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How to Give Hands a Manicure

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
 

Everyone wants to look beautiful and attractive. Beauty doesn’t mean only makeup your face. Beauty includes the whole parts of body to look beautiful and attractive. Taking care of your nails and hands is important as well as easy. Even those who think that they have no time for such treatments, they can manage to take out about 5 minutes from their busy schedule and pay some attention to those poor, neglected hands, as this will prove to make them attractive.

Many a time people don’t realize the complications with their nails as they are on display every waking minute. Whether you prefer your nails to be long or short, they can still look stunning with a little know-how. To make your hands look pretty as well as well kept, you should take care with manicure. It takes about 15 minutes and you can practice it at least once a week. Once your hands are manicured, all you need is a little natural oil to keep it moisturized.

To make your hands beautiful you can make some remedies at home and some of them are mentioned below.

Take two tablespoons of oil it can be vegetable, olive, baby or safflower and mix it with three tablespoons of sugar, it is better if you use the coarse variety. Make a paste and gently rub them on to your hands. Wash off with warm water and dry thoroughly.

Take glycerin and rose water. Mix 1/3 cup of glycerin and 2/3 cups of rose water. Combine the two by putting them in a bottle and shaking it well. Massage into your hands as often as possible. You can store in cool dry place to use later. Glycerin is humectants that are it attracts moisture to your skin. Therefore it is important to use it to rehydrate your skin.

You can soften your hands by even while you do the dishes. Add a little almond oil you can take it about a teaspoon to your dishwater. The water will reduce roughness, while the oil seals the moisture into your skin.



By: Dr John Anne

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Manicured Hands and Feet

Friday, January 2nd, 2009
 
Nothing is more impressive than a woman who juggles her job and housework and still manages to have groomed hands and feet. Men notice the care lavished and many in facts claim to have glamorous or sexy a woman is I can’t stand her if your nails are polished, you should apply a top coat every other day. The top coat will keep your polish looking fresh and prolong chipping.

In order to achieve a salon-look polish job at home you must start with a clean nail bed. Remove all oils from the nail bed by wiping it with acetone or alcohol. Next, apply a base coat to prevent yellowing and help the polish adhere. Thinly apply one layer of color in three strokes (middle, side, side) and wait two minutes before apply a second thin coat. Finish with a top coat and allow your nails to dry at least 15 minutes.  But clean hands and feet are a big turn-on”. Taking care of your hands is important as well as easy. Even those who think that they have no time for such treatments, can manage to take out about 5 minutes from their busy schedule, and pay some attention to those poor, neglected hands.

You don’t necessarily have to have long, sculptured red nails to look glamorous. Instead, concentrate on attaining spotlessly clean and manicured nails-a goal that is achieved sitting at home. Treat your feet. Relax while your feet soak in warm, aromatic water. While your feet are soaking, pressured jets will gently massage away those aches and pains. Iatria pedicures also include a lower leg massage, exfoliation, and warm paraffin with heated bootie treatment

How to do it: Most Indian women’s, while remembering to take care of their faces, ignore their hands and feet.A big mistake, so go and splurge a little on a good manicure and pedicure at a salon and try to soak your hands and feet in warm water at home when you can. Also moisturize after your bath everyday.

Home pedicure party package is an abbreviated version of our Deluxe Pedi SPA. It includes our Mini Pedi tips and toes nail maintenance kit with home care instructions. Learn a simple nail care routine as you receive a nail shaping, buffing, and polish application. The Mini Pedi SPA is a good choice for a larger group or the budget conscious. Not just a pedicure, this is foot therapy. Customized care for your feet includes proper maintenance and grooming of nails and cuticle, personalized massage, customized exfoliation, and treatment masque. A necessary spa experience to bring your feet back to into balance.

By: neha gupta

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