Manicure Fill In in Fort Lauderdale, FL
There's nothing like a manicure or pedicure to help you look your best. At our nail salon, we offer a wide range of nail care services.
Treat Your Nails to the Best
When you visit our salon, you'll get to choose from an array of services, including:
Classic manicures/pedicures
French manicures/pedicures
Nail refills and repairs
Polish touch-ups
Custom nail designs
Treat yourself to your manicure, pedicure or both. Call today to make an appointment, or visit us at your convenience.
Nail Services Tricks and Tips
Three strokes are all you need. As you're painting your nails, it's best if you use three strokes to apply the polish. "First, you want to dip the brush into the bottle and get a decent-sized bead of polish at the edge of your brush," nail pro Simcha Whitehill says. "You want the polish to do the majority of the work and spread out as it's placed on the nail — the brush is there to just guide the dot of polish into place. Starting at the base of your nail, stroke the brush to the left, to the right, and then down the center. Voila!
Always use base coat. "It might take you some extra time, but it gives the colored polish something to adhere to, making your manicure last a couple of extra days longer, and it prevents staining on your nails from pigmented paint," Whitehill explains.
Repurpose your old lip brush to help tidy up the edges of your nail. We've all colored outside of the lines, but when you do it with nail polish, you want to be precise in your clean-up technique. Whitehill suggests dipping an old lip brush into nail polish remover and swiping it around your nail bed to clean up the edges.
Find the right white. White nail polish couldn't be cooler than it is right now — it's a super-mod, must-wear shade. But when you're choosing a bottle, you want to make sure the formula is thick and creamy, so that it doesn't go on too sheer or streaky when performing nail services. To make sure it's opaque, take the brush and wipe it against the inside of the top of the bottle; if the polish is sheer against the inside of the bottle, it's not pigmented enough. One to try: Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in Eastern Light.
Don't Use Quick Dry Nail Polish
Stay away from quick-dry nail polish. It's typically dehydrating and can dry out your nails.
Swipe on cuticle oil religiously. "An instant way to look like you've just stepped out of the salon is to use cuticle oil," Whitehill says. "It instantly hydrates them. Then, apply it over your entire nail after you've painted your nails — if you accidentally hit them against something, the oil offers some slip, so they're less likely to nick."
Hold your hands under cold water post-paint job. Holding your hands under cold water or dipping your fingertips into ice water for a bit helps them dry faster.
Make your neon polish pop. To get your neon paint to be even brighter, apply a white or an opaque nude shade as your first coat of polish. Neons tend to be sheer, so this helps make them seem thicker.
Apply thin — not thick — coats of polish. Anytime you're painting your nails, to get your polish to dry faster, apply three thin coats compared to one or two gloppy layers, because they'll never dry.
Keep your paint in a cool, dry, dark place aka your fridge. Storing your nail polish in the refrigerator helps the formula to last longer. Especially since heat and sunlight can alter the thickness and color.
Thin out too-thick nail polish with thinner. "You can pick up nail polish thinner at your local beauty store — a few drops added to your polish that's too thick is all you need," she says.
Never shake your nail polish. "Instead, roll it back back and forth between your two hands, holding the polish vertically," Whitehill notes. "This ensures there will be no air bubbles in the lacquer or on your nails as you paint it on."
Never cut your cuticles. It's a no-no. Here's why.
Only bust out the nippers when you have a hangnail. This is the ONLY time you should be reaching for the cuticle nippers. "Hangnails are inevitable, even if you use moisturizer often, and unfortunately the only way to get rid of them is to trim them away," she says.
Never saw your nails back and forth when you file them. "Always stroke the file in one direction, otherwise it will tear the tip of your nail and leave it jagged," Whitehill explains. "Filing them incorrectly can also lead to splitting, peeling, and breaking."
Stay away from hot water. "Don't do your nails and then do the dishes or hop into the shower," Whitehill says. "Hot water is nail polish's natural-born enemy — it causes the nail bed to expand, forcing the polish to expand with it, typically causing it to crack in the process."
Use non-acetone nail polish remover whenever possible. "Non-acetone isn't as drying to the nail, so if you have a problem with peeling or dry nails, you'll want to use this formula, especially if you're trying to strengthen your nails," she says.
Glitter Nail Polish
Go for glitter. Glitter polish or polish that's shimmery lasts longer on your nails than regular formulas.
Use a cotton ball to help remove your glitter polish. Glitter polish is a bitch to get off of your nail. For that reason, Whitehill suggests soaking a cotton ball in acetone remover, forming the cotton ball over each nail, and then letting it sit on your fingertips for a few minutes. "Then, gently apply some pressure and wipe the polish off with the cotton ball — the glitter should slip right off with it."