PRACTICE

BASICNAIL
DESIGN
Relaxing Your Body
 QUOTES

Lifeisnotperfect
butyournailscan
be!
Learning obectives:
Identify nail structure, and shapes
Create basic nail designs
 Nail care
Nail Care, once considered as a luxury for the few or as a mark of
distinction between the rich and the poor, is now within the reach of the
general public. In fact, part of a person’s grooming and a form of
inexpensive relaxation is a regular nail care activity – be it manicure,
pedicure, hand spa or foot spa
Nail
a plate of keratin that lies on the tips of the
fingers and toes
Dermis
the second layer of skin, it contains blood
vessels, nerves, hair roots and sweat glands.
hyponychium
the epithelium of the nail bed , particularly
its proximal part in the region of the nail
root and lunula , forming the nail matrix
Keratin
A sulfur-containing fibrous protein constituting the
main structural protein of hard epidermal tissues,
such as horn, hair, feathers, nails, claws, hoofs, and
the like
Epidermis
the upper or outer layer of the two main
layers of cells that make up the skin.
Nail structure
lunula
the pearly coloured and crescent shaped is due to the
cells being pushed closely together, the blood
capillaries cannot be seen through the lunula because
of this.
Cuticle
the overlapping epidermis around the nail. It is the
transparent skin, which is called the 'true cuticle',
that is removed during the manicuring process
Free edge
the part of the nail that can be filed and shaped.
It is an extension of the nail plate that overlaps
the hyponychium.
Matrix
the only living reproducing part of the nail. This is
situated directly below the cuticle. New cells form
here and continually push towards to produce the
nail plate. It also contains blood vessels and nerves.
Blood supply provides the cells with nourishment. If
the matrix is damaged the nail will grow deformed.
Nail bed
the part of the nail where the nail plate rests on,
also a continuation of the matrix. It is abundantly
supplied with blood vessels and nerves, having
numerous parallel ridges which dovetail exactly with
the ridges on the under surface of the nail plate.
Nail walls
the folds of skin that overlap the sides of the nail.
They hold your nail in place and protect the nail plate
edges.

Nail plate
is visible nail that rests on the nail bed up to the free
edge. This is made up from dead cells and minimum
amount of moisture. The nail is semi-transparent –
allowing the color of blood supply of the dermis to show
nail shapes
Oval Nail Round Nail

Stiletto Nail Squoval Nail Square Nail