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Treat Yourself To Home Manicure And Pedicure

 A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands enjoyed by both sexes. A manicure can treat just the hands, just the nails, or both.

 How to Do Manicure At Home

Use a cotton ball with non-acetone nail polish to remove old nail polish. Next, use a nail file to file your nails so that they are all one length covering just the tips of your fingers.

 Soak your hands with body wash to soften your skin and cuticles. Use a buffing block to gently buff away dead skin and make your nails shine. Use the cuticle scissors to snip away any hang nails with out cutting your cuticles.

While your hands are moist with water, apply a moisturing lotion or cream for a few minutes. Then wipe off with a wet wash cloth.

Use a cotton ball with nail polish remover to remove any residue from nails, so that you have clean nails when you apply polish. Next, apply a base coat. Then apply a nail polish. Finally, apply a top coat.

Some mistakes commonly committed when manicure is carried out at home.

1. Don’t cut the nails back and forth using an emery board and deeply cut the nail from the left and right corner. Thus the nails are most likely to get split and worn out.
2. Do not neglect the cuticular part of the nail as it can cause the problem of hangnails.
3. Do not nip away at the cuticles; Push the cuticles with a cloth gently as it can cause nail infection.
4. Before you apply a polish to your nail you should first lace it with a base coat. 
5. Replace the nail polish after every five days because too many coats will dehydrate the nails and therefore remove the top layer of the nail

  How to Do Pedicure At Home

First, fill a basin with a gallon of warm water and commercial foot soaking tablets or liquids.  Soak feet twenty minutes to soften calluses and corns. Discard water. Pat feet dry with a towel.

Using a skin file, remove dead skin cells. Primary areas of concern are often heels and balls of feet. A pumice stone also works well to remove rough calluses and dry spots.

Next clean under nail tips and clip. Be sure to file splits or rough edges.

Base coat polish is generally used to fortify and protect the nail itself. Select a color for the second coat that you feel matches your skin tone. The third coat can be a clear polish designed to protect the color from chipping.

Application of polish should be the last step in the home pedicure. Cover nails with a thin coat.
Next, apply the polish color of your choice. Dry for the time recommended on the nail polish label.
Finish with a clear protective coat. Allow this to dry thoroughly. Be careful to not touch polish until it is completely dry as this causes smudges and takes away from the glossy texture. Reapply a clear coat every two or three days to shield pedicure and refresh shine. For best results use cosmetics or beauty products of herbal brand.

Now you are ready to sport your new pedicure by wearing your favorite pair of sandals