MANICURES
Basic, French, and Gel
Manicures are a salon service allowing customers to relax and take care of themselves and their hands. Gel polish creates a hard layer on each nail, resulting in strong and beautiful nails.
Average cost of service in salon:
- Basic $20-$30
- French $$25-$35
- Gel $30-$40
Tools needed:
- Sanitizer $10
- Cosmetic pads $5
- Polish remover $4-$8
- Nail file $2
- Cuticle pusher $4
- Hand scrub $10
- Cuticle nipper $5
- Nail buffer $1.50
- Cuticle oil $3
- Hand lotion $10
- Base coat $4
- Nail Polish $6
- French nail guides $5
- French white polish $8
- Top coat $4
- Polish dryer $5
- Gel Ph bond $7
- Gel base coat $12.50
- Gel polish $7
- Gel top coat $8
- Gel UV Nail lamp $20-$80
Basic Manicure:
You’ll always want to start any service in the salon with a full consultation. This is a time when you and your client can share information, find out what color she/he would like, if any, and discuss the shape of nail they prefer.
- First, sanitize hands using a salon grade hand sanitizer. Allow hands to dry completely.
- Using a cosmetic pad, apply nail polish remover, removing any old polish and creating a clean slate to work with.
- Apply some cuticle remover to the cuticle area and allow to soak in for a few minutes.
- While cuticle remover is soaking in, grab your file and file nails into desired shape.
- Now the cuticles have been softened, push back cuticles with a cuticle pusher.
- Pour some lukewarm water into a bowl and add an essential oil or mild soap. Allow hands to soak for a few minutes to soften skin.
- Apply hand scrub and gently massage scrub with a circular motion to remove dead skin. Dry hands well with a towel.
- Remove cuticle around the nail with a cuticle nipper.
- Buff nails with a buffer, using the side with more grit first, then the softer side.
- Apply cuticle oil to cuticle and gently massage, followed by a hand massage with hand lotion.
- Clean hands well, applying acetone polish remover to nails.
- Apply a base coat and allow to dry.
- Polish two coats of colored polish.
- Choose a glossy top coat and apply it once colored polish has dried.
- Finish with a quick dry polish dryer.
French Manicure:
- Follow manicure steps 1-13.
- Choose a natural/neutral color polish and apply two coats evenly to nails.
- Using nail guides, apply nail guides to nails, leaving the very tips exposed. This step prevents snagging.
- Using a bright white polish, apply two coats to the ends of the nails, creating the french tip on each nail.
- Allow nails to dry.
- Remove guides and apply a top coat.
Gel Manicure:
- Follow manicure steps 1-12.
- Apply Ph bond to nails to adhere the gel polish.
- Apply base coat to nails evenly.
- Dry with UV lamp – 2 minutes.
- Apply first layer of gel polish evenly.
- Dry with UV lamp – 2 minutes.
- Apply second layer of polish evenly.
- Dry with UV lamp – 2 minutes.
- Apply glossy top Coat.
- Dry with UV lamp – 2 minutes.
