Simple Tips for Your Home Manicure

You must have often noticed being starred at your hands, while having a conversation with someone. This proves that apart from taking care of your facial beauty, your hands require your attention too.

To enhance the beauty of your hands, your nails need to be kept clean, trimmed, filed, and looked after. For that purpose, a weekly manicure is a must to keep them in a good condition. Besides, you can invest in about half an hour from your busy routine for a good manicure treatment. These simple and easy-to-apply tips will surely help you get a nice manicure treatment.

1. To begin with, clean your hands and dry them carefully. Then, remove any old nail polish on your nails by using a piece of cotton soaked with an acetone-free remover.

2. Use a nail filer to file your nails to give them a good shape and smoothen the edges.

3. Before you start your manicure, buff your nails using a nail buffer for a smoother nail surface.

4. Soak your hands in warm soapy water for 3-4 minutes. for additional benefits, add a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil. This helps in softening and cleaning your hands and nails.

5. After a carefully drying, dig your nails into a soapy sponge. This helps in cleaning the nails from inside.

6. Now by means of orange sticks, lift up the skin around the nails gently and carefully. Be sure that you do not to break the cuticle. Since, the new nail is grows out from underneath the cuticle skin.

7. Broken bits of dry skin around the nails are termed as Hang nails. They can be very painful while removing and if not dealt carefully, may get seriously infected. Use sharp nail scissors to cut the hangnail carefully close to the skin. Once done, use a hand cream to sustain the suppleness.

8. Place, your hand on a straight surface and apply a base coat onto the nails to avoid them from staining and chipping. This not only helps in strengthening your nails, but also allows the nail polish to be applied more smoothly and efficiently.