Beautiful manicure - the dream of every woman. But not every lady can successfully cope with the task of maintaining the desired length and shape of the nail plate. Build up helps fix the situation - a procedure that allows you to create the desired coverage without effort and long waiting for results.
There are different ways to create such a manicure. But one of the most popular options is shellac nail extension.
Features
Technique manicure, providing for the use of shellac, does not imply additional nail extensions. This coating retains its own plate length, but makes it possible to achieve higher aesthetics, while increasing the durability of the result.
Shellac can hold from 2.5 to 4 weeks without losing its brightness. And to cover their nails is no more difficult than ordinary varnish.
For the first time this type of decorative design appeared in 2010 and quickly gained popularity. From the salon procedure, application of shellac gradually turned into a home care item. Like gel, it requires fixing using a special lamp. In contrast to the classic extension, there is no significant cutting of the own nail plate, and the coating itself is neat and not too thick. Elegant and neat manicure with the use of shellac is especially popular among working women and young mothers who do not have the opportunity to regularly visit the salon procedure.
Advantages and disadvantages
Shellac or gel polish forms a smooth, effective outer coating on the surface of the nail. In addition, you can find other advantages with this application technology:
- Natural result. The applied coating looks flawless, it does not turn out to be too thick and allows you to mask small defects and irregularities.
- Ability to use on short nails. You can achieve a salon effect, even if growth is not included in the plans of the client's nail salon.
- No additional machining. Pre-filing with strong abrasives is not required - hand-polishing the plate with a nail buff is enough.
- Long save results. You can not worry about the fact that the coating is not sufficiently resistant. Even as the nails grow back, they look perfect for up to 4 weeks without losing their strength and aesthetics.
- Easy removal without damage to the plate. Gel polish is removed quite easily with a special liquid. After removing it, you can take care of your nails in the usual way, or use classic varnishes to apply a decorative coating.
Not without flaws. Shellac is removed by a caustic chemical fluid that dries the nail plate. And the difference between your own nail and color coating gradually becomes noticeable.
Which is better: gel or shellac?
Gel coating is chosen for themselves mainly by women and girls who are not satisfied with the shape or length of their own nails. But for the owners of a thin or fragile plate, this option is not suitable, since the base is needed to file, removing the already small thickness of the stratum corneum. The use of shellac allows you to quickly and easily solve the problem.The high drying rate of the coating and the absence of a base having a considerable thickness make it possible to achieve a truly impressive result efficiently and simply.
Gel coating requires much more complex processing and requires the use of additional consumables, the long process of formation and drying, the acquisition of special equipment. All this makes the use of the gel is not too convenient for independent use. In contrast, shellac with careful handling allows you to create a smooth and beautiful finish. The master can work even outside the salon, providing the possibility of home modeling the shape of the nail plate. Moreover, after removing the decor, it is not necessary to treat the damaged surface for a long time.
Can I apply to extended nails?
The nails created with the help of the gel are rather thick, and during the modeling a significant part of the keratin coating of the plate is cut. But there are more benign extension methods that allow the use of shellac in combination with them without any restrictions.
To create the most resistant coating, a combination of acrylic and shellac is used, which acts as an additional strengthening component and allows you to impart the desired decorative effect to a manicure.
The presence of gel nails, built up on tips, is not the best solution for combination with shellac with similar structure. Together, such a combination forms an unnaturally thick plate, which will, rather, make the manicure heavier, make it too coarse. If the goal of increasing the length is not worth it, it is still better to apply gel polish directly on your own nails, quickly and accurately making them out even at home.
What to choose?
Understand that it is better in a particular case to help the manicurist, performing capacity. If the main goal in the future is to grow your own nails, then shellac would be the preferred option. Providing effective protection against mechanical damage, such a manicure helps to give the hands aristocratic and attractive for a long time.
But it is not suitable for use by women who regularly subject the nail plate to intense mechanical stress, such as typing on a computer or washing dishes without gloves. In this case, it is necessary to repeat the procedure more often, because the destruction of the coating will be permanent.
You will learn more about how to grow nails with shellac from the following video.
