CREATE B A S I C N A I L

D E S IG N S
•If your nails and hands do not look healthy—or
they often appear dirty and raggedy—then your
entire appearance may be compromised. By
visiting a qualified manicurist, your hands will
look and feel smoother, and your nails will
appear healthier. They offer nail design help.
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
 A. PLAIN MANICURE
IT IS THE TRADITIONAL
APPLICATION OF NAIL POLISH
TO THE ENTIRE NAIL PLATE
STEPS IN PLAIN MANICURE
1. APPLY BASE COAT
2. APPLY TWO COATS OF POLISH
 USE LIGHT LONG STROKES FROM NAIL BASE TO FREE EDGE
 APPLY POLISH TO THE MIDDLE OF THE NAIL FIRST AND THEN TO THE SIDES.
 REPEAT SECOND COAT OF POLISH TO BOTH HANDS
 REMOVE EXCESS POLISH AROUND NAIL WITH A COTTON TIPPED
ORANGEWOOD STICK
3. APPLY TOP COAT
 B. HALF-MOON
•HALF MOON IS A STYLE THAT
INVOLVES APPLYING OF NAIL
POLISH OVER THE WHOLE NAIL
PLATE EXCEPT THE AREA OF
LUNULA.
STEPS IN GIVING HALF-MOON NAIL DESIGN
1. APPLY BASE COAT
2. APPLY WHITE OR PLATINUM NAIL POLISH AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO DRY.
3. APPLY COLORED POLISH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NAIL
FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE LUNULA. REPEAT THE APPLICATION OF THE NAIL
POLISH IF NECESSARY.
4. REMOVE EXCESS POLISH FROM THE SKIN .
5. APPLY TOP COAT.
 C. HALF- MOON WITH TIP

•IT INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF

COLORED POLISH OVER THE WHOLE NAIL
PLATE EXCEPT THE AREA OF LUNULA AND
TIP OF THE NAIL.
STEPS IN GIVING HALF-MOON WITH TIP
• 1. APPLY BASE COAT
• 2. APPLY WHITE OR PLATINUM NAIL POLISH AND LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO
DRY.
• 3. APPLY COLORED NAIL POLISH BUT DO NOT INCLUDE THE LUNULA AND FREE
EDGE.
• 4. REMOVE EXCESS POLISH
• 5. APPLY TOP COAT..
D. TIP DESIGN OR
FRENCH MANICURE
•IT IS A DESIGN WHICH INVOLVES
THE APPLICATION OF COLORED
POLISH OVER THE WHOLE PART OF
THE NAIL EXCEPT THE AREA OF THE
FREE-EDGE.
STEPS IN GIVING TIP DESIGN OR FRENCH MANICURE

•1. APPLY BASE COAT

•2. APPLY WHITE OR PLATINUM NAIL POLISH
•3. APPLY COLORED NAIL POLISH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE NAIL FOLLOWING THE SHAPE OF THE FREE- EDGE .
•4. REMOVE EXCESS POLISH
•5. APPLY TOP COAT.
 E. ELEPHANT TUSK

•A STYLE THAT INVOLVES THE

APPLICATION OF NAIL POLISH TO
CREATE S CURVE, LEAVING A SLIGHTLY
LARGER GAP ALONG THE NAIL WALLS.
STEPS IN MAKING ELEPHANT TUSK
1. APPLY BASE COAT
2. APPLY WHITE OR PLATINUM NAIL POLISH
3. APPLY COLORED NAIL POLISH CREATING A HALF CIRCLE DESIGN AT THE INNER SIDE OF THE NAIL
AS YOU CONTINUE IT TO FORM S-LIKE.
4. FILL UP THE OTHER SIDE TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN
5. REMOVE EXCESS POLISH.
6. SEAL WITH A TOP COAT.
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
•
DIRECTIONS: IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING NAIL
DESIGNS: WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON THE BLANK
BEFORE EACH NUMBER.
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
•1. IT IS A DESIGN WHICH INVOLVES THE APPLICATION
OF COLORED POLISH OVER THE WHOLE PART OF THE
NAIL EXCEPT THE AREA OF THE FREE-EDGE.
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
•
2. IT IS A STYLE THAT INVOLVES THE APPLICATION
OF NAIL POLISH TO CREATE S CURVE, LEAVING A
SLIGHTLY LAGER GAP ALONG THE NAIL WALLS
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
•3. IT IS A STYLE THAT INVOLVES APPLYING OF
NAIL POLISH OVER THE WHOLE NAIL PLATE
EXCEPT THE AREA OF LUNULA
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK

•4. IT IS THE TRADITIONAL APPLICATION OF NAIL

POLISH TO THE ENTIRE NAIL PLATE
 PLAIN MANICURE
HALF-MOON
HALF-MOON WITH TIP
TIP DESIGN
ELEPHANT TUSK
•5. IT INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF COLORED POLISH
OVER THE WHOLE NAIL PLATE EXCEPT THE AREA OF LUNULA
AND TIP OF THE TOE NAIL.
ASSIGNMENT

•BRING ANY COLORING MATERIAL ON MONDAY.

THINK A CREATIVE NAIL DESIGN.