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Today I have a guest post for you! My dear friend Holly (I was there when her youngest son was born - I cut the umbilical cord!) is a Certified Nail Tech. I asked her to give her some tips on how to get the best manicure possible at home. Read on for her tips!
Step 1: You want to clean your nails and remove all the polish you may be wearing.. You can use any type of nail polish remover or Acetone and a cotton pad.
Step 2: Soak your nails in a small dish with some soapy water. If you have some marbles they are good to put a few in the bottom to swirl around while you are soaking for relaxation. (If you don't have time for a full soak, remove the polish from your nail before you take a shower and then after you can continue with the next step).
Step 3: Remove your hand and apply some cuticle remover/softener to the base of your nail bed and let sit for a few minutes. Then, using an orange wood stick, gently push back your cuticles. *If you have any any hang nails or loose pieces you can trim those with a pair of cuticle trimmers but DO NOT CUT your cuticles. You only want to push them back.
Step 4: You want to trim and file your nails if desired. You want to use a 180 or below grit nail file moving in one direction. You don't want to file back and forth like you are sawing.
Step 5: Using a cotton pad with some rubbing alcohol remove all traces of residue on your nail beds and apply a base coat. Then apply 2-3 coats of your nail color and 1 layer of top coat.
For best results let each layer dry a little before the next. Here is a diagram showing you the best way to paint your polish on. This is great to limit clean up. You want to keep your polish away from your cuticles so they can breathe.
Step 6: After your nails are dry you want to apply a cuticle oil or a cream to help keep them soft. Here are a few good ones.
Today I have a guest post for you! My dear friend Holly (I was there when her youngest son was born - I cut the umbilical cord!) is a Certified Nail Tech. I asked her to give her some tips on how to get the best manicure possible at home. Read on for her tips!
Step 1: You want to clean your nails and remove all the polish you may be wearing.. You can use any type of nail polish remover or Acetone and a cotton pad.
Step 2: Soak your nails in a small dish with some soapy water. If you have some marbles they are good to put a few in the bottom to swirl around while you are soaking for relaxation. (If you don't have time for a full soak, remove the polish from your nail before you take a shower and then after you can continue with the next step).
Step 3: Remove your hand and apply some cuticle remover/softener to the base of your nail bed and let sit for a few minutes. Then, using an orange wood stick, gently push back your cuticles. *If you have any any hang nails or loose pieces you can trim those with a pair of cuticle trimmers but DO NOT CUT your cuticles. You only want to push them back.
Step 4: You want to trim and file your nails if desired. You want to use a 180 or below grit nail file moving in one direction. You don't want to file back and forth like you are sawing.
Step 5: Using a cotton pad with some rubbing alcohol remove all traces of residue on your nail beds and apply a base coat. Then apply 2-3 coats of your nail color and 1 layer of top coat.
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| Great photo instruction by Michele from Lacquerized |
Winter is here and we need to make sure we hydrate our bodies and our nails. Apply lots of lotion, watch all that washing of your hands, and moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!!!
Thank you, Holly! I can't wait to try out that chart the next time I paint my nails. Maybe I won't have to do any clean up to my cuticles!
Do you have any questions for Holly?
5 comments:
I wish I had the time to go through all of those steps. I've been trying to find time to redo my pedicure for the last month. :P
What a great tutorial! Love the diagram of how to paint your nails...
xoxo,
megs [at] Shine On
I love doing my nails at home. This was such a great tutorial!
Awesome tutorial!!!! My current at-home mani is looking pretty pathetic.
This was really helpful! I always trim my cuticles and had no idea you're not supposed to!
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