| If you are considering treating yourself to a beauty | | | | absorbed.8. Remove excess dead skin around the |
| salon manicure - and why shouldn't you! - the following | | | | cuticles and trim any hang-nails using special very tiny, |
| are the details of what you can expect to receive | | | | but sharp, nippers.9. Buff the nails to remove all ridges, |
| from a professional manicurist. Your manicure might | | | | imperfections and any unevenness.10. Apply a rich |
| not follow this procedure exactly, but it should be very | | | | moisturizing cream to the hands, wrists and lower |
| similar. So there shouldn't be any surprises. So just go | | | | arms, using a massaging action until the cream is |
| and relax and enjoy it!Here it is - how to give a | | | | thoroughly absorbed.11. Then immerse the hands in a |
| manicure - in 12 luxurious steps:1. Remove the old nail | | | | Vitamin E rich paraffin bath. This is used to open the |
| varnish by wiping with a piece of cotton wool soaked | | | | pores and let the heat and moisture be thoroughly |
| in varnish remover. Once all the varnish has gone, rinse | | | | absorbed. This is done several times, with a short |
| the fingers with clean water.2. File the nails into the | | | | delay between each immersion, allowing the wax to |
| correct shape and buff to remove any little | | | | build up in several layers. Once sufficient wax has built |
| imperfections and rough edges.3. Dampen the hands a | | | | up, the hands are wrapped in some thin plastic film or |
| little with water and apply a gentle exfoliator, using a | | | | plastic bags and placed into insulating mitts made from |
| massaging action. Then rinse the hands thoroughly and | | | | towel. After approximately ten minutes the mits and |
| dry.4. Soak the hands in soapy water, using a | | | | plastic are removed and the wax peeled away. The |
| moisturizing cream moisturizing soap, not an astringent. | | | | hands will be beautifully soft.12. Finally, nail varnish is |
| Leave them in the water for about ten minutes.5. | | | | applied in the form of a base coat, then two layers of |
| Apply moisturizing cream to the cuticles.6. Push back | | | | your color of choice, and a finishing protective top |
| the cuticles using a hoof stick (usually a plastic stick | | | | coat.That's it. All over! Another perfect, luxuriating, |
| with a rubber tip, specially designed for moulding | | | | relaxing and beautifying manicure, making you feel |
| cuticles).7. Gently massage the cuticles and the whole | | | | good all over. |
| hand with moisturizing hand cream until it is totally | | | | |