Spa Manicure - Step One: Prepare your work area

Prepare yourself and your work area

Disinfect metal implements and your scrub brush. Follow the directions on the package for strength and timing of your solution. This shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to soak them, and give them a rinse off. Gather together everything you need while they are soaking. Find a place to do your nails where there is good light, and no chance of ruining anything with acetone. As it is so handy for lots of things around the house, it is also so damaging to furniture finishes!! A kitchen counter is great, if you have comfortable seating, or I use my glass dining room table (but must watch out for the upholstered chairs). Sometimes I spread my things on my bed and bedside table and have at it while socializing with my husband at night. The light there stinks, but the socialization is great—Thank God for men who don’t cringe at the smell of nail polish! Lay a towel under your work area nice and flat, and have one in your lap. A hand towel (not a fingertip towel) is the perfect size. If you keep one for your nails, you can get polish on it, nail glue, whatever, and it just doesn’t matter. Just wash it every once in awhile—it will get dirty. Take off all hand and wrist jewelry. Scrub hands and under fingernails vigorously with the nail brush. Get some circulation going there!

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