To do my nails.
Because, sometimes, there're people who are trained for each one.
Some professionals will only do manicure,
and some professionals will only do pedicure.
So, you can say, for example:
If you want the nails on your toes,
on your feet to be done.
Or...
In case you want the nails of your hand,
of your fingers, to be done.
Manicure, in English, might mean "your nails".
So you can say:
It means that I like
the way my nails are now.
Or, sometimes...
They may say "mani".
So now I'm gonna start doing my nails
because I'm going to do my nails myself.
I'm not going to have my nails done by someone.
Because I'm gonna be the one doing my own nails.
And I'm going to do my nails because...
And you can also say
That's why I need to do them.
Okay, so let's get started!
So I'll start by removing the polish
because, as you saw, my nail polish is chipping
and part of the color is no longer there.
Okay, so I'm gonna use a polish remover.
So, it's a liquid
that's used for removing nail polish, alright?
or a cotton ball.
And then I start rubbing it on my nails
until all the polish is gone.
And then after removing the polish, you can use a nail clipper
to trim your nails, or to clip your nails.
Both verbs are correct here, alright?
I don't have a nail clipper here
because I never use a nail clipper to trim my nails.
Some people clip their nails
to make sure they're all the same lenght,
but I rarely use a nail clipper to do it.
Sometimes I use nail scissors,
but it won't be necessary today because my nails are not too long
so I'm gonna just file my nails,
to make sure they're all the same length.
So these are
And you know what?
I've found out watching some videos
on YouTube with nail art tutorials,
that Americans sometimes use scissors
to remove the extra skin on their fingers.
And this is something I've never done.
I thought it was a little bit weird actually.
What about you?
Have you ever removed your extra skin, on your fingers, with nail scissors?
Tell me in the comments section.
And this is my baby Mateus. Say "hi" to the world, Mateus.
"Hi, world!"
Yes, he's saying "hi" to you right now.
And I was thinking that maybe we could make a video about
his baby daily routine in English, or something like that.
So please, let me know what you think about it,
in the comments section.
So, before moving to the next step, it's a good idea to soften your cuticles.
What I usually do is deep my nails into a bowl of warm water.
Just like I'm doing right now.
And then I'm gonna use my...
This is a
Or you can also say a "cuticle cutter". Because...
So...
I cut off any excess pieces of skin that are surrounding my nails.
And you gotta be careful, guys, because you might get hurt,
if you don't use this tool properly.
So, be careful! Okay?
Cuticle nipper.
And then I'm gonna use this
Which is this metal tool here,
in order to very gently scrape off
that excess sticky tissue that's on my nail, you know?
So, I don't have cuticle overgrowth
on my finger nails,
so sometimes, I just push back my cuticles with a cuticle pusher,
which is this metal tool, as I said. Okay?
So now, I'm pushing back my cuticles
with a cuticle pusher.
Now it's time to file my nails.
This is a
And the verb is "to file".
To file. Okay?
So when you go to a saloon, they might ask you
if you want your nails squared or rounded.
So...
You might hear, for example, "Do you want your nails squared?
Or do you want them rounded? Or maybe you want them pointed?"
So these are the questions they might ask you.
And sometimes I lightly file the top of my nails,
not putting too much pressure, to just smooth out the surface.
I forgot to do it today, but sometimes I do it.
And when it comes to shaping my nails and filing them,
I like to take the file like this...
And just start filing my nails like this...
So I like my nails squared with rounded corners.
What about you? How do you like your nails?
Squared, rounded or pointed?
Please let me know in the comments section as well.
So after I've filed my nails, I redeep them in the water
to remove any loose particles before moving to the next step
which is the base coat.
Okay? So we're gonna move on to strengthening now.
So I usually apply a thin layer of base coat before painting my nails,
because I believe it makes my nails stronger
and it helps them grow.
Then, after the base coat
I'm going to go ahead and paint my nails.
So this is a bottle of nail polish.
A bottle of nail polish.
And the first step
is picking out my nail polish, right?
So I have a lot of options, there're so many colors,
so many options, so sometimes it's a hard task,
but today I chose this one.
So I usually deep my brush into the polish
and remove the product from one side.
And then I just start painting my nails trying not to leave any extra space
in my nails. The smaller the gap,
the more professional your manicure will look
and you have more time before you can tell your polish is growing out.
This is what the polish is looking like after one coat.
I usually apply two coats of polish,
but if the product is too thin I might apply a third one.
Today I think I'm going to apply only two coats of polish.
I always have an orange stick on hand
to clean up any excess polish that is not on my nails.
So this is a very useful tool. Some people, sometimes, even use
a toothpick, but I prefer using this orange stick here.
And finally
I'll apply a fast drying top coat to protect my color.
So this is a...
It's the last step.
So here is the result.
It's not a professional manicure, but I'm happy with it.
It's better than nothing, right?
So yes, I've just finished my nails and this is how they came out.
They don't look all that perfect, but I did my best.