30 life hacks for manicure at home

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We have collected 30 tricks and tips for girls who love to care for their nails on their own. How to dry a manicure quickly? How to make varnish? How to draw a jacket neatly? About this and not only - in our article.

1. We erase the varnish carefully

So that after removing red or other bright varnish, the skin around the nails does not look as if you have killed someone or poked around in an unknown place, apply a greasy cream to your hands before the procedure.

2. Remove the remains of varnish from the skin

If you have not followed the previous advice and the skin around your nails is colored, tape will help eliminate streaks. The adhesive tape perfectly collects the remains of varnish, especially silver varnish.

3. We erase the varnish quickly

Various nail polish removers are available in the nail departments of cosmetic stores. They are bubbles with a sponge soaked in cleaning fluids. You do not need to run a cotton swab over your nails: just dip the nail into the bottle and wait a little.

You can make such a tool yourself. Take a small glass jar, place a cut-to-size sponge and saturate it with nail polish remover. The principle of operation is the same.

4. Remove the glitter varnish

Dampen cotton pads with nail polish remover, place them on your nails, and wrap foil around each finger. After 10 minutes, the varnish will peel off easily, despite the glitter.

5. Whiten nails

Sometimes colored varnish is absorbed into the nail plate, leaving behind an ugly yellowness. You can get rid of it with a whitening toothpaste. Take an old brush and brush your nails with it. And so that such incidents do not happen at all, do not forget to use a base coat before applying the main varnish.

6. We save the broken nail

You will need a tea bag and clear polish. Apply the latter to the damaged nail, and then place a patch cut from a tea bag over the crack. Cover the nail again with colorless varnish.

7. We store varnishes conveniently

If you store varnishes in an opaque box, mark their caps with the appropriate shades. This way you don't have to reach all the bubbles in search of the one you need.

8. We make varnishes ourselves

If you have few varnishes or you cannot find the desired shade in the store, you can make it yourself. You will need colorless varnish and mineral eyeshadow. They dissolve very well, while you can adjust the color saturation. You can also add various glitters to homemade varnish.

9. Open the bottle with varnish easily

If the cap of the varnish is glossy, tightly twisted and does not give in in any way, stationery rubber bands will help to cope with the problem. By wrapping them around the lid, you get the grip you need and easily open the varnish.

10. Extending the life of a manicure

If you want the varnish to last longer, you need to thoroughly degrease the nail plate before applying the base. To do this, wipe your nails with a cotton swab dipped in white wine vinegar.

11. We paint nails correctly

Here you will find some cool techniques with step-by-step instructions on how to perform them.

12. Create an even coating

One thick layer will never fit as smoothly and neatly as several thin layers. Just be patient: let each layer dry.

13. Making a matte finish

Matte varnishes are very popular lately. But if you don't have one, then just mix light loose powder with clear varnish. Stir as shown in tip # 8.

14. Making the varnish brighter

Many girls know that if you apply shadows to the base, they lay down more evenly and the color is richer. It's the same with a manicure. If the colored coating on your nails looks faded, use a matte white polish as a base. You will get a bright manicure and avoid multi-layered applications.

15. Apply glitter correctly

This video shows how to apply a polish with large glitters so that they adhere well to the nail and do not bristle.

16. Protecting your skin

Applying a stamping or a gradient to your nails can severely stain the skin around. We have already written that in this case, a special latex varnish will save. But if you don't have one, use PVA glue: it also forms an easily removable film.

17. Eliminate the shortcomings of manicure

It is rather difficult to paint on your nails and not get the skin around them, especially on the right hand. But it doesn't matter if it happened. Take a thin brush, soak it in nail polish remover and wipe off any blemishes. Unlike a cotton swab, the brush does not cling to the varnish and leaves no lint.

18. Draw patterns on the nails

If your eyeliner is dry or just doesn't work for you, don't rush to throw it away. Her excellent resilient brush - usually there are just such - can be used in nail design to draw fine lines.

And some girls even adapt ordinary stationery markers for nail art.

19. How to create an animal print on your nails

It's easy to do - just follow the video instructions.

20. Making blanks for nail art

Add varnishes of different colors alternately to the water. Use a toothpick to create a pattern. Remove the resulting film and cut out blanks for nail design from it.

21. Making sliders for design

The principle is the same as in the previous case. Only here you need to make a film of transparent varnish and apply drawings to it. For example, with the help of dots.

22. Replacing the dots

Dots is a stick with a tip in the form of a metal ball. With it, you can create various patterns on the nails. If you don't have a dots, use the tools at hand. For example, safety pins, toothpicks, blank ballpoint pens, and so on.

23. Doing a French manicure

French manicure looks feminine and suits almost any occasion and outfit. But not everyone can draw a smile line for a jacket. The video shows several ways to do this carefully.

In addition, you can highlight the tips of the nails using a regular clerical eraser. Just pull it around your finger and apply white polish. This is a budget alternative to specialty vinyl stencils.

24. Masking the irregularities of the jacket

If, despite all the tricks, you do not succeed in even stripes, you can go for the trick. Draw a line under the white part with a shiny varnish. Glitter will hide flaws and you will get an original design.

25. We make stencils from electrical tape

This indispensable item in the household can be used in nail art. For example, for the same drawing of a jacket. Also, excellent stencils are obtained from electrical tape, which, unlike scotch tape, do not stick tightly and do not peel off dried varnish.

26. Dry your nails quickly

If you don't have a special drying agent and are in a hurry, soak your fingers in cold water for a few minutes. This will set the varnish much faster.

27. Protecting wet varnish

To protect freshly painted nails from small lint and dust, drip cuticle oil on top.

28. Save the manicure

If you smeared your newly made manicure, do not rush to wash everything. Just moisten your finger with water and gently rub the damaged area. The varnish has not yet hardened and will easily return to the desired position.

29. Shake the varnish correctly

What do you do before you open the varnish bottle? Shake it well to make it less stringy? Fine! Just do it right: put the bottle between your palms and roll it around. Shaking and turning the varnish may cause bubbles to form during application.

30. Saving thickened varnish

Your favorite varnish has begun to thicken and already does not fit well on your nails? Put it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes and then shake it well. Some manicurists generally recommend storing varnishes in a cool place so that you can use them to the last drop, and not throw away the dried bottles.