A practicing manicurist, a beauty supply store, a training center are all in need of material samples. There are special palettes of different types on which varnishes are applied. Sometimes well-known brands sell such palettes with varnishes, gels and other coatings already applied.
But over time, some bottles run out, and you have to prepare a new palette. How to apply gel polish on a sample? Do I need to treat the surface with a buff? Should a base be applied? But what about neon coatings, because they are almost transparent?
How to choose a good palette
There are different plastic molds for applying varnish samples. Some have a completely transparent structure, others are milky, and others are white.
For sample application, it is better to use milk palettes. Or natural, slightly yellowish. The applied sample on them will be closest in color to the painted nail.
Some palettes do not withstand solvents- acetone or alcohol. These are not worth buying. Good professional palettes are made from durable plastic and are easy to work with.
Applying gel polish to the substrate
To properly apply gel polish on the palette, you should determine the degree of its transparency. Opaque coatings are applied in two layers, translucent - in three. Topped with a top. If the gel polish is translucent - a haze for a jacket or berry, then they make a substrate: the first layer is painted with a dense nude shade, similar to the color of a natural nail.
You can make several options for such a coating for beige, peach, pink substrates. Each color can be warm or cold, this increases the number of options. With such a palette, it will be easy to determine the natural color of the client's nails and show her how the gel polishes will look on her hands.
If the gel polish is neon, a white substrate is made under it - the same as for nails. Then it will be bright. For gel polishes of the "cat's eye" series and for mirror rubbing, a black substrate is made.
How to apply gel polish on a palette: technology
In order for the coating to adhere well to the surface, there must be adhesion - adhesion to the material. For this, natural nails are prepared in a special way, sterilized and polished with a buff. If the palette is new, you can not wipe it with alcohol - it is clean. Just avoid leaving greasy fingerprints on it.
Glossy surfaces that shine are treated with a buff with a grit value of 400 or 240. AfterThis can be applied colored gel polish. The base is not needed for him, he will hold on well anyway. Two coats are applied, cured in a lamp. After that, the sample is covered with a glossy top, polymerized and the sticky layer is removed.
Polymerization in a lamp
Before you apply gel polish on the palette, you should take care of its placement in the lamp. A drop of gel polish may end up on the nail lamp tray and stick to it. To avoid this, you can use a small plastic cutting board for your palette.
If during the polymerization process a drop from the palette sticks to it, at least you don’t have to remove and clean the tray. A sticky drop from plastic can be cut off with a scraper, and then clean the end with an old file.
How to quickly fill a chamomile palette
The most common shape for nail polish samples is chamomile. Beginners sometimes have difficulty applying gel to it. But there is an easy way to apply gel polish on a chamomile palette.
Due to the fact that such a palette is round, you will have to apply gel polish in parts. You can paint one “petal” at a time, then it will turn out neatly, but for a long time. Therefore, we apply gel polish on four petals and send it to the lamp. If you paint more, then the gel will flow down, and the coating will become transparent in the center and with streaks on the sides of the petals.
So, four petals, paint the whole circle in one layer. Then repeat the second layer, after which they cover with a top. Here's how to properly apply gel polish to the palette.
Conclusion
If you do work, don'tin a hurry, it will turn out neat and beautiful. Think over the location of the shades on the palette and get to work.
