Your hands and finger nails go through a lot of abuse like constantly being in and out of water being exposed to various household chemicals... we tend to neglect them... we suffer also from a lot of dryness in our hands and fingers...
Now you can do your own nails at home or you can go to your local salon. There you can have for example a simple file and polish, or a more luxurious manicure. Now I will guide you through the process as to how a manicure should be done and this I hope is what will happen for you when you visit your local salon. The routine below is what I did for my former clients...
During the treatment I took care of the cuticles giving them a tidy, exfoliating dry skin, shaped the nails to how the client wanted them to look and a nice relaxing hand and arm massage. I used OPI nail polish as I found it to be the best. They last well and have a great selection of colours.
The Benefits Of Having A Manicure?
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A regular file and polish encourages the nails to grow. Tidying up the cuticles makes the fingers look presentable. Exfoliating the hands and skin around the finger nails becomes much smoother.
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It is relaxing and time out for yourself. Finishes of your look especially when you are going somewhere special. It is much easier someone else applying your polish.
Opi polishes really last well. Seche top and base coat are the number one seller in America and they do as they say. Fast drying and this is important as we are all in a hurry these days although I have to say I am not.
- Intensive treatment can be applied to the nails and hands to improve the look and feel of them. A good quality base and top coat is applied to the nails ensuring the polish lasts.
Contra Indications To Manicures.
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Cuts and abrasion and severe bruising.
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Recent Surgery.
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Skin infections.
- Nail infections e.g. fungal.
What Happens When I Have A Treatment?
First of all I discussed what shape you wanted your nails to be e.g. square or rounded, the choice is yours. Then the nail was filed to the desired shape. The hand was then soaked in solution to soften the cuticles for later.
I then file the other hand. I took the other hand out of the water and dried it. The other hand was then soaked in the solution to soften the cuticles. The hand that had just been soaked then had the cuticles tidied as in pushed back gently and trimmed if necessary.
This hand and fingers was then exfoliated. The other hand was taken out of the water and dried. The other hand that has been exfoliated was rinsed and now was ready for massage later. The other hand that has just been soaked was dried and the cuticles tidied etc.
This hand and fingers were then exfoliated and rinsed and dried. Massage was done on both arms, hand and fingers. Then your choice of polish was applied.
Other Treatments For The Nails like nail extensions are very popular, you can visit more Acrylic vs gel Nails. for more information.
Below is a wee you tube video which show you more about a manicure.
And lets not forget your feet, they go through a lot every single day we really do take then for granted, so if you would like to know about
pedicures then you will find more information. So it's looking after both hands and feet, a regular manicure and pedicure is not just a treat it is sometimes necessary as when we get older sometimes it is not so easy to do them ourself.
Often a few of my former clients have commented that they felt so relaxed after the treatment and some nearly fell asleep and I mean that when you try it you will see.
After you have had your hands and nails manicured it is a good idea to keep up the good work at home in between treatments and a good hand cream is important, hands age quickly and you know yourself you want to keep them looking good for as long as you can. You can visit my website for step by step instructions on how to do a manicure.
