I Got A Manicure: Cotton Candy by Orly

As most of you know, I usually paint my own nails. In fact, I haven’t had a professional manicure in over a year…until today! I decided that it was time to get my nails in shape for summer.

A salon in my city was having a 2 for 1 deal for the month of April—purchase a pedicure and get a free manicure. I took advantage of the offer just in time for the month to end.

I am very happy with my nails. They now look neater and nicely shaped. I also love the colour! I chose Cotton Candy by Orly. In the past I have not been a big fan of Orly but I am so impressed with the colour of Cotton Candy that I think I may consider purchasing a bottle of it if I happen to see one at the beauty supply store.

Let me know what you think of my manicure, the polish colour, and the Orly brand in general. Have a great weekend!

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The Manicure And Its Origin

The art of manicure has a very ancient provenance. In Egypt, in 1964, was found the Father Niankhanum and Khnumhetep's tomb. These persons were on the Pharaoh's suite list, as the "custodians and masters of the Pharaoh's nails." In translation into modern language, they were the court's masters of manicure. In the Ancient Egypt, the various colors of paint on nails was as a "class code." Vivid rich tone indicated the belonging to the royal family, pointed to a high public position, slaves could only have the fingernails painted with pale pastel shades. Cleopatra was painting her fingernails long in the ancient time in terracotta color with the use of common henna. Henna was the most popular means of painting nails throughout the Middle Ages.

The passion for longer fingernails is tracing from a variety of cultures long ago. And, the longer fingernails, the higher state in society occupy their carriers. If it was not possible to grow long natural nails, they used special augments that extended the nails for a few centimeters.

By the '50s years of the XXth century, the nail service has become an important part of the beauty industry. Everyone wanted to have beautiful long nails, and those who could not grow them wanted to try something else. Tips were invented from virtually any elastic material, even from film tape shards. Manicurists used to build natural fingernails cut off - as TIPS, they were glued to the tip of fingernails and were covered with a piece of paper.

Acrylic period began accidentally in the manicure, a dentist, opened the new century in manicure. Dentists began to sell acrylics to the masters of manicure, it started the developing of the modern nail-industry.

The very word manicure originated from the Latin "manus", which means hand, and the "cure" - care. Manicure today is a system of care for the entire hands. In modern terms is not only beautiful fingernails, but therapeutic-curing procedures, hand skin care, the technology of creating artificial nails.

A special spot in the manicure has the "Nail-Art" - a kind of higher professional master in hands care.

SPA - Manicure

For those who do not want their hands to show their age, it suits perfectly to use preparations containing dissolved keramides. They not only abate the skin, but also help to restore the elasticity, moisturize and rejuvenate it, and also performs a soft and effective peeling. The procedure is as pleasant as it is useful: all kinds of aromatic additives transforms it in an aromatherapy session, which is always good for the overall state of health. At the ending of the SPA-manicure process, a relaxing massage of hands is done - it will help to discard the fatigue and stress, as well as lift the mood.

The of implementation of SPA - manicure

1. Remove the the old varnish from the nails.
2. Using a nail file, give the desired form to the nails (procedure in no case should be done on wet fingernails, this can lead to their stratifying). File should be on the basis of cardboard or rubber, iron file is a yesterday story. If you have strong nails, it can be used the boldly sandy or sapphire file. If you can not boast with such nails, preferred are the fine-grained files with a semicircle form and buffer zone, which will file the nail and preserve its structure.
3. Emolliate the cuticles and soften the hand skin with a special remedy, which is included in the SPA - manicure kit.
4. For the preliminary treatment of cuticles - use special means for further softening, and the partial removal of cuticle.
5. For removing cuticles you can use the classic or European method of doing it.
6. Superficial peeling - Apply the agent that produces superficial surface peeling of the old skin cells and prepares it for advanced peeling.
7. Advanced or chemical peeling - at this stage on the hand skin is applied the solution, responsible for the chemical peeling and is followed by a 2 - 3 minutes massage. At this stage occurs moisturizing, healing small cracks, nutrition and softening of the hand-skin.
8. To strengthen the peeling process, the paraffinotherapy can be done for 20 minutes.
9. The massage and deep moisturizing - with the help of a special cream, is done the hand till elbow massage. This stage gives the hand skin elasticity and smoothness. The components that make up the cram have a protective function for the skin of the hands, creating a thin membrane, which retains the moisture on the hands surface.
10. Give a healthy shine to the surface of nails with a polish.
11. If you wish, you can apply a strengthening nail polish, a curative mean or colored polish.

The Advantages of SPA - Manicure

• SPA- Manicure is a comprehensive care, which includes high-quality moisturizing and mitigation for hands, gentle, but effective peeling, supplying the skin with natural vitamins and keramides.
  

• SPA- Manicure is a carry from routine to a world of luxury and bliss. This elite procedure allows any hands to be well-groomed. Aromatherapy odor give the manicure refinement and originality.

Ten Tips For A Long Lasting Manicure

How many times it happened to you... After less than one day from making your manicure (for what you are so proud), you notice the nail polish peeling off. You correct the problem, but it's not for long time - it happens again and again, and at last you have to make it from the beginning. Of course this spoils your mood. Here are some easy tips on how to make your manicure last longer.

• Keep your nails short. The longer they are , the more exposed to breaking they are, especially when compared to the short nails.
  
• Take care of your cuticles. If you cover the skin around the nails with polish, it will dry out and begin to chip unaesthetic, having the risk of little bleedings. Therefore, before applying the polish collide a bit the skin with a cosmetic stick. Do not cut this skin, as in time it becomes thicker.
• Before applying a new layer of polish, clean your nails. Never apply the nail polish on the old layer. The nail can be overloaded and it is only a matter of time till the polish layer will crack.
  
• Use a colorless nail polish as a base. This way the article will be better fixed and last longer.
• Every polish layer has to be the thiner possible - and for every instance, it is not recommended to apply more than 2 layers (not counting the base colorless layer).
• Make sure the first nail polish layer is well dry before applying the second layer. It will settle much more aesthetic and evenly.
• When applying the base (protective) polish, don't forget the area under the nail ( on the finger tip). The nail tops will strengthen and become less liable to breaking.
  
• Get rid of the very old varnish - even if you still like its shade. In time, the varnish ( nail polish) begins to thicken, getting a viscous consistence. An "extreme" solution would be to add a few drops of colorless polish (not dissolving solution!)
• Avoid long lasting contact of hands with water. Use the protecting glove in the kitchen and do not stay under shower more than 10 to 15 minutes.
  
• As a general rule, the mother-of-pearl lasts less comparing to the other polishes.
  

Lets Strenghten Our Nails

Nail Strengthening is one of the critical elements of care for nails. In this era of all-powerful washing powders and numerous tools for washing, the nails - if mistreated - suffer first - they are stratifying, become fragile and brittle. But they must be strong, resilient and of pink color.

Strengthening of the nails begins with prophylactic procedures. Ideally would be to limit the contact of the hands with cleaning solutions to the minimum. It's fairly easy to do, always use gloves performing household work, preliminarily lubricating the hands with a cream.

But the base for strength nails is the intake of vitamins and micro-elements, and of course, calcium (required, together with vitamin D). For this, the daily meals should also include almonds and dairy products (milk, yogurt, cottage cheese). Also fish and red meat (iron), carrot juice (vitamin A) and spinach (iodine).

Strengthening nails includes supplying them with nail oil or therapeutic cream for cuticle moisture. When applying oil to nail, pay attention to the nails' contour and cuticles, rubbing the moisture on the nail basis with circular movements of the other hand thumb. The composition of ready funds to strengthen nails very varied. Allantoin and pantenol effectively heals the cuticles, especially after cutting them. The nails growth is fastened by liposome and nutrients that encourage the formation of new cell growth in the zone nail plate. Also the creams may contain keratin and sulfur amino acids, proteins and vitamin C, which help to strengthen nails and improve their resistance to the harmful effects of the environment.

For strengthening your nails by your own at home it is useful to use olive oil, adding a few drops of lemon juice - its has a lot of very valuable vitamins to strengthen nails.Apply the oil drops 1-2 times a week.

Also the nails gain more strength after regular massaging, giving them hardness and elasticity. Massage the cuticle area with a very soft brush, previously moistures with glycerin soap. This causes a soft peeling, detracting from the cuticle and skin dead cells preventing the formation of unaesthetic cracks. Particularly useful in combination with massage are the little baths with sea salt, which also contains a wealth of minerals and iodine with an ideal ratio, do it three times a week. Only use sea or oceanic salt without aromatic additives. Dissolve one tea spoon of salt in warm water and hold the hands in the solution for 20 minutes. The procedure is repeated for 10 days successively. After a month, it can be done again.

If you are seriously concerned about the problem of strengthening nails, try to reconsider your views on manicure, giving up to the option of trimming manicure and to the rough metal file, it is better to have modern variants of glass files. Manicure needs to be done regularly, at least once a week or 2. To remove varnish use solutions without acetone. And do not forget that the nails need to periodically rest from varnish, even the high-quality one- in rhythm of 2 days every 5 days of painted nails. Sometimes you can use instead of the color polish, the curative polish, which is called Strengthening polish. It protects nails from the harmful effects of the environment, helps making the fragile and thin nail plate more robust. It looks like colorless polish. Then it can be used as a nourishing base (2-3 layers), under the decorative manicure.

Nail Designing

Nail designing is the latest craze among girls at the moment. You can make your nails look absolutely fabulous and freaky with the use of nail designing techniques.

Nicely manicured fingers will always look attractive. Manicured fingers will not only look stylish, but they also reflect your sense of personal hygiene.

The designing of nails starts with the cleaning. It is always better to keep your nails clean. Your nails can be cleaned by soaking your fingers in a bowl of warm soap water for 10 to 15 minutes. A small fine brush can be used to remove the dirt from any cracks in the nails.

There are many creams and polishes on the market that will strengthen your nails and prevent them from cracking. Nail hardeners are the perfect item for those who have very fragile nails. These hardeners can keep your nails strong for over time.

The good old glossy enamel, when applied on your nails, will make the nails look attractive. Not all girls or women are blessed with long nails. There are artificial nails available on the market will make your nails look longer.

Your nails can be decorated with cute, trendy paintings. There are a variety of nail polishes that add a touch of life to your nails. These polishes may be matte finished or gloss finished.

A type of nail designing accessory called glitters is used to make your nails sparkle. Many tattoos are also used to decorate nails. Your nails can also be made attractive with the help of stones and jewels. The nails can also be designed using the skills of a professional.

Many kits are available at affordable prices to allow you to decorate your nails. The kits include nail hardeners, base coats, nail polishes, glitters, manicure kits, fine brushes, nail dryers, etc. The kits come with design catalogues from which you can choose your designs.

You can design your nails according to your creativity and imagination. Many contests featuring nail designing are held in colleges and other institutions.

By Elizabeth Morgan

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