HOME MANICURE PEDICURES:
A weekly home manicure pedicure goes a long way in keeping the hands in good condition. You can also give your hands a luxury treatment at home.
ITEMS FOR HOME MANICURE:
- A bowl for soaking hands
- Nail clippers
- Emery board
- Cotton wool
- An orange stick
- Polish remover
- Hand cream
- Nail varnish
PROCEDURE
- Remove old polish, if necessary, with the remover, using cotton wool.
- If you wish to cut the nails, use a nail clipper.
- Shape your nails into an oval shape, using the emery board. Work in one direction only, not in back and forth.
- Soak your hands in a bowl of warm water for 5 min.
- Wrap cotton wool around the orange stick and push the cuticle back gently. If it tends to adhere, apply some hand cream and then push it back.
- Apply hand cream into the cuticles and skin of the hands and massage for a few min.
- Wipe off excess cream with moist towel.
- This is the last step in home manicure pedicures process. Apply polish, using smooth strokes, from the base to the tip of the nails.
Note: Avoid very hot water to soak your hands, as this can dry out the skin and nails and avoid hard nailbrushes.
