Getting a professional manicure is a great part of any self care routine. It’s a chance to relax and pamper yourself. Whether you like elegant, simple nails or a fun design, nails are a way to show off your personality and style.
Great nails are about more than style though. Well groomed nails tell the world so much about you. It’s often the first thing people notice when they meet you and shake your hand. Taking care of your nails gives you the chance to make a good first impression, whether on a date or in the boardroom.
Beauty Obsession Salon & Spa can help you get just the nail style you are looking for. We offer a number of manicure and pedicure options. One of our more popular options is the Russian manicure.
What is a Russian Manicure?
A Russian manicure is a technique that uses an electronic file to gently remove the excess skin and dead cuticle around your nail bed. Due to the use of the electronic file, the technique is also sometimes just called an “E-File” manicure.
The electronic file uses fine bits to carefully buff away the excess skin all the way around the nail bed. In a traditional manicure, this skin is often manually scrubbed away with a much more abrasive file. Even worse, the cuticles are often manually cut off with nippers in a traditional manicure.
Using an electronic file, the Russian manicure technique allows your nail technician much more precision in how much and how carefully excess skin is removed.
Why Does This Matter?
If you have had many manicures, you’ll be familiar with the techniques used to remove excess skin around the nail bed. This is done for a number of reasons.
First, pushing back the cuticle and removing excess skin allows the full length of your nail to be seen. This gives the appearance of long, more elegant nails.
Getting rid of excess skin also keeps your manicure looking better for longer. Applying polish, gel, or acrylics on top of cuticle skin will just lead to flaking and lifting. If you want your manicure to look good for as long as possible, you’ll want the polish or gel applied to clean, naked nails.
Unfortunately, for some people the skin around their nails can grow thick and rough. This is often due to physical trauma – from nail biting or picking – or exposure to harsh environments – cleaning liquids, dry weather, etc.
The solution is to gently remove the excess skin and cuticle as part of the manicure process. More traditional manicure techniques can be effective but are also prone to issues. The cuticles and other skin around your nails is very delicate. It is also vital to the health of your nails. Damaging healthy skin tissue can lead to infections and inflammation.
With the Russian manicure technique, these issues can be avoided with the much more precise and targeted electronic files.
You Should Only Get a Russian Manicure From a Trained Professional!
The Russian manicure technique is a great way to avoid some of the abrasive damage to delicate cuticle skin common in a traditional manicure. That being said, it’s even more important to only get the technique done by a trained and experienced nail technician.
While the electronic file used in a Russian manicure can give a nail technician more control, it is also much more powerful than a manual file. In the wrong hands, the electronic file can do more harm than good. If you have ever heard that Russian manicures are dangerous, this is why. Untrained technicians could easily over file the delicate skin around your nail leading to infections.
At Beauty Obsession Salon & Spa all our nail technicians are highly trained and experienced. We have over 15 certified specialists, averaging 15+ years of experience. Our Russian manicure option is highly requested due to the professional, high quality work of our nail technicians.
If you are looking for a Russian manicure in Brooklyn, our elegant, luxury spa is the perfect option. We offer free parking, package discounts, and a range of services from manicures to hair coloring to massages.
If you are ready to book your next manicure, give our Beauty Obsession team a call today at 718-975-3773.
