy Colors of Manhattan
Nail color with suspension, very shine. Colors are limited, consistent with the fashion colors of the season. Small compact package is handy when you’re on the road. Quick drying formula.
• Nail Giordani Gold by Oriflame
Exclusive long lasting nail polish resistant chipping.
Beautiful fingertips
Well-kept nails speak wonders about their owner. On the bright shiny colors, modern French manicure needs to customize to your personality and thus emphasize their individuality. Here are some tips for beautiful and healthy nails. To look beautiful, nails need to be healthy. Trim them regularly and nurture them with nail oil, but you can also use almond or castor oil. Remember that varnish and nail polish remover dry out nails. Once every two months leave nails to recover for a week without varnish, and anoint them with oil every day. When you file them, move the file at the end of the center of the nail plate. It is good if you use a coarse file to shape and fine polishing of the edges. If your nails are ridged – transverse or longitudinal, it speaks for abnormalities in your health. If you want to become smooth, then polish the surface with a special file for polishing and finishing nails. Enrich your diet with minerals and vitamins. Always use a lacquer base or hardener in the paint color you choose. Then the nails will not become yellow, and varnish will last longer. Optionally, across the colored nails, you can use a colorless top coat for shine and “seal” the paint.
Pearl’s manicure is very beautiful, but is recommended only when properly maintained nails. Nails must be polished smooth, without grooves, and the end of the nail is well formed. If you like French manicures and you cannot attend regular manicurist, here’s how to ease manicure at home: When choosing paint, consider the following – use almost transparent varnish, with pearly shine and the desired shade. If it is thick and opaque, the effect is lost. Forget a white pencil under the nail. It does not last more than a few hours, especially if you take a shower or wash dishes. The better option is striped white lacquer, but it is more difficult to implement. If your hands tremble or just cannot decide how to apply white paint finally, buy self-adhesive strips for French manicure. They do a great job, but should only be glued on very well cured lacquer. Always apply a top coat on your nails to prolong the durability of the paint to give extra shine and to flatten the surface.
If you want to “extend” your fingers, choose a nail in a light color, something like a skin color, even better if is color of pearl. Varnishes have the opposite effect in bright, saturated colors – they are better suited for hands with long fingers and perfectly shaped nails. Change polish often, according to your mood and outfit. Do not be afraid to experiment with striking bright colors or combinations of different shades. So you will always be noticed, and everyone will admire your beautiful hands.
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