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nail care ![click to hear : nail care click to hear : nail care](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The means of making the hands and especially the nails more beautiful.
manicure set ![click to hear : manicure set click to hear : manicure set](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Range of instruments used for nail care.
strap ![click to hear : strap click to hear : strap](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Strip of leather or sometimes elasticized material keeping the instruments in place.
cuticle scissors ![click to hear : cuticle scissors click to hear : cuticle scissors](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Scissors used to trim cuticles; the thin, flat or curved blades are designed to reach the corners of the nails.
zipper ![click to hear : zipper click to hear : zipper](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Closure made up of two lengths of tape edged with teeth that interlock by means of a slide.
case ![click to hear : case click to hear : case](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Usually rigid-sided case that is shaped to fit the articles it is designed to hold.
eyebrow tweezers ![click to hear : eyebrow tweezers click to hear : eyebrow tweezers](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Delicate pincers used to pluck out hairs.
cuticle nippers ![click to hear : cuticle nippers click to hear : cuticle nippers](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pincers with short convex jaws that are used to trim cuticles.
nail scissors ![click to hear : nail scissors click to hear : nail scissors](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Scissors with short flat, slightly curved edges that are used to trim fingernails and toenails.
nail file ![click to hear : nail file click to hear : nail file](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ridged metal blade used to file down and smooth nails.
nail shaper ![click to hear : nail shaper click to hear : nail shaper](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Beveled blade that is also used to trim the skin edging the nail base.
cuticle trimmer ![click to hear : cuticle trimmer click to hear : cuticle trimmer](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Blade with a concave end that follows the shape of the nail; it is used to trim the strip of skin edging the base of the nail (cuticle).
cuticle pusher ![click to hear : cuticle pusher click to hear : cuticle pusher](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Spatula-shaped instrument used to push back the strip of skin edging the base of the nail.