Make manicure yourself - it's that easy!
Make manicure yourself - so it succeeds perfectly!
You love to dip your nails in bright colors? Of course, a bright red or rich pink are only really beautiful on perfectly groomed hands. But you do not have to run straight to the nail salon or beautician. The solution: make manicure yourself! A mani like a pro also works at home. We'll give you the best tips on manicure and show you in a video tutorial step by step, what you have to look out for when manicuring yourself. Also, we'll tell you how to get your nails into shape and what tricks you can use to keep the paint nice and long? and how you can let the nail polish dry faster. We also have a few tips on what you should pay attention to the manicure in the nail salon and how you can do something for your hands overnight with the right care. Here is the best guide for a perfect manicure in ten steps! Plus: paint your nails with your left - this is how it works!
Do the manicure yourself - Tip 1: Find the nail shape
Extremely angular was yesterday. Now the nails go three to five millimeters beyond the fingertip, run forward almond-shaped to and are at the corners elegantly rounded, Incidentally, this nail shape ensures the best stability for the nail; if it is too narrow and pointed, it bends easily and tears - mostly where it hurts properly: on the nail bed. If this form is too impractical for you, you can also wear it very briefly and at the next manicure file the sides a little more square. For both variants, adjust the course of the arch as far as possible to the shape of the nail bed - so the result is particularly harmonious.
Make manicure yourself - Tip 2: File properly
That's right: Best not wait until the length of annoying, but cut the nails regularly at the manicure itself. As a general rule, nail nails better instead of cutting them with nail scissors. With the nail file you have the most sensitive direct influence on the nail. If you have healthy nails, you can calm down a fine-grained flexible one sapphire file use. With brittle, splintering nails, however, make themselves padded files better with very fine grain size; they give way to too much pressure.
An alternative are glass Files, They bring through the roughened, but otherwise very smooth surface even soft nails gently in shape, use as good as not from and can be easily cleaned under running water. Not to shorten, but to seal the edges of the nail on brittle nails is best Mine Ralf ropes, These are files made of fine pressed silicon particles that rub into the nail while filing and literally seal it.
Make manicure yourself - Tip 3: Apply paint
1. So that the paint sticks well, degrease the surface first with nail polish remover.
2. To prevent discoloration, then apply a nourishing base coat. Let dry for about five minutes.
3. With light nail polish one layer is enough. On the other hand, dark colors should be applied twice during the manicure - wait about four minutes in between.
4. About ten minutes after the last coat the top coat can be applied. It protects the nail polish and gives even more shine. The first few minutes after application, the paint is particularly sensitive - so you should not touch it at this time. If it comes to an impression, help products that dissolve the paint and smooth again.
Tip from David Fowler, Nail Art Designer of Maha Cosmetics, who regularly attends the fashion shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan:
To distribute the color pigments evenly, rub the closed nail polish bottle briefly between the palms of your hands. Do not shake, otherwise small air bubbles will get into the paint. Then you brush off the brush once and start painting: start in the middle, then come to the pages. So that the paint does not run, always leave about a millimeter of free space for the cuticle.
Make manicure yourself - Tip 4: Color varnish for the fingers
Nail polishes are the new it-bags for the fingers. Green or blue, nude or pink? on the nails comes, what pleases! Also nice in the summer: white-painted fingernails. Tip: By the way, with a special overcoat you can give any paint a matte finish. Always nice: a color coat in strong red and subtle nude tones in milk white, rose or beige, And if you like it completely: polish nails to a high gloss or brush up whitening nail whiteners - they look brand new!
Make manicure yourself - Tip 5: Manicure with the professional
If you do not want to do a manicure yourself, it's best to go to a nail salon. When choosing the nail salon should definitely on the hygiene be respected:
Are your hands being disinfected?
Does the beautician disinfect her hands?
Does she wear gloves? (In some Länder regulation)
Are tools sterilized or will they end up in the stand after use?
Are there fresh towels?
Are the armrests washable?
Is the room clean? hardly any dust, no small stuff lying around?
Make manicure yourself - Tip 6: Beautiful hands overnight
Previously, the hands were thickly smeared with all-purpose cream at bedtime and thin cotton gloves pulled over it, today there are special night creams as an extra nail care for the hands. Whether with or without gloves: These creams are usually special rich and want the skin in its several-hour break with balancing plant extracts and oils at Regenerate support? the crowning achievement of manicure itself.
Make manicure yourself - Tip 7: Against the signs of the times
Also new is the division of Anti-aging creams for the hands. Your secret? In addition to an extra-large portion of cell-protecting free-radical scavengers, they contain a lot of anti-aging active ingredients (for example from olives or soya). Often are in the cream yet UVA and UVB sunscreen filters (LSF) incorporated; because one of the main factors for premature skin aging is UV light. Many anti-aging formulas also contain mulberry or licorice root extracts, which are said to lighten existing pigmentation marks easily.
Do the manicure yourself - Tip 8: Use organic nail care
Natural ingredients are in vogue, Green tea extract about or smoothing argan oil. Some manufacturers even pay attention tested eco-quality.
Whether organic or not: It is important that the nails are not forgotten when creaming the hands. And that nails that splinter easily, are particularly well maintained? whether with nail oil or cream, is a matter of taste. Nail polish and especially the remover always dry out the nails. Anyone who has constantly cracked, brittle nails should therefore rather abstain from painting for a while or at least regularly paint breaks using a nail care.
Make manicure yourself - Tip 9: So the nails stay healthy
Healthy fingernails need a lot of zinc, vitamins A, B vitamins and biotin. These substances are found mainly in oatmeal and turkey (zinc), carrots and apricots (vitamin A), broccoli and spinach (B vitamins), eggs and soybeans (biotin). iron deficiency is often an indication of brittle nails, iron supplements or tablets with biotin can help here.
Deficiencies often cause nail changes. But the famous ones white spots are not due to calcium or protein deficiency, but e.g. on Manicure error due. For the stains is often a lack of fusion of the nail plates with Lufteinlagerung responsible, which appear milky white due to the changed light reflection. If transverse bands pull over the nails (evidence of bacterial damage) or streaky, show dark pigmentation (in the worst case, skin cancer), a doctor should be consulted.
Manicure yourself - Tip 10: Soothing hand massage
Wonderful relax You can be given with a quick hand massage, best of the best friend or loved one. To do this, spread some hand cream on the back of your hand and gently massage between the hand bones from the wrist towards your fingertips. Then gently squeeze the skin between the knuckles and into circular movements massage. Then gently rotate your thumb over the back of the hand. Now the hand is turned over and the palm of the hand is kneaded with powerful, circular pressure movements up to the fingertips. Finally, the hand gently streakThen the other hand is massaged with the same movements. The hands will thank you? they feel soft and are relaxed through and through!
And because we not only have beautiful fingernails, but also want to make our feet summery, here are tips for the perfect pedicure.
Videotipp: Manicure explained step by step
