Whoever has nails extended at least once knows that nail tips are special plastic tips for nails that make your nails longer. They are also used to practice painting the nail with the implementation of complex patterns on it and interesting prints. And noble manicurists use such sets of tips in order to demonstrate their skills in painting nails, to show their clients the patterns that they can get from them, or simply to demonstrate the sets of available color palettes for nail polish.
Short story
Previously, such nail tips were made from all kinds of materials. Plastic as an object for creating tips was noticed only in 1970. At the same time, there were a lot of problems with tips, because they created them with their own hands, and the tips themselves were too thick and tough. Mass production of tips was only started in 1974, when they came up with a new technology for their creation. And at that time their price was very high, the service life reached up to seven months.
Tips Colors
Yes, imagine they are also diverse. All this in order to facilitate the process of the wizard. So, today there are three colors of nail tips:
- White.
- Transparent.
- Matt
The last of them are most similar to the natural color of the client’s nails. In addition, tips with a ready-made design are often used.
Tips Forms
With each new year, more and more new forms of tips appear, but two of their types remain the most popular:
- Square straight options.
- "Stilettos" (tips of narrowed form).
Technique for creating manicure using tips
There are two types of nail extensions: using gel polish and acrylic technique. They are almost identical, they differ only in the means by which this or that manicure is created. Now we will consider the whole process of such a technique.
Preparation for the process of building beautiful nails
The first thing you need to do is handle the handles of the client and the master with an antiseptic, and also do not forget about the tools. They also must be disinfected. Surely everyone already understands why this is done, but it’s worth clarifying that all this is to avoid any infection of the client’s nails and skin. A person who never neglects this point of action looks in the eyes of his client a more responsible and professional master of his craft. Never think too much about the cleanliness of your instruments and hands. Remember that this is always fraught with negative reviews about you, and, consequently, a decrease in the number of your customers, their fees for your work. No one wants to harm the health of their nails and hands.
The process of degreasing the nail
Then with the help of a nail file with slight abrasiveness we deprive the client’s nail of its natural shine and gloss. This is necessary so that the tool with which you will create a manicure is better fastened to the nail plate, and the client can carry the manicure for a rather long time.
Each nail has its own tips
Now you should choose each nail polish according to the size of your client’s nails. This is not difficult, because each of them has a size number (from zero to ten).
Caution! Glue!
We go further. Apply a layer of glue to the contact area of the nail plate and, as predicted, glue the tips to the nail. Based on the quality of the glue, try not to cause pain to the customer of your product. Do not overdo it, because no one likes discomfort.
Make the nail as smooth as possible
The next step is to “file” the tubercle of the transition from a natural nail to a nail. Everything should look as natural as possible, without unnecessary flaws, but, in addition to this, remember that it is important not to cut the girl’s natural nail. It also will not contribute to an increase in the number of positive reviews about your work. Of course, a natural nail will be sawn off, but do not overdo it.
Take the primer
Coat the nail plate with primer. This is necessary in order to degrease the nail again, as well as to raise up the sawn part of the natural plate.
Create the desired form
Now pick up a cutter (in other words, tip cutter) and shorten the tip to the length that your client wants, create the desired shape of the extended nail.
If you adhere to the acrylic technique for creating a manicure, then at this stage cover your work with acrylic. After the nail is formed, grind it and polish it with a buff.
Or are you a fan of gel art? In this case, the resulting form should be covered with a bronder so that the gel is even better bonded to a natural nail and does not exfoliate. Only after that can gel polish be applied in two stages.
Your work is ready!
How to remove nail tips?
Beautiful manicure is happiness for any girl. But we all know that, unfortunately, you cannot go through all this life with this happiness. Either the nail will grow back, or you just get tired of the uniform manicure, and the nails just need a rest from such a “heavy burden” in the form of a tips with acrylic or gel. How to remove extension nails on tips? It is a pity that some ladies do not ask this question prematurely and do not consult their master. Well, that doesn’t matter! After all, in this article you can learn about how to properly remove nail tips from nails and not damage any of all your nails!
Get rid of tips without leaving home
Right now, you should thank the beauty industry! After all, she had taken care of how to remove the overgrown tips in advance. Everything is pretty simple. So simple that now you can even learn how to remove tips at home. First you need to purchase a special liquid in a cosmetics store. No longer ask yourself how to remove tips, just apply this product on your nails and wait a while. But after that, it is necessary to rub nutritious oil into the plate.
If such a tool is not in your stores and you still do not know how to remove tips, then do not think to despair! After all, there are other ways ... First, you can use ordinary acetone. And this method will cost you much cheaper. But, in this case, also do not forget about nutritious oil!
In the case when the pseudo-nail technicians are asked how to remove the tips, they can advise you to simply tear them off. This is because over time, your nail grows and its damaged area grows, but still it is not recommended to resort to this method! It's pretty easy and fast, but what harm can do you!
Another way. On the eye, determine where your natural nail ends, and saw off this place. Trim the remains of the "growth". After that, cut off its remnants from your own plate. Experts recommend leaving a half millimeter gel intact. In no case should you tear off something or gnaw off.
Have you settled on the acetone method? Then here are some more tips for you. You can not immerse your nails in acetone, but moisten a cotton pad with it and put on your manicure. To speed up the process of removing nails, wrap your tips with cotton pads moistened with acetone and ordinary foil.
You can get rid of an artificial nail by taking a hot bath or simply by immersing a manicure in a container of warm water for a while. "Growth" just has to fall by itself. But keep in mind, this process can take quite a while! In most cases, it all depends on the quality of the glue used.
Now you know how to remove tips!
How to remove gel from tips?
Sometimes you only need to remove gel polish in order to reuse plastic tips. Usually, gel polish is removed from the tips palette in this way. Firstly, the gel can simply be cut off. And secondly, you can lower the tips for several seconds in hot water, and then pry shellac with a pusher from the plastic and remove.
And that’s all. Now you are no worse than the master familiar with many aspects of manicure. Good luck, beautiful and healthy nails!