How to: Get A Perfect Manicure

I wanted to share with you guys a compilation of things that help get me perfect manicures, feel free to click on the links to get detailed information for each picture and each step :)

After filing my nails I push back my cuticles using an orange stick and trim away the excess using a cuticle trimmer, I follow this picture: 

1. Credit: http://thefashionistacoach.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-paint-your-nails-perfectly.html

I then follow up by cleaning away all of the polish that got on my cuticles and skin, like this:

Credit:  http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/03/mani-monday-5/

Thanks to these two blog posts I am always satisfied with painting my own nails!

Credits: 
Picture #1-http://thefashionistacoach.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-paint-your-nails-perfectly.html
Picture #2-  http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/03/mani-monday-5/

**Disclaimer: None of the pictures in this post are 

mine, links to the websites are provided under 

each photo as well as in the Credits above.