Glamorous hands and feet

Beautiful and elegant nails can be done in the comfort of your own home. Today, we are going to learn how to turn those worn out nails into elegant and beautiful nails. We will learn how to give ourselves a manicure and pedicure. First, we will start by gathering our list of items we will need. We will need the following items; such as, a foot soaking tub, wet wash cloth, dry towel, nail polish remover, cotton balls, nail polish, (I like to choose from a variety of colors) and a top clear coat. We will also need, a nail buffer, nail file, cuticle cream, cuticle clippers, toe spacers, , skin so soft and a nail dryer. I also like to have handy, an aerosol can of nail drying spray. (This is optional).

Let us begin turning those brittle nails into elaborate nails. We will start by taking off the old polish. When choosing a nail polish remover, I prefer to use a non-acetone for natural nails; for instance, this will keep your natural nails less dry and much smoother. Let’s start with the finger nails. Take your dry towel, lay it over your lap or table to put your hands on; because, you don’t want to get the polish remover on your clothes or furniture, for this might ruin them. Now let’s take a cotton ball and soak it with the polish remover. Apply the cotton ball to your nail and rub firmly, make sure you remove all old polish. Repeat the process to the toenails to remove any unwanted old polish. You will then take the wet cloth and wipe both finger and toe nails off.

Our next step is to fill the foot soaking tub with warm tap water. Then, add ¼ cup of skin so soft to the water, this will make your feet silky and soft. Now, lower your feet into the tub and soak them for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. We will then remove our feet from the foot soaking tub, and dry them off with the dry towel.

Now let us take the cuticle cream, and we will apply it to each toenail. Then, rub the cream in firmly, and let it set 2 minutes. Once this is done, dip your feet back in to the tub to rinse them off, now let’s dry them with the dry towel. The next step is to use the buffer; we will buff each toe nail to smooth out any ridges and imperfections on the toenail. Now we will take the cuticle clippers and clip all cuticles around the base of the toenail, starting from left to right. Again, be careful, for you can easily cut yourself. Let’s now file each nail to get them even, starting from right to left. After this is done, we will slide on the toe spacers. Make sure you get the spacers all the way down in the toes, we don’t want them sliding out while in the process of painting them, because it can cause smearing or smudging.

Now let us begin painting our toenails with a color coat of nail polish. We will take the colored polish, and gently shake the bottle to get it mixed evenly through-out the entire bottle. When taking the brush out of the bottle slide the bristles along the rim; because, this will eliminate any over flow of the polish that’s on the brush. With-out doing so, this could cause dripping from the brush as you are painting your toenails. Gently stroke the toenail with one just one stroke, make sure you get the entire nail. Continue this process until you have painted all toe nails. Now let us take the aerosol can of fast drying spray, hold it approximately 3 to 4 inches away from your toes. We will spray all of toes, then let sit for 2 minutes. Once the toenails are dry, we can apply our clear top coat.

We will again, gently shake the bottle of nail polish to get it mixed evenly through-out the entire bottle. We will remove the brush from the bottle as before, sliding the bristles along the rim to remove any excess polish. Let us start by gently applying the brush to our toenail. We want to only take one stroke, starting from bottom to top. Make sure you get the entire nail, including the very tip. Continue this step for each toenail.

Now let’s start on those finger nails. We will take the cuticle cream and apply a generous amount to each finger nail and massage it into the cuticle and nail. Let it set approximately 2 minutes, and then wipe your nails with the wet wash cloth. Now we will take the cuticle clippers and cut the excess skin from the bottom of the nail, moving from right to left. Be careful, for you can easily cut more than you intended to, and that can cause the cuticle to bleed. Once we have done each cuticle, we will wipe our hands and nails again, with the wet wash cloth. Let’s now file each finger nail to even the nail out, starting from right to left. Continue filing each nail until it is smooth and has no chips. We will then buff each finger nail to smooth it out, and remove any imperfections or unwanted ridges.

We will now apply the colored coat of nail polish to our finger nails. Again, let us start by gently shaking the bottle to get the polish mixed evenly. Let us apply one coat over the entire finger nail, starting at the very base of the nail. Make sure you get the entire finger nail. It is extremely important to continue sliding the entire brush up over the tip of the nail. This will help keep the color from fading or chipping. Continue this process until you have painted all finger nails. Once this is done, we will then turn on our nail dryer. Gently and slowly slide your hands into the dryer, for we want to avoid causing any smudges on the painted nails. Let your finger nails dry approximately 5 minutes. Once the fingernails are dry, we can apply our clear top coat.

We will again, gently shake the bottle of nail polish to get it mixed evenly through-out the entire bottle. We will remove the brush from the bottle as before, sliding the bristles along the rim to remove any excess polish. Let us start by gently applying the brush to our toenail. We want to only take one stroke, starting from bottom to top. Make sure you get the entire nail, including the very tip. Continue this step for each toenail. Again, gently and slowly slide your hands into the dryer, and let them dry approximately 5 minutes. The bright side of having a nail dryer is that you don’t have to wait that extra hour to get your finger nails dry. You can start showing them off immediately!

This process might not be as quick as going to salon ladies; although, I believe a majority of women like the quick, fast and easy way. Nevertheless, it also can be about comfort ability and the results of your own work. Now, you can share this process with you mother, sister, girlfriends and enjoy it comfortably at the same time.