Coat nails with gel polish at home

Gel polishing is a modern procedure, which, due to its versatility, has been able to gain popularity in a short time. Gel polish is a universal coating for manicure, which lasts about two to three weeks. The technology of such a manicure is available even for beginners, so everyone can varnish their nails with gel polish at home.

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Necessary materials and tools

Thanks to modern materials, even those who have never encountered such a procedure before can make a wonderful manicure on their own.

To make a manicure with gel polish at home, you will need the following tools and materials:

• UV lamp is a special apparatus that is necessary in order for gel polish to dry out.

Important! Lamp power should be 36 watts. Devices with less power are not able to completely dry the gel polish.

• Grinder. One of the procedures for manicure is polishing the surface of the nail plate. To do this, you can use a milling cutter or special grinding files with 240 grit abrasive.

Important! Files with less abrasive can damage the surface of the nail plate.

• Means for degreasing. There are special fluids, but for these purposes, you can use a regular nail polish remover.
• Base coverage (base). It provides a good adhesion of the plate to the material.
• Gel polish of the desired color.
• Top fixer. It gives a beautiful glossy shine.
• Sticky fluid.
• Cotton pads.

All these tools and materials are standard and will help to learn how to do manicure with the help of gel polish not only to experienced masters, but also to beginners in this matter.

Important! Over time, everyone can choose for themselves those materials with which it will be more convenient for him to work. For example, someone likes the top coating with a residual layer, and someone prefers to work without it. Someone prefers to remove the sticky layer with a special tool, and someone with ordinary alcohol.

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Training

Before applying the coating, it is necessary to process the nail plate. If you have a milling cutter at your disposal, you can process the cuticle and polish your nails with it. If there is no milling cutter, grinding is done with a buff or a file.

Important! The plate is polished in order to remove gloss from the nail, which interferes with high-quality adhesion to the applied material.

For greater efficiency after grinding, the nail should be coated with a primer - degreaser.

Important! Gel polish can be applied to both natural and extended nails.

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Gel Polish Step-by-Step Guide

When the nails are prepared, you can proceed to the direct coating of nails with gel polish at home.

So, a step-by-step instruction for applying shellac is as follows:

• First apply the base coat. Apply in a very thin layer, as if rubbing the product into the surface of the nail. Then dry the base in the lamp for approximately 10 seconds.

Important! Drying time may vary depending on the manufacturer of the product. Before starting work, carefully read the instructions for the lamp and materials.

• Next, cover the nail with colored gel polish, dry it in a lamp for two minutes.

Important! It is necessary to apply colored shellac very carefully, since the whole aesthetic appearance will depend on this.

• After the first coat of colored varnish has dried, apply another coat of color, also dry in the lamp for 2 minutes.

Important! The second layer provides color saturation and brightness.

• The next step is to apply the top. Thanks to this topcoat, the color has a beautiful glossy sheen and lasts a long time.

Important! The top dries from 2 to 4 minutes (again, see the recommendation that came with the varnish and the lamp).

• If your top has a sticky layer, then after drying, remove it with a special tool or alcohol solution.

Important! There are topcoats that do not leave a sticky layer. In this case, after drying, you do not need to wipe the nail.

To make shellac decor, you can use sparkles, rhinestones, pixels, sequins and other elements.

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Application of shellac on gel nails

The sequence of applying gel polish on the extended nails looks about the same as the sequence of coating natural nails, with the exception of one point: artificial ones - you must first make them thinner.

The standard coating technique (base layer, 2 layers of color and finish) form a rather thick layer even for a natural nail, and even more so for a gel built-up.

Important! Shellac coating of the gel without preliminary sawing will create an extremely unaesthetic appearance.

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Removing gel polish

Many people care about how shellac is removed. Today, two options for removing the gel coating are popular and in demand - this is soaking and wrapping.

Important! Both methods use acetone or nail polish remover. The removal procedure usually takes 15-25 minutes, that is, significantly more in comparison with getting rid of a classic manicure.

Maceration

When soaking, fill the container with nail polish remover and lower your fingers there for about 10 minutes. In this case, the nails should be completely immersed in the product. After this time, the manicure begins to exfoliate. And now you need to use an orange stick to remove the nail coating.

Wrap

When wrapping, moisten a cotton swab with a product and apply it to each nail. Next, each finger should be wrapped in a piece of foil so that the cotton compresses are tightly fixed on the nail plates. After 10-15 minutes, the foil with cotton is removed, and the remaining coating is eliminated.

Important! In conclusion, it is desirable to moisturize the cuticles and skin of the hands with some nourishing cream.

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Useful Tips

In order to get a more lasting effect after applying shellac, it is advisable to adhere to the following recommendations:

• Do not do a trim manicure before applying gel polish.
• After a manicure, it is forbidden to have contact with water for two hours.
• The first couple of days after a manicure, it is undesirable to visit the bathhouse or take too hot a bath.

Important! Since the nails adapt to the new material for the first 2-3 days, even household chores such as washing dishes, wet cleaning are best done with gloves on.

• Try to avoid stress on the nails - because of them, the coating may be damaged.
• Tools such as nippers, scissors can damage the coating, so if you want to shorten the length of the nail, you need to use metal files.

Important! Many masters believe that the constant use of shellac is unsafe, therefore, after every 3-4 months of use, it is recommended to take a break for a month.

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To coat gel nails with varnish at home, it is not necessary to be a master in this area. If you have the desire and the right tools, you can significantly save time and money spent on beauty salons.To get a beautiful and high-quality manicure, just follow the sequence of shellac nails, described in detail in this article.