Manicure: How to apply cuticle oil/ Manichiura: Cum sa aplici uleiul de cuticule

This is the last post in the manicure series. You can apply cuticle oil after you finished painting your nails and whenever you feel your cuticles and the skin around your nails is dry.
Massaging cuticle oil in helps your nails grow faster and healthier and keeps your cuticles looking neat.

Aceasta este ultima postare din seria despre manichiura. Poti aplica ulei de cuticule dupa ce ai terminat de pictat unghiile si oricand simti ca ai cuticulele si pielea din jurul unghiilor uscate.
Aplicarea uleiului pentru cuticule si masarea pielii ajuta unghiile sa creasca mai repede si face cuticulele sa arate ingrijit.

Cuticle oils can be stored in bottles or pens. I have a bottle to use when I'm at home and a pen for when I'm on the go.
Uleiurile de cuticule se pot tine in sticlute sau "creioane". Eu am o sticluta de folosit cand sunt acasa si un creion pentru cand sunt plecata.

I think buying your cuticle oil is ok as long as it contains natural oils only - I don't like synthetic moisturisers, preservatives and other similar stuff at least not for my cuticle oil.  
If you prefer not to buy it, you can use your favourite natural oil - extra virgin olive, almond, jojoba, grape seed etc. You can also make your own blend. You can add pure vitamin E oil and for fragrance, a few drops of your favourite essential oil.
DON'T use cheap cuticle oil pens. These are usually made in China and sold on Ebay and even in nail stores. Only those who made them know what's in them, the ingredient list is completely unreliable and poorly written. And they smell like cheap shower gel.
Cuticle oils must be stored in a cool, dark place (I keep mine in a drawer). If stored under inappropriate conditions they will become murky and ugly.

Cred ca uleiurile de cuticule cumparate sunt ok atat timp cat contin numai uleiuri naturale - nu-mi plac hidratantii sintetici, conservantii si alte chestii de genul cel putin nu pentru uleiul meu de cuticule.
Daca preferi sa nu le cumperi, poti folosi orice ulei natural care-ti place - de masline extra virgin, de migdale, jojoba, samburi de struguri etc. Poti sa-ti faci si propriul amestec. Poti adauga ulei de vitamina E pura si pentru parfum, cateva picaturi din uleiul esential preferat.
NU folosi creioane ieftine cu ulei de cuticule. Acestea sunt de obicei facute in China si vandute pe Ebay si chiar in magazine de unghii. Numai cei care le-au facut stiu ce se afla in ele, nu te poti baza pe lista de ingrediente si este si prost scrisa. Si miros a gel de dus ieftin.
Uleiurile de cuticule trebuie pastrate intr-un loc racoros si intunecos (eu le tin intr-un sertar). Daca sunt pastrate in conditii nefavorabile vor deveni tulburi si urate.

I use extra virgin olive oil which I put both in a nail polish bottle and a pen.
I cleaned the bottle using this tutorial - HOW TO- Clean out your nail polish bottles . I happened to have a small funnel but it's not absolutely necessary. Use only acetone-based remover. If you want to use a bottle that still has some nail polish left, drop it on a piece of paper, let it dry and then throw the paper away. After cleaning the bottle, don't pour the acetone down the sink. Absorb it using a tissue paper and then throw the tissue away. Nail polish and nail polish remover are very dangerous for the environment.
For the pen, I bought a cheap cuticle oil pen, wiped the writing with alcohol and I found a tutorial on how to pull the pen apart in order to refill it. I replaced the original oil with the oil I like and that was it. I wrote a post on how to refill your cuticle oil pen, you can find it here.

Eu folosesc ulei de masline extra virgin pe care l-am pus si intr-o sticluta de oja si intr-un creion.
Am curatat sticluta folosind acest tutorial - HOW TO- Clean out your nail polish bottles . Din intamplare chiar am o palnie mica dar nu este absolut necesara. Foloseste numai dizolvant pe baza de acetona. Daca vrei sa folosesti o sticluta care mai are oja in ea, picur-o pe o foaie de hartie, las-o sa se usuce si apoi arunca hartia. Dupa ce ai terminat de curatat sticla, nu arunca acetona in chiuveta. Absoarbe-o cu un servetel si apoi arunca servetelul. Oja si dizolvantul sunt foarte periculoase pentru mediu.
Pentru creion, am cumparat un creion cu ulei de cuticule ieftin, am sters scrisul cu alcool si am gasit un tutorial despre cum sa dezmembrezi creionul ca sa-l reumpli. Am inlocuit uleiul original cu uleiul care-mi place si gata. Am scris o postare despre cum sa-ti reumpli creionul cu ulei de cuticule, o poti gasi aici.

Apply your cuticle oil like this:

Aplica uleiul de cuticule asa:



Ok, this was all I had to say about how to do your manicure. If you read all the posts in the "How to: Manicure" and "Other useful stuff" categories and practice, practice and practice you will become an expert in taking care of your own nails. You will forget salons exist. I think only you know what's best for your nails and I would never get a manicure done by someone else :)

Ok, am terminat tot ce aveam de zis despre cum sa-ti faci manichiura. Daca citesti toate postarile din categoriile "Cum sa: Manichiura" si "Alte lucruri utile" si exersezi, exersezi si exersezi vei deveni o experta in ingrijirea propriilor unghii. Vei uita ca exista saloane. Eu cred ca numai tu stii ce este cel mai bine pentru unghiile tale si nu mi-as face niciodata manichiura la salon :)