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Step 6: Toe Nail Polish


Below I will be stepping you how to professionally apply Toe Nail Polish.

Stage 1: Remove Moisture

It is important to remove moisture that is left on the nail from using the cuticle oil and massage cream. This will prevent the nail polish from running as well as allowing a nice cuticle line to be created.

To remove the moisture we need to wipe the toenails with a piece of gauze soaked in Nail Polish Remover.

Remove Nail Polish - Pedicure

Stage 2: Mix Nail Polish

  • To begin, roll the nail polish bottle between your hands to mix the nail polish without making bubbles
  • Try not to shake the bottle, as this will create bubbles in the nail polish
Mixing Nail Polish

Overall Order

The instructions in Stage 3 & 4 are to be followed in the order below:
  1. Base Coat
  2. Nail Polish - 1st Coat
  3. Nail Polish - 2nd Coat (slightly more nail polish than 1st)
  4. Top Coat

Stage 3: Apply Toe Nail Polish to Free Edge

  1. Use Toe Separator to avoid smudging the nail polish
  2. Rotate brush in the top of the bottle
  3. This will remove excess nail polish and make the brush round
  4. Leave a small amount of nail polish on the brush and apply onto the free edge
Rotate Nail Polish Brush Apply Polish to Free Edge of Toenail

Stage 4: Apply Toe Nail Polish to Nail Plate

  1. Remove the brush by pressing against one side of the bottle for the top 2/3 of the brush
  2. Then press the entire length of the other side brush against the other side of the bottle
  3. This will make the brush flat and leave polish on the bottom 1/3 of side of the brush
  4. Starting from the center of the Nail Plate, touch with the brush just before the cuticle
  5. Push nail polish up to to Cuticle Line, leaving a space equal to the width of a hair
  6. Drag the brush towards the free edge
  7. Draw cuticle line with the corner of the brush
  8. Correct any imperfections of the cuticle line by using the
    Orange Stick wrapped in cotton wool
Press Nail Polish Brush against side of bottle Press Nail Polish Brush against other side of bottle

Drag Polish to Free Edge of Toe Nail Draw Cuticle Line on Toenails Correct Imperfections with Orange Stick

Toenail Ordering

Throughout the instructions above, please apply polish to one toenail at a time, progressively moving across both feet as in the diagram below.

Toenail Ordering

It is also important to start with the same toenail for each coat as this will ensure the nails have enough time to be ready for the next coat and prevent streaking from occurring.

Completed Pedicure Picture

Completed Pedicure Picture

All Done!! - Where to Now??

Wow, can you believe how quickly time flies, in a flash you have now gone through what took me 12 months, and you now know the procedures required to perform a Professional Home Pedicure.

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Congratulations!!

Just like with anything new, your next step is to practice, practice, practice.... continually improving upon your technique.

Please closely study these steps and let me know how you are going along the way as I would love to post your success stories on the website. You can get in contact with me using the Ask Mitsue form.

Whats Next?

Lets see, you can continue with the feet pampering and start mastering French Pedicure or you could put some attention to your hands and learn Home Manicure. Begin Mastering French Pedicure Start Learning Home Manicure

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