How to Give Yourself a Professional Manicure
Here’s how to give yourself a professional manicure.
- Use cotton balls and nail polish remover to remove old polish.
- Soak your fingertips in bowls of warm soapy water; this will soften your cuticles.
- Dry your hands, and smooth on a moisturizing lotion.
- Use an orange stick to gently push back your cuticles. If you don’t have an orange stick, the rounded end of your nail file can work.
- Use small, sharp manicure scissors to trim hang nails and loose skin around the cuticles.
- If you want to shorten your nails significantly, use a nail clipper or manicure scissors to cut them.
- Use an emery board to file your nails.
- For long lasting polish, apply a base coat, one or two coats of polish, and a top coat. Make sure each coat is dry before applying the other.
- Use a nail polish fixative, or allow your nails to dry naturally.
- Use a cotton swab dipped in nail polish remover to carefully remove any stray polish.
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November 8th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
That looks easy enough for me to try. It is expensive to get a manicure but I am so in the public, my hands must look good.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Anybody want to do mine? manicue I mean. I’m kidding you but seriously I could use one.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Anybody want to do mine? manicue I mean. I’m kidding you but seriously I could use one.
November 24th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
It costs so much to get my nails done professionaly. Its hard to afford but I like my nails to look nice. I will use your tips.
January 12th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
These tips will absolutely help me out.