This method of caring for manicure, as a nail extension, has become a routine for a long time. Each girl at least once made herself beautiful artificial nails. And, of course, each is familiar with how the process of nail extension goes. Nail extension is a simple method that will help your nails get a beautiful shape and desired length. Knowing how to build nails with nail tips at home, you can easily try to do this in practice. The result will delight every woman.
What are tips
Tips are special forms that have the shape of a nail plate. They are made of plastic. Tips are attached to the nail with a special glue, like false nails. In order that the difference between artificial and real nails is not noticeable, the border between them is polished. After that, the nail plate is given the desired shape and the nail is built up on the tips with the help of a gel. Of course, professionals in their field know how to properly build nails on tips . But in fact, there is nothing complicated in this, and each person can independently master this technique. The build-up procedure takes on average no more than 3 hours.
In order to create a beautiful and neat manicure, the nail tip should be as similar as possible in shape and bend to a real nail. If you can’t find the perfect shape, then you should choose a larger tip. The desired result can be obtained by cutting.
For those who begin to get acquainted with the technology, how to build nails on tips, you need to know that they have their own differences. Tips differ from each other in the following ways:
- The form.
- Color.
- Destination.
- Contact area.
Tips Forms
Today, there are several varieties of tip shapes. It:
- Direct.
- Classic.
- Bent.
- Skinny.
Tips of all these forms do different lengths. But the most popular are the longest forms, since you can give the nail any desired length. Also, most often, manicure masters use the classic form of nail tips. It has a smooth bend and most accurately simulates a real nail plate. Classic tips are also called comfortable or standard.
When creating a manicure in the "American" style, preference is given to curled tips, they will more accurately convey the effect of curved nails.
Tips color differences
Before building nails on tips, you need to decide how the final manicure will look in order to choose the right color for the material. Tips can be:
- Transparent.
- Natural color.
- Colored.
- French tips.
- With design.
Tips with design is a ready-made manicure solution right away. Such materials do not need to be filed, have a ready-made picture immediately and are intended to be coated only with transparent color.
If the plans include coating the extended nails with varnish, then transparent or natural color tips is best.
French tips, of course, are designed to create a classic French manicure. Such tips are often non-contact and thin.
On colored tips you can draw a variety of patterns and elements, but the main color of the nail will not be so easy to change.
Tips Assignment
Another criterion for distinguishing the tips of one from the other is the purpose. They are:
- Universal.
- With a strong bend.
- With an extremely strong bend.
Tipsa should have a bend that is as close as possible to the natural one, so that the shape of the extended nail is perfect and does not look messy.
Contact areas
The contact zone is the line along which the tips are glued to the nail. Contact areas are:
- Small.
- Big ones.
- Deep and vice versa.
- Non-contact.
The choice of the shape of the contact zone depends on the characteristics of the nail plate individually. For example, if the nail bed is very short or the nail bends downward, you need to select the minimum contact area. But this does not mean at all that in the arsenal of the master there should be all kinds of tips with all kinds of contact zones. Knowing how to build nails on tips, the master can take tips with any contact area and cut out the necessary shape. This procedure is quite simple and does not take much time.
Tips that do not require filing, that is, with a design or jacket, are made non-contact. Thus, it is more convenient to work with them and there is no threat that the design will be violated by cutting.
Why choose tips
The master independently chooses how to build up nails - on tips or forms, since there is no significant difference between them. It all depends on the condition and shape of the nail plate and, of course, on the level of professionalism of the master himself. Tips should be selected if:
- the nail plate is too narrow;
- the nails are very short;
- there is a bad habit of biting nails, in which case they are very damaged and extension is possible only with the help of tips;
- the natural shape of the nail is very different from the desired;
- the side walls of the nail are uncomfortable.
What is a gel?
Gel is a very popular and common material for nail extension. It is odorless and does not cause allergic reactions. It consists mainly of resinous substances of conifers and acid-free elements. The gel wins in competition with acrylic in that it allows the nail plate to “breathe”, does not allow the accumulation of harmful substances in the body, and prevents the occurrence of fungal diseases. For quick and uniform gel solidification, the nail is placed for a short time in a special ultraviolet lamp.
Preparation for building
Before building nails with the help of nail tips, they must be carefully prepared. To do this, you need:
- completely clean the surface of the nail;
- process cuticles;
- with the help of a grinding file we completely erase the shiny layer of the nail;
- make the surface of the nail plate smooth and even;
- dust off;
- degrease nails.
Gluing tips
A step-by-step instruction on how to build up nails on nail tips is an algorithm of actions:
- We take the necessary tips and turn it over with the inside, open the glue for the nails.
- Apply a layer of glue. You should pay attention to the fact that on the inside of the tips are drawn a line to which glue should be applied. Do not overdo it with the amount of glue.
- We remove the glue and gently hold the finger on which the tips will be glued.
- The plastic nail is in contact with the nail plate at an angle of 70 degrees and slowly lowers onto it. During lowering, air is squeezed out simultaneously from under the tips.
- Hold the tips firmly and hold in this position for about one minute. It is not necessary to move it at this time, it is necessary to ensure that air does not get under the material.
- Slowly release the nail. Glued tips takes about half of a real nail.
- Glue the remaining tips in the same way.
Build process
After waiting another 5 minutes after gluing, until the nails are completely dry, we proceed to the extension procedure.
- Before you build up the nails on the tips with gel, you should choose the desired length and trim the nail. For nail tips are special manicure scissors, which are called heliatin.
- The border between real and artificial nails is carefully sawed.
- We carefully remove the remaining glue.
- We cut off the top layer of tipsa so that its surface becomes rough (the gel will stick better).
It should be noted that scissors are strictly contraindicated in tipsy. They should either be filed off, or use a special tool called nail cut. With its help, the tips will be neatly trimmed and not damaged.
- Apply a layer of gel on the nail plate. The distance from the cuticle should be 1 mm.
- We put nails covered with gel under an ultraviolet lamp. We keep them there for exactly 3 minutes.
- Then apply a layer of modeling gel and let it dry too.
- We shape the nails with a nail file.
- At the end, we cover the nails with a gel finish.
The first nail extension procedure appeared in the 60s of the last century and over the past years has taken a strong position and unprecedented popularity among other varieties of manicure. Today, nail extension takes relatively little time and is available to everyone. This is a very easy process - to build nails on tips. Following the instructions step by step, you can quickly become familiar with building tips and begin to learn and practice more complex methods. And to look after such nails is very simple. You should not forget about the cuticles and treat them with oil, as well as periodically cover with a colorless varnish to give freshness to the manicure.