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How to do pedicure at home- step by step DIY tips Pedicure Routine

Today I am will share my pedicure routine with you guys that I personally do to have soft feet and beautiful healthy toe nails. It is very simple and effective routine for me It removes tan and dirt from my feet, keeps my skin soft and keeps my toe nails clean and healthy. Here are the steps: Steps:   Remove the old nail polish using nail polish remover and cotton pad  Prepare foot soak- Take a tub and put warm water in it. Add shampoo about this amount. Then add Epsom salt in it (bath salt/sea salt). Then add one lemon. Also add some fresh rose petals to make the soak look pretty and spa like effect. Dip your feet in the foot soak for 15-20 mins and relax. This will help soften your dry skin on the underside of the feet and your dry cuticles. The lemon will help remove discoloration and yellowness of the toe nails. Salt is antiseptic and will kill the bacteria. Put some Foot Scrub on an old tooth brush and started bushing your toenails and feet with it. This will ...

How to Do a French Manicure- 10 ways

French Manicure Playlist •         Nail polish brush: Start from one side curving along the smile line, then the other side, fill the tip and cap the end. •         3 Stroke Brush Technique:   Apply nail polish on the tip of your nail going horizontally from one side towards the middle of the nail tip, do the same on the other side and one more stroke along the middle of the nail. •         Finger Rotating Technique: Start at the side of your nail and slowly rotate the finger you are working on to add the white tip, slowly turn your finger. this works better than moving the brush when you are not using your dominant hand. •         Nail polish brush- Vertical strokes: Start with small vertical strokes at the tip of your nail, take a flat brush with nail polish remover to correct the mistakes. •       ...

Tips to Stop Biting Your Nails

•        Apply garlic on your nails... garlic will strengthen your nails and when you bite them it will taste so bad that you would not want to bite them again... •        play with stress balls or coins ....keep your hands busy •        Chewing gum helps too... chewing gum will keep your mouth busy and you won’t bite your nails... •        Biting nails is the sign of stress...stay away from things that annoy you or stress you out...I know it is easier said than done... but try to divert your mind... avoid such situations... •        Pretty nail art is another way... you wouldn't want to ruin your nail art would you? Keep your nails polished... •        Fake nail - wear fake nails or acrylic nails. You won’t be able to bite your natural nail •        Keep a sma...

How to FILE and SHAPE your nails like a BOSS

From almond to oval/round shape: Do not use nail clippers because nail clippers split the nails.Use them only when you want to cut you nails very short. Use the nail file that suits you, for natural nail 240 grit file is ideal :) Start filing your nails in one direction. File towards your nail tip as it is the direction of your nail growth. File in one direction only. Do not go back and forth, it will damage your natural nail. Slightly angle the nail to the tip to get that curve shape. Do the same on both sides of your nail until you get the full oval shape. When you go from almond to oval, file off the tip a little...Always file in one direction. Then angle the file to remove the harsh corners and shape it into oval. This is the most comfortable nail shape. Do not dig too low into your nails. Just make sure you are filing the free edge of your nail. Use a nail buffer to smooth out the free edges of your nail. I do not buff the top of my nails, it makes the nails ...

Paint Your Nails Perfectly Like a Pro

1.        Clean your nails with nail polish remover/ acetone to remove oils or remaining nail polish. \ 2.        Apply base coat of your choice to protect your natural nail from staining. Cap the free edges of your nail. 3.        Apply two or more layer of background color for maximum opacity. 4.        Apply thin layers and let each layer to dry and Cap the ends. Let each layer of base coat, back ground color and top coat dry, and cap the ends and free edges of your nails after every layer. This will make your nail polish last longer than a week. 5.        Take a flat brush dipped in acetone or nail polish remover to perfect the polish line by the cuticle. This will help the manicure look neat and give it a more professional look. 6.        Apply top-coat to protect your manicure and add sh...

How to Cut Toe Nails in Correct Way: Avoid Ingrown Toe Nails

Today I will show you guys how to cut your toenails properly and in correct way to avoid ingrown nails. We all cut our toe nails and most of us do it in a wrong way which is one of the many reasons to cause ingrown toenails, which in turn causes pains and serious problems. Remember there are multiple reasons for ingrown toe nails. I will only show you how to cut your toe nails properly. Tip # 1 Never cut your toenails too short Tip # 2 Always cut your toe nails straight across, keeping the corners right above the skin. The skin and the nail will hold each other apart and you won’t have ingrown nail. Tips # 3 Never file the sides of your toe nails. Gently file the sharp corners of your nails to avoid cuts on the skin (File only the tip of the sharp corner). Never file the sides. After filing all your toe nails then buff the free edges of your nails to smooth them out. I do not buff the surface of my nails. It makes them weak. I only buff the free edges.  When you are d...