When it comes to treating the skin, plenty of people say they have expertise. Only a board-certified dermatologist has these credentials. Artificial nails can lengthen short nails, making your fingers look long and slender. They can also be hard on your nails. To get acrylic nails a type of artificial nail to stick, the surface of your natural nails must be filed until they feel rough.
This thins your natural nails, making them weaker. Chemicals in the products used to apply artificial nails can irritate the skin around your nails and elsewhere. To remove artificial nails, you often need to soak in acetone or file them off. Frequent touch-ups can seriously damage your natural nails. Check out our nail shape guide if you need inspo. Now that your tips are applied and shaped to your liking, make sure you have all of your acrylic kit materials in front of you.
This will help your acrylic mixture better adhere to your nails and tips. Dip your acrylic brush into your bowl of monomer, tap some on the side so as to not over-saturate your brush, and dip into your clear powder. This process will create the perfect bead of acrylic—as opposed to a drippy or dry one—which you can then apply to the nail. Start just above your cuticle, and extend the mixture all the way to the end of your acrylic tip.
When applying, be sure to smooth out to the edges of your nails and wipe your brush off on a paper towel between each stroke so as to avoid clumps. Some manicurists recommend splitting the nail up into three sections, using a small bead of acrylic for the free edge, one for the apex of the nail aka where the tip meets the natural nail , and one for the cuticle to the natural nail. Repeat this process on each nail to create a smooth base. Follow up with the same process using the acrylic powder color of your choice.
If you want the look of a shiny topcoat, finish with a thin encapsulation layer of acrylic mixture. Keyword: Thin. Keep in mind that acrylic is temperature-sensitive. The warmer your room is, the faster your acrylic will set. It should take around 10 minutes. The best way to tell if your acrylics are dry is to gently tap them. Since you already cut your preferred shape, simply file along the edges and tip for a picture-perfect DIY acrylic nail look.
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Snip the straw down to the length you want your nail to be. Open the split straw and fit it over the end of your finger. Make sure that the end of the straw is resting against the bottom of your nail. Decide how long you want the fake nail to be, then cut the straw. Cut the straw segment to the width of your nail.
Chances are, the split-open straw is too wide for your nail. Open up the split straw segment, and cut the sides down until it fits the width of your nail. Cut the top and bottom ends of the straw to suit your nail.
This step requires a lot of eyeballing and measuring the straw segment against your nail, so try your best. Cut the bottom end of the straw segment to match the bottom curve of your nail. Cut the top end of the segment into the shape you desire. For example: Cut the segment straight across for a square nail. Taper the sides for a coffin nail.
Snip the corners of the top for a rounded-square nail. Cut the straw into a curve for a rounded nail. The further down you start the curve, the narrower it will be. Repeat the process to cut the rest of your fake nails.
At this point, it would be a good idea to label your nails L1 to L5, and R1 to R5. Write the label on the inside of the nail with a pen. L1 to L5 is for your left hand, and R1 to R5 is for your right hand; start with your thumb and finish with your pinkie. Try to make all of the nails the same length. Some straws have a crimped segment to allow for bending. Do not use this segment!
Open the nails and weigh them down for 2 to 10 minutes. Even though you cut the straw open, the plastic still wants to curl into a tube.
You need to flatten the plastic out a little so that it doesn't curl as much.
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