How to Get the Perfect Manicure at Home

1. Step 1: Clean your nails with polish remover.
2. Step 2: Clip, file, and buff.
3. Step 3: Push back your cuticles.
4. Step 4: Exfoliate your hands.
5. Step 5: Moisturize your hands and cuticles.
6. Step 6: Apply a base coat.
7. Step 7: Apply your first coat of color.

1/ Cuticle work Remark adds, “Push back your cuticles with a pusher when you’re in the bath or a warm shower (maybe while your hair is conditioning).” Being soft from the water, this makes it easier to do – and less of a chore. “Add a cuticle oil massage into your day and night skincare routine,” she also suggests.

Common manicure/pedicure supplies include:

• Cotton balls/pads.
• Cuticle remover.
• Hand cream.
• Hand towels.
• Massage lotion.
• Mild scrub.
• Nail jewels (often self-adhesive)
• Nail polish.

The Essential Steps of a Pedicure

1. Remove Nail Polish.
2. Soak Feet.
3. Take Care of Cuticles.
4. Exfoliate.
5. Treat Calluses.
6. Trim and File Nails.
7. Massage Feet/Moisturize.
8. Apply Polish/Let Feet Dry.

The products you’ll need:

1. Cuticle Pusher.
2. Nail File & Buffing Block.
3. Nail Prep/Dehydrator.
4. Acid Free Nail Primer.
5. Dappen Dish.
6. Acrylic Nail Brush.
7. Lint Free Wipes.
8. Acrylic Powder.

Filing back and forth can weaken nails. -Leave the cuticles alone. Cuticles protect the nail root, so it’s best to not cut or push back the cuticles.

These manicure tools include:

• Acetone/polish remover to remove polish and debris.
• Cuticle cream for the bottom of the nail.
• Lotion to moisturize.
• Nail brush tool for nail hygiene.
• Cuticle pusher to push back skin around the nail.
• Cuticle scissors tool to trim cuticles.
• Nippers to trim hangnails.

How many minutes should a basic pedicure take? 30-45 mins.