Covering the nail plate with gel polish is one of the most popular procedures today. Compared to conventional nail polish, it does not require a long drying time - in just 1-3 minutes in a UV or LED lamp, your nails will sparkle with bright colors. You can apply it both on an artificial nail and on a natural one, the result will not suffer from this.
What is gel polish?
This product appeared in the nail industry relatively recently, just a few years ago, and immediately won the recognition of fashionistas around the world. Among the huge range of conventional varnish coatings, it has always been very difficult to stop at something special, but here - with high strength, the so-called "hybrid" of gel and varnish. The main advantage of this coating is that it is easy to apply. The material has unique properties, due to which during the entire period of wearing (about 2-3 weeks) the color intensity and gloss, the integrity of the coating are preserved, and the nails underthey don't get cloudy.
How to apply gel polish on the nail plate correctly?
The intensity of the color usually depends on how much material is applied to the nail. If it is one layer, then you can enjoy a translucent light shade, and with a two-layer coating you will get a dense saturated color. The choice is yours alone. You only need to remember that before using gel polish, you must first prepare your nails, as in the case of conventional modeling.
Having slightly processed the nail plate with a file (with a medium-sized abrasive), you can proceed to applying a thin layer of bonder gel. Remember that it should not be much, as inexperienced craftsmen like to do. After all, after you apply the bonder gel to the nail, its surface should remain matte. If shine remains, then you need to remove excess coating. It's simple - it remains to dry it in the lamp for 30 seconds.
Now the first layer of gel polish is applied. Remember that you should step back from the edge of the cuticle by about 0.5-1 mm. Excess gel that has fallen into this forbidden zone must be removed with a pusher or the well-known orange stick. Dry the first layer for about three minutes in the lamp. If the resulting color was not enough, then you can then apply another layer of gel polish and also dry it in the lamp until it dries completely.
Starting, as a rule, you need with the right hand, while applying the coating on the little finger. After that, the finger with gel polish shouldbe placed in an ultraviolet lamp for five seconds. At this time, you need to apply the material on the left little finger. Continuing to alternate, you need to apply the coating on all the nails of your fingers. This procedure is simple but time consuming.
Why do you need to alternate? This question interests many women, but the answer to it is elementary. By observing the alternation, you can prevent gel polish from getting on the skin around the nail and cuticle. This technique should be used by those masters who are just starting to work with this coating and are trying to understand the essence of the procedure.
