European manicure today is rapidly gaining momentum in popularity. And this is not surprising, since it has a lot of advantages. It is not traumatic, like a classic manicure, since it does not use cutting tools. This manicure is also called "unedged". The fact is that with such a manicure, the cuticle is eliminated without the use of scissors. For the first time it began to be practiced in Europe, hence the second name - . And today this most gentle type of manicure is very popular in Russia.
How to make a European manicure?
Consider all stages of execution:
- We remove the remains of the old manicure from the nail plates, remove the old varnish.
- Using a nail file, give the nails the desired shape.
- The next step is to apply a special substance consisting of lactic and fruit acids to the cuticle. Due to their unique composition, the skin around the nail plate becomes soft.
- Next, we prepare a special bath in which we lower our hands for 10-15 minutes. The skin on the hands should steam up well.
- After that, remove the cuticle. For this purpose, an orange stick or a special pumice stone, designed specifically for this type of manicure , is perfect . The stick should be moved from the center of the base of the nail plate to the side rollers. In this case, touching the plate itself is undesirable.
- Then dry the hands with a soft cloth and, massaging, apply a nourishing cream for hands and nails. So that the nails have a healthy and pleasant shine, we process them with a polisher.
- The European manicure ends with a coating of nails with a firming and healing varnish. After it dries, we apply colored varnish on the nails.
Nails with a European manicure will look well-groomed only if you perform it regularly. The only drawback of European nail design is the impossibility of its use for coarse and thick skin of the hands.
And the main advantage is that in this type of care tweezers and scissors are not used, which removes barbs and cuticles in a classic manicure. All you need from the tools is a nail file. But their range is huge, and you need to be able to choose the right one.
How to choose a nail file?
Some people prefer diamond- cut files , others prefer glass files, while others use disposable paper files. Files differ in quality, price, and appearance. Let's try to figure out what they are doing and how do they differ.
The first difference between corrective nail files in the degree of hardness of the coating. As a rule, for extended nails, files with a softer blade are used, and for natural nails, the degree of rigidity should be higher. The degree of rigidity has its own unit of measure called grit. The highest rigidity are the files used for polishing nails. Manicure files are made of different materials and using a variety of spraying.
Paper or cardboard files are most often disposable. Granite or quartz chips are used as sputtering. The basis of such a nail file is multilayer paper or cardboard. There are reusable files, and their service life is short. Paper files are quite soft and are used for children's manicure or correction of artificial nails.
Plastic nail files are quite cheap. They are comfortable and soft. They are made of plastic coated with Teflon. Plastic files are best used for women with soft nail plates.
Metal nail files are very popular due to their strength and durability. They have a fairly coarse spraying using diamond chips or threaded grooves. Due to the high degree of grit, they are able to damage the nail plate. The constant use of a metal file can cause the nail to begin to peel. Such a file can handle extended nails. To save nails, it is better to abandon the usual metal file.
A glass file began to be used for nail care not so long ago. And she has already gained popularity among women. The glass file softly processes the nail plastic, does not harm it, it is easy to handle. The only drawback of a glass file is that glass is glass, and it breaks easily. An awkward movement, a careless gesture, and falling out of his hands, the glass file will break. And its cost is considerable, the minimum price is 200 rubles.
One of the latest innovations in the manicure service is ceramic nail files. They are ideal for weak nail plates. They polish the nail with quality, leveling it and giving the desired shape. The minus, like a glass nail file, is a high probability of quick breakage due to the fragility of the material. Although with proper handling, the ceramic file will last a long time. The price of such a product for processing nails from three hundred rubles.
And the latest development of cosmetology specialists is a laser nail file. It is intended not only for adjusting nails, but also for treating cuticles. The shape of the canvas, made in the form of bee honeycombs, filled with soft diamond chips, glides easily, gently removes the cuticle, removes rough skin, and gently polishes the nail plate. The cost of a file varies from 150 to 700 rubles.
The forms of nail files for manicure can be very diverse. For example, traditional straight lines are used for both manicure and pedicure. They can be made of any material. Block files or buffs can have a different spraying, therefore they are used for varying degrees of processing of the nail and cuticle.
A file made in the shape of a boomerang is very convenient for manicure at home. Its owner will be comfortable using an instrument of this form. For children and adolescents, nail files are produced in the form of hearts, bunnies, flowers, because their main purpose is to carefully polish the nail plate.
There are files made with a rhombus or square. These tools are used by professionals. Files of this shape cleanly and accurately process the nail.
Each woman decides which nail file for manicure herself, focusing on the features of the nail plate, scope and, of course, price.