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You will need a quality base coat specific to your nail type, the color of your choice, and a top coat. Jessica Nail Systems have released their line to the public now, and in my opinion their treatment base coats are the very best. Jessica can be purchased through the link above, or at many local drugstores. Nailtiques (a professional product, supposedly available in salons only, but I find it in the drugstores almost all of the time now) is a great product too (albeit expensive!). NailTek is less expensive, but just as good as Nailtiques, in my opinion. The most important thing is to get a base coat specific to your nail type. If your nails are prone to peeling get a treatment for dry nails, if they are thicker than a normal nail and not very flexible, choose a treatment for brittle nails. Of course, if you have those often sought after “perfect 10,” then choose a base coat for normal nails. I always recommend you purchase another base coat for normal nails to use every other time you polish, as treatment base coats tend to overcorrect
if used all of the time. I also recommend Seche Vite topcoat for all nail types, if you are not willing to pay for that professional only product (again, you can find it at the drugstore most of the time), you can get Out The Door, which is pretty close, at your local beauty supply and a lot of drugstores.
The Nail Tech Secrets that you see today was my first foray into writing about beauty online. The site originated in January 2005 as a good old handwritten html site, taken from the manuscripts of a book I was writing while staying at home taking care of my seriously ill husband. A few months later I put it on blog software, then in December 2005, my romance with WordPress began, and the result is the site you see now. I ebb and flow in my tending of NTS, but if you want to learn to do manicures and pedicures yourself, explore the categories and you will find lots of in depth information. And I hope you will subscribe to my email updates and get the latest and greatest nail news, tips and how to's from Nail Tech Secrets!
Nail Tech Secrets » Supplies for the Basic Spa Manicure:
December 5th, 2005 at 10:09 am
[...] o Pure acetone, or nail polish remover (non oily or moisturizing WITH acetone) o 2×2 gauze squares or paper towels (for polish removal-no cotton balls!) o Fine grit nail file (200 or higher grit) o 4 way buffer o Liquid soap of your choice, non moisturizing o Blue Cross Cuticle Remover o Lotion of your choice o Nail Polish (base coat, color, top coat) o Salt (may use sea salt, but regular salt does just fine) o Oil-Almond, Olive, Jojoba, Vitamin E or your choice o Several hand towels [...]
Nail Tech Secrets » Step Two: Base Coat
December 16th, 2005 at 7:51 am
[...] You should have already chosen your treatment base coat, for dry nails, brittle nails or the elusive normal nails. [...]