Sean
Manicures
- Manicures are a beauty treatment for your fingernails
- Basic manicure – Nail cleaning
- The steps in a basic manicure:
- Remove any existing nail polish with nail polish remover or acetone to create a blank canvas
- Soak the hands in a bowl of warm water to soften the cuticles
- File and shape the nails
- Push back and clean the cuticles
- Apply oil to the cuticles to keep them healthy
- Massage the hands to end the pamper session
- The steps in a basic manicure:
- Layering design on top of a basic manicure
- Types of nail art
- Nail polish – Nail polish is a type of lacquer that’s used to decorate fingernails and toenails. Lacquer is a liquid substance that dries to form a hard protective coating.
- How to apply nail polish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMvWd8FPY_c
- Popular types of nail polish designs
- French manicure – Natural coat with white tips
- American manicure – Natural coat with off-white tips. A little bit of a softer look than french manicures.
- Acrylic coloring – Acrylics are a combination of a liquid monomer and a powder polymer that combine to form a paste that is brushed onto the natural nail. It then hardens in place to add strength and thickness to the nail.
- How to apply acrylics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXbiy4afrog
- Gel – A gel manicure uses a gel-based polish and requires a UV or LED light to cure the polish and lock it onto the nails. Gel manicures look like regular nail polish with the added benefits that they last longer and feel sturdier.
- How to apply gel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmENjCKBQQ
- Acrylic vs Gel
- Acrylics are much stronger than gel so if you’re looking to extend your nail quite a bit with a nail tip, you would want acrylics. But if you’re going for more of a natural look, gel is what you’d want.
- Nail tips
- An acrylic tip is made of plastic, attaches to the end of the nail, and requires an acrylic coating to secure it to the nail.
- In contrast, gel nail extensions are pre-shaped nail tips that are made completely out of the gel and cover the entire nail. Think press-on nails but more durable and versatile.
- How to remove acrylic and gel
- Removing acrylic and gel work the same way. Buff the nails to get the shine off, then soak in acetone for 5 minutes. Afterward, use a cuticle pusher to scrape the polish off the nails. They should come off pretty easily.
- Nail polish – Nail polish is a type of lacquer that’s used to decorate fingernails and toenails. Lacquer is a liquid substance that dries to form a hard protective coating.
- Types of nail art
Pedicures
- Pedicures are a beauty treatment for your feet.
- The core parts of a pedicure and manicure are exactly the same. The differences between the two are that with a pedicure:
- A significant amount of time is spent on exfoliation of the feet or callus smoothing.
- Nail tips aren’t added to toenails
- Like manicures, pedicures can be done with nail polish, acrylics, or gel.
