Beautiful and well-groomed hands can tell a lot about their mistress, so it is useful for every girl to know how to do a manicure on her own. Most modern girls and women are accustomed to regularly visiting a beautician, hairdresser and manicurist. At first it is very interesting and exciting, but soon such procedures begin to greatly deplete the wallet, so the question arises of how to make a beautiful manicure at home, which will last not a few days, but much longer.
For this purpose, you can use such a cosmetic novelty as gel polish, which has earned the respect of many girls, because now there is no need to paint the nails every 2-3 days. Stylish and beautiful manicure with gel polish will last 1, 5–3 weeks, depending on the growth rate of nails and the work performed.
Today it is quite possible to independently make a manicure at home with gel polish. This procedure has a number of advantages and advantages that every girl should know about:
- significant time savings, because now it is no longer necessary to try to allocate several hours, running away from work or visiting a nail salon during a break, to spend a whole weekend;
- manicure can be done at any convenient time;
- much more profitable manicure with gel polish, made at home, in terms of finances;
- you can use your own ideas for design, getting a stylish and original manicure that your friend or colleague at work will definitely not have.
If it was decided to independently do gel polish manicure at home, you need to purchase special tools that must be of high quality. All financial investments will pay off in the very near future.
What do you need for a manicure at home?
To purchase the necessary tools for working with gel polish, you need to visit a specialized store, where a consultant will help you find everything you need. The basic set should contain:
- UV lamp, the power of which must be at least 24 watts. It is advisable to choose a model with a stand, mirrored walls, a timer.
- Basic coverage. It is a clear liquid that is sold as a simple nail polish or in small bottles. This tool protects the nail plate from the penetration of pigments inside. Also, the base acts as an adhesion between the surface of the nail and the gel polish.
- Gel polish. You can take one or several shades, it all depends on what kind of design you plan to create. To begin with, it is worth stopping the choice on classic colors, until the technology of creating a manicure with gel polish is perfectly mastered.
- Liquid for removing excess layer.
- Finish or top gel. This is a special transparent compound that is used as a hardener and fixer.
- Remover. Will be used in the future for manicure removal.
- A file to give the nails the desired shape.
- Grease purifier. Any nail polish remover can be used instead.
- Buff. It is used for polishing the nail plate and removing the upper glossy layer.
- Cuticle remover.
- Orange stick.
- Lint-free napkins.
- Caring oil.
If interesting decor ideas have appeared to create an original design, with the help of which the manicure will become brighter and more expressive, you must purchase everything you need for work in advance.
When purchasing gel polish, it is necessary to familiarize yourself in detail with the instructions for working with this material, since the technologies of each manufacturer may have certain differences. For example, varnishes belonging to the latest generation will not form a sticky layer, while for other types, a primer must be applied before applying the base. Individual manufacturers produce top and base in one tool.
Preparatory stage before manicure
The creation of a stylish manicure using gel polish, which will last for several weeks, is carried out in stages as follows:
- First, the old varnish is removed, and the hands are thoroughly washed with soap so that no solvent remains on the nail plate.
- The base is covered with a cuticle softener and you need to wait 10 minutes, after which the excess skin is removed using an orange stick.
- If there are burrs, they are neatly trimmed. It is important to completely remove the pterygium, otherwise the varnish will peel off quickly.
- Any type of hygienic manicure is performed, but you cannot keep your fingers in the bath for too long - no more than 4 minutes.
- With the help of a nail file, the desired shape is given to the nails and the length is adjusted. It is necessary to ensure that the ends become perfectly smooth and even.
- If you use a caring oil, maceration, their remnants must be removed in advance, and the dust formed after filing the nails is also removed.
- You need to air dry the nails - about 10 minutes.
- Using a buff, the upper glossy layer of the nail plate is removed. Then the marigolds are well polished. For filing, the hardest side of the buff should be used, but they should not be pressed too hard. It is necessary to remove the remnants of fat-sweat secretions from the surface, but not to disturb the keratin layer. The ends are also processed in the same way so that they become perfectly smooth and do not have chipping.
- The nails are wiped with a varnish cleaner, but you can also use a special liquid. Then the surface should not be touched.
Over time, each step will be performed automatically, but not a single point can be skipped, otherwise the created manicure will not last too long and soon the varnish layer will begin to separate.
How to apply gel polish?
If the gel polish will be used at home, some features must be taken into account:
- First, the nail plate is prepared, after which the base is applied in a thin layer. You need to work as if rubbing the product into the nail. In an ultraviolet lamp, the first layer is dried for one minute.
- A layer of colored gel polish is applied on top, you can choose absolutely any shade. Then polymerization is carried out. If a varnish of a bright or dark color will be used, several thin layers must be applied to obtain a rich shade. Each layer is dried in a UV lamp for 2 minutes.
- At the final stage, a finish gel is applied, which covers the entire nail surface, however, the skin must not be touched. The layer is dried for exactly 2 minutes.
- A lint-free cloth is taken and moistened in a special liquid. You need to wipe the surface of the nail to remove the top sticky layer.
- At the end, a moisturizing oil is applied and rubbed well, its residues are removed.
It is important to apply all layers as thin as possible - from the base to the free edge. Movements should be neat and slow so as not to touch the skin, as it will be very difficult to remove the gel polish and you can ruin the manicure. The end of the nail is also covered. Ignoring this advice will result in a rather rough and untidy coating, while it can simply curl up during drying.
If you correctly carry out each stage of creating a gel polish manicure at home, it will last about 3 weeks. For those with porous and thin nails, the coating can chip off much faster. It will be useful to conduct a special wellness course for nails using restorative and nurturing cosmetic procedures. The durability of a manicure directly depends on the quality of the tools used.
How to remove gel polish?
To remove the gel polish and not damage the nail plate, as well as to prepare it for the application of a new manicure, it is recommended to adhere to the following tips:
- Clean cotton pads are taken, which are cut into 4 approximately equal parts.
- A remover is applied to each piece of cotton wool (you can use any nail polish remover).
- The cotton swab is applied to the nail and fixed with foil - you need to wrap the entire finger. Foil can be replaced with simple medical gloves, but they are not always comfortable.
- After 10-15 minutes, the foil is removed. In the event that part of the gel polish coating remains on the nail plate, its remnants are removed with an orange stick. But you can also moisten a cotton swab with liquid again and apply it to your finger for a couple of minutes.
- At the end, hands are washed with soap and any conditioner is applied to soothe the skin.
To speed up the process of removing gel polish, special thermo-mittens can be used. You can also use a file that gently processes the coating, but you need to work very carefully so as not to injure the nail plate. A buff is used to remove the dispersed layer, but this is not a mandatory procedure.
It is strictly forbidden to peel off the gel polish, as such actions will result in serious damage to the keratin layer and the marigolds will become very brittle and thin. And the next manicure can be done in a few weeks until the nail plate is restored.
Professional tips for manicure at home
Adhering to a few simple recommendations below, you can turn an ordinary home manicure with gel polish into a high-quality care procedure, as well as nail decor, which is provided by professional masters:
- Before the manicure itself is done, all the tools and means that will be needed during the procedure should be laid out on the table so that you do not have to look for them.
- For work, you need not only a table, but also a comfortable chair.
- If white gel polish is to be used, the polymerization time should be 1.5 minutes, not 2. With longer treatment in a UV lamp, the pigment may turn yellow.
- Colored gel polish can float after application and move to the side rollers, as a result, the manicure will look ugly. To prevent this, it is necessary to dry the base coat with a dry brush (medium soft) to smooth it out.
- Applying gel polish to the nail plate, it is necessary to retreat from the cuticle a short distance (about 1 mm), otherwise the coating will begin to peel off very quickly.
- It is strictly forbidden to leave open bottles with products near the UV lamp.
- After each use, all bottles must be tightly closed with a lid.
- All products should be stored in a place well protected from sunlight.
- After the manicure procedure is completed, the necks of the bottles are carefully wiped off with lint-free wipes.
Today, you can find corrective gel polish in professional stores. This tool can be used to paint over the overgrown part of the marigold, if the manicure is still in good condition and it is too early to remove it. With its help, you can align the nail plate or carry out a "repair" of a broken marigold on the mold. A similar tool helps with adjusting the shape, and also helps to strengthen the nail plate.
Find out how to make a beautiful and neat manicure at home from this video tutorial:
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