GETTING A MANICURE

Here you have a complete list of useful words:

nail, nails - uña, uñas

nail art - arte de uñas

nail bed - matriz, raíz de la uña, lecho ungueal, cama de uña

nail brush - cepillo para las uñas

nail buffer - lima abrillantadora

nail buffing cream - crema pulidora (para uñas)

nail care - cuidado de las uñas

nail cleaner - limpiador de uñas

nail clipper - cortauñas

nail cream - crema para uñas

nail decoration - decoración de uñas, decorados de uñas, adornos de uñas

nail design - diseño de uñas

nail dryer - secador de uñas

nail edge - orilla o borde libre de la uña

nail esthetician - manicurista, técnica de uñas

nail extensions - extensiones de uñas

nail file - lima de uñas

nail fungus - hongos de las uñas

nail growth - crecimiento de uñas

nail lacquer - esmalte de uñas, laca de uñas

nail nipper - cortauñas

nail pencil - lapiz blanco para hacer las uñas a la francesa

nail polish - esmalte de uñas, laca de uñas, pintura de uñas, cuté, pintauñas, barniz de uñas

nail polish brush - pincel para las uñas

nail polish corrector - corrector de esmalte

nail polish remover - quitaesmalte, disolvente

nail primer - base de esmalte para uñas, base primaria

nail products - productos para uñas

nail varnish (British) = nail polish

nail salon - salón de manicura, salón de uñas

nail sculpture - esculpido de uñas

nail strengthener - fortalecedor de uñas

nail shaper - torno para uñas

nail shop - salón de uñas

nail technician - técnica de uñas, manicurista

nail technology - manicuría, tecnología de uñas

nail tip (the part that grows out) - punta, extremidad de la uña

nail tips - tips para uñas

nail treatment - tratamiento para uñas

natural - natural

natural nails - uñas naturales

neutral (tone) - neutro

nipper = clipper

You can watch a videotutorial with written instructions on youtube: 

Gel nail tutorial with Nail Tips

How to get glamorous vintage nails

You can listen and repeat sentences related to the subject here: (upper-intermediate level).



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ENGLISH FOR COSMETICS

                                                        


                                                             



Review some cosmetics vocabulary:

A few notes:

• Cosmetics or make-up are both common terms for substances used to enhance the appearance of the face and body.
• Women sometimes say they "put their face on" or wouldn't go outside without their "face on" to describe wearing make-up.
• We say "heavy" make-up to describe someone with a lot of make-up on the face.
• Women who prefer a more "natural look" don't wear as much make-up.
• We "apply" make-up or cosmetics (= to put on make-up).
• We "wear" make-up.
• People call manicures (for the hands) "mani's" and pedicures (for the feet) "Pedi's."
• We say we get our "nails done" when we have a manicure or pedicure.

Listen to see how these words are pronounced here