How to do a French Manicure with Gel-Polish

Despite the fact that there are so many designs for the decoration of the nail plate, French manicure design remains one of the most popular ones. It is worth noting that if you use a standard varnish to apply it, you can soon see the cracks and chips of the coating, which is why the gel-varnish is used now, the service life of which is much better, but on condition that all the stages of the technology are observed. On average, this manicure will last about 3-4 weeks.

Technology of Creating a French Manicure

1. First of all, it is required to apply a primer to the pre-treated nails and to wait a couple of minutes for it to dry. The primer should be applied to the root of natural nails, gradually moving to the edge.

2. The base is applied in a thin layer, and the nails are dried under a lamp.

3. The main color is applied, and the nails are dried again under the lamp.

4. Next, a white line is drawn on the tip of the nail in the form of a smile. The varnish can be applied by hand, using special stickers and stencils. Do not worry if the line is not very smooth, as the characteristic feature of gel-varnish is that it can be corrected.

5. To draw this line, you can use gel-varnish or ordinary acrylic paint, but it does not require drying.

6. Next, it is required to apply the top and dry it.

7. Finally, you need to apply a moisturizing compound to the area of the cuticle and periungual tissue. It is required to make the fore-and-aft motions for the correct and full penetration of the agent. This will improve the manicure quality, saturate tissues with vitamins and improve the beauty of the hands.

It is important to note that you can apply the base layer, and then draw a smile line on it, or you can simply join two kinds of varnish in the right place. The second technique is more complicated, but it eliminates the layering of varnishes, which means that the durability of the manicure increases. The first variant of doing a French manicure is suitable for homemade decoration since it is very easy to create a smile with the help of a stencil. When buying tools and varnishes it is worth giving preference to professional tools. If you save on materials, it is unlikely that you will be happy with the result.

Recommendations of Specialists

1. To remove the gel-varnish properly, you need to prepare such products as a foil, wadded disks, remover and varnish remover.

2. It is best to apply the decor to the color, as the design paint will quickly and easily stick, so you just need to remember about the top cover.

3. Dry in the lamp as long as indicated on the manufacturer’s packaging. On average it takes 2 minutes. If the top is overexposed, the coating will dissolve instead of strengthening.

4. When applying gel-varnish, do not forget to treat the edge. Thus, the nail plate is sealed under a dense film. Otherwise, the applied layers will soon gradually peel off, and the corners will break off.

5. Each subsequent layer of varnish is applied as thinly as possible. In other words, the cover should completely cover the nail plate, but without any streaks and irregularities.

6. After application of each layer, it forms a sticky film, which is removed only from the top.

7. It is permissible to apply not more than 3 layers of gel-varnish.

It is important that all the materials should have excellent quality because if they contain toxic components, this can affect the health of the nail and cuticle. In addition, it is necessary not to exceed the time of keeping the nails in the lamp, which will not only spoil all the work but also may negatively affect the health of the skin around the nail.

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