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Home Manicure
 Regular
manicures (and a balanced diet) make fingernails strong. Professional manicures
are a treat, but you can give yourself a manicure at home without going to
unnecessary expense.
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Use a soft emery board to file your nails, in one
direction only, in a shape that suits your fingers-and your lifestyle;
pointed talons don't always suit typists or busy mothers. The strongest
nails are of medium length, filed flat across the top with rounded corners
that do not catch.
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 Dip your finger tips in a cup of warm olive oil to
soften the nails; if nails are supple, they are less likely to snap off.
Rinse and dry your hands; use an orange stick to remove
any dirt from underneath your nails.
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Massage in hand cream; wipe any excess from your nails
and apply a base coat of nail polish.
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Add a coat of
colored or neutral polish on top; allow
it to dry, and
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add a second coat. Apply a top coat to seal the polish and
stop it from chipping; keep a bottle of this handy, so that if you are
wearing colored polish you can keep applying it to maintain the colour.
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