It is perfectly masculine to get a professional manicure every month or so. Ask your technician to snip, file and buff, but make sure to decline any polish or gloss. To keep your hands looking good after your MAN-icure, apply a hand moisturizer daily and remove dirt and grime with the help of some at-home grooming tools.
If getting a manicure in public is just too much for you to handle, bolt the door and do it yourself at home.
1. Soak your hands in warm water to soften the nails
2. Clean beneath the nails with a clean file
3. Trim the nails with a clipper to leave a thin white strip at the end.
Start in the middle then round off the sides
4. Smooth the edges of your nails using a nail file or emery board. Just go one
way… not back and forth
5. Gently push back your cuticles (if you don’t know what these are,
ask a woman) using a cuticle stick. Don’t cut them
6. Massage in some hand cream