How to make a manicure at home?

Hands can tell a lot about a woman.About how much she takes care of herself, what she does and, most importantly, about her real age. And, as you know, the fair sex really doesn’t like such conversations. After all, we’re all 18 at heart… well, 21 at the most! There’s another reason to carefully monitor the condition of your nails and get a manicure on time. Despite the fact that the times of gallant gentlemen who would press their lips to a woman’s hand for any reason have already passed, here and there you can still find some examples. What if you come across just such a one? How will you feel, handing him a wrinkled “paw” with bitten nails and peeling varnish? That’s it! In order for your hands not to give you away at the most inopportune moment, you need to take good care of them. And believe me, you don’t have to visit expensive salons for this. It’s quite possible to do a manicure yourself, at home. How? Let’s figure it out!

Trays for bleaching nails

If you think that a manicure isjust applying nail polish, then you are very much mistaken. This is a whole complex of procedures, as a result of which your hands will always be soft, gentle and well-groomed. And you should start with special masks and baths. Thanks to these simple recipes, you can whiten and strengthen your nails. Let's start, perhaps, with whitening. Agree, yellow nails are unlikely to decorate anyone. And this trouble occurs for a variety of reasons - smoking, exposure to household chemicals, unwillingness to use rubber gloves while cooking, etc. There can be many factors. And the result is one - the nail plates acquire an unhealthy yellowish tint. But you should not be upset about this. You just need to act! And the simplest products that are in every home will help you with this.

Lemon is the undisputed leader among domesticnail whitening products. In order to restore the natural healthy color of the nail plates, it is enough to simply rub freshly squeezed lemon juice into them. This procedure should be carried out daily for 7-10 minutes. However, some women complain that lemon juice strongly irritates the skin.

If you are also facing this problem, then don'tit is worth using the juice in its pure form - just make it one of the ingredients of the whitening composition. For example, this one. Take one large spoon of olive oil, add half a teaspoon of lemon juice and 2-3 drops of ylang-ylang, cedar or bergamot oil. Stir. The composition is ready! Gently rub it into each nail plate.

A bath with soda. About the cleaning properties of soda is known, perhaps, to every hostess. So why not use it to whiten your nails? For this you just need to make a bath. Mix one spoonful of soda with the same amount of salt. Pour two glasses of warm water. Add 3-4 drops of lemon juice and immerse the nails in this solution for 15-20 minutes.
It is possible to get rid of yellowness of nails and with the help ofhydrogen peroxide. In order to avoid irritation of the tender cuticle, it is necessary to take a 3% solution. Mix the peroxide with glycerin in a ratio of 1: 5. Apply the formulation to the nail plates and leave for 2-3 minutes. Not more! You can conduct this procedure every other day.

Nail Strengtheners

Bath with iodine. Make it very simple. Take half a tablespoon of edible salt, dilute it in a glass of warm water and add six drops of iodine. Put your fingers in the tub and hold for 15-20 minutes. After the procedure, be sure to brush your nails and hands with a nutritious cream.
Mask with red pepper. This mask will not only perfectly strengthen your nails, but also will accelerate their growth. Take one spoonful of a nutritious, greasy hand cream. Add half a small spoonful of ground red pepper to it. Pour in some boiled water. Stir the mixture thoroughly. A homogeneous mass should be obtained. Place it for 10 minutes in a water bath. After this, the composition should be cooled to room temperature. Now it can be applied to the nails. Keep this mask should be about 20 minutes. Then rinse with warm water. Despite the fact that this procedure is very useful, it should not be abused. Use this recipe no more than once a month.

Five steps to success

Well, now your hands and nails are completelyready for further procedures. It is not difficult at all to make a beautiful manicure yourself. And it will not take much time - an hour will be more than enough. But first you need to prepare the "tools of production". You will need:

manicure scissors or "nippers";
cuticle tweezers;
nail file;
a brush for nails;
polishing file;
wooden stick.

Give your nails the desired shape and length.If your nails are soft, you can use manicure scissors. If they are strong, nippers will come to the rescue. After that, the nail plates must be carefully filed. This should always be done in one direction - from the edge of the nail to the middle. The file should be positioned at a right angle to the nail. Do not file the corners too deeply! If your nails are too long, do not give them a rectangular shape - this does not look very nice. Triangular nails should be filed oval.

Take the wooden stick and slide it gentlysoftened cuticle skin. If you are not too lazy and made a bath, then to carry out this manipulation will not be difficult. If this phase of preparation for a manicure you still missed, then you will receive a special composition for cuticles or oil. Gently apply it on the skin and hold for 2-3 minutes. Surplus skin can be carefully removed with special scissors with a curved cutting edge or sharp tweezers.

Be sure to polish the nail plates whenhelp special soft nail files. Rinse your hands thoroughly under running water. This is necessary in order for the varnish to lie flat. Make sure that there is no dirt and greasy film on the nail plates. Now your nails are ready for varnish.

Let's choose a beautiful varnish.It is clear that when choosing a color, first of all, everyone is guided by their personal preferences. But the color of your hand skin is no less important. For example, all warm shades - copper, orange, burgundy - will suit dark-skinned girls perfectly. Coral - red manicure will look great in combination with delicate pink skin of the hands. And matte shades of red and white harmonize very well with pale, "olive" skin.

Now, perhaps, the most important and responsiblemoment - applying varnish. It is not difficult at all. The varnish that will last the longest is one applied in three layers. The first layer is the base. It will reliably protect the nail plates from yellowing and will help the other, brighter, varnish to be distributed evenly. Let the base dry completely, and then proceed to applying the color coating. Paint your nails in 1-2 layers and dry thoroughly. The finishing touch is a transparent protective varnish. It will prevent the color from fading and peeling off. All that remains is to dry everything well again.

Your manicure is ready.As you can see, it is not difficult to do a beautiful manicure yourself - if only you want to! Such beautiful and well-groomed hands are not embarrassing to offer for a kiss. Where are they - gallant knights? We recommend reading: