Nail Talk

Have you ever wondered if you and your manicurist speak the same language, and I don’t mean Vietnamese? When your manicurist asks you, “What shape do you want your nails?” You say, “Ah, oval” and when you end up with a pointed nail you wonder why they’re not oval. By the way, oval is pointed. Or you say that you want a pink but the color looks a lot like red.

Hear are some words that may help you get what you really want from your time with your manicurist.
{Diagram of fingernail}
At the base of the nail is a cuticle
The pink part of your fingernail is called the nail bed
The white part of your nail that goes over the nail bed is called the free edge

{Diagram of shapes}

Implements are also called tools
Natural nails are nails without acrylic, fiberglass, etc.