Why Study Manicuring?
This is a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often polishing of the nails, cuticle removal, and skin softening
What is a manicure?
Multiuse implements are also known as this, and must be properly cleaned and disinfected after each use
What are reusable implements?
Single-use implements, also known as this, are used once on a client and then discarded
What are disposable implements?
These loosen and dissolve dead tissue on the nail plate to more easily and thoroughly remove it
What are cuticle removers?
Completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges
What is square?
Tradionally, the nail bed is one color, such as pink, peach, or beige, and the nail's free edge is another color, such as white
What is a French manicure?
This is the list of services legally allowed in your state
What is the scope of practice?
This implement gently scrapes cuticle tissue off the natural nail plate
What is the metal pusher?
Disposable abrasive nail files come in grits that are categorized as coarse, medium, and fine-grit. These are the grits for each category
What is:
Coarse- less than 100 grit
Medium- 150 to 180 grit
Fine- 240 and higher
These are barrier products because they contain ingredients that seal the surface of the skin around the nail and hold the subdermal moisture in the skin
What are nail creams?
Has a square free edge rounded off at the corner edges
What is squoval?
With color fading, also called these 2 names, one color fades into the other, and the meeting point is a combination of the two
What are ombre or color graduation?
Many clients will request manicure services; this could be an additional ______ for you
What is revenue stream?
This is a stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails
What is a nail nipper?
A two- or three-way buffer is often referred to as this
What is a shiner buffer?
These are 3 other names for nail polish
What are enamel, lacquer, and varnish?
Slightly tapered and extends a bit past the fingertip
What is round?
Blocks or sections of color on the nail
What is color blocking?
Some clients cannot, due to _______, maintain their own nails
What are health constraints?
This implement shortens the nail's free edge
What are nail clippers?
What are wooden pushers?
This creates a colorless layer on the natural nail and nail enhancement that promotes polish adhesion
What is a base coat?
A conservative nail shape complimentary on most hands
What is oval?
A swirled effect created when you combine two or more colors while wet and then mix them on the nail with a stylus
What is marbleizing?
Clients love the ______ and pampering manicures provide
What is relaxation?
This implement is used in many ways during nail services including by clients for hand washing and during the manicure to removing filing dust or debris from the nail plate
What is a manicure brush/nylon nail brush?
The action of removing the sharp edge of a file by rubbing another (clean, unused) file across each edge is called this
What is file prepping?
This is a colorless flammable liquid that is a potent solvent and effectively removes oils and prepares nails for polish
What is acetone?
Tapered and longer than usual making it suitable for thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds
What is pointed?
To create designs or specific shapes easily, use a commercially prepared this, a precut sheet of clear, thin plastic with a sticky backing that is machine cut into various shapes or designs
What is a stencil?