Manicure, Pedicure and Advanced Nail Techniques

Great for learning about nails. So much detail

lovely informative book

a must buy for any nail technician that choose this path as a career it arrived quickly and its easy and full of instructions brilliant book

Good book, very informative

All it was correct and fast!

Good book

Elaine Almond produced this standard textbook many years ago; yet it still retains its appeal to modern Beauty Therapists. This book is an informative written academic text in the study of nail techniques and technology. Its main strength lies in its extensive anatomy and physiology text and illustrations; also covering in detail nail disorders and diseases which other texts fail to cover in as much detail. Unique features include its thorough treatment of artificial nail application; and although some techniques have advanced, this book covers useful advice on nail shapes and colour theory. An extensive description of manicure and Nail Technology tools and equipment are included, along with an excellent section describing how to polish nails. From my experience as a lecturer teaching `nail polishing'; this section is invaluable to beginning students, as nail polishing is one of the most difficult tasks to master. This book is an all round standard text for Nail Technology.

This book was recommended by my course tutor. Knowing nothing about nail technology or the anatomy of it I have referred to this book every time we have homework assessments. Without it, I would be lost and recommend it to everyone starting out in the nail industry with a view to a career.