Caring for acrylic nails

For nails rising with acrylic are often highlighted a number of pros but also cons, as the fact that acid is used, that the monomer (the liquid which is used to thicken the acrylic powder) has an acute and strong odor and that the acrylic dries the nail plate.

Acrylic – polymethylmethacrylate is a representative of the polyacrylates.

Acrylic is widely used in the industry, medicine (dentistry), cosmetology (nails rising) and others.



You have to take care of the nails with acrylic regularly.



First things first: Treat your acrylic nails as you would treat your real nails. Listen to valuable advice on nails and use of products to maintain their integrity over time. Of course, if you usually bite your nails, you can forget about that, because acrylic nails are very hard and very difficult to chew. This makes acrylic nails a great solution for chronic chewing of the nails.



Next, every two weeks, you will need to return to the salon to “repair” your nails. Neglecting this may lead to a complete destruction or cracks. Worse can happen if water gets in the acrylic nails – could be formed fungi into the warm environment between the acrylic and the natural nail.



This is another reason to avoid the acrylic nails rising at home, especially if you are new to this process. Nothing can take the place of the expert – professional at the beauty salon.

And the ancient Egyptians beautified their hands with manicure

They say that the hands are our business card. Manicure is one of the most ancient cosmetic procedures. Archaeologists have found with astonishment that even the ancient Egyptians mastered the art of manicure.

Their nails have beautified mostly the members of the noble families. Not only women but also men maintained the good appearance of their fingers.



In ancient Egypt they produced the paints for nails from vegetable products and therefore they were in green nuances.



In China even existed a belief that the longer the nails of the Emperor, the longer he shall rule the country and the greater would be his wealth.



Chinese women preferred lacquers in gold and silver. In the era of the Min Dynasty have been fashionable red and black colors.



At the same time appeared and the artificial nails. At the end of their fingers they hoped gold and silver extenders. And, of course, they were incredibly long.



The first synthetic nail polish appeared in the U.S. in 1932.



Now, according to statistics, women in the U.S. spend annually a total of about $ 2 million to beautify the nails of their hands and feet. How much have been spending the ancient – there is no information.



The beautiful manicure is now an important and undeniable part of the appearance of any woman. As millennia ago, our hands can be a mirror of our social status or our profession.

Doing French manicure by template

French manicure templates are often found in the shops that sell cosmetics and nail polish. Templates are available in different shapes – round or rounded. Straight templates are used directly and for French pedicure.

1. File and shape the nails, and prepare a bowl of warm water to soften the cuticles and with the help of a stick push them and remove them with a special instrument for cuticles.

2. Apply the base of polish and let it dry.

3. Take the template (round or rounded) and place it in such a way that the part of the nail that will be covered in white, to remain free.

4. Apply white polish on the tips of the nails and let it dry, so as not to smear the nail polish during the removal of the template.

5. Remove the template and leave to dry.

6. Cover the nails with pink (flesh-colored, peach, etc.) nail polish and let it dry.

7. Apply a top coat.



Today is topic a new version of the classic French manicure, we cover with white polish not only the free part of the nail, but the crescent at the base – it looks just like a smile.



The principle of the French manicure is (to focus on the tip of the nail), and it is up to date yet, but it is now fashionable to combine not only white lacquers for this purpose but can be used also all the other available colors. For example, currently is in vogue the combination of red with blue or green edges. Good combination also looks white and blue.



The decoration on the French manicure is also fashionable. In addition to the traditional design of the nails, are often used additional sorts of other decorations. For example, well-known is “The Silver French.” When the upper part of the free edge of the nails is coated with a white pearl polish and the other end is fixed with cover. The use of crystals, jewelry and decorations on the nails turn the French manicure into an exquisite work of art.