8 Steps to Give Yourself a Manicure at Home
 Nowadays, nail salons are visited by millions of women for nail services like
nail enhancements, pedicures as well as manicures. A lot of people spend big
amount of money to get that salon perfect nail. A few however, realize that they
can give themselves that elegant manicure even at home, by themselves.
To give yourself a manicure, you will need:
- Cotton balls or cotton pads
- Polish Remover
- Towel
- File
- Nail buffer
- Bowl with warm water
- Moisturizer
- Cuticle remover
- Cuticle pusher
- Cuticle clipper
- Nail Brush
- Nail polish
- Cuticle stick
Optional items: Q-tip, olive oil and sugar, gel cuticle remover, cuticle oil, speed
dry drops
Step 1. Remove nail polish and clean
your nails
Remove nail polish by wetting the cotton balls or cotton pads with polish
remover. Place the cotton ball or cotton pad over the polished nail. Soak the
nail for a few seconds. Some individuals prefer rubbing the cotton balls on the
nail to quickly remove the nail polish.
Step 2. Trim or Shape Your Nails
File your nails from the corner to the center to create an oval shaped nail.
To create a square-shaped nail, just file your nails at the center. After
filing, you may use a nail buffer to remove stains from the previous nail
polish, as well as dusts accumulated caused by filing. Buffering will smooth
your nail, making the nail polish have a smooth finish when you apply it.
Step 3. Soften Your Nails
You may apply a gel cuticle remover around your cuticle to soften your nails
as well as to loosen the skin around your nail plate. After applying the gel,
soak your nails in warm and soapy water. If you do not have a gel cuticle
remover, you can just simply soak your nails in warm water.
Step 4. Dry Your Nails
Dry your hands. Using a cuticle pusher, gently push back your cuticle. If you
don’t have a cuticle pusher, you may wrap a matchstick with cotton, or simply
use a q-tip to push back your cuticle. After pushing back your cuticle, apply
cuticle oil on your nails then massage. To soften your nails more, you may mix
olive oil and sugar and rub it around your nails. You may also use hand
moisturizer to do this.
Step 5. Prepare Your Nails
Use polish remover and cotton balls or cotton pads to rub off the oil from
your nails. Apply base coat (a clear polish) on your nails. If you want your
nails to grow faster, you may apply Nail Growth Miracle by Sally Hansen. For
soft and weak nails, Miracle Cure, also by Sally Hansen can help improve your
nails in just 5 days.
Step 6. Apply Nail Polish
For the second coat, apply the nail polish of your choice. Simply swipe the
nail polish brush from the cuticle to the tip of the nail. Avoid chipping by
swiping the nail polish brush across the tip of your nail. If your nail polish
gets on the surrounding skin of your nail, simply dip a cuticle stick in the
nail polish remover and wipe the excess nail polish.
Step 7. Apply a Top Coat
Avoid chipping by applying a clear coat over your nail polish. This will also
make your nail polish shinier. Aside from that, your nail polish will last way
longer than without a top coat.
Step 8. Optional: Apply Speed Dry
Drops
If you’re in a rush, you may apply Speed Dry Drops. Before doing so, you must
wait for the nail polish to set (wait for a minute or 2). You may apply the
drops on the cuticle and let the drops slide down across the nails.
These steps do not apply only to your fingernails. You may also do a pedicure
at home using these steps.
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