Pedicure – manicure: the absolute beauty cure
Always on Mondays? The private mani-pedi lesson is firmly booked with many. A weekly beauty ritual that not only means duty, but definitely pleasure. But especially pedicures are often neglected in the sandal-free months. If you want to make your feet presentable, you can use our tips to perfect pedicures alone at home.
Beauty program: foot care
Fortunately, a small care program is all it takes to make our feet look everywhere. And best of all: once you've got the basic program behind you, you only need to devote a little time to your feet every now and then before you leave the house in peep-toes, flip-flops or sandals. Our 5-point plan for pretty feet:
Pedicure step 1: Soak your feet
Before you start with the pedicure, a little bit of preparatory work is required: a foot bath with appropriate additives can loosen the cornea and prepare for the pedicure. A peeling ensures delicate feet. 37 degrees warm water is ideal for relaxation. Then dry your feet carefully, especially between your toes. Stubbornly keratinized areas can be washed away with a pumice, one Corneal file or rubbed off with a corneal remover. Here's what you need to know if you want to remove cornea.
Fish pedicure – you can nibble!
Incidentally, the method of fish pedicure is exciting. It is now offered in numerous cosmetic studios. Small fish such as "Garra" are used to nibble the cornea in large pools of water. All you have to do is hold your feet in these pools. The later effect is comparable to a gentle peeling.
Pedicure step 2: push back cuticles
After a bath you can use the cuticles a special stick push back gently. Please never work with scissors: the skin is very sensitive here and can ignite with the smallest injuries. Special cuticle remover You should only use it from time to time and only if it really "sticks" to the nail. In principle, the delicate skin offers protection against penetrating bacteria and should therefore not be removed completely.
Pedicure step 3: shape your toenails
After a foot bath, the toenails are easy to cut and do not splinter. It's best to shorten them with one Nail clippers. The nail should be flush with the end of the toe. If you cut away too much, you risk the corners growing into the skin. You can then use a file remove. But be careful: always file toenails straight and not round. This also promotes ingrown nails.
Pedicure step 4: paint toenails
You wear one before painting Base coat that protects the nails from discoloration. You can hide imperfections in the nail with one
– This makes it easier to distribute the color varnish later. So that nothing blurs, you can get one beforehand Toe spreader between your toes. Then it can be painted in color, always from the nail base to the tip. Never apply the brush directly to the cuticle. The first brush stroke should run vertically across the center of the nail. Then continue painting to the right and left of it.
If you leave a little space on the sides, the toenail appears a little narrower – practical for women with a "big uncle". If you want the nail polish to last not only for a few days, but for up to four weeks, the best thing to do is to get one Shellac lacquer. It dries in no time and is not so easy to attack. By the way: Shellac varnishes can be used for both pedicures and manicures. Here we inform you about the advantages and disadvantages of Shellack.
Pedicure step 5: apply cream
It is best to use a special foot cream with an urea component that prevents the formation of corneas. Some
also prevent excessive sweating and deodorization. Foot masks and foot creams work particularly well if you massage them in and leave them in overnight (possibly even with fine cotton socks). Foot butter is also beneficial for dry feet!
Polish the nail surface
If you don't want to paint, you can also polish the nail surface. Special polishing files or Polishing blocks smooth the nail surface with micro-fine abrasive particles and give a gentle mother-of-pearl shimmer. However, you should only do this once a week because the polishing works like peeling. Then apply nail oil, which not only brings more shine, but also cares for the nail.
Cornea – that helps!
Admittedly, cornea is annoying. Nevertheless, we must not forget that it fulfills important functions. It protects deeper tissue from external influences. If you nevertheless notice an increased corneal development up to calluses on your feet, you can remove cornea with simple means. We'll tell you the best tricks to remove cornea.
Important: a good pedicure set!
A good one is very important for a successful pedicure at home Pedicure set. It is really worth investing a little more to get good scissors, a high quality nail clipper and a nail file. When it comes to nail files, everyone has to decide which variant they like best.
Which nail file should it be?
The absolute classic is one
with a file made of metal and a handle made of plastic. They have two sides with different grits: a rough one for shortening the nails and a fine one for shaping.
The Glass nail file is extremely gentle on the fingernail as it cannot split the nail. The fine abrasive grains are incorporated directly into the glass of the file body during manufacture, they are extremely durable.
The Ceramic file is also gentle on the nail and particularly well suited to file shaped fingernails.
Professional equipment: Sapphire disc for hand and foot care devices
Who likes to work with high-end equipment and himself an electric manicure and pedicure set want to buy, shape the nails with a Sapphire disc, which is particularly suitable for thick nails. The sapphire disc is supposed to file and shorten nails on hands and feet so that the nail edge can be smoothed with the felt cone. But the professional device also includes one Sapphire conethat can remove calluses and annoying and dry calluses on hands and feet. On the other hand, a sapphire cone is a tried-and-tested means of appropriately sanding woody toenails.
Nail care – so the fingernails and toenails are perfectly cared for
Oils or serums – there are now various products for nail care that maintain the nail surface. Nail care pens not only maintain the structure of the nail, but also care for the cuticles. Care varnishes provide nail strengthening with keratin and serums moisturize the nail and cuticles.
Nail modeling – also for toenails?
If you have a broken nail or are unsatisfied with the shape of the nail, you can have a nail artificially extended with a nail model. The professional does this by covering his own nail and nail tip with modeling plastic. It works the same way with toenails as with fingernails.
Pretty nail polish for the feet – the trends
We took a look around and found the latest pedicure trends.
Trend 1: Black is beautiful
Trend 2: Nail art doesn't stop at feet either
Trend 3: Chrome nails for the feet
Trend 4: graphic patterns – also on the toenails
Trend 5: glittering paints
Even more current nail polish trends: