Procedure of Manicure

Step-by-step procedure for Manicure.

  1. Seat the client comfortably, and place a towel on the lap.

  2. Remove old nail polish carefully.

  3. Wash the hands with warm, soapy water, and clean nails gently using a soft brush.

  4. Trim and shape nails of the left hand as per clients requirements.

  5. Place the patron's left hand in a bowl of warm, soapy water.

  6. Trim and shape the nails of the patron's right hand.

  7. Immerse the right hand in the warm soapy water.

  8. Remove the left hand from the water. Carefully dry the fingertips and gently push the cuticle back with towel.

  9. With a cuticle cutter or cotton-tipped orangewood stick, gently push back the cuticle with a lifting, circular motion from the corner to the centre of the nail.

  10. Apply cuticle cream or oil to the left hand. Using a cotton-tipped orange wood stick, apply the oil or cream around the base and sides of the nail. Massage into the fingertips with your thumb. These products soften and lubricate the cuticle and are recommended as an overnight treatment for nails that are dry and brittle.

  11. Apply nail whitener under the free edge if needed for a whitening effect. Apply the product carefully with an orange wood stick. Avoid using in excess amount to prevent it from smearing the fingers.

  12. Apply hand cream and gently spread it over the entire hand. Rotate the top of hand, palm, and wrist, then slide out to the fingertips and rotate.

  13. Remove the patron's right hand from the water and repeat the procedure as done on left hand.

  14. Brush the nails. Place the fingers of the left hand in the finger bowl. Remove the cuticle cream or oil and nail white from the nails by brushing with a downward motion from the base to the fingertips.

  15. Thoroughly dry the nails and re-examine them.

  16. Apply base coat, starting with the thumb, then the little finger, then the ring, followed by the middle and index fingers. This will allow each finger to move out of the way for the next one and will prevent smearing the base coat.

  17. Brush and clean the nails of the right hand and apply base coat.

  18. Apply nail polish to the left hand then to the right hand.

  19. Remove excess polish. Dip a cotton-tipped orange wood stick in remover and carefully go around each cuticle.

  20. Apply top coat. For added protection, brush the top coat under the tips of the nails.

  21. Clean up, deposit emery board and all disposable material in the refuse container.

  22. Sanitize all instruments.