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Manicure with gel polish at home: step-by-step instructions with photos and videos
Gel polish is no longer an exclusively salon procedure. Especially during a pandemic.
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If you purchase the necessary materials, then apply the gel polish at home on your own. This will not only save you money and time, but also minimize social contacts in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We present step-by-step instructions for creating a coated manicure.
The content of the article:
- Step by step lesson
- Video
To get a result that is indistinguishable from a salon, you will need:
color gel polish, base and top coat;
primer, strong adhesion of the varnish and its durability;
buff;
lamp. For manicure with gel polish at home, you can choose a budget UV lamp with fluorescent elements (it lasts an average of 7 thousand hours, it takes about 3 minutes for polymerization). There is also a more professional option – an LED lamp. Its price is higher, but its service life is much longer, and polymerization takes only 10-40 seconds;
liquid for removing the sticky layer.
Before you start applying gel polish at home, treat the cuticle, otherwise the result will look sloppy. In one of the previous articles, we talked about how to do a manicure at home.
How to apply gel polish at home
1. With buff, remove the glossy layer from the nail plate, remove the remnants of dust and grease with a lint-free napkin. This will make the coating more durable.
Try not to touch your skin, hair, or surrounding objects with your prepared nails.
2. Apply primer.
3. Apply a thin layer of the base, cure in the lamp.
4. Now it’s the turn of the colored varnish. Try to apply it as thinly as possible, do not forget to paint over the end of the nail. Bake in a lamp, then apply a second layer in the same way.
The thinner each layer is, the more natural the manicure will look. In our case, the nail on the ring finger will be decorated with rhinestones, so it is not covered with colored varnish.
5. Fix the result with a top coat: it will give the varnish durability and glossy shine. Dry in a lamp.
6. Let’s start decorating with rhinestones. As a base for glitter, you can use ordinary transparent varnish, apply it to the area chosen for decoration.
7. 1 pc. glitters are neatly laid out on the nail from base to tip. The most convenient way to do this is with a wax pencil, which easily grips them.
8. Cover with a top and pat dry, then remove the sticky layer with a tissue.
Enjoy the result! Such a manicure with a sparkling accent looks bright and stylish.
A video tutorial on applying gel polish at home will help you deal with all the intricacies of the process. As you can see, painting your nails with gel polish at home is not at all difficult, you just need a little practice and imagination.