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Summary: Learn how to use oil and soak the hands when giving manicures with expert manicure tips in this free beauty video clip.
Moira Skinner is a certified esthetician. She has owned and operated Beauty By Moira for the past 12 years, specializing in manicures, pedicures, facials, waxing, and make-up. She...read more
" Hi! I’m Moira of Beauty By Moira, continuing on with the next step in the manicure for expertvillage.com. Are the towels cooled down now? Okay, we are going to off. This is the another way of washing the client’s hands. Again, keeping everything clean. Make sure they are not all gritty and I want to dry them. If I can get you to lift your arm here and make sure that they’re dry. We’re going to proceed on to… I’m going to put cuticle oil around your cuticles. Let me put a dry towel here. Now, we’re going to put cuticle oil because we want to moisturize those cuticles. We’re going to soak them in our manicure dishes. This all helps to soften those cuticles because we are going to be working on them. We’re going to be gently pushing them back, so that is why we want to soften them. I’m going to bring over my manicure dishes. Can just test it a little? Make sure that they’re not too hot. Is that good? You put your fingers in there with the oil. We’re just going to soak them. "
eHow Article: Using Oil & Soaking the Hands When Giving a Manicure