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How to apply powder to gel polish
Step-by-step instructions on how to do it correctly and accurately.
All the fair sex adore manicure. Well-groomed hands and nails are always a trump card, and men very often pay attention to this detail. But the nails do not always look well-groomed: chips, uneven relief, cracks on the nail plates and other imperfections spoil the appearance, and even complicate the process of applying a manicure. But nail masters found a way out of such situations and came up with an SOS-tool for a beautiful manicure. This is acrylic powder!
What is acrylic nail powder?
Acrylic is a plastic material that was used in dentistry, and then the material migrated to the field of beauty. It is used to extend nails, to strengthen them and to create a manicure design. Acrylic is a very durable material. Nail service specialists use transparent acrylic powder to patch up defects on the nails and strengthen them, build up them, and colored ones to make patterns and drawings.
What is gel polish?
This is a tandem of classic varnish and gel, which is used for nail extension. That is, it is applied as a standard varnish, easy and simple, but it lasts several times longer, up to 2-3 weeks. A real find for those who do not have the energy and time to tint their nails every 3 days and update the color of the manicure.
How to apply powder to gel polish?
As we have already said, acrylic powder helps to strengthen nails due to its properties, to make them denser and harder. There are several ways to use powder: on and under gel polish. Let’s consider both options.
If the master decides to apply powder to gel polish, then first he takes the base colors to match the shade of the nail plate – nude, pinkish, flesh – and applies it to the nails. Further, with the help of transparent powder, the nails are strengthened and the plate is leveled. To do this, after applying the gel polish, powder is immediately applied to the nail, or the tip of the nail is immersed in a jar of powder, and then gently spread the material over the surface of the nail with a brush. The surplus is shaken off by tapping the nail on the table or other horizontal surfaces. Next, you can brush over your nails to remove excess dust particles, and fix the result with a finishing layer of gel polish. Such a manicure will be perfectly smooth and well-groomed, and it will last up to a month.
Mirror manicure: how to achieve it?
In the nail service industry, there is also the concept of “mirror rubbing”. She’s a mirror powder. It looks like a very fine powder. It consists of polyester and replaces everything that was before: both the gel polish with a metallic effect and a special foil that created a manicure with a mirror finish effect. This powder is not only silver in color, but also all kinds of others.
How to use mirror powder?
It can be applied to gel polish or gel paint.
It can also be applied over acrylic.
In both cases, the powder is poured over the nail, painted with any color, with a special spatula. The excess is shaken off, and the sponge is passed over each nail so that the powder “takes” and turns into a mirror rub.
How to apply gel polish powder?
The strengthening properties of acrylic powder are even more pronounced if it is applied not on the gel polish, but under it. This is especially important and should be done when your nails are very thin, brittle, cracked and uneven, often prone to delamination and chips.
Of course, the problem of thin nails needs to be addressed in a comprehensive manner: drinking vitamins, taking care of the health of hands and nails, using strengthening agents, doing baths, and so on. And in the field of the nail industry, powder will become another hardener.
How to use nail polish powder?
The powder is applied to the base, and to the undried one.
The nail is dipped into a container of powder, or powder is sprinkled on each nail with a spatula.
Then the hand is sent to the lamp until it hardens, until the acrylic “grabs”.
After that, the nails look well-groomed and healthy. There are no bumps, irregularities, cracks on them.
The coating can be applied with gel polish.
The duration of wearing such a manicure will increase significantly, since the nails will not delaminate and break off.
Benefits of nail powder
Many are skeptical about polymer materials on their native nails. But the fact that they are harmful is a myth! On the contrary, acrylic powder is able to transform nails and has significant advantages.
It helps to grow your nails due to the fact that a dense and hard coating layer will protect the nail from household defects: chips, delamination after washing dishes, etc.
It will help to hide and level defects: chips, cracks, irregularities. The powder will even out the surface, filling in the gaps, and create the effect of beautiful nails.
It will allow you to wear a manicure for much longer and make corrections less often! Indeed, on smooth nails, gel polish will last longer and better.