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How to do gel nails at home: our step-by-step guide

The minutes spent in the hair and manicure salon are a real pleasure for the woman. A good opportunity to escape worries and treat yourself to a beautifying relaxation for soul and body. So don't deprive yourself of these little feminine delights... Whether you are passionate about beauty procedures and you are looking for information to master the art of gel manicure or you are simply curious to learn the technique and its secrets, we invite you to explore the world of gel nails to conquer the world with beautiful hands!How to do gel nails at home: our step-by-step guideHow to do gel nails at home: our step-by-step guide

The gel manicure is one of the feminine tricks that help us balance between the life of the house and the life of a queen

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  • 1.2 Additional products for lengthening
  • 2 Gel manicure: what are the basic techniques?
  • 3 How to apply gel polish
  • 4 How to apply gel polish?
  • 5 Characteristics of gel manicure
    • Basic materials and additional products

    If you are really crazy about nail art, why not try doing your gel manicure at home? The realization of course requires certain know-how, products and specialized tools, but it feels good to invest in your hobbies and practice them often, huh? If you feel like it, let's see together what magician tricks we should have. In order to facilitate the task and better understand the role of each accessory or tool, we have made the following categorization.

    ”A woman is a helpless being until her polish is dry! »

    Basic equipment

    Drying

    To keep your manicure longer, you first need a UV or LED lamp.

    Preparing the nails

    Tools such as nail clippers, a file, a boxwood stick (cuticle pusher), cuticle oil are must-haves to prepare your hands for a manicure.

    Varnish application

    The arsenal of basic products includes: a primer/bonder like this one, gel varnishes in favorite colors, a finishing gel (top coat), a degreasing cleaner.

    Note: Some products may contain potentially carcinogenic substances such as dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde and toluene. This is why we advise you to read the labels on the bottles carefully to avoid them.

    The gel manicure kit includes a UV lamp, gel base coats, primer and top coat plus common tools like a file, nail clipper and cuticle pusher

    Additional products to lengthen

    For ladies who want to lengthen their nails, there are two possibilities – gel or acrylic false nails. The techniques for making gel or acrylic nails are similar, however the products used and the lasting effect are different.

    Acrylic or gel extensions and caps are a perfect alternative for ladies looking to lengthen their short nails

    Lengthen nails

    How to do gel nails at the home: our step-by-step guide

    If you have short nails but want to lengthen them, you will need some special products like caps (and cap glue) or acrylic powder, gel brush, buffing pad, etc.

    Gel nails

    We use a viscous product to do the edge extensions. The extension can be made directly on the nail using stencils (self-adhesive paper), or capsules (extension to stick on the nails). The nails look more natural, they are flexible but less resistant to blows.

    Acrylic nails

    We use a powder and a liquid. You can always choose between capsules or direct extension. The nails look less natural, but they are stronger.

    Different lengthening techniques are tailored to each taste for best results

    Gel manicure: what are the basic techniques?

    In general, there are two techniques based on UV curing – gel nails and semi-permanent nail polish (soak-off nails”).

    Gel nails

    In the first case, it is rather "false nails" or an extension of our nails. In order to give a certain length to short nails, we use a gel product that we must first apply to the nails, after modeling it and catalyzing it under a lamp.

    Semi-permanent varnish

    In the second case, a semi-permanent varnish is applied which must also be hardened under a UV lamp.

    Pretty hands with long nails in white color with a light touch of golden shine

    Differences

    Thus, one of the main differences between the two techniques is in the level of removal. The soft gel manicure (semi-permanent) can be deposited by solvent while for the hard gel nails mechanical means are needed.

    Nail art design that goes perfectly with the chosen outfit color