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How to make square nails. Video
Short square nails are a real classic, appropriate both on weekdays and on holidays. In addition, this shape of the plates is especially resistant to damage and looks beautiful with any shade of varnish. You can turn your nails into fashionable “squares” yourself, without resorting to the services of a professional manicurist.
Essential tools are the first step to beautiful nails
To decorate your nail plates at home, you will need quality tools. Straightening the line of the free edge with a file is quite difficult. Special nippers will help speed up the process. Choose the size depending on the width of your nails.
Too fragile inserts can only be cut with a coarse file. A hard square with sharp tips is not suitable for this type of nails, they will break very quickly
You can smooth the edges of the nail using a ceramic or porcelain fine-grained file. To process the periungual rollers, you should also use a file; there are special triangular-shaped accessories on sale. The polishing stones will give your nails a smooth, glossy finish.
The cuticle line must be flawless. Liquid or cream based on fruit acids, wooden sticks and cuticle nippers will help to put it in order.
The last step to well-groomed nails is a leveling protective base. It will give the plates a sleek look, light shine and healthy color. You can apply any colored varnish on top, but your fingers will look great without it.
Home Manicure: Create Square Nails
Select the shape and length of the plates. For most hands, nails with a free edge no longer than 1–2 mm are suitable. Very short fingers can be lengthened, leaving a longer length for the plates.
Square nails can have pointed or slightly rounded tips. For some fingers, a combination of an oval and a square with almost completely sawn edges and a straightened free edge is suitable.
Take the nippers and, keeping them strictly parallel to the cuticle line, make an incision. Evaluate the resulting effect. If the length does not suit you, repeat the technique. File off the free edge with a fine-grained file, moving it in a straight line without touching the corners. If you want to give the plates a slightly rounded look, gently work the sides of the nail. Do not overdo it, the shape of the square should be clearly visible. All nails must be the same length. If one is a little shorter than you planned, file the rest as well.
Do not tilt the file, otherwise the free edge line will be uneven.
Having finished shaping the length, take care of the side ridges and cuticles. File the rollers with a triangular block, making sure that it does not spoil the corners. Apply the fruit acid liquid to the cuticle. After a few minutes, the skin will become soft. Move it back with wooden sticks, forming a cuticle line. Ideally, they should follow the shape of the free edge. Clearly highlight the corners at the base of the nail, in the case of a neglected and overgrown cuticle, remove the excess with nippers.
Line up the nail plate with a polishing bar. Do not file off excess, your task is to remove grooves and give your nails a shine. Finally, cover the plates with two layers of a protective base and apply a colored varnish.
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