Japanese manicure - what is it? Features, types, technology, before and after photos, reviews and necessary manicure kit

Japanese manicure is a special type of hand care that uses exclusively natural materials and compositions. Thanks to comprehensive measures, the structure of the nails is restored, they become healthy and strong. The skin of the hands is also transformed: intensive hydration helps slow down the aging process and accelerate regeneration processes.

Features of Japanese hand care

The technique of performing Japanese manicure differs from the usual European ones in that

• Produced using natural materials and tools;
• Care products are non-toxic, so the procedure can be performed during pregnancy and lactation;
• The results of recovery become obvious after just a few weeks;
• It is both a separate procedure and combined with other types of manicure;
• It can be produced at home yourself.

Types of nail care in Japanese manicure

There are two types of Japanese technology:

• SPA treatments, including mandatory baths with healing extracts and oils;
• dry care, in which steaming is not used.

Benefits of Japanese style care

Cosmetic style procedures have a number of advantages that distinguish them from other techniques.

They are as follows:

• The primary task is comprehensive care, the purpose of which is to restore, moisturize, vitaminize and enrich the skin and nails with minerals.
• The foundation is laid for the growth of healthy nails.
• The growth of the nail plate accelerates.
• Indicated for the care of problem nails - brittle, thin, splitting.
• Signs of recovery can be seen immediately.
• Due to its restorative properties, it can serve as an intermediate procedure between nail extensions and design.
• In a complete nourishing massage that restores blood circulation.
• To protect nails from toxic substances contained in varnishes and household chemicals.
• Thanks to the prolonged action of the components included in the products used, the effect is preserved for a long time.
• The cuticle is not cut, so the manicure is safe from the point of view of injury.
• Natural remedies have a preventive and therapeutic effect.

A preliminary assessment of the condition of the hands allows for an individual approach to care.

Techniques for using Japanese manicure in 2022

Experienced specialists, focusing on the rhythms of modern life, the abundance of stress and unfavorable factors, give beautiful ladies the following recommendations:

• If your hands are in good condition, the frequency of sessions is once every two weeks. This time is enough for all the beneficial substances to be completely absorbed and absorbed;
• the duration of each therapeutic and recreational session is 60 minutes;
• to get an excellent, lasting effect, 8-10 sessions are required with breaks of 10-15 days.

It is possible to combine Japanese technology with traditional types of coatings, for example, in the French style.

Frequency of procedures

Since the Japanese technique involves care with a therapeutic bias, it is worth adhering to certain instructions.

1. Manicures are performed no more than once every few weeks. During the time between sessions, the nutrients are absorbed and work towards recovery or healing.
2. The average duration of the procedure should be at least an hour.
3. Care and restoration are carried out in courses, the duration of which is 8-10 procedures.

While completing the course, you can resort to other types of manicure as final stages.

Answers to popular questions

How often do Japanese manicures take place?

Depends on the neglect of your hands and nails. If intensive recovery is required, 3 procedures must be performed within 30 days. You can maintain the effect with 1 session every 2 weeks.

How long does the result last?

If you complete a full course of healing, consisting of 8-10 procedures, your nails will be completely restored. After canceling the manicure, the effect will last as long as the accumulated nutrients last. Taking vitamins will help prolong this period, but the best option is to undergo a full course of treatment every 10-12 months. Then your nails will always be well-groomed and healthy.

How many procedures can be done with one kit?

A standard set of Masura or P.Shine is enough for 30-40 sessions. The larger the area of ​​the nail plate, the greater the cost of funds.

Is it possible to cover your nails with gel polish after a Japanese treatment?

Decorative gel polish coating is not recommended due to the fact that Japanese manicure uses a base that is incompatible with it. It will not be able to provide sufficient adhesion to the surface. It is better to choose the option that this type of care involves - a colorless, shiny base.

Tools

Manicure is performed with a specific set of tools. Kits available. And although their cost is quite significant, don’t let that scare you. The ingredients will last for a long time.

Commercially available Japanese manicure kits include:

• Mineral-based paste, which is used for medicinal and restorative purposes. There are several varieties, differing in purpose of use. They mainly contain algae extract, beeswax, pearl dust, peptides, keratin and other components.
• Block for polishing the nail plate made of suede (calf) leather.
• Special powder enriched with microelements for polishing.
• Orange sticks are a tool needed to push back cuticles.
• Suede files. To adjust the shape.
• A lotion that softens and removes dead cuticle cells.

Dry care is the leader in home Japanese manicure in 2022

Dry care kits are most often purchased for home use, as they are easier and easier to master than the whole range of wellness treatments and massages.

Masura

A set for comprehensive nail care that allows you to give your brushes a perfectly healthy look in the shortest possible time.

P.Shine

The set contains all the tools and tools for the classical Japanese technique. It is used for the restoration of nails, a tendency to splitting, increased fragility, flabby, dry skin.

Rio Profi Sakura

The package includes four care products: paste, powder, keratin and moisturizing wax. The rest will have to be purchased separately.

Execution technique

As already mentioned, the procedure can be performed at home.

A step-by-step description of how to do a Japanese manicure is offered.

• Stage No. 1. It is necessary to remove the varnish coating, then disinfect and degrease your hands with an antiseptic.
• Stage No. 2. First, using a hard file, the desired shape of the nails is formed. This is followed by the polishing process. Roughness and unevenness are smoothed out with a soft buff.
• Stage No. 3. A softening agent is applied to the cuticles. After a couple of minutes, the thin soft skin is moved with an orange stick or pusher to the base of the nail.
• Stage No. 4. A gel scrub should be applied to each nail and massaged to improve blood circulation and cleanse the nail plates.
• Stage No. 5. A special care product is applied to the rollers, and the hands are immersed in a warm bath with dissolved “royal pearls”. During the procedure, you can relax, close your eyes and enjoy relaxation.
• Stage No. 6. After drying your hands, critically examine and correct deficiencies, if any remain.
• Stage No. 7. Apply mineral paste to already dry nails using a plastic pusher or a special stick (depending on the kit’s configuration) and spread it with a polishing block in the direction from the cuticle.
• Stage No. 8. Glossing of the nail plates is done with polishing powder using a special block or buff with quick movements in all directions.
• Stage No. 9. Finally, the nails must be treated with a medicinal serum, which is selected depending on the condition of the nail plates. If the situation requires it, you can rub in a medicinal aromatic oil.
• Stage No. 10 From nail treatment to massage. Fingers and palms are massaged with silk bags filled with hot or cooled sand, depending on the desire or condition of the hands.

A good option would be to alternate high and low temperatures, this will improve blood circulation in the extremities. The massage ends with rubbing hand care products into the skin.

You can see what the step-by-step process looks like in the presented photos of Japanese manicure.

Instructions for doing it at home

1. The cuticle, skin around the nails and the nails themselves are treated with softening oil. The oil should be rubbed in with gentle, smooth movements, like a massage. This will ensure maximum penetration of oil into the skin. Before starting the next stage you need to wait 10 minutes.
2. Japanese manicure kits include special chichibana sticks. They are similar to regular orange sticks. On each nail, the cuticle is pushed back with a stick, and the pterygium is carefully cleaned. Also, use a stick to remove dirt from under the free edge of the nail.
3. Preparing nails for paste consists of polishing and filing them. For this you need a special suede block. It does not harm the nails and carefully removes dead nail particles. It erases all cracks and chips and promotes nail growth.
4. Using a special buff or stick, apply a little paste to each nail. The buff should be made of suede. This material will not scratch the surface of the nail, nor will it thin the nail layer.
5. For the final therapeutic effect, you need to apply powder that has the property of imparting gloss. This stage cannot be skipped, since all the beneficial substances that got inside the structure along with the use of the paste will quickly be erased. The powder will seal all the microelements inside the nail and give your hands a well-groomed and healthy look. The beautiful pinkish shine on your nails will not go away after swimming and washing dishes.
6. Baths with herbs. They will open the pores in the periungual ridges and cuticle, soften the epidermis and moisturize it. To do this, purchase the most common herbal mixture at the pharmacy and mix it with sea or mineral salt. This mixture must be placed in fabric bags, which are heated in a water bath, and after the manicure, the hands are massaged. After this, it is worth applying a light cream to maintain the water balance in the epidermis and protect it.

Duration of saving the result

A complete healing course lasts from 8 to 10 sessions, after which the nails are completely restored. The effect will last as long as the body’s resources last. An additional factor may be taking vitamin complexes.

In order to have healthy and well-groomed nails, experts recommend conducting a full course once a year.

The essence of the procedure

The cosmetic service is the basis for hand care, helps restore weak and damaged nails and allows vitamins to penetrate into the deepest layers of the nail.

If you do this manicure regularly, then after just a few sessions your nails will become much stronger and stronger, detachments will disappear and the nail bed will become less brittle.

Japanese manicure is a bit similar in technology to the equally popular SPA manicure. But if you understand these procedures in depth, you will notice a number of differences. The difference between Japanese manicure and SPA procedures is that a SPA manicure requires a long visit for a positive result to appear, while a Japanese manicure instantly produces results.

Japanese manicure is a special application of products that help improve nail growth. The master also first trims the cuticle and corrects the shape of the free edge, as is done in a classic manicure, and then treats the nails using special natural products.

In this technique, the nail plates are healed thanks to only natural components and materials, such as esters, natural oils and extracts, beeswax, honey, kelp products, bamboo sprouts, tea tinctures and so on.

Thanks to such a variety of natural and healthy preparations, nails are literally transformed. The master can restore their natural shine, strengthen the structure, and polish the surface. Because of this, your nails will look healthy and well-groomed.

In addition to natural ingredients, glycerin, panthenol and lanolin can be used during the procedure. With the help of these products, all layers of the nail and surrounding skin are deeply moisturized. Zinc as additives during care will speed up the restoration of the structure, and vitamins B5, E, A have a beneficial effect on the renewal of nail plates and its growth.

Price

The price for a Japanese manicure in a salon ranges from 2000 to 2500 rubles. Of course, it's not cheap, but considering that the treatment and relaxation procedure lasts from one to two hours, it's worth it. The price of a set for 200 sessions is 4,500 rubles.

Reviews of Japanese manicure are extremely enthusiastic. The session is filled with care and gentle care. And the result exceeds expectations. Nails glow with health and grow quickly. Your hands look amazing and the effect lasts for several weeks.

In order to appreciate the benefits of Japanese manicure technology, you need to do the procedure at least once, enjoying it and getting an excellent result. After all, this is not only a feeling of spiritual harmony, but also an awareness of the unity of the inner and surrounding world.

Why Japanese?

Japan is a unique country with its own special history and rich culture. Nowhere in the world is a careful and careful attitude to tradition so organically intertwined with high technology as in the Land of the Rising Sun.

And the simplicity of external expression only reveals and emphasizes the multidimensionality of the inner essence of objects and phenomena.

We decided to combine all the best that Japanese culture offers us and created a professional system for restoring and strengthening nails, which meets the highest quality requirements, while being very easy to use. And all the ingredients in its composition are exclusively natural.

By purchasing the MASURA Japanese manicure system for salons or home use, you actually receive a comprehensive luxury SPA product that combines elegance in application and effectiveness.

Photo of Japanese manicure

Oriental style manicure - basic palette of shades

“The East is a delicate matter,” so the choice of varnish shades to create a manicure in an oriental theme should not be taken lightly. Japanese fashionistas especially often use classic black, red, white and blue colors in their design, which combine perfectly with each other and look harmonious separately.

Also worth noting is the pastel palette, translucent light shades and smoky color, popular in eastern countries, which is a dull and calm shade. As for Turkish or Asian culture, dark and bright shades dominate here, for example, burgundy, emerald, sapphire or turquoise. And also classic white, black, red, silver and gold.

Japanese therapeutic manicure

Treatment of a particular part of the body or the body as a whole will be needed if any problems arise. Japanese medicinal manicure should be done for people who have the following nail problems:

• fragility, dryness
• growth problems
• appearance deteriorates
• the nail plate peels off

The natural healing components of this type of care allow it to be performed by both adults and children. Pregnant and lactating women can use it for tissue restoration.

Important: You will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the process immediately after the first session, and after the fifth visit to the salon, even the most problematic nails will be restored and will shine with health.

The advantages of this treatment procedure include the following aspects:

• the appearance of a beautiful shine
• straightening the nail - scratches and unevenness disappear
• solving problematic care issues that have been troubling for a long time
• resistance of the nail plate and skin to environmental influences

Japanese eco manicure pishine p shine - difference from regular manicure

• Stylish, beautiful, well-groomed and attractive - all this can be said about the hands of a woman who uses Japanese eco-manicure Pishine p shine for her care.
• Its difference from conventional care with a metal tool is that trimming and standard design are aimed at masking, covering, changing the natural shape and surface of the nail plate
• The illusion of attractiveness and well-groomedness is created. In addition, such procedures harm tissues, making them weak.

Japanese eco-manicure technology is aimed at treating tissues as living systems of the body that live and breathe. There are no scratches or microcracks, and a healthy pink tint appears and resistance to harmful environmental factors.

Best ideas

Japanese style manicure can have thousands of variations. It all depends on your imagination. Don't be afraid to experiment; mix styles and decorations with each other to ultimately get an unusual finish.

Alluring sakura

The most popular Asian option among our girls is a manicure with sakura. Making it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

What you will need:

• base;
• white varnish;
• black varnish;
• pink or scarlet varnish;
• thin brush;
• dots;
• top

How to make Japanese style nail designs:

1. Apply white polish to the prepared nails as a cover (the shade can be chosen at your discretion).
2. After the layer has completely dried, use a thin brush to scoop up black polish and draw a wide branch, the beginning of which should begin at one corner of the nail.
3. At the base and tips of the branches, draw several dots with pink varnish, which are located close to each other. They will imitate sakura flowers.
4. Once the varnish is dry, scoop up some white varnish with a thin brush and put a few dots inside the pink flowers. This will be their core.
5. Cover the design with a finishing topcoat to make the design more glossy.

Video instruction

How to draw a manicure in Japanese style can be seen in the video below:

Modern style

From all the diversity it is impossible to single out just one thing. We offer you several options for decorating your nails. Similar ideas can be applied to only one finger or to all at once:

• chaotic arrangement of sparkles on a transparent backing;
• a combination of several translucent varnishes;
• negative space stickers and decals;
• voluminous and large rhinestone on the nail plate surrounded by small sparkles;
• mixing two shades like yin and yang on a colored substrate;
• a completely lined nail with decorative confetti or hearts in delicate shades;
• checkered manicure in pastel colors with triangular studs;
• hand drawings in the form of hearts or hieroglyphs on a translucent background;
• a strip of broth in any part of the nail;
• delicate flowers on the fingers;
• voluminous simple and complex compositions.

Examples of Japanese-style manicure with translucent varnish can be seen in the photo below:

Now you know what a Japanese-style manicure is. Take a large number of ideas and create something of your own. Let your nail design be unique, unusual and incredibly feminine.

What to choose: Masura or P Shine

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In terms of technology, these types of Japanese manicure are very similar. First, the master diagnoses the condition of the nails and selects products taking into account the characteristics of the skin of the hands and plates. With P Shine, hands are steamed in a bath and massaged. In the Masura technique, the stage with water procedures is most often skipped - the specialist spends more time massaging the cuticle using nutritional compounds.

The main difference between the Japanese manicure Masura and P Shine is in the set of tools used. Manufacturers create accessories for the procedure from different materials. Some people use ginseng-based compounds to strengthen their nails, while others use extracts from shark liver. The only drawback of the Masura home kit is the lack of a nail file for correction and polishing. The P Shine kit includes a double-sided sanding pad for this purpose.