Designer Planet: Brazilian Style Manicure

Brazilian Manicures are The Messiest Way to Paint Your Nails

More often than not, at-home manicures mean ending up with nail polish everywhere but on your actual nails. We usually consider this a polish fail but if you’re getting a Brazilian manicure, a messy paint job is actually the sign of a manicure done well.

This practice is an integral part of how the pros in Brazil paint their clients’ nails. The surrounding skin around the nails is purposely coated with a clear base coat and then the polish shade of choice, followed by removing the excess polish with an orangewood stick and acetone-soaked cotton ball. This haphazard way of painting polish is done so that it sits under the cuticles, and makes for a longer-lasting mani,” explains Fernanda Lacerda, owner of Maria Bonita salon, a Brazilian gem in N.Y.C. It also eliminates the thin sliver of nail that is usually left unpainted during a manicure at your neighborhood nail salon that only gets larger as your manicure grows out.

What's the difference between a standard mani and a Brazilian?

"It's a more intense manicure. After soaking hands in a paraffin treatment and exfoliating, we remove the cuticles to make the surface of the nail completely flat. Then, instead of applying polish only to the nail, we also paint the surrounding skin to ensure that the polish coats the edge of the nail bed to make the manicure last longer. We wrap cotton dipped in nail-polish remover around an orange wood stick and wipe away the excess polish on the cuticle area."

Are there any special tools a needed for a Brazilian mani?

"Since Brazilian manicures focus on the cuticles, we use special clippers that come straight from Brazil. They are much sharper so we can easily remove the inner and exposed cuticles and not just hangnails."

Why do you paint outside the nail area?

"The whole point of the Brazilian manicure is to get right to the edges of the nail. It's more precise, so it lasts longer—especially as the nails begin to grow out."

What tips would you give to someone doing a Brazilian manicure at home?

"I wouldn't recommend cutting your own cuticles at home, because using the sharp Brazilian clipper right at the nail bed could be dangerous if done incorrectly, so just push the cuticles back with an orange wood stick. Try dipping a pointed cotton bud in nail-polish remover to quickly clean up the polish on skin."

Why are manicures so important in Brazil?

"In Brazil, manicures are a weekly regimen—people consider it part to be part of their normal routine more than a lifestyle choice. When girls turn 13 in Brazil, they start this regimen that carries on with them through life."

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Designer Planet:Manicure in 10 steps

Manicure is a cosmetic treatment for beauty of the nails and hands at home or in the nail salon. The manicure consists of keeping and shaping the free edge and pushing the clip (with cutaneous cuticle and cuticle cuticles) any non-vital tissue (but limited to cuticles and hangnails), treatments with various fluids, hand massage, and application of epoxy coating. When the same is applied to the fingernails of the feet and feet, treatment is referred to as a pedicure.

Some manicures include painting pictures or designs on nails, or applying small decals or imitation jewelry. Other nail treatments may include application of artificial gel nails, tips or acrylics, which may be referred to as French fingernails.

In many areas, licensed manicurists and tracking regulations. Since the skin is manipulated and sometimes trimmed, there is a risk of infection spreading when using tools across many people. Therefore, having proper sanitation can be a serious problem.

Step 1

Clean your hands and hands with your customers with ProScape Spray and dry with a tissue.

Step 2

Remove nail polish using ProNails Non Acetone Polish Remover and a cosmetic palette.

Step 3

Apply ProNails Cuticle Remover to the skin. While this product soaks, the nails in the desired shape with ProNails Black Board Wood File. Maintain the natural nail shape and shape desired by the client in mind.

Step 4

Push the skin back using ProNails Cuticle Pusher (or optional: ProNails Manicure Stick Wood or ProNails Cobalt Cuticle Cuticle Pusher or Skin Cleanser).

Step 5

Pour some lukewarm water into a manicure pot and add a drop of Pro-Natcher Lavender Jasmine Hand Soap. Make the client's hand soak for a few minutes to soften the dead skin and skin before removing them.

Step 6

Apply Pro Nature Nature Scrub with wet hands and massage your hands with circular movements to remove the dead skin. Dry your hands with a towel or with ProNails Hand Care Sponge.


Step 7

Remove any hard skin around the nail with a cutie banana stone.

Step 8

Remove the cuticle skin with 3mm or 5mm cobalt nettle cuticle nettle skin.

Step 9

Filter nails using Express Shine Buffer. First use the green side up from any hills or impurities. Then polishing with white side to get perfect natural luster.

Step 10

Apply ProNails the skin of the skin to the skin and gently massage the skin. Have a comfortable massage with cream

Designer Planet: Pedicure at home

Pedicure is a cosmetic treatment of feet and fingernails, similar to manicure. Manicures are performed for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes. It is popular all over the world, especially among women.

Nail care includes care not only for foot nails; dead skin cells are rubbed from the bottom of the foot using rough stone (often the pumice stone). Skincare is often provided up to the knee, including granulation peeling, moisturizing, and massage.


The word pedicure is derived from the Latin words pedis, which means "from the foot", and cura, which means "care."