Nail extensions are becoming more and more popular every year.great popularity because it simplifies manicure care. This procedure is a real find for those women who cannot boast of naturally healthy nails. Extension guarantees an elegant manicure and a well-groomed look and adds a certain zest to the image of a modern successful woman. What if you do not have the means or the opportunity to regularly visit a manicurist in order to keep your nails in perfect condition? The solution is obvious - you need to learn how to do extensions at home. At first glance, this seems difficult to do, because many simply do not know what technology is used for extensions and how to get down to business correctly. But it is quite possible. Of course, you will have to spend a lot of time and effort. For example, review a lot of magazines to learn how to do nail extensions at home. But you will get a lot of advantages: you will save money and will no longer depend on a specialist. But it is best to just read this article. In it, we will consider various methods of extension - for example, with acrylic or with gel or false tips, - and we will explain in detail how to extend your nails at home.
Methods of building
False nails The fastest and most economicalAnother option is to buy artistic tips with special glue, read the instructions included with them and glue them to your nails. Unfortunately, such a manicure does not look very natural if you stick the tips on carelessly. Their shape cannot be changed, and the design is not very imaginative or individual. The set includes ten tips, and the glue dries almost instantly. Without a certain skill, it is difficult to glue such tips evenly. The glue deforms the horny plate, pulling it to the hard tip. After such experiments, the nails may have to be treated. First, adjust the length of the tips. This must be done before you stick them on. The longer they are, the less they will last. Next, prepare your nails. Remove old varnish, cuticles and hangnails. File. Wash your hands and wipe them dry. Select false tips for each finger, lay them out in order so as not to get confused. Place a drop of glue in the center of the false nail and spread it over the entire surface using the nozzle of the bottle. Apply it to the natural nail and press for ten seconds. Glued? Now remove the excess glue that has come out from under the plate and cover the tips with your favorite varnish. To remove false nails, place a drop of acetone nail polish remover under the plate and carefully lift it with a manicure stick. Acrylic nails Acrylic is a combination of powder and liquid. Initially, it was used in dentistry, and acrylic has recently begun to be used in cosmetology. There are two methods: creating nails on tips and on forms. In the second case, the plate is formed directly from the polymer material. The positive aspects include good protection of your own nails from the negative influence of the environment, the strength of the material, and the long service life of acrylic nails (up to four months). There are also disadvantages: an unpleasant odor, slight toxicity. If you do not know how to extend nails with acrylic at home, read this short guide. The raw materials are: acrylic, a liquid to increase the adhesion of the natural nail to the artificial one, a solvent, a degreaser, a brush and files. All of this can be freely purchased in specialized stores. A complete set will cost you about $100. At first glance, this is a considerable amount. But all the materials will last for a long time, so the money will pay off very quickly.
- Building on forms:
Before making a correction usingacrylic, wash and disinfect your hands. Do a manicure, file the length. Go over all the nails with a grinder, remove dust from the nail plate and around it. Apply a special cleaning agent and let it dry. Install the form and glue its ends to create the future nail. Then pour the liquid into the container, dip the brush in the monomer. Squeeze the brush well from the liquid so that it remains almost dry. Then pick up a ball of camouflage powder with a brush. It should look like a hedgehog. If the ball is wet, you will not be able to work with it. Acrylic will simply spread over the nail. Wait until the ball is saturated with liquid and apply it to the form. Roll it over the form and cuticle area, stepping back from the cuticle itself by one millimeter. Create the nail shape you need. Continue to build up in this way until you achieve the desired result. You can make yourself regular nails, or a French manicure - using white and pink powder. You can also make fantasy drawings using different colors of powder, acrylic paints and various accessories. Remove the form with tweezers. File the free edge and the entire surface of the artificial nail, sand and polish it.
- Correction:
File the nail, paying special attentionthe border between the artificial and natural surfaces. After that, lubricate the working surface with a degreaser and adhesion liquid. Avoid getting liquids on the cuticle. Start the coating by laying acrylic on the surface of the nail, model an exact copy of its natural shape. Wait three to four minutes for the material to harden. The next step is to file the surface. Polish the surface until it becomes perfectly smooth and shiny. Repeat the procedure with the rest of the nails. That's it, now you know how to extend nails with acrylic at home. Gel nails This method is the most popular. Its essence is that both semi-synthetic and natural components are used when extending the nail plate. Most often, resin of coniferous trees is used. Pros: safe for health materials, antibacterial properties of gel, natural look of manicure. The latest innovation is placing silk fabric under the tip for additional strengthening of the nail and speeding up the extension procedure itself. In addition, now you can decorate your manicure with beads, rhinestones, colored foil. Show a little effort and imagination, and you will be proud of how you extended your nails at home. This method has only two disadvantages: relatively high cost and the need for repeated extensions if a nail breaks. Remember that the extension procedure cannot be completely safe in any case. Microtraumas of the nails occur quite often. Sometimes penetration of fungi or infection is possible. Any fungal disease is treated for a long time and causes significant damage to the nail plate, destroying and deforming it. If you use extensions for a long time, there is a risk of nail dystrophy. So, what do you need for gel nail extensions at home? First, stock up on the following materials: files, tips, disinfectant liquid, primer, bonder, gel, brushes, ultraviolet lamp, acrylic paints and brushes for painting.
- Building on forms:
Do a manicure, trim the length of your nails, but not to the pointend. There should be a free edge of two to three millimeters left for the shape, polish their surface. Put on the extension form, clasping its ends under the nail. Apply one layer of gel to half of your nail and extend it onto the form to the desired length. Dry under the lamp for about one minute to fix. Apply the second gel layer, not reaching the cuticle by one to two millimeters. Dry under the lamp again. Carefully remove the extension stencil and give the desired shape to the nail. Take a little more gel on the brush. Apply it to the middle of the nail and distribute it in both directions so that a tubercle forms in the middle. Turn your palm up for a few seconds and then dry again under the lamp in the usual position. Then use a file to give the nails the final shape. Apply the last layer of gel - the thinnest. And dry under the lamp. Do not wet your hands for thirty minutes after the procedure.
- Correction of nails:
The procedure for correcting old nails takes place inseveral stages. First, the cuticle is carefully pushed back with a spatula. Then about half of the old gel is removed with a coarse file. After that, the nail that has grown out at the cuticle is filed for better adhesion to the new gel. The nails of one hand are treated in turn with a disinfectant liquid and primer, then with a bonder, and placed under an ultraviolet lamp. The next stage is applying the gel. It is best to do two or three layers, drying each one under the lamp for a couple of minutes. Make the first layer the thinnest, the second and third - thicker. After obtaining the required thickness, the remaining sticky layer is removed with acetone. The final touch is correcting the shape of the nails with a file (first coarse, then fine). The correction procedure is almost the same as gel nail extensions at home. The only difference with the first extension is that the nail needs to be cut very short and completely filed, treated with a primer and the desired tip glued. To cut the tip to the desired length, stock up on special nippers. The shape is given with a file. This extension technology gives the nails an excellent look, prevents their peeling and fragility.
Removal of artificial nails
It happens that there is a need to removeartificial nails. This procedure can be done at home. The main rule is to never remove nails with tweezers, knitting needles or other “auxiliary tools”. If you already know how to extend your nails at home, then removing them will also be no problem. To remove acrylic nails, you will need tweezers, acetone, foil and cotton pads. First, remove the length of the nail by pinching off the protruding edge with special nail tweezers. Be careful not to scratch the skin. Then pour acetone onto a cotton pad and apply to the nail. Wrap your finger in foil to avoid inhaling acetone. Wait ten minutes, remove the foil and cotton pad. You will see that acetone has almost completely dissolved the acrylic. The remains are easily removed with a soft file. Gel nails are a little more difficult to remove. You need to buy a very hard file (100-150 grit) and gradually file off the gel. The protruding edge is removed with manicure nippers.
Contraindications
Before you do nail extensions at homeon your own, make sure that there are no contraindications for you. Consult your doctor. Women who suffer from regular intestinal disorders or diabetes will most likely have to give up the desired artificial nails. The extension procedure is also not recommended during antibiotic treatment. Try not to wear artificial nails constantly. At least once every two or three months, let your own nails "free" for a week so that they can breathe and recover. What can happen to your nails? If you fail to extend your acrylic nails correctly, this can lead to them growing in waves, or even worse, curling inward or outward. So, this method of extension is fast, but the most dangerous. Therefore, think carefully whether the end justifies the means in this case.
Care for manicure on nails
It's not enough to just learn how to do nail extensionsat home. It is also very important to know how to properly care for them. In order for your nails to always look great, pamper them from time to time. Rub manicure oils or regular olive and apricot oil into them. To provide the most beneficial effect, the oil should be warm. Rub it in with light massage movements. After the procedure, take a suede polisher and polish your nails. Regularly do soda baths to strengthen your nails. To do this, dissolve a tablespoon of soda in a glass of warm water. Dip your fingertips in the prepared solution and hold for a few minutes. To achieve the best results, do this procedure every day for a week and a half. Then take a short break and repeat the course again. We hope that our tips will help you learn how to extend your nails at home and how to care for them afterwards. This can be not only useful, but also exciting. Perhaps you will discover a real talent as a manicurist, make this activity your hobby or even a profession. We recommend reading:
