Lets face it this time of year our skin in general takes a bit of a battering. Its dark, cold and gloomy outside and do we really want to get the moisturiser out and cream ourselves up when it is cold? No one will see.....will they??
Think. Plan. Achieve.
Well hands do give a lot away. I have always got a tube of some kind of hand cream in my hand bag. But that doesn't always mean I use it right?
This season the focus is on creamy complexions and glowing skin. This includes the hands especially as they are seen more so. Lets not forget them. Take some time out to exfoliate, rinse and apply a hand mask for ten minutes then apply a lovely fragrant hand cream. Exfoliating will not only instantly take years off the look of the hands, but it will also aid the application of moisturiser to penetrate far deeper into the skins layers and will do more good. Then just sitting on all that dead, dull looking skin if you don't exfoliate.
Boys, we shouldn't forget your hands either. Use all the above but with perhaps a less fragrant hand lotion or cream.
Boys, we shouldn't forget your hands either. Use all the above but with perhaps a less fragrant hand lotion or cream.
Nails:
Great news is the oval shaped nail is back on trend, the bad news is its probably the hardest shape to master. So practice makes perfect. Oval shaped nails make the nail plate appear longer and are great to create elegant hands. So we wave goodbye, for now. To the stiletto nail shapes.
Another great plus for salon owners and mobile therapists is that with the oval shaped nail being back in fashion, pull back our long lost friend....the acrylic liquid and powder method. Oval nails may make our nails appear longer and more elegant. But lets face it with the side of the nails being taken in, those nails aren't going to be the strongest like our good old friend the square nail or the squoval if you fancied a bit of both!
Another great plus for salon owners and mobile therapists is that with the oval shaped nail being back in fashion, pull back our long lost friend....the acrylic liquid and powder method. Oval nails may make our nails appear longer and more elegant. But lets face it with the side of the nails being taken in, those nails aren't going to be the strongest like our good old friend the square nail or the squoval if you fancied a bit of both!
Colour and art work:
Nail colours are still favouring the nudes this season but with a touch of bold colours mixed with vibrant brights and patterns are big.
Nail art is still right on track with the good old trusty glitters still being a hit. Textures and patterns are big with sand design polishes and matt and glossy finishes. Metallics, silvers and golds look great with nude tones to add a bit of glamour.
Nail art will be more sophisticated and refined with lots of geometric designs, colour blocking and retro patterns. Mix the two together with perhaps alternating the geometric designs with the odd nails painted nude. Mix it up and create your own unique style with the nails. Nails don't have to be uniform with colour and designs anymore. Its all about putting your stamp on it. Go on....be daring!
Tones:
Lets not forget with all these wonderful nail art patterns and tones and our now lovely shaped nails strengthened with some acrylic liquid and powder. We are going to be drawing some attention to our lovely hands and pinkies. So what better way to compliment our nails than to add a hint of self tan. Paler skins will carry the bold strong vibrant colour tones much easier with a bit of skin colouring. Use a instant tanning product if you just want the look for that day or night or special event. These instant tanning products are great to get the colour, but wash off once you have showered or bathed with soap. Or try a tanning mist if perhaps you aren't feeling too confident about getting your tan even. Remember less is more with tanning, we don't want to look like we have been tangoed!
Planning:
Think about teaming up colours in the salon with make up to offer the client a complete look. Orange lipsticks are the new red, so add this in with your geometric metallic nail designs and create a complete package for your clients to copy the catwalk looks, that will make them be right on trend....hot off the catwalk.
Think about whats hot and not and make sure you are offering all the latest designs and products and equipment to achieve this. You could launch your ideas and some designs and styles with a retro evening creating a couple of looks with make up, hair designs and styles and some nail art to compliment it. Your clients will love to see the catwalk looks being created in front of them and surely will want to know how they can achieve the very latest looks? Get a photographer in to take pictures of the looks created and you can then use these for all latest advertising or salon promotions.
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