Gel-lacquer at home

Beautiful, well-groomed nails for two weeks - the dream of any girl. However, earlier this dream was feasible only with the help of a manicurist, who could build nails with acrylic or gel. Today, fortunately, widespread use of shellac - is, in simple terms, a mixture of normal nail polish and gel. And if the varnish keeps on the nails for several days, and then requires renewal, the gel-lacquer is more stable: it keeps on the nails for a long time, and the only reason for updating the manicure is the overgrown nail. At the base of the nail a light line is formed, which also gives the prescription of the manicure.

Covering nails with gel-varnish at home

When shellac was just beginning to gain popularity, it could only be applied in salons, but today, when all the necessary devices can be bought in a professional store, gel-lacquer is ideal for home use. So, without leaving home, you can create a beautiful, and, most importantly, a steady manicure, which does not require replacement until the nail grows.

1. Before applying the gel-lacquer at home, you need to prepare a nail plate. To do this, you first need to cut the cuticle . In salons for this use a special cream to soften the cuticle, which does not necessarily buy for home use, because the cream and the trimmed manicure effect is one.
2. To make a manicure at home with lacquer gel in accordance with all the rules, the nail plate should be sanded before application. Today there are different types of gel varnish, and if you take Gelish, LeChat, In'Garden or Jessica, then you should always nail the nail with a soft nail file for grinding. If gel-lacquer grade Gel FX or Shellac, then zapilivanie optional in those cases if the nail plate is flat.
3. The next important step is applying a degreaser to the nail. If this step is missed, the gel-varnish will not adhere well to the nail and will quickly disappear. Some professionals believe that at home, a professional degreaser can replace the usual alcohol or liquid to remove varnish containing acetone. When processing the nail, special attention should be paid to the side parts of the nail that contact the skin: since they are sloping, you need to take care, so that the degreaser penetrated these areas.
4. Now it's time to use the base coat, which is also necessary for fixing the gel-varnish on the nail. This can be a base from CND Base Coat or any other similar application.
5. Before you dry the gel-lacquer at home, you need to buy a special device. At this stage, you need an ultraviolet lamp. For 20 seconds under the influence of the coating should completely dry. If the lamp power is less than 36 watts, then, most likely, for drying it will take more time. Concerning the maintenance of such lamp, it is worth noting that the light bulb needs to be replaced once a half year.
6. Now the nails need to apply gel-lacquer. Beforehand it needs to be shaken well. After that, about 2 minutes, the nails covered with gel-varnish, you need to hold under the ultraviolet lamp. When applying gel-varnish, make sure that the layer is as thin as possible. If this advice is neglected, the coating will swell after drying.
7. After the first layer has dried, the gel-varnish needs to be applied again. Now the coating layer can be a little thicker.
8. Now it's time to use a fixer. This is a special tool for gel varnish, and it can not be replaced by a conventional fixer. For example, at CND, this tool is called Top Coat. However, you can use the funds of other firms.
9. The last step is to remove the adhesive layer of the fixer. It is removed with a napkin that does not leave the villi. It can also be removed with the help of alcohol, but you need to make sure that the gel-lacquer does not lose its shine.

How to remove the gel-lacquer at home?

To remove the gel-lacquer at home is as simple as to apply:

1. You need to wash your hands and prepare wadded disks with foil slices cut into a semicircle. Foil is needed to fix the discs.
2. Then you need to take a liquid to remove the varnish with acetone and moisten it with cotton pads.
3. Now cotton wheels should be applied to the nails so that they do not come into contact with the skin. In this position they are tightly fixed with foil, so that the liquid does not evaporate.
4. After 15 minutes, you can remove the cotton wool discs. Lac-gel by this time already softened, and it can be removed as a film. In hard-to-reach places, the gel lacquer can be removed with a cuticle spatula. If shellac is not removed, it is cut down.
5. After that, the skin around the nail needs to be restored with nutrient oils for the cuticle.