Gel varnish nails, made without violations of technology, can please you from 2 to 3 weeks, until the nails grow and the time comes to update them. Failure to comply with the technology, respectively, shortens the period of wearing a manicure to several days. As a specialist nail service, and one who independently, at home, is engaged in nail coloring, you need to know all the details of the procedure, otherwise the result will bring frustration. Properly seal the end (arch) of the nail gel polish - this is one of the points leading to the long-term wearing of varnish.
What it is?
The end is a cut of the free edge of the nail plate. Due to the fact that more than one layer of manicure is applied, the unsealed arch simply makes available all layers of gel polish. Uncovered layers of the gel are much easier to chop than protected ones. Arch sealing is staining of the free end of the nail from 2 sides, first with the base, then with gel varnish, and finally with the finish. In other words, this is not one final process, but a complex of operations at each stage.
When viewed from an aesthetic point of view, an unfilled cut looks extremely unsightly and strikes the eye. The advantage of sealing the arch of the nail plates is the disappearance of a yellowish hue, the plates are less stratified, chips are less likely to appear on them. Healthy nails allow for more frequent manicure, in contrast to those that have already undergone the stages of separation, and become weak.
How to properly seal the arch?
Consider the sealing technique step by step, since the process itself consists of a number of important steps.
Prepare hands
No matter how trivial it may sound, but before you begin the procedure, you need to do the preparation of hands: wash them thoroughly, make a bath or put on a feeding mask, soak them with oil. If you intend to make changes to the geometry of the nail plate, then do it before covering it with gel varnish.
Remember that immediately after the completion of water activities varnish can not be applied under any circumstances. The nails soften, acquire porosity, and are unable to maintain a tight fit of the gel to the surface. Wait at least thirty minutes. During this period of time, you can push and cut the cuticle or give the nails the desired configuration.
Nail plate processing
Before applying the gel varnish, it is not necessary to wash out the nails with a buff. This should be done only if the nails too much stratified. In other situations, treat your nails with a soft nail file and cover with a degreasing agent. For polishing, it is preferable to use a lint-free cloth. Pay close attention to the edge of the nail, because just with it begins the detachment of the gel. It is no longer possible to touch the nails subjected to the buff treatment. At the end of this stage, the nails are treated with a degreaser.
Primer use
To prevent brittle and brittle nails, you can apply a primer (primer) on them. Dries tool instantly, and ensures the best adhesion of the following layers with the nail plate.
The primer allows you to degrease, dry and disinfect the nail plate. Both acid-free and acidic substances are allowed based on the type of plate.
Apply the primer carefully so that under no circumstances does it end up on the cuticle and skin near the nail.
Base for gel varnish
Upon completion of the implementation of all the above activities, you must begin to apply the base. This colorless substance allows not only to make the coating more durable, but also protects the nail from loosening and yellowing. Select the base with included biologically active substances or with caring components.
The thickness of the base should be extremely small. To dry the base is necessary in a specialized lamp. The adhesive layer is necessarily removed. The base counteracts the invasion of the color enzyme in the nail plate. It is best to try the base coat a little bit under the protruding edge of the nail. When the nails are cut excessively short, and their size is not enough to seal, it means that it is necessary to either grow the nails or simply not to hope for the perfect quality of manicure.
Sealing butt gel varnish
This procedure includes the following steps.
- Lay a thin layer of base coat.
- Take a brush and dip it in an ordinary gel. Remove excess fluid and gently smear the edge of the nail plate, holding the brush in a perpendicular position, with a hair bundle to the tip of the finger. This will provide an opportunity to prevent the manicure from peeling off the nail plate.
- Dry the base coat in LED or UF-lamp for 2 minutes.
- Apply a layer of gel varnish. If the liquid is thick, then one layer will suffice; if the thickness is not enough, more coatings will be needed. Each dry in the lamp.
- Apply the top and dry it.
- Using a lint-free cloth, remove the adhesive.
Finishing Gel
Upon completion of the application and drying the gel polish, you should cover your nails with a finishing agent. The finish layer must be slightly higher than the basecoat thickness. Gloss of nails directly depends on the quality of drying the finish. Nail specialists say that it is better to let it be overdried than undersized. When the coating is undrained, then along with the removal of residual gel, the gloss will also disappear.
Subtleties of care
After gaining a beautiful shape of the nails and elegant appearance, it is very important to worry about them, so that there is no separation. For this, you need to follow a few recommendations.
- It should limit the use of hot water during the first day after the procedure. You should also not visit the beach or solarium.
- It is forbidden to file nail plates. If there are any unpredictable factors, it is necessary to completely remove the gel coating and perform all operations again.
- It is required to use gloves in case of interaction with detergents, soil, chemical fertilizers. This will eliminate the contamination of the nail plate, in addition, protects the sensitive skin of the hands.
- It is recommended to choose the time when you should walk without varnish. It will be useful to make the rubbing of oils, trays with paraffin. With the help of this nail plate will be strong, and then nothing will remind them of their fragility and delamination.
Useful recommendations
Let us dwell on some tips that give professionals nail service.
- Carefully wipe the brush and paint over the arch without pressure, so as not to break your head, causing the lacquer to drain on the inside of the nail or swim up unsightly "roller".
- Hold the brush only perpendicular to the nail plate, and make a sealing movement from the left side to the right or from the right side to the left side, but not from the bottom up, or from top to bottom.
- To protect the skin tissue under the nails from nail polish, apply a liquid tape.
In conclusion, it can be noted that if you strictly adhere to the technology, understand how to seal the end of the nail plate with gel varnish, and prevent the coating from wearing out as a result of mechanical effects, then it will please you for a long time.
On how to seal the nail butt gel varnish, see the next video.
