Nail Tech Secrets

Going back to the first hand, put it back into the warm water for about 2 minutes. Remove it, dry it off, and then spray the fingertips with a spray or two of your Blue Cross Cuticle Remover. This is the best product out there (if you didn’t get that earlier—I am not a representative for them at all, just a very satisfied customer). With your metal pusher, GENTLY push your cuticles back. Spray more Blue Cross as your cuticles dry out. Watch for the cuticle skin that is very tightly attached to your nail. This is what needs to be pushed back. If this is a first time manicure, you may have a thin tough layer of cuticle grown nearly all the way up your nail. Scrape off what you can scrape off, and push back what you cannot scrape off. If you are fighting with this step, put your fingertips back into the warm water for a few minutes, then spray some more Blue Cross on them. Do not obsess about this, more damage can be done here than anywhere else in the manicure process. This skin will become trained to stay back after a few manicures, and your work here will be greatly minimized. Whatever you do, do not push back cuticles so aggressively that you cut your skin. Save clipping with cuticle nippers for later. Repeat with the other hand.

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