Manicure Vocab

__________________ is a stainless-steel implement used to trim The dead skin around the cuticle

• Metal Pusher

• Nippers

• Tweezers

• Buffer

The dead skin around the nail is the eponychium

• Ture

• False

Answer explanation

The dead skin is cuticle

The living tissue at the base of the nail that covers the matrix area:

• Cuticle

• Eponychium

• Hyponychium

• Nail grove

_____________ nails is completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges

• Oval

• Round

• Stilleto

• Square

____________ nails has slightly tapered and usually should extend just a bit past the fingertip.

• Tapered square

• Round

• Oval

• Squoval

_____________ nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand.

• Pointed

• Tapered square

• Stilletoe

• Both A & C

Answer explanation

Pointed and stilettoed is the same nail shape

________ creates a colorless layer on the natural nail and nail enhancement that improves adhesion of polish.

• Top Coat

• Base Coat

• Primer

• Dehydrator

________________ are used to improve the surface hardness or durability of weak or thin nail plates.

• Base coat

• Top Coat

• Nail hardener

• Nail bleach

Another name for nail polish are:

• Enamel

• Lacquer

• Varnish

• All the above

How many types of polish remover are they:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

There are two types of polish remover acetone & non-acetone