Any modern girl always strives to look great. And manicure plays a significant role in creating a unique fashionable image. One of its main criteria is the stability of the coating. This can only be achieved with the help of modern manicure innovations in the form of gel polish. This material has recently gained great popularity, since its use allows you to not worry about the beauty and grooming of nails for up to a month.
Coating features
This composition is a symbiosis of varnish and helium coating, which is characterized by increased strength and a wide variety of colors and textures. The need for its renewal arises along with the growth of the nail. An uncoated space appears at the base of the nail, which indicates the need to replace the manicure or its restoration. Nails painted with this composition are easily amenable to correction, which saves the situation for another week. This procedure is quite popular and takes less time than a complete removal of manicure. For its successful application it is necessary to have certain skills and tools. If available, you can perform a manicure correction with gel polish at home.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this type of coating are undeniable and widely known.
The main ones are:
- quick drying;
- ease of application;
- increase the strength of the nail plate;
- coating resistance;
- universality.
Let's figure it out in order. Although drying a gel polish requires a special ultraviolet lamp, the process itself takes several minutes.When applying two or more layers, the time increases several times, but still it is minutes. You can create any design you like at home at any convenient time. For modern busy girls, this is important, as well as the confidence that inadvertently clinging to a table or chair, you will not need to worry about chips and cracks in your favorite nails.
In addition, this material allows you to not worry about the length of the nails when staining, because it can be absolutely any. Nail art designers offer a wide variety of ready-made decor options and simply stylistic directions for both short and long nails. This criterion is especially important for the working female half, since the long length often prevents you from working fully, and you want to look good always and everywhere.
But there are also negative points:
- gel polish removal only with a special tool;
- possible allergic reaction to components;
- continuous wear of the coating spoils the nail plates.
Means for removing this composition is, of course, more expensive than ordinary nail polish remover, but they will have to be used much less often. As for the allergy to the composition, in some cases nothing can be done with the genetic characteristics of the body, but more often this is a consequence of the economy. Girls often acquire cheap low-quality analogues or expired discounted compounds, which causes all kinds of rashes and itching. When working with branded gel polishes, the possibility of an allergic reaction is minimal.
But from the drying of your own nail with prolonged and constant use of this composition there is no panacea. The only possible option is to periodically (once every 3 months) remove the coating for rest and nutrition of nails. Such care involves the use of various baths and nourishing creams.
Cuticle coverage
A manicure made with gel polish can last much longer with the right approach. The main importance here is played by the quality of the product and the technique of execution. The latter is worth dwelling in more detail. There is such a thing as gel polish under the cuticle. This method preserves the neat appearance of nails for a long time, and also simplifies the correction of manicure. This type of coating can be applied in several ways: simply by pushing back or completely cutting the cuticle.
In the first case, it is enough just to carefully shift the skin to the base of the nail with a special stick of orange tree, which does not injure the plate. In the second - it is necessary to remove the cuticle completely, but with maximum accuracy. Since it grows quickly enough, the gel polish covering the plate will quickly appear under it. Such a manicure will look natural and neat. Most experienced masters prefer the second option, since this procedure is easier to perform from a technical point of view.
To create a manicure for a cuticle, you need to remember a few more important details. When processing nails, grinding the plate with a buff is an important part. Roughnesses and rough zones must be excluded. To create a beautiful coating with gel polish, the work surface should be perfect. Particular attention should be paid to the base of the nail, you can even step a little under the cuticle during processing.
Skin removal is done only in a dry way. This will reduce the likelihood of cuts and uneven processing. In addition, the surface when applying the base under gel polish should be dry. Alternatively, after removing all layers of overgrown skin using emollients, the working surface can be dried with a hairdryer.
Application Technique
Before starting work, it is necessary to push all layers of the overgrown skin with a pusher. Next, the back nail roller is pulled as far as possible with the fingers of the free hand.Brush for manicure paint over the helium base with the nail at the very base, stepping slightly under the skin. After a little training, it will not seem such a difficult task. Having finished applying this layer, it is necessary to seal it (like all subsequent ones) and dry thoroughly under the lamp.
Next, the nail needs to be coated with tint and also dried. Then you can proceed with the decor, if any. The third layer is also placed in ultraviolet, after which a topcoat is applied. And here you need extreme attention, since the finish coating must be applied over the entire area of colored varnish and decor. The further wear resistance of the manicure depends on the quality implementation of this rule.
The last coat must be dried one minute longer than the previous ones. And the last touch is the removal of the sticky layer from the coating. To do this, wipe the entire surface with a cotton pad with a special liquid. The movements should be unidirectional - from the base of the nail to the tip.
Butt staining
This method involves the complete removal of both layers of the cuticle. The procedure is best done with a milling cutter. To do this, the skin at the base must be treated with biogel, and then removed using a machine. It is good if the tool has the necessary nozzles for the complete processing of the skin around the nail plate, namely:
- cylindrical milling cutter;
- needle-shaped nozzles;
- spherical boron.
Using the first nozzle, you can either remove the cuticle or move the skin roller, so it is considered universal. The spherical replaceable head of the device will help remove overgrown skin from all sides of the working surface. And with the help of needle-shaped tips, the smallest residues of the lower part of the cuticle are removed and the side rollers are processed directly, which makes their outer corners soft. Further, for better adhesion of the nail to the base, the surface is sanded with a buff and the dust is washed off with a polyester fiber-free cloth.
On the finished surface begin to apply the base. This is done as close as possible with the rear roller. When performing this procedure, you can paint only the base of the nail, but full coverage is also allowed. It all depends on experience and skill level. In any case, the base is dried, as in the previous case. Then a color layer is applied, which should also be practically adjacent to the nail base. Do not forget about drying each subsequent layer. The further procedure is no different from the previous method.
Correction
This manicure is perfectly amenable to correction. For partial staining of an overgrown nail under the cuticle, preliminary surface preparation is necessary. Begin by re-processing the cuticle. It is pushed back, maximally freeing the overgrown portion of the plate. Then carefully cut the step formed by the end of the old coating. The transition should not be visible. Side rollers also need to be cleaned to the base layer. Next, grinding the entire surface. The remaining dust is removed with a degreaser.
Then apply a layer of base coat, designed to completely smooth the work surface. The finished base is placed under ultraviolet. Next, the nail is covered with color, which should correspond to the original tone. The color is precisely chosen to create a single background. Do not forget about staining close to the cuticle or, when completely removed, to the roller at the base of the nail. All subsequent layers are applied and methodically dried. The last impose a fixing gel finish.
Secrets
I would like to add that to increase the strength of the coating, the finish layer can be applied twice. Initially, it is applied after the color layers. Then, patterns are drawn on it, which, after drying, are once again covered with a fixing layer. There is a method and to facilitate the staining of the area under the cuticle. To do this, you need a set of brushes for painting.
It must necessarily contain a thin brush with a slanting bristle.A tool of this kind makes it possible to stain the subcuticular pocket quickly and accurately, without allowing gel varnish to flow onto the skin. Applying such a coating under the cuticle helps to create a manicure without flaws. However, for its independent implementation it is better to get several master classes from a good specialist.
See how to apply gel polish under the cuticle in the next video.