How to Do a Professional Manicure at Home Step 1: Gather Your Tools and Products. ... Step 2: Start from Scratch In How To Do A Professional Manicure At Home. ... Step 3: Clip and Shape Your Nails. ... Step 4: Give Your Nails a Bath and Trim Those Cuticles! ... Step 5: Remove Excess Calluses and Hangnails. ... Step 6: Moisturize Before You Polish! ... Step 7: Paint Your Nails!A standard manicure usually includes trimming, shaping, filing, and buffing your nails, addressing your cuticles, which could include trimming and a cuticle oil treatment, and a hand massage. The application of nail polish at the end is optional.
