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How to Get Long Healthy Nails
The trick to getting long, healthy nails is keeping them filed straight across the top, rounding off the edges and applying nail strengthener every day. Maintain beautiful nails, and avoid tasks...
Easy-to-Do at Home Nail Designs
The easiest nail design to do at home is to simply apply one coat of color to the nails, remove the polish that got on the skin, and apply a clear topcoat. Give yourself a professional-looking...
How to Paint French Nails
To paint French nails, begin with a nourishing base coat, paint a thing white line along the very tip of the nail, and finish with a light, natural pink polish. Create a classic and natural French...
How to Give a Spa Pedicure
A spa pedicure usually involves soaking the feet in warm water, clipping the nails, removing the cuticles, exfoliating the skin, massaging the feet for 10 minutes and wrapping the feet in a warm...
How to Do a Pedicure
When administering a pedicure, first clip the nail straight across, file down the edges to round the corners, push the cuticles back and apply nail polish. with help from a nail technician in this...
How to YOU can do a Professional looking French Manicure at home
With my step by step instructions, I will tell and show you how to create a professional looking French Manicure at home that will have other women asking "Who does your nails?"- To...
How to Prevent Foot Odor
To prevent foot odor, regularly wear antimicrobial socks, rotate at least two pairs of athletic shoes for exercise, spray or powder shoes when they are not worn and use an antibacterial lotion on...
How to Avoid White Spots on Nails
To avoid white spots on the nails, first determine what has caused the white spots, whether it be a small trauma or injury to the nail bed, a deficiency in vitamins or an underlying infection...
How to Clip Toenails
Clipping toenails requires soaking the feet for 10 minutes, clipping from the outside inward, filing the edge smooth and then buffing the top of the nail to prevent peeling. Clip toenails, which...
How to Make Stumpy Fingers Look Longer
To make stumpy fingers look longer, file the nails into an oval shape, use light and natural-colored nail polish and push the cuticle back for an elongated effect. Get longer looking fingers and...
How to Reduce Swollen Fingers
Reducing swollen fingers depends on the cause, whether it be from a high-sodium diet, medication, arthritis or illness, but a micro-circulation massage helps in most cases. Determine the cause of...
How to Stop Nail Biting Forever & Keep Track Here as it Happens
To stop nail biting forever, begin a new habit with the help of a few products, like a cherry plum extract product that is taken orally or a topical nail polish that has a bitter taste. Form a new...
Tips to Stop Biting Nails
Nail biting is a nervous habit that can be stopped by keeping the nails polished, seeing a nail technician every week and applying a bitter polish as a base and top coat. Get tips to stop biting...
How to Whiten Yellow Fingernails
Whiten yellow fingernails by first determining the cause of the condition and then try buffing and polishing the nails. Clean up nails with hydrogen peroxide or by soaking them in lemon juice with...
How to Remove Acrylic Nails
When removing acrylic nails, place just the fingernail in acetone and use oil or cream around the nail if the skin is excessively dry. Avoid using a plastic or paper receptacle for acetone...
How to Repair a Torn Fingernail
Repairing a torn fingernail is done by putting resin on the nail, spraying it with activator and overlapping the nail with a piece of fiberglass. Fix a damaged fingernail by adding another coat of...
How to Shape Fingernails
Shaping fingernails depends on if a person wants them to be squared, rounded or have a pointed tip. Make sure to maintain a nail's sides and just file the edge to keep it strong with helpful hints...
How to Strengthen Finger Nails
Determine if a fingernail is dry, peeling or brittle before buying the right commercial products to strengthen them. Keep nails strong with a three way buffer and moisturizer with insight from an...
How to Make Fun, Quick & Easy Nail Designs
Some ways to make fun, quick and easy nail designs include adding stickers or tattoos to a nail and sealing it with a top coat of polish. Try adding stones, flowers or stripes to accentuate nail...
How to Manicure Short Nails
Manicure short nails by removing old polish, filing them down, soaking them and gently pushing the cuticle back while they are drying. Make short nails look nice by massaging in cuticle cream and...
How to Paint Ladybugs on Your Nails
Painting a ladybug onto nails is a simple way to add something extra to nails and should be done with acrylic paint to show through regular polish. Create designs like ladybugs for nails by using...
How to Know When Nail Polish Is Dry
Knowing when nail polish is dry depends on how many applications, bases and coats have been applied. Consider other factors like humidity when calculating how long it takes nail polish to dry with...
How to Make Acrylic Nails Last Longer
Make acrylic nails last longer by applying another coat of polish every three days and not pushing cuticles back. Prolong the life of acrylic nails by keeping nail beds well oiled with insight...
How to Grow Long Fingernails
Ways to grow long fingernails include eating a proper diet, using artificial nails or applying cuticle creams or oils to massage into the nail bed to stimulate growth. Grow long fingernails by...
How to Know the Right Nail Polish Colors for Your Skin
Finding the right nail polish color for the skin involves taking color swatches and comparing them to a person's skin tone. Match warm skin to warm polish colors like earth tones and cool skin...
How to File Your Nails Properly
Filing nails properly involves short, quick strokes starting with a rougher file and eventually moving down to a less abrasive one, until the nails are smooth. Shape nails with a file to be...
How to Find the Longest Lasting Nail Polish
Finding the longest lasting nail polish is not about cost, but about cleaning the nail properly and using a good base coat. Get nail polish to adhere to a nail by removing oil and other debris...
How to Fix Chipped Nail Polish
Fixing chipped nail polish can be as simple as using a small amount of remover on the nail to smooth out any rough spots. Repair chipped nail polish by giving the remover time to dry and adding...
How to Get Rid of Ridges in Nails
Get rid of nail ridges by smoothing out the nail first and then using a four or three way buffer. Use the gray side, then green and finally white of a nail buffer when removing ridges in nails...
How to Choose a Nail Polish Color
Choosing a nail polish color should vary with the type and color of outfit and accessories worn. Base a nail polish color on skin tone by placing swatches against skin to see what color works best...
How to Clean Your Nails Effectively
Ways to clean nails effectively include using a pad and warm, soapy water to remove all nail polish. Be sure to look underneath the nail to make sure all dirt and polish have been cleaned out with...
How to Determine Acceptable Nail Length
One way to determine an acceptable nail length is by measuring the nail bed and making the tip about half the length of the actual nail. Avoid putting too much pressure on the nail plate by...
How to Apply Acrylic Nails
When applying acrylic nails, be sure to remove any skin on the nail plate to prevent interference with adhesion. Buff the nail slightly and avoid smooth, shiny spots when applying acrylic nails...
How to Apply Dark Nail Polish Flawlessly
Applying dark nail polish flawlessly involves starting out with one coat down the middle, moving over to the left and then the right with the nail brush. Add two coats of dark nail polish to get...
How to Stop Peeling Nails
Stop fingernails from peeling by maintaining natural nail health through diet, nutrition and over-the-counter nail treatments. Diagnose any nail diseases that may cause peeling with tips from a...
How to Treat Thick, Discolored Toenails
Treat thick, discolored toenails by diagnosing whether the problem is caused by a fungus and visiting a doctor for a treatment. Consider using a nail bleach and scrub brush for discolored toenails...
How to Trim Your Toenails
Trim toenails by using a toenail clipper that is big enough to maintain toenails, and clipping the free edge of the nail. Wear gloves and maintain proper sanitation when clipping toenails with...
How to Stop a Toenail Falling Off
Stop a toenail that has been injured or diseased from falling off by contacting a physician, wearing a bandage and maintaining the health of the toenail. Wear comfortable socks and shoes to keep...
How to Stop Biting Your Fingernails
Stop biting your fingernails by reducing stress in your life through therapy and maintaining natural nail care and nutrition. Avoid taking stress out on fingernails with tips from a licensed...
How to Pull Off a Hangnail
Pull off a hangnail by using a cuticle nipper tool to gently remove any loose skin around the cuticle that is lifted around the nail bed. Apply a cuticle softener after pulling off a hangnail with...
How to Quickly Dry Your Fingernails
Dry fingernail polish quickly by using a nail dryer, a polish spray or a fast-drying top coat of nail polish. Cuticle oil or a fan may help fingernails dry more quickly, along with tips from a...
How to Remove Nail Tips
Remove acrylic nail tips by soaking the nails in pure acetone until the product is dissolving on the nail, and then use an orange wood stick to push the acrylic nail away from the natural nail....
How to Prevent Hangnails
Hangnails can be prevented by using a good moisturizer on the hands and cuticle area, snipping off extra skin from the cuticle and massaging the cuticle area. Consider wearing a glove overnight to...
How to Make Fingernails Stronger
Make fingernails stronger by using a vitamin E supplement, applying cuticle oil and nail thickening treatments. Maintain a good diet and healthy lifestyle to make fingernails stronger with advice...
How to Make Your Nail Polish Stay On
To make nail polish stay on the fingernail, get a natural manicure, apply a base coat of polish and use a nail prep solution. Be sure to wear gloves when applying nail polish with tips from a...
How to Make Your Own Nail Polish
To make your own fingernail polish, combine a micro-powder and a clear coat to get the desired combination of colors. Consider mixing different color nail polish together or with glitter to make...
How to Grow Long Nails
Grow long nails by eating healthy, using cuticle oil treatments and using beauty supplies that promote fingernail growth. Learn about the benefits of growing long nails with tips from a licensed...
How to Grow Nails Fast
Grow nails quickly by maintaining a natural fingernail care routine, including regular manicures and vitamin supplements. Promote nail growth by wearing acrylic nail extensions with tips from a...
How to Fix Nail Pops
To fix nail pops that occur with acrylic fingernails, apply the nail form and fill in any areas that need to be repaired with an acrylic brush and powder. Discover how to reapply a nail with glue...
How to Get Healthy Nails
Get healthy fingernails by treating the cuticles with cuticle oil or moisturizer, getting a manicure to treat hangnails and taking a vitamin supplement. Maintain proper health and nutrition to get...