Apply base coat to protect your nails	WORKING late again with no time for your bi-monthly fix of a manicure session? Pamper your nails right at home with the following steps. 1. Start by trimming your nails to a desired length with a nail cutter or scissor. 2. In order to shape and smooth the edges of your nails, use a nail file. (Tip: Do file nails in one direction from each side of the nail toward the center as this helps in preventing fingernails from splitting.) 3. Proceed to soak fingers in warm water to soften cuticles for about 10 minutes. Pat nails dry, but do leave the cuticles moist.
4. To remove cuticles, apply a cuticle remover before gently pushing back cuticles with a cotton-wrapped cuticle stick or a cuticle pusher. Carefully nip away excess nail cuticle and hangnails. To finish grooming of nails, thoroughly wash off excess cuticle remover and pat dry. 5. Remove any traces from nails before applying nail treatments or color by applying cuticle treatment and massage gently. 6. Before colouring your nails, remember to apply a nail treatment or base coat. It protects your nails, smooth nail surfaces for even application of colour, and help manicures last longer. Then proceed to apply two coats of nail colour. Pick from no chip nail colours for lasting manicures
Keep hands soft with hand creme after manicure	7. Finish your masterpiece off with a top coat to seal nails and add brilliant shine. When applied between manicures, these top coats add strength and protection, while keeping your nail colours looking shiny and just-applied fresh. 8. Keep hands soft and supple by using hand or foot creme after your brilliantly executed DIY nail manicure! Maybe we have not convinced you enough to give yourself a manicure, but there's always an option to ring one of these freelance professional manicurists who do house calls! Simply dial-a-manicure with the following contacts:

Miraclez Nails
Manicurist: Cindy Hong
Contact: 8200 1055
Price: Full manicure and pedicure for $45.

 

Nails Affairs
Manicurist: Lily 
Contact: nails.affairs@yahoo.com.sg
Price: Express Manicure at $8 (Includes shaping, buffing, polishing, 2 coats of nail polish and 1 coat of finishing top coat).

 

Nails Secret Chamber
Manicurist: Kazumi
Contact: 96483326 
Price: Express Manicure at $8, and a Classic Manicure at $15.