Having well-groomed hands and nails is a sign of health and elegance.
Our best ally to help our nails resist daily stress? The manicure.
But since we do not always have the time (and money) to go to the beautician, it's better to know how to make a homemade manicure.
Nail care: the basics of a beautiful manicure
To protect our nails, as sensitive as our skin, we must imperatively begin our manicure by a care in 4 steps:
- We nail our nails to shape them according to the desired shape (squares, rounded, pointed ...), but also to prevent them from splitting.
- In a replenishing or moisturizing oil solution, the tips of the fingers are dipped to soften the cuticles before pushing them back with a boxwood stick.
- With a polisher, the surface of the nails is smoothed to make them shine and to facilitate the application of the varnish.
- A base coat varnish is applied to protect and strengthen the nails.
Once the manicure is finished, you can finally leave your creativity and apply the varnish of your choice.
Nail polish for hands in colors
Nail polishes make it possible to dress hands and make them even more beautiful.
Or matt, glossy or velvet finish ... We choose them according to the season and its desires.
In summer, pastels and flashys (coral, lagoon blue or water green) are preferred. In winter, the game is calmed with more discrete colors (nude, bordeaux, gray, bottle green ...).
For the more lazy, the semi-permanent varnish is perfect to ensure nails perfectly varnished for several weeks.
Natural product enthusiasts can now opt for varnishes whose formulas contain fewer chemical components (the latter have been replaced by potato starch, corn, etc.), which are known to be more respectful of the nail .
French manicure, nail art, false nails: the art of decorating nails
Those looking for more eccentricity can opt for nail art, this technique which involves drawing patterns on its nails.
The classic French Manicure (a technique that brings out the natural colors of the nail and makes it shine) remains unforgettable.
This trend, launched by the Americans, is not simple to realize oneself, especially when the nails are not long enough and require the laying of false nails.
This is often the emergency solution for those who naturally have short nails, or tend to gnaw them: the fake nails gel or resin.
Again, a certain technique is necessary to place and remove them without damaging the natural nail. For novices, it is better to turn to a professional salon or institute.
