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Even in ancient Egypt and China 3,000 years ago was an expert in manicure. In ancient Egypt, the various paint colors for nails used as "birth of code." Bright saturated colors shows belonging to the royal family, pointed to the high social status, slaves could be painted nails only in pale pastel colors. Cleopatra dyed her long nails in terracotta color plain henna.
In ancient cultures believed that the long nails symbolize wisdom and help to communicate with the gods, so the nails were allowed to grow and paint not only for women. But the men put forward a number of specific requirements. One of them - an indispensable accessory to nobility. In Russia with nails linked to many superstitions. For example, some villages and old-timers still seriously believe and try to convince others that should not cut your nails except on Thursday.
Prepared paint polish, for example, in ancient China wax, egg proteins, gelatin and gum arabic. 600 years ago, Chinese women preferred to paint your nails with gold or silver paint. During the Ming Dynasty painted nails have black or red, and still later began to wear on your fingers gold or silver tips in the form of long nails. The first colored lacquer, which appeared only in 1932 in the United States, marked the beginning of the rapid development of the beauty industry in the world. The word comes from the Latin manicure "manus", which means hand and "cure" - care, ie, means hygienic treatment in the prevention and prevention of diseases associated with the skin of the hands and nails and giving arms and, consequently, nails, beautiful and well-groomed appearance.
First of all, you need to purchase tools for manicure.
They can be purchased individually, but you can - set in a beautiful case. It is important that there were clippers or scissors for nails and skin, spatula and wooden or bone sticks to process the cuticle, nail files in different grits.
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They are used for grinding and polishing, as well as to shape the nails. Therefore have different granularity.
Coarse nail file with a rough surface are used for the treatment of artificial nails. For the treatment of their real nails using iron tools desirable. Better use nail files on the rubberized or paperboard. But if you're used to a metal nail file, it is best to take a fine nail file semicircular shape.
Nail files are: diamond, ruby, ceramic, sapphire - a grainy, suitable for hard nails. And for delicate and subtle - nail file of sandpaper. It is best to use ceramic sawing two (three) sides. On the one hand for the primary Spilka nail and give it the desired shape, and the smaller ones for scuffing edges
To trim the nails used larger saws, and to shape - the smaller ones. It is important to recall that the rasp can only dry nails and sawing motion should be sent necessarily in one direction: from the edge to the center or in a straight line. This is intended to prevent the separation of nails.
Glitter nails attached with special nail files, polishers. Often, they are sold in a set, numbered stages of polishing. Nail file with rough-coated grinding used very carefully and only in two cases:
• If the nail plate in the longitudinal or transverse grooves;
• If after the application of low-quality nail polish remained pigmentary changes.
But the abuse of this procedure is not necessary. Nail polish can be every six months, when completely change the nail plate. Otherwise, it is thinned.
Cuticle Remover uses special drugs to soften it and manicure sticks "claw." Metal and wooden tools used by professionals in their work, and at home (and in the absence of skills) is better to use the tools that have "hoof" is made of soft rubber. These sticks gently slid the skin around the nail back and removed.
Needsrazmegchitel cuticle. Prepares to remove the cuticle and nail treatment.
Buy oil for nails, it serves to moisturize and protect.
Should purchaseCuticle Nippers. Tool bites cuticles. Should be sharp. Burrs at the hands removed special tweezers that look like nail clippers. They have triangular tips and beveled edges that allow them to adhere to the skin almost perpendicular. Burrs themselves are not pulled, and gently bite tweezers. Nail clippers hard pressed firmly to the skin. Sometimes they contribute to the formation of new burrs. Therefore, they do not want to use for cutting burrs.
Nail polish remover should dissolve varnish. It is best to cope with this task acetone. But he and varnish well and removes fat components of the nail plate and makes it brittle. Once the acetone has been the basis of all nail polish remover and also the basis of the varnish. Today drugs polish remover available on the basis of various esters, alcohols and other chemical compounds that are more protective of the nails, but still they are degreased. Therefore, in the preparations for the polish remover is added emollients: fatty additives, waxes. Liquid is used not only for the nail polish remover, but also for degreasing nails before applying a new varnish, even before they were painted. (Then the new varnish falls evenly and best kept on the nails.)
Nail polish
The varnish is better to choose not to acetone-based (we talked about acetone). In addition to colored lacquers, we need the base varnishes, binders or nails and, of course, fixers varnish - the clips. Today, many cosmetic companies produce paints containing in its composition hardeners nails. And the use of lock will extend the life of varnish.
A good varnish dries in half a year, but it has an expiry date. Make lacquer thinner by using the solvent, but it can be done when the nail slightly thickened, but not dried completely. You can not expect miracles from solvents - two, three application of varnish is still unusable, there will be lumps, bubbles, will not be applied uniformly.
Accurately distinguish good from bad nail, you can only try it on their nails. But some principles of choice and worth sticking with the purchase:
Color- Looking at shop window with varnishes, try to imagine the color you like on your nails, you might immediately realize that this color does not fit you.
Remember that the probes on the white paper do not reflect how real nail will look on your nails. The probe can be estimated transparency, ie, how many layers you need to apply it. If the varnish is very clear, it is better to put on a thicker varnish serving as a base for your nail polish. Adequately color can be estimated from samples prepared colored nail in the store.
Be sure to take a bottle in hand, evaluate the consistency - a drop from the brush must fall within 5 seconds, otherwise the varnish is too thick. He will be badly applied and dries quickly.
Inspectbrush - The villi should lie flat. A brush - long, soft, with a thin, elastic pile.
Inspect thebottle - If the label is adhered sloppy letters erased bottle curve, scratched, it is better not to buy a nail polish, because outside very often reflects internal.
Better to buy nail polish with balls mix (metal balls for mixing varnish). Shaking the nail, you will quickly mix the contents until smooth.
Manufacturers:
Roughly divided into four groups of producers of paints:
1) Exclusive, expensive, professional and to us not reaching
2) Professional manufacturers which have representative offices in Russia. For example: LCN, Akzent Direct, Creative nail design, OPI. There are also manufacturers that have two types of products: professional and ordinary. For example: Orly.
The possibility of buying professional nail (products) individuals depends on the philosophy salona- distributor of the company - manufacturer of some of them sell some - no.
3) The advertised, sold in stores cosmetics. For example: Revlon, Paloma, Lakme, Avon, Bourjois Paris, Margaret Astor, Meybilen, Green Mama.
4) are sold in the market. There are manufacturers producing exactly cheap cosmetics, and counterfeits have well-known brands. For example: Golden Rose, Veronigue, Catherine Arley, Gala.
Sometimes impossible to determine the manufacturer of varnish.
Properties of lacquers:
Normal nail.The most common and popular. The nail is covered in two layers, except black (very dark) in one and the white (very light) in three.
Mother of pearl.Pearlescent, good durability. Has a visible structure, so when applied to the brush must be carried out smoothly from the bottom to the edge.
Clearcoat.Used as a base and as a varnish. Protects nails and makes them shine. Makes colors more vivid. It consists of aniline dyes. Protection from staining of the surface of the nail varnish bright color.
Lacquer base.Serves to align the nail surface. Sometimes pink, transparent.
Quick. Express varnishes. Dry for one minute.
With sequins.Transparent (colored) lacquer with the addition of shiny tinsel different shapes, sizes, colors.
Matt. "Matt frost." Does not have the usual lacquer Flare. The surface is smooth, velvety. Dries instantly and somehow smells like camphor oil. Thick paint.
A single-layer lacquer. Covers the surface of single coat.
Strengthening. Applied after the manicure. Contain liquid silk and keratin fibers. Protect against environmental influences. Nails become harder.
Bitter.Has a bitter taste and is protected from the habit of biting nails. Usually green-transparent color.
Hypoallergenic. Do not cause contact allergy, as do not contain toluene-sulfonamide-formaldehyde resin and mix the balls do not contain nickel. This varnish can be purchased at the pharmacy.
Chameleon.Changes color (hue) according to the angle of inclination of the nail.
Temperature.Gradually changes color depending on the temperature of the surface of the nail. Indoors and outdoors.
The effect of "old china".The surface seemed cracked from time to time, visible cracks. After applying 3 seconds starts to shrink the upper layer.
Watercolor. Clear lacquer with different shades. Has a glossy surface than regular paint, as if still not completely dry. Gives a soft, pleasant colors. Good use with jacket - smooths the sharp boundary between the free edge (smile) and nail bed. Interestingly you can beat transparency in nail art, create depth in the composition.
Lucky Dance Legend.Lacquer changes color in the night club, bowling, casino, disco. Appear under UV light as a bright glow: pink, blue, red, turquoise, green.
Cream lacquer. Has insoluble, dense pigments. When applying the strips can be formed, which in turn can beat a nail art.
Mica.Contains a particularly large pigments. Has a rough surface.
Peel-off varnish. Nail removed from a single film. Contains special polymers. Water base. This varnish is not suitable for a pedicure.
Lucky for drawing. Denser and more liquid. There are special kits for professional nail art. They consist of 6 vials of different colors (example: cr, blue, cher, white, des, RG). These paints dense and pure color. You can draw as gouache. Inside the vial special brush to paint stripes. Combine well when background is unusual varnish (chameleon, mother of pearl).