A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon.

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3.  Nail buffer
 Nail trimmers
 Cuticle trimmer
 Cotton balls
 Nail paint remover
 Nail file
 Nail paint
 Hand cream
 Base coat
 Top coat

4. Before you initiate the session, choose a place as nail paint and
remove can spoil the fabric, wood finish or carpet. It can also
damage your cloth, so remove your rings and wear an old T-shirt.
Spread a scrap paper or old cloth to protect the surface.

5. Remove the existing nail paint from your nails. Swab a cotton ball in
remover and gently apply on the nails. Sometimes the nail polish
becomes too rigid to be removed, so you can place cotton ball on
the nails for a while to remove the paint completely.
Do not use a remover having acetone, as it damages the nails.

6. After removing the old nail paint, it’s time for filing the nails. Use nail
clipper to trim the nails. Make sure you do not file the nails too
short. Give your desired shape either straight or cone-shaped as per
your choice. For better understanding I have added a video tutorial.
Do not put much pressure and check-out how the expert uses her
hand to save the nails from breaking. Try creating smooth curves
through each stroke instead of angles. Do not file the corners too
short or else you’ll get uneven growth.

7. Now use nail buffer to buff the surface gently to give a smooth finish.
However, do not buff too much it will weaken the nails.

8. Take a bowl filled with warm water and few drops of soap and soak
your hands in it for a few minutes. The soap solution helps remove
the dead skin and dirt from the nail surface and soften the cuticles
simultaneously.
Use a nail brush gently to clean the nails and skin around them.
However, be warned if your nails are fragile then instead of soaking
them rinse them off.

9. Apply cuticle cream and use a cuticle pusher to gently push back the
cuticle. Never cut your cuticles, always be careful while preparing the
cuticles. Because of the removal of cuticles, the skin around the nails
can be infected and vulnerable.
You can also use a small binder clip to push back the cuticles. Hold
the clip between the forefinger and thumb, allowing the grips to pass
between these two fingers and now prepare the cuticles.

10. Now use your body lotion and massage it on both of your hands. If
your skin is dry then go for a moisturizer. Before coming in contact
with water or detergent make sure your nails are soaked with lotion
for at least half an hour.