Toenails

Leg nail extension has long been a standard procedure that can be obtained by every woman, a beauty salon client.. Often, such a service becomes not a trivial whim, but an effective way of foot care, which saves beautiful women from the problems of an ingrown nail, ugly or yellow nail plates, a non-ideal pedicure form.

For the summer season, nail extensions on legs are an ideal pedicure that will allow you to keep your nails well-groomed, bright for a long time, without losing color saturation and without disturbing the perfect shape of the nail plate.

The most popular when building nail materials are acrylic and gel. Their use is due to relatively reasonable prices, ease of processing, versatility and durability for the client. But there are some nuances that should be considered when choosing a base material.

• Building nails on the legs with acrylic allows you to create the required thickness of the nails, that is, if your natural nail is destroyed, cracked, deformed, then to restore and correct its shape, you should choose acrylic.
• Nail extensions with gel imply the process of covering marigolds with a rather thin layer of substance, which is unlikely to hide the essential disadvantages of your marigolds. But on the other hand, such a coating provides, rather, protection of the plate itself, allowing oxygen to freely penetrate into the tissue without disturbing the metabolic processes.

Technology of nails on the legs

The scheme of the procedure implementation consists in the step-by-step execution of successive actions by the master:

1. The natural nail plate is thoroughly disinfected and treated with a degreasing solution.
2. After preparing the nail bed, the material used for building is applied to it - acrylic or gel.
3. To shape the marigold, the master fixes special tips on the toes, which give the required size, width, length and shape to the growing marigold.
4. When the material is applied to each nail, the solution is dried. In this case, for gel nails instructions provided for the use of ultraviolet lamps.
5. When the accumulated nail is completely dry, the master proceeds to filing to give the pedicure a finished look.

Step-by-step performance of the listed actions is not all that implies nail extensions on the legs. An important detail of the whole process is the design of a pedicure, the application of drawings, ornaments, decorative elements.

Pictures that you can apply to the nails are limited only by your imagination and mastery of the master. It can be both cartoon characters and eclectic ornaments, “vanilla scenes”, New Year's themes, etc. French pedicure on nails looks especially gentle and pertinent in all situations. It can either be performed directly on nails enlarged with varnishes, or it can be extended by the nail itself in accordance with the desired design. To this end, the build-up instruction includes additional steps:

1. After the first stage of drying, the tip of the nail is covered with a contrasting material. This can be either the classic version - white or beige, or other, brighter or more saturated colors. Then dried again;
2. On top of the formed layers of the marigold is applied another - covering (transparent), which is again dried.

For those who can not choose the design and method of decorating nails on their own, many beauty salons provide informative catalogs with the master's works, among which you may be able to choose something for yourself.

Pros and cons of extended nails

Among the indisputable advantages attributed to extended toenails, it is worth highlighting:

• much greater strength of the nail plate. This is especially true for those whose marigolds are weak, brittle, prone to stratification and fractures;
• gel nail extension is a harmless procedure that does not interfere with the access of oxygen to the skin and the nail plate itself;
• Accrued marigolds allow you to create a unique design with your own hands at home, change patterns, colors, and decorative design of marigolds without any harm to the natural nail plate. Scalable materials are resistant to the effects of varnishes and liquids that remove them (not containing acetone), therefore, daily manipulating the marigold, you will not harm them;
• acrylic nail extensions allow to solve such complex problems as ingrown nails, fractures, tear and its deformation. The dense layer of material makes the surface of the nail bed perfectly smooth, without any visual defects;
• The extension of the nails on the feet makes it much less common to contact a beauty salon for pedicure or correction services, which is very convenient for those who go on vacation.

Among the disadvantages of this procedure are:

• a long time taking up the entire foot care process. Sometimes this procedure can take up to 4 hours, depending on the condition of the nails, its complexity, design, etc .;
• much higher cost than traditional pedicure. For those who want to save a little, we advise you to pre-do your own pedicure yourself at home, and you can contact the salon directly for extension and design services;
• In some cases, depending on the individual characteristics of the organism, the materials used may cause allergic reactions or rejection of the nail nail on the extended nail. As a result, the client does not receive anything from such a procedure, except frustration and annoyance for aimlessly spent money.

Video: leg nail extension procedure