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•All of us desire beautiful hands and feet, well if not beautiful at leastclean, and it is in fact essential to take care of the most ‘hardworking’parts of our body.
•They best way to see results is to initiate a healthy manicure. Manicure isa beauty treatment specially designated for hands and fingernails. Whyspending money on saloons when we can do it ourselves?
•Steps for Manicure is discussed here.
•Eliminate spills and smudges bypositioning your arms and tools on aflat, protected surface.
•Clip nails first, if necessary. Then file(in one direction) to get your tipssquare, round or somewhere inbetween with nail clipper & nail filerrespectively.
•Make sure your hands are not too dry, ifthey are then moisturize them using agood lotion or oil or cream.• Then apply raw milk over your handsand add drops of lemon juice over them.This removes the tanning and anydiscolorations. Keep till the pack gets dry.Later dab it clean.
•Get a bowl of warm water and a fewdrops of shampoo and few drops of anyessential oils (optional). Soak your handsfor five minutes after massaging it withcream to soften the cuticles and pushthem back with cuticle pusher.
•Exfoliate hands, wrists andforearms with a hand scrubthat eliminates dead skin cellsand replenishes moisture.
•Once you towel your hand, rubin some cuticle cream on thebase of each fingernail andleave it on for a few minutes.In the meantime, use a goodcuticle remover over your nailsand message gently for aminute.
•Once hands are dry, messagesome lotion or cream.Remove excess moisture fromthe surface of the nail using aq-tip.
•Take the opportunity to giveyourself a mini handmassage—just because you’renot at the spa doesn’t meanyou can’t relax!
•Apply a base coat.
•Apply two thin coats of colour.
•Apply top coat. The topcoatprotects your manicure fromchipping and adds shine to nails.
•Clean up if there are any coloursmudges.
•Well groomed feet contribute greatly to our overall beauty andpersonality and are the best indicator to how well we look afterourselves. They carry our body weight all through the day and they dodeserve to be indulged time and again. Alas! Foot care always takes aback seat when it comes to grooming and beauty treatments.
•Do you have a tired feet? Pedicure can relieve it and at the same timemakes them healthy and beautiful. Follow these steps:
•Remove your old nail polish withsome cotton dipped in nail polishremover. Trim your nails. Makesure you cut straight acrossand don’t cut the corners toomuch as this can lead to painfulingrown nails. Use nail file togive them the desired shape.Some people may prefer to cutnails after soaking as they willbe softer and easy to shape.
•A good foot soak goes a long way inbeating the stress after a long day. Ina basin fill warm water enough tocover up to your ankles and add:
•Epsom salt ½ cup
•Juice of 1 lemon
•A few drops of a Foot Wash of yourchoice. You can substitute this withliquid hand wash or shampoo if youlike.
•Essential oils of your choice.
•Sit in a comfortable position, soakyour feet and relax for 15-20 minutes.Dry them with a towel.
•Once you towel your feet, rubin some cuticle cream on thebase of each toe nail andleave it on for a few minutes.In the meantime, use a goodfoot file or pumice stone toremove the dry and roughand dead skin cells. Be sure toscrub the heel and balls of thefeet, sides of your heels andaround your toes, basicallyanywhere there is rough, hardskin. soften the cuticles andpush them back with cuticlepusher.
•Once you are done scrubbing, washyour feet clean and moisturizethem. This works wonders for dryfeet. Softens, hydrates and protectsfrom cracking. Moreover it isinstantly absorbed, so u can wearsocks immediately after.
•Almond oil and olive oil (1tsp each)with 10-12 drops of your favoriteessential oil also makes a good homemade massage oil for feet.
•If you have cracks, use Vaselinemixed with lime juice, wrap withplastic for 15 minutes.
•Paint your toe nails with acolor of your choice. Alwaysapply a base coat. Wait forit to dry and then apply acoat of nail polish. Let it drycompletely before youapply the next coat. Thiswill make your nail polishlast longer.
