Having your nails done, sanded and painted is one of the vanity habits adopted by some women, however not all have time to go for a manicure every week. For this reason, nails at home is an alternative for women looking for a cheaper, no-hassle solution with the comfort of their home.
Besides being economical, the practice of nails at home is therapeutic because it is possible to relax and take care of you and your beauty at the same time.
Not to mention that at home, you use your own materials and avoid the risk of contracting any disease due to the shared use of pliers, nail polish and the like.
The following tips are from Damiana Emidio Ribeiro manicure from the Embelleze Institute, and will help you make this practice easier.
How to assemble your manicure kit
Before becoming a nail professional, you need to assemble your manicure and pedicure kit. Check out the essential items to adopt the habit of doing nails at home, as well as intermediaries, who can provide extra help in the process, and professionals, who also bring ease, but it is up to you to acquire them or not.
To the hands
Basic
- Nail cutter
- Sandpaper (your preferred size)
- Enamels, clear base, drying oil
- Nail cutters
- Cotton
- Toothpick
- Nail polish remover
- Spatula to spread cuticle
Intermediates
In addition to the basic items a nail polish sandpaper and cuticle softening cream / enamel can provide better results.
Polishing the nails makes them shiny and smooth, so enamelling is more beautiful. However, if you have brittle and brittle nails it is best to avoid this process so as not to aggravate their condition. In this case, it is worth replacing the transparent base with a strengthening base.
The cuticle softener, whether you remove the cuticle or not, makes the process easier. For supporters, the softener facilitates removal by simply making them softer. While for women who prefer to keep cuticles, the softener facilitates the process of pushing them, makes them more hydrated and therefore more beautiful.
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To achieve faster and more professional drying (without balls), it is possible to invest in an enamel dryer. They are usually battery powered and can be a great option for those who don't have the time or patience to wait for the nail polish to dry.
A sterilizer is also on the list of professional items that bring advantages with the purchase. The sterilizer is for keeping pliers, spatulas and even other sanitized items. It is important in cases where, even at home, to share materials with others, to prevent the transmission of any virus or disease.
To the feet
Basic
- Nail cutter;
- Common sandpaper;
- Sandpaper for the feet;
- Enamels, clear base, drying oil;
- Cuticle pliers;
- Cotton;
- Toothpick;
- Nail polish remover;
Intermediates
In the case of the pedicure kit, the items that may be helpful are the finger separator and an exfoliating cream. The separator prevents the newly enamelled nails from touching and damaging the applied layer, and facilitates the entire process prior to enameling, as with the fingers separated it is easier to perform the sanding, cutting, etc. steps.
The beauty of the feet is not just a manicured nail, but a hydrated foot as a whole and so the exfoliating cream is helpful. In addition to moisturizing, it removes the dead skin in the region, leaving the skin of the feet ready to be combined with a beautiful nail polish.
Professionals
The sterilizer and enamel dryer, already mentioned in the hand kit, are also useful and have the same purpose for the feet.
Products for mounting a complete nail kit
In addition to the nail polish of your choice, check out a gallery containing all the essential products to be able to do your nails at home. And also the most professional products cited in the field, which you can choose to invest or not.
Ricca Cuticle Pusher for $ 1.85 at Halfi Cosmetics
Marco Boni Cuticle Stick and Pusher for $ 4.95 at Halfi Cosmetics
World Cuticle Pliers for $ 7.89 at Halfi Cosmetics
Ricca 4-Step Nail Polish for $ 2.19 at Halfi Cosmetics
Ana Hickmann Drying Oil for R $ 3,79 at Halfi Cosmetics
Risqué transparent base for R $ 2,99 at Halfi Cosmeticos
Beliz Nail Clipper for $ 7.99 at Halfi Cosmetics
Toe Separator for $ 1.99 on Finger Girl
Colorama Extra Gloss and Intensifying Base for R $ 4.69 in My Addiction
Risqué Cuticle Softener for $ 3.99 at My Addiction
Acetone Nail Polish Remover for $ 2.99 at My Addiction
Risqué Nail Polish Remover (without acetone) for $ 7.90 on My Addiction
Nail Stick for $ 1.00 in My Addiction
Apolo Cotton for R $ 6,90 in My Addiction
Sterilizer for R $ 88,99 at Valery Cosmeticos
Native Spa Exfoliating Cream for R $ 49,99 at O Boticário
Step by step to do nails at home
Before starting the process it is necessary to separate the materials that will be used. "In addition to materials, a clear, peaceful and comfortable environment is also needed," says Damiana.
After that, the first step is to remove the old cotton enamel soaked in the nail polish remover and cut the nails with the cutter if necessary. Done that just follow the steps below:
Manicure: How to do your fingernails
1. Sanding: File your nails in the shape you prefer. Try to maintain symmetry. If you are going to sand them in a square shape, be sure to sand the sides of the nail as well.
2. Polish: If you have a sandpaper, this is the time to use it. Pass it gently over the nails as the process decreases the thickness of the nail.
3. Soften the cuticles: Apply a moisturizer, or apply cuticle softener. Let the cream act for a while (about 2 minutes).
4. Remove or spread cuticles: After softening the cuticles, you can remove the excess with the pliers or, if you prefer not to remove it, just push it with the spatula and remove with the pliers only the? that may appear around the nails.
5. Apply the base: Apply a clear or strengthening base coat before enamel. It serves to increase the duration and coverage of enamel and protect the nails from the pigment present in the enamel.
6. Enameling: Wait for the base to dry and then apply the chosen nail polish. Try to apply thin layers and use little product on the brush, starting from the inside towards the tips.
7. Apply the drying oil: After coloring your nails, apply the drying oil, as well as help to make the nail polish dry faster, it also improves the coverage and gives an extra shine to the nail polish.
8. Clean the corners: It is normal to smudge the side that surrounds the nails when applying the nail polish and this is perhaps the most boring and time consuming step to perform. To remove soak the tip of the toothpick with a nail polish remover and wrap it with cotton, dip it again in the nail polish remover to wet the cotton and sweep the toothpick over the excess nail polish, being careful not to remove the nail polish. .
9. Drying: To speed up the enamel drying process you can use an enamel dryer or a drying spray. If you don't have any of these items, wait for your nails to dry naturally, just be careful not to touch / bump into anything.
Pedicure: How to do toenails
1. Exfoliate: Before leaving for nails it is interesting to moisturize and exfoliate the skin of the feet. To do this, soak your feet in warm water for 2-3 minutes. Dry them and start exfoliation. Another alternative is to sand the soles of the feet to remove excess skin and calluses.
2. Moisturize: After exfoliation, apply a moisturizing cream by massaging the feet until the cream has completely spread.
3. Sanding the nails: Now, file your nails so that they are straight and proportionate.
4. Soften and spread the cuticles: As with your fingernails, you can choose whether or not to remove the cuticles. When deciding to remove it make use of good pliers for this. If you prefer to keep it in place, just move it away with the spatula.
From there just follow the same steps of the process of making hands: apply the base, the enamel, the drying oil, wipe the excess in the corners and let dry. Just remember that when it comes to painting the toenails it is interesting to use a finger separator to facilitate enamel.
• Caprice in choosing the color of the nail polish, as it often reveals what is inside us. Choosing colors that match your personality will make you feel more beautiful and powerful, being fine with your self esteem always. ?, advises the professional.
Nail Care Tutorials Without Leaving Home
If you have any questions or would like to see the process of nails done at home, check out four video tutorials that can help you:
The Dangers of Sharing Nail Pliers
Many women are changing their habits and instead of withdrawing, they are just pushing their cuticles apart to avoid any cutting and propensity to contract fungi, viruses or bacteria through the use and especially of pliers.
According to Embelleze Institute expert, it is not advisable to share pliers, however, in cases where this cannot be avoided, the important thing is to keep the material sterile.
Sharing pliers is not a safe action as we are vulnerable to contagious diseases such as hepatitis, HIV and others. So the pliers have to be properly sterilized, ”says Damiana.
In addition, the cuticle has a protective function and when removing it the body will understand that it needs to replace this layer of protection, activating and increasing the growth of the skin that forms it.
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