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Class Syllabus: How to Manicure

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Course Description

Manicure
The practice of manicuring is a worldwide fashion statement.  If you're putting a chunk of your paycheck into beauty products, manicures and pedicures, you may want to save precious dollars by learning to do your own mani-pedi.  How to Manicure gives comprehensive information about keeping natural nails healthy and beautiful, and all the essentials about the chemistry, application and care of artificial nails

 

After learning about the risks and rewards of a professional nail salon, you'll know what to look for when selecting a salon and nail technician.  Your personal manicure kit will become your best ally, whether you manicure at a salon or decide to fatten your wallet by doing the manicures yourself.  Nail products are at a whole new level, and you'll discover the latest manicure products and tools to get the job done on a professional scale.

 

Feet need love too.  Last years sandals will look brand new after you complete the steps to a perfect pedicure.   Foot problems can cast a cloud on a perfect day.  How to Manicure helps you deal with common foot problems and practical home remedies and cures for relief.

 

Take the anxiety out of manicuring the "other hand" when you learn the tips to professionally apply that perfect shade of polish.  How to Manicure takes the mystery out of hand and nail care, pedicures, artificial nails, problem nails and, nail diseases and infections, with emphases on self-maintenance.  Take a good look at your nails.  Do you need to home manicure?  Find all you need to know about home manicuring in the How to Manicure course.

Course Requirements

There are no requirements but you'll need a high school reading level. 

Course Topics

 

Lesson 1 ─ History Really Does Repeat Itself                       

Did Cleopatra Manicure?

What Does A Manicurist Do?

Your Nails Can Make or Break a Look

Lesson 2 ─ Home Manicure Techniques                      

Tools for the Home Manicurist

Problem Nails and Solutions

Treating Cuticles and Hangnails

 

Lesson 3 ─ Steps to a Perfect Manicure                       

Removing Polish and Nail Grooming

Filing and Shaping Your Nails

Manicure Tips and Tricks

 

Lesson 4 ─ What Nails Say About You and Your Health   

Toenail and Foot Disease

Preventing and Treating Nail Infection

Nail Do’s and Don’ts

Tight Budget Remedies

Lesson 5 ─ Nail Polish and Trends                                

Do Nail Hardeners Really Work?

The Right Way to Apply Polish

Nail Polish Options  

Lesson 6 ─ Are Artificial Nails for You?

Artificial Nails                                                       

Applying an Acrylic Overlay

Useful Tips for Artificial Nails

Lesson 7 ─ Home Pedicures                                            

Steps to a Perfect Pedicure

Feet Need Love Too

Foot Problems

 

Lesson 8 ─ Home Mani -Pedi verses a Salon Mani -Pedi   

Risks and Rewards of a Professional Manicure

What to Look for in a Good Manicure Salon

How to Avoid Infections From a Nail Salon

 

 

Lesson 9 ─ Home Remedies for Hands and Feet       

Make Your Own Lotions and Cures

Potions for Foot Ailments

 

Lesson 10 ─ Tools of the Trade                                      

Supplies to Get the Job Done (the basics)

Professional Manicure Kits

New Manicure/Pedicure Products                                              

Lesson 11 ─ What to Expect from a Beauty School  

School Accreditation

School Requirements

What You’ll Learn

Course Materials

There are no Required Books or materials to take this course.

Grading Policy

A brief 25 pt. quiz and a written assignment will follow each lesson that will review lesson facts. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
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Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe home manicure techniques.
  • Describe steps to a perfect manicure.
  • Summarize what nails say about you and your health.
  • Describe nail polish and trends.
  • Determine whether artificial nails are for you.
  • Describe home pedicures.
  • Identify organic nail lotions and potions.
  • Describe tools of the trade, and
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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