Types and technologies of nail
Many girls often face the problem of brittle nails when reaching a certain length. It is very frustrating and troubling them, especially when you want to have long and beautiful nails. There is a way out - these are extended nails.
Varieties of nail extension technology
Currently, there are different technologies nail. All of them involve modeling with various materials, for example, acrylic powder or special gel. Both materials can be applied on tips or forms.
What are tips?
Tips are plastic patterns that are a continuation of the marigold. They are attached to the nail bed with a special composition, and then cut down to the desired shape and length. On tips can fit gel or acrylic. The latter has one major drawback: it does not let the air through, which means that under it marigolds do not breathe. Acrylic is not recommended to wear more than three weeks. It is necessary to remove the marigolds accumulated by it for a short time in order for the own nail plate to be fed by air.
What are forms?
Another option for lengthening the free edge is nail extensions on the forms. Forms are called foil plates with a round hole in the center, it is intended for the nail. The main requirement for the application of this technology is the presence of its own free edge of the nail, since it is under it that the form is substituted and, thus, it is extended. When building nails on the forms, you can use acrylic and gel. Both of these materials are strong enough.
Gel nails have a smoother surface than acrylic. Nail polish on artificial nails can hold on almost forever, therefore, having applied a high-quality coating once, you can not worry about it until the next correction.
Restrictions to the procedure
Gel nail extension technique has certain requirements for the procedure:
- Firstly, it is not recommended to do the buildup and correction a few days before the start of the menstrual cycle and in its first days. Also it is better not to add extended nails to girls taking hormonal drugs or antibiotics.
- Secondly, on the day of the procedure at home or in the salon, it is advisable not to use hand creams, as they can cause detachment.
- Thirdly, from nail gel or acrylic should be abandoned for pregnant women.
Different types of nail extensions imply a different appearance of the finished work. It is believed that gel nails made on forms look the most natural. Their design has an endless range of options.
Modern technologies of nail extension allow to carry out this procedure not only in the salon, but also at home. Many of those who do nails at home have been trained in courses. Such masters, as a rule, make nail extensions gel. Training courses lasts several months, during this time, if you attend all the lessons, you can have time to learn how to make beautiful, even nails of the same shape.
Materials and tools for the procedure
As long as the training lasts, you need to purchase all the materials for building up in order to start work immediately after the end This list of materials includes forms, gel of different colors, a special lamp, a primer, brushes for the gel and a file for artificial nails. It should be borne in mind that all types of nail extensions require approximately the same set of consumables and accessories, therefore, in order to complete each of the following courses, you need to buy less and less items.
Technique build performance
- So, nail extension on forms begins with degreasing and disinfecting hands and nail plates. This is done in order to prevent infection through micro-cuts that remain on the skin after filing the nail. Also disinfection subject to all tools and materials for building, which will be involved in the process of working at home.
- Then, in any usual way, the cuticle is removed and removed.
- Regardless of the technology used, nail polishing is required, this ensures its reliable adhesion to the gel.
- The pre-selected design will determine the length of the nails. After putting on the form of the desired length of the free edge of the nail it is necessary to fix the result under the rays of an ultraviolet lamp.
In the course of work, future gel nails will be dried under such a lamp two or three times, depending on which gel nail extension technique is chosen. It can be one-, two- or three-phase.
Nail extension at home is most often done using a faster and simpler two-phase technique. The first layer of the gel is responsible for the adhesion with the nail, and the second gives strength. In a more labor-intensive three-phase system, the first layer also provides adhesion to the natural nail, the second - models it, and the third - is responsible for strength and design. At home, as in the salon, you can ask to do and single-phase building, in this case, gel nails get the most thin, and a single layer will be responsible for the design and strength. Training in any course provides lessons for each of the techniques.
All stages of building are accompanied by drying of each layer. During the drying of the gel under the UV lamp sometimes there is a burning sensation, in which case the procedure should be stopped until the symptoms disappear. The last applied layer, as a rule, accompanies the design of the nail. It may include the application of drawings, glitter or blanks with patterns. Girls, after the extension procedure, should forget about housework for a day, that is, do not wash dishes, do laundry and cleaning, or do it only with gloves. Otherwise, the gel marigolds very quickly peel off or crack, since their complete hardening is completed only the next day after the procedure of building.
We decide on the design of nails
Nail design can be anything: from a restrained office French manicure to a bright wedding volumetric option. Numerous types of nail extensions have their own characteristics, for example, bulk flowers are better laid out of acrylic, and the French manicure looks more natural when it is gel nails.
In many schools of nail design there is an opportunity to go through short-term training or to take individual lessons in one of the areas of work. Masters who constantly improve their skills, even if they work at home, gel nails are always beautiful and strong.
A separate direction in working with nails has always been considered the wedding nail design. Previously, to create a volumetric composition, masters used only acrylic, as the gel spread and could not hold the shape. Currently developed special gels for modeling. With their help, you can create an incredibly beautiful 3D design. At the same time, the girl will have completely gel nails, since the master no longer needs to switch to acrylic to create a voluminous composition.
Technique modeling of gel elements in general is similar to modeling acrylic. An experienced master for its development is enough to visit individual lessons. Of the features of the technology, it is possible to single out the fact that each individual design element, made in a new color, requires drying under an ultraviolet lamp. Also, when performing the elements, you need to carefully ensure that the gels do not mix.
After removing the gel nails for their own marigolds will need special care in the form of special restorative varnishes, oils and baths.