Aesthetics Salon, Osogbo Osun State, Nigeria

Visit Aesthetics Salon @ MDS Area, Osogbo for all beautification mattazz. Bridal MakeOver,Fixing, Braiding,Ghana Weaving,Safe Manicure and Pedicure(for males and females),Female Haircut, Traditional ''Didi'', Facials and Special Home/Hostel Services and special/profession training. All at an affordable and reasonable prices.


 Service/Contact/Feedback Line: 08062759639

Visit Aesthetics Salon @ MDS Area, Osogbo for all beautification mattazz. Bridal MakeOver,Fixing, Braiding,Ghana Weaving,Safe Manicure and Pedicure(for males and females),Female Haircut, Traditional ''Didi'', Facials and Special Home/Hostel Services and special/profession training. All at an affordable and reasonable prices.


 Service/Contact/Feedback Line: 08062759639

SIMPLY AESTHETICS

At Aesthetics we will provide a wide selection of hair care services to meet all your needs.  Our salon can do everything from special occasion updos to precision hair styles for women.  When you are looking for the latest in hair designs stop by our upscale salon for a trendy cut or style.

Aesthetics Salon @ MDS area, beside Osogbo Micro Finance, Osogbo.Contact/Feedback: 08062759639

Professional Manicure Tips

Professional Manicure Tips

A manicure is a beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. Manicures usually involve soaking the hands, applying hand lotion, filing and shaping the nails and applying nail polish. There are also special manicures, like French manicures. 

It is possible to give yourself a professional manicure or pedicure at home. You can even create your own professional manicure sets (including pedicure machines for those who want all the manicure and pedicure sets and tools). All you need is a few simple tools and knowledge of the procedure that professional manicurists use.

What are Manicures and Pedicures?

A manicure is a beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands. Manicures usually involve soaking the hands, applying hand lotion, filing and shaping the nails and applying nail polish. There are also special manicures, like French manicures.

Pedicure is the same sort of treatment for the feet. Again, it involves soaking the feet, filing and shaping the nails and applying lotion and nail polish.

The Procedure (for doing your own manicures and pedicures)

Below are the procedure that would be followed by a professional manicurist. By following the same procedure, you can also give yourself a professional-looking manicure. Before you start, though, you will need to collect some tools and put together one of your own professional manicure sets.

PROFESSIONAL MANICURE SETS

Here are all the tools you will need to give yourself a manicure or pedicure. Some items on the list are essential, but some items can be left until later. You can also buy professional manicure sets or individual manicure and pedicure sets.

The Basics

1. Bowl of warm water (this will have to be a very large bowl for a pedicure).
2. Nail polish remover.
3. Cuticle pusher (preferably orangewood)
4. A hand towel.
5. Nail clippers or scissors.
6. Clear nail polish.
7. Cotton pads.
8. Finger brush.
9. Nail file or emery board.
10. Nail polishing board (or nail buffer).
11. Massage lotion or hand lotion.
12. Pumice stone.

Extras

1. Finger bath.
2. Foot bath.
3. Bath salt.
4. Cuticle remover (this is not necessary).
5. Cuticle oil (this is not necessary).
6. Colored nail polish. (This isn't necessary if you do not want colored nails.)
7. Base coat.
8. Top coat.
9. Professional Items
10. Pedicure machines (can also be used for manicures).

HOW TO DO A MANICURE

If you have ever wondered how to do a manicure, the following list should be helpful. It is a list of steps that professional manicurists take when giving people manicures. By following the same steps (and using your own professional manicure sets) you too can give yourself a professional manicure.

1. Remove any old nail polish with nail polish remover. Wash and sanitize the hands with soap and hot water or by scrubbing with bath salt. Bath salt is best because it removes dead skin cells. Dry the hands with a clean towel.
2. Trim the fingernails and shape them with a nail file. Metal nail files or emery boards can be used, but professionals usually use fine glass files. To file properly, start with the file at the outer edge of the nail and move towards the center. You should not file nails with a saw-like motion.
3. Soak the hands in water. A cream, oil or chemical cuticle remover can be applied to remove cuticles. The cuticles are pushed back with a cuticle pusher. Metal cuticle pushers can be used, but they may damage the fingernail. It is best to use orangewood cuticle pushers.
4. Polish the fingernails with a polishing board (or nail buffer). A polishing board has a soft foam layer with a polishing surface.
5. Apply nail polish. Most professionals apply at least one layer of clear nail polish. If you want to apply colored nail polish, use at least three layers. Start with a base coat. Then put on the color coat. Finish with a top coat. Clear nail polish can be used in place of a base coat and top coat.
6. Finish the manicure with a hand massage. You can use hand lotion or oils. Some manicurists will soak the hands in paraffin or wax before putting on hand lotion.

At Aesthetics Salon: We also do Dreadlocks!!!

Beautiful Dreads

Dread locks have been around for a long time. Over the years people have come up with a number of ways to make them. On this site I'm going to tell you 9 different ways to make them, how to maintain them, show you dreadlocks pictures, and tell you about the history of dreadlocks.
I have a section that explains the top dread locks myths and why they are just myths. I also have a section dedicated to washing dread locks. There is a lot of stereotypical information out there about not washing dread locks, and I want to set things straight: clean hair dreads faster than dirty hair.

Making Dreadlocks Backcombing You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Metal Comb Rubberbands 1. Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and let it air dry. 2. Section your hair into sections that are 1 inch by 1 inch. You can use     rubberbands to hold the sections while you section the rest of your hair. 3. Start in the back of your head, remove the rubberbands and start teasing the     hair towards your scalp. Only backcomb about a half inch of hair at a time,     this will keep your dreads from forming loops. 4. Once you have finished backcombing the that section of hair, put a     rubberband on the tip and one on the root. Add about an M&M's worth of wax     to the dreadlock and palm roll it. 5. Do this to all the sections of hair.

Twist and Rip You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Rubberbands I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo. 1. Section your hair into sections that are 1 inch by 1 inch. You can use     rubberbands to hold the sections while you section the rest of your hair. 2. When your washing your hair rub your head in a clockwise motion. 3. Once you get out of the shower and your hair is dry pull your hair apart in the     sections where the rubberbands are. 4. After you have pulled apart the sections add a M&M's worth of wax to each     dread and palm roll. Twist and Pin You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Rubberbands I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo. 1. Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and let it air dry. 2. Section your hair into sections that are 1 inch by 1 inch. You can use     clips to hold the sections while you section the rest of your hair. 3. After you have sectioned off all of your hair, take one section down at a time     and twist it, then put some wax on the twist and keep twisting until it the twist is     twisting down into a ball on your head, Twisting You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Rubberbands I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo. 1. Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and let it air dry. 2. Section your hair into sections that are 1 inch by 1 inch. You can use     rubberbands to hold the sections while you section the rest of your hair. 3. Once you have sectioned off all of your hair, take one section at a time     and twist it back and forth between your fingers, then put some wax on the twist     and keep twisting it. The more you twist the hair back and forth the faster the     dreads will form and lock up. Brush Rubbing You will need: A soft bristle brush Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Rubberbands I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo. 1. Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and let it air dry. 2. Get a soft bristle brush and rub it in a clockwise circular motion around your     head. You will start to notice little dread balls forming. 3. Add a little wax to each dread ball. Dread Braiding You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo Rubberbands I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo 1. Wash your hair with a residue free shampoo and let it air dry. 2. Section your hair into sections that are 1 inch by 1 inch. You can use     rubberbands to hold the sections while you section the rest of your hair. 3. Once you have finished sectioning all the hair take one section down at a time     and braid it. Once you have finished the braid add a rubberband to the tip and     root. Then add a little wax and palm roll the braids. Do this to each section. Neglect You will need: You do not need any products for this method. But if you use products your hair will dread faster. Dread Wax (optional) Residue Free Shampoo(optional) If you use products I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo. This is the real do it yourself no maintenance method. All you do is nothing. Maybe wash and wax your hair, just let your hair do what it's going to do and one day you should have dreads. Dread Perm You will need: Dread Wax Residue Free Shampoo I recommend the DreadHead Wax and Shampoo for maintaining Dread Perms. You have to go into a salon to make dreadlocks with this method. They will put a chemical on your hair that will pretty much ruin your hair so it will be in a state that will dread really easily. Loomed Dreads You will need: Dread Wax Synthetic Hair I recommend the DreadHead Wax. You have to go to a salon or hair store to get synthetic hair, you or your stylist can dread the hair using the backcombing method. Then just clip the synthetic dreads on your hair.