Are you ready to look polished?
I am going to show you how to do your own manicure at home, and how to create a zebra nail-art design.
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Step 1 File your nails in one direction — from the corner of the nail towards the center. |
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Step 2 Soak your hands in warm water. If you want, apply a small amount of your favorite scrub. Rub the scrub gently over your hands, paying extra attention to the cuticle area. |
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Step 3 Dry your hands and apply a bit of cuticle oil to each finger. Massage your cuticles in a circular motion. This is the area known as the matrix. It’s where your fingernail is actually formed before it grows out. By massaging this area you increase the circulation and help the nails grow. |
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Step 4 Use a cuticle pusher or an orangewood stick and gently push back the cuticles. If your cuticles are overgrown you may not be able to push them all the way back during your first manicure. Don’t force them back. It will only cause damage. Next, wrap a cotton ball or pad over the edge of the stick and clean under your nail. |
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Step 5 Moisturize your hands with your favorite lotion, cream or butter. You can also apply a lotion or cream that has an SPF factor of at least 15. Your hands are exposed to the damaging rays of the sun all the time. Though you can hide your age with makeup and surgery there’s no hiding old-looking hands. |
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Step 6 Apply a base coat. |
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Step 7 Paint 2 coats of the nail color of your choice. Remember to allow the first coat to dry before you apply the 2nd coat. |
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Step 8 When the nail polish is dried, paint the tip of your nail with a black nail polish. |
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Step 9 Once the nail polish is dry, use a silver glitter polish with a fine tip and draw uneven lines like a zebra’s stripes, on the black tip.Once your nails are completely dry, paint a top coat over. |
