There are many, many different types of manicures. It all depends on the condition of your nails and skin plus your goals, lifestyle and budget. Find a skilled and experienced nail professional with the appropriate qualifications and they will be able to advise with all this point in mind
These are 2 different types of nail services. ‘Gel nails’ refers to nail coatings or enhancements using a UV gel range of products (and there are MANY on the market). There are many variations of UV gels. Some are flexible, some are harder wearing. Some come in natural colours; others come in a wide variety …
A French manicure usually refers to a specific design using traditional nail polish in a milky pink or beige tinted polish together with a soft white tip. ‘Pink and whites’ refers to style of nail enhancement that has a pink of beige nail bed using a liquid and powder or a UV gel plus a …
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The differences in these are very minimal. Traditionally, a French manicure is a milky white base colour with a slight pink or beige tint and a white tip, often a soft white rather than a pure white. An American manicure is slightly bolder, with a base colour of a clear pink tinted polish and a …
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This is an alternative to a wet manicure that has more beneficial effects or, at least, no adverse effects. A water soak is used to soften the cuticle and proximal nail fold for east of removal of the cuticle and gently asking back the proximal nail fold. But, it doe shave the adverse effect of …
This is a type of manicure that uses a water soak to soften the cuticles and proximal nail fold. This is to make cuticle removal easy and the frame of skin at the base of the nail (the proximal nail fold) soft in order that it can be gently eased back. It is important during …
Hangnails. What’s your advice? A client said I should leave it and it’ll grow out. If it’s a nail spike then, yes, it will eventually grow out but it’ll be very annoying while it does, as it will catch on everything and this can damage the skin. My advice is use a sharp pair of …
The lateral nail folds or side walls, are the where the skin of the finger folds down along the side of the nail plate, providing protection as well as a groove to guide the growth of the nail. This seal along the edge of the nail stops invasion of unwanted substances or micro-organisms. Ask the …
I’m pretty sure my UV gel manicure client has WSO… Until she sees her physician, should i remove the product? She will want them covered until then. If i continue these services or do any natural nail treatment, can this worsen the condition? I don’t think you can be sure of your medical diagnosis because …
Is acetone a safe solvent for removing nail coatings? Here are the facts, acetone occurs naturally in our bodies, in low concentrations, so it’s not a foreign substance, therefore acetone is very unlikely to harm the body when it’s used to remove nail coatings. It can temporarily remove excessive amounts of surface oil which can …
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