Well-groomed hands and neat nails characterizetheir owner as a real lady. French manicure looks especially impressive, since naturalness has always been in fashion. And if you are catastrophically short of time to go to the salon, do not worry. Doing a French manicure at home is not that difficult. A little patience, skill and experience are enough. By the way, if you can’t grow long nails, do not rush to run to extensions. After all, your own nails are much better than a thick layer of gel and acrylic. Moreover, fashion is democratic now: both long and short nails will look modern.
Classification of manicure
Before you learn how to do a French manicure at home, you need tounderstand the classification of manicure. You wouldn't paint your nails without treating them, would you? So, modern manicure can be divided into classic (edged) and European (unedged). European manicure is more gentle; however, the ideal result can only be achieved after 6-7 sessions. In order to learn how to do unedged manicure at home, we advise you to do it a couple of times in a salon. At the same time, carefully follow the sequence of the master's actions, learn how to care for your nails. Buy the necessary tools for manicure:
- files of various granularity,
- a dull metal spatula,
- an orange stick to remove the cuticle,
- sharp manicure scissors,
- cuticle oil,
- cream for removing cuticles (for classical manicure),
- varnish white (to draw a jacket),
- Lacquer, imitating the natural color of the nail plate (to make the jacket as natural as possible),
- coating.
Don't just wave your hand and cross overto read another paragraph. You will need all the above tools to do a French manicure at home. So - march to the store!
French manicure at home
Now that the main type of manicure has been chosen,Now you can start the procedure itself. First, remove the old varnish. Then, use a nail file to give your nails the necessary shape, moving from the edge of the nail to the middle. To make the French manicure look better, choose an oval nail shape. Just don’t overdo it. Sometimes careless (and unskillful) handling of the nail file leads to irreversible consequences. If you file your nails to the base, you won’t get any French manicure. But let’s hope that the operation with the nail file will not cause you any problems. After giving the desired shape, hold your hands in warm salt water for 15-20 minutes. Using an orange stick or spatula, carefully push back the cuticle and remove it with scissors, then treat it with oil. For a classic manicure, before the salt bath, you need to apply cuticle remover cream for 3-4 minutes, then dry your hands with a napkin and apply the cream again. Has the cream been absorbed? Great. Then we continue doing the manicure. After 3 minutes, after the cream residue has completely disappeared from the skin, carefully remove the cuticle with an orange stick. The pieces of cuticle that could not be removed can be carefully cut off with scissors. If you are not sure that you can cut the skin yourself, it is better to leave everything as is. Believe me, no French manicure will look good on injured hands. After washing your fingers with water, lubricate them with oil. Do not rush to apply varnish. It simply will not lie on oily nails. Therefore, before doing a French manicure, degrease your nails with acetone-free nail polish remover. Next, apply a base coat (or a medical one) in one layer. No, no, put the varnish aside. It is too early. Proceed to the next step. To do this, apply oil to the hard skin of the side pads, then rub it with a fine-grained file. And now you can apply varnish. By the way, French manicure can be not only natural, but also colored. Therefore, if you like red shades, you can safely use them. Red and dark look perfect on short nails, any shade on long ones. French manicure is perfect for any length. By the way, choose a varnish whose color matches your skin color. It is very fashionable when the shade matches the color of your clothes, but due to impracticality, it is better to choose neutral classics. However, colored French manicure should be protected. If you carefully care for the coating, it will last up to ten days. To do this, nails should be covered with a 3-in-1 coating (drying, protection and shine) every other day. Although, if you learn how to do a French manicure at home, such precautions are unlikely to be necessary. Most likely, you will repaint your nails every day, creating a fresh French manicure for this or that dress.
French manicure on accrued nails
If you are getting nail extensions, then do a French manicureIt will be much easier for you at home. The thing is that the varnish goes on flawlessly on gel or acrylic coating. And the French manicure lasts three times longer on extended nails than on natural ones. If the white tip of the French manicure has worn off a little (which is unacceptable), apply a new layer of varnish to the damaged area and then - the coating. If there is no time to redo or correct the French manicure, just cover your nails with a pearlescent varnish that will hide the flaws. In addition, you should have a special glue in your arsenal that can be used to repair a broken nail without cutting it. In order for extended nails to look natural, avoid long nails. Moreover, the French manicure looks no worse on short nails than on extremely long ones.
Afterword
It doesn't matter what kind of nails you have:extended or natural. And what kind of French manicure have you chosen for yourself – natural or colored. In any case, make it a rule that you need to take care of your hands every day. Always wear gloves before doing housework. Buy nourishing and moisturizing creams that are suitable for your skin type. Before buying, carefully read their composition and purpose. Apply the cream several times a day, rubbing it thoroughly into your fingertips, gradually moving to your wrists. To whiten and strengthen your nails, rub a slice of lemon (this only applies to natural nails). Once a week, apply masks at night, for example, from olive oil, after scrubbing your hands with a scrub. To consolidate the effect, put on cotton gloves. Following the listed tips, you will quickly master the art of the perfect manicure and the task of “beautiful hands at minimal cost” will be successfully achieved by you. We recommend reading:
