How to prepare nails for applying gel polish?

Modern coatings for manicure have a number of features. One of them is the necessary preparation of the nail plates before their application, on which the durability of the coating and its quality directly depend. About how to prepare the nails for applying gel polish, read in more detail below.

Preparing nails for staining with gel polish may require different tools. For example, it can be a fraser or a regular basic set for home (manual) manicure. The simplest embodiment will require a cutter (special tweezers), nail scissors, a pusher with a spatula and an orange stick. In addition, you will need a file and a soft polisher.

Since the work can not do without dust, you need a brush to remove sawdust. In addition, it will be necessary to prepare napkins for manicure, a dehydrator, a primer and a hardener (if necessary). You can not ignore the need for a finger bath, it is also worth preparing a cuticle remover and special oil.

Preparing nails for gel polish is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. However, during its implementation, it is necessary to carry out each stage in a high-quality manner, because otherwise the coating will not be beautiful and durable. Let us consider step by step the main stages of working with the nail plate, moving from one to another.

First you need to treat the nails with an antiseptic.At the same time, it is important not to fill the plates themselves with them, because any antiseptic has a moisturizing effect. If there will be a lot of funds on the nails, this can weaken the adhesion of the nail plate with all the applied layers of varnish products. After treatment, they begin to hygienic manicure.

Remove the old coating, soaking it with wipes moistened with gel polish remover. After that, a layer of old varnish is picked up with an orange stick and removed. With a hardware manicure, the old coating is disposed of with a cutter, and therefore, gel polish remover is not needed in this case.

They align the edge of the nails, trying to be the same on all ten fingers. At the same time, the file is driven in one direction, which reduces the risk of gel polish detachment formation.

First, a clear cuticle remover is applied to the skin around the nail bed. When applied to all fingers, they can be lowered into warm water to soak and soften. The composition of the tool will further facilitate the process of cleansing pterygium and painlessly remove the cuticle. For softening usually lasts 5 minutes at a temperature of 30-40 degrees. After time, the fingers are removed from the water and wiped dry.

Having picked up the pusher, they gently push the cuticle away, lift it, turning it up. This should be done so that in the future it will be easier to trim all unnecessary. After working with the pusher, they take scissors or cuticles and cut off what was cleaned along the side rollers and at the base of the nail.

Hold the tool at one angle so that the cutting line does not turn out intermittently, since this is what causes the varnish to flow behind the cuticle and the formation of burrs. After the cuticle is cut off, an orange stick passes around the nail bed, checking to see if all the pterygium has been cleaned. Everything that turns out to be superfluous is cut with scissors or tweezers, oil is applied to the skin.

The nail plate has a natural gloss. When working with gel polish, you have to remove it, which undoubtedly injures the plate and thins it. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the gloss with a buff, passing it through the same place no more than three times with delicate movements. It is important to reach all edges of the nail by removing the protective film. Skipping even a small area can cause gel polish to detach.

After the gloss is removed, the remains of sawdust are removed with a special brush. After that, dehydrator passes along the surface of the marigold. It will degrease the surface, increasing the chances of a strong adhesion of the nail to the gel polish.

In order to properly prepare the nails for applying the main composition, they often have to be strengthened. To do this, use a reinforcing transparent material that slightly thickens the plate. If necessary, alignment is also performed using a special tool. Both the one and the other type of material need to be dried in a UV or LED lamp. The polymerization time will depend on the type of product used and the type of drying device itself.

Not a single gel polish is applied to the prepared nail without first applying the base material. It can be transparent or white, apply it with a thin layer so that it does not flow beyond the limits of the nail. They immediately form glare, which is important for a quality manicure. When applying the base, they pass along the end of the nail, leaving a very thin layer of the agent on it. The base is dried in a lamp.

Now you can paint your nails with gel polish. It is applied in a thin layer, followed by drying in a lamp and sealing the end of the nail. With good pigmentation, one layer may be sufficient.Once the pigment is dried, it is possible to draw on it, stamp patterns, glue stickers. Next, the design is sealed with a layer of top and perform the final drying.

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