Monday, January 18, 2010

How do you give yourself a manicure?

I'm bored with my regular manicure and need a new way to give myself a full manicure at home. Any ideas?How do you give yourself a manicure?
It's easy! :)





Clean up: Remove any nail polish and clip and file nails.





Soak: In a large bowl or bathtub, put Epsom salts, milk or essential oils (not all together) into warm water to create a luxurious, at-home spa experience. Put olive oil, baby oil or any oil you have at home onto your cuticles while you鈥檙e soaking.





Next: Push back cuticles with a cuticle stick after soaking, but don鈥檛 cut cuticles at home. I recommend only trimming hangnails or ragged cuticles on the side. If you trim your cuticles the wrong way, it can actually cause damage and peeling. Not pretty.





Exfoliate: If you don鈥檛 have an exfoliation scrub, make one with sugar or salt and olive oil. You can also add lemon or lime for extra kick. The texture from sugar and salt will scrub your dead skin off. After exfoliating, scrub your calluses on your feet with a pumice stone. Rinse well.





Relax: Place a moist towel warmed in the microwave just like they do at the nail salon on your hands and feet. It revs up circulation and, aside from that, it feels really good.





Moisturize and prep: Use a non-greasy lotion to moisturize your hands and feet. Next, remove any oil and lotion residue on your nails with a non-acetone nail polish remover or alcohol. This is an important step; your nail polish will not last if there鈥檚 any greasiness on your nails.





Base coat: If you have weak nails, use a nail strengthener in place of a base coat. Otherwise, apply one coat of base coat.





Paint: Carefully apply two layers of nail color and make sure the polish dries in between coats.





Top coat: Then, one coat of top coat will seal your nails鈥攑referably a quick dry top coat.





Nail salon trick: Touch up the edge of your nails with color and top coat because color comes off there first. Plus, it will look finished and professional鈥攍ike you got them done at a salon.





Lastly: To ensure your nail products retain freshness, store top coats, base coats and nail color in the refrigerator.





Good luck, you'll have perfect nails in no time!How do you give yourself a manicure?
Well this is how i do mines





1)Remove old nail polish thoroughly.


2) Soak hands in warm water for 10 or 15 minutes. Dry hands.


3) File nails in one direction only. Avoid using a seesaw motion.


4) Push back cuticles. Use a cuticle moisturizer if they do not push back easily after soaking.


5) Massage your hands. Use a moisturizing lotion. Use an exfoliating lotion if your skin is dry and/or roughened.


6) Apply a base coat. Allow it to dry.


7) Apply polish. Clean any stray marks with a cotton swab dipped in polish remover.


8) Add a second coat for deeper color


9) Finish the manicure with a top coat of clear polish.
sit your fingers in warm water with some bubbly soap..


clip your cuticles with cuticle clippers.


clip %26amp; file your nails into the same you want them


pain them whatever color you like..


you can buy design polish now if you want to do a little design on you nails..


%26amp; paint a top cover %26amp; your good to go..
soak your hands, trim your nails, file them, put lotion on your hands, bottom coat, colour, top coat.
Nail clippers... Or bite your nails and spit them on the ground

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