Nail Tech Secrets

clean+easy Microdermabrasion Professional System
Specially developed to help promote cell renewal, minimize fine lines and pore size, reduce the effects of sun damage and acne scarring.

The battery operated facial brush is an optional item that is easy to find now that every cosmetics company has a microdermabrasion kit available. I much prefer the actual [...]

Satin Smooth Professional Heated Mitts
Deep penetrating therapy for moisturizing and soothing dry, sore hands. Perfect for salon or home use.

Heated mitts can be purchased at a beauty supply (buy these from Folica.com), or any store with a pampering section (i.e., Bed, Bath and Beyond and similar stores).
As they are rather expensive ($40-$80), I always use [...]

The pump spray bottle is for convenience of using your cuticle remover (Blue Cross, will talk more about that shortly). Any size is fine, but all you really need is 2-4 oz. An empty travel size pump hair spray bottle is perfect. The small spray from this size bottle is the perfect size [...]

A scrub brush can be purchased anywhere from the local beauty
supply to the grocery store to the hardware store. The choice is your
preference, I have no specific recommendations here.

With these, there is a fair variety in pricing, not nearly as extreme as with the nippers, and even the cheap ones will push your cuticles back for a lifetime. From my experience, the cheap ones are too flat and narrow to hold properly. I, again, would recommend the Tweezerman Pushy. It is stainless steel, [...]

The use of nippers is an important part of achieving a spa quality manicure, and probably the item to cost you
the most. Nippers can range in price anywhere from $1.00 to $100.00, and their quality is relative. A cheap nipper will dull after the first use, and any subsequent use will tear your cuticles rather [...]

A glass or plastic cereal type bowl works well. You will be
soaking your fingertips of one hand at a time in this, so you can
judge the size for yourself. If you can find an insulated bowl, even
better. Some beauty supply houses and kitchen centers carry bowls
that have a chamber around them that can be filled [...]

T ools and implements include the most basic items that you will
need to perform a manicure on yourself. These items are not
disposable and will probably be the most expensive things for you to
get, however you will have some, if not all, of these things at home
already. I have a few things on these lists that [...]