Painting your nails doesn't have to mean a nightmare. It can be a fun time spending on something creative. In this post you’ll learn how to paint your nails using gel polish.
This seemingly simple activity requires a bit of precision. Nice painted and cared nails are the showcase of every woman. To enjoy a beautiful manicure you don’t have to use the services of nail stylists. You can create eye-catching nail stylization at home. If you want your nails to look perfectly and neatly just read our blog. We will advise you on how to paint your nails so that they look elegant and how to extend the durability of your new gel polish nails
Painting your nails at home is not hard. Preparing the nail plate before painting is just as important, if not more important than the nail painting process itself. Condition of our nails before product application determines the final effect. Therefore, it’s worth it to ensure that nails are properly filed, their surface smoothed and the cuticles pushed back. Also your nail plate should be well dehydrated to protect your manicure from chipping and peeling.
On the end of the blog you can also find link to video tutorials that shows few good tips and how to correctly prepare nail plate, apply and remove gel polish
Preparing the nail plate before hybrid manicure is actually the secret of its durability. Whether we do it correctly depends on how long our stylization will last. In professional salons stylists use the nail files that actually speed up nail plate preparation, but you can create a neat manicure without this product at home.
Firstly, remove your cuticles, use the cuticle remover to soften your skin. Apply the product around your nails and wait a few minutes. After this time your cuticles will be really soft. Push them back using a wooden stick or manicure pusher. If you see any imperfections, you can also use cuticle nippers. For the next step you’ll need the nail file. Shape your nails and gently buff the whole nail surface. Wipe the dust using a dust brush and clean your nails using nail cleaner. Remember that even small dust left on the nail plate can cause peeling or chipping.
Primer application is the next step after using nail cleaner. We have really good options in our offer for all who need to use this product. Not everyone needs to use the primer. It depends on how long your gel polish manicure lasts. If fresh stylization only stays a few days and then you can see dome chipping you might need to try primer.
Primer – Acid primer is the strongest one. It will totally dehydrate your nails. Strong smell of this product is natural and you don’t need to worry that there is something wrong with the product.
Primer Acid free – It’s lighter formula than the standard primer. It can be applied to the whole nail plate surface and can be used to the less problematic nail plates.
Vitamin Primer Acid Free – It’s an acid free primer enriched with vitamins. For all who want to care more for their nails.
Now we can proceed to the product application. Base coat is the first product which we apply and cure in the lamp. Depending on what type of nail plate you have, how damaged or weak it is, you can pick the right one from our offer. Because of so many different nail plates Semilac created a wide range of base coats that are suitable for many problematic nail plates. Carefully apply one layer of base coat and cure it in the Led lamp.
Take our QUIZ that helps to choose the best gel polish base coat to your needs
That’s the key to a perfect and smudge free manicure. Apply a thin layer of your favourite color and cure it in the led lamp. Then repeat this step. You can apply as many layers as you want to get the depth of color you want. Usually it’s maximum 3 layers, each cured in the led lamp.
For the finish use the top coat suitable for you. Remember that some top coats require removing the dispersion layer after curing (sticky layer). You can use the nail cleaner to get rid of this sticky coat.
It’s time to relax. Your nails are beautiful and ready. Apply a few drops of your favourite manicure oil and enjoy it’s beautiful fragrance and healing effects.
To avoid the smudges you should follow all the previous steps in this article. Additionally remember that if you push the brush too hard to your nail plate that will cause the varnish to not be painted evenly on the surface. A thick gel polish layer can also cause smudges and bubbles during curing in a led lamp. Some of the products require double cure time because of their high pigmentation.
For the long lasting manicure we always recommend to use all products from the same brand.
Here is the link to more info how to do gel polish nails and video tutorials >> Application&Removal
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