How long does a manicure take and how long does it last?

The rhythm of life of a modern woman is often refined to the minute. One of the regular nail care procedures is performing a manicure. Let's take a closer look at the issue of time and designate how much it takes to complete this or that type, how long it lasts.

The time it takes to get a manicure will vary depending on the type of procedure. It is important to understand that it consists of step-by-step stages, each of which takes its own period of time. At the same time, there are no rigid norms, because in one case a professional gets down to business, in others we perform manicure on our own, without having any specific experience.

It can be edged or unedged, with or without soaking the nails. In addition, there is an express method, the terms of which are compressed from 20 minutes to half an hour. Of course, with this method, the master does not have time to complete the artistic painting, but in half an hour he removes the cuticle, tidies the nails and applies a high-quality coating on them, which will decorate the nails for at least two weeks.

On average, stages of a manicure can take a different length of time:

• full preparation of nails with cleaning the cuticles and pterygium may take at least 30-40 minutes;
• the base is applied in a thin layer, sealing the end of the nail plates for about 5-10 minutes;
• the base material is dried in a special lamp from 30 seconds to two minutes (depending on the type and power of the device used);
• apply pigmented gel polish on nails with a thin layer in about 5-10 minutes;
• dry the coating for 30 seconds-2 minutes;
• if necessary, repeat the step with painting nails with colored varnish and sealing for 6-10 minutes and subsequent drying;
• the topcoat is applied for about 5 minutes, dried for up to two minutes;

Monochrome staining of nails can take about 40 minutes, provided that there is a simple design on the nails or the time is spent on forming a French smile. On average, the total duration can be an hour or two. If the work is done by a professional in his field, it can take no more than an hour, provided that the master will make a complex design with artistic painting of accent nails.

The length of the procedure can also be affected by the build-up of the plates. On average, a professional performing hardware manicure with extensions takes about 3.5-4 minutes per nail. During this time, the specialist manages to remove the old coating, remove the length, align the arch, polish the nail and clean the cuticle.

It is impossible not to take into account the way the design is done. It takes longer time for hand painting and laying out stones, the slider design allows you to shorten the duration of the manicure. If the master uses a water-based design technique, the time will increase, because he will have to spend it on creating a pattern, then transferring it to the nail and sealing it so that the coating does not come off with the first hand wash.

A simple design can be completed in an hour. When you need a creative approach, you can not keep within this framework. For example, it takes a very long time to do a bubble manicure, creating the effect of a round chewing gum from thin layers of gel polish. Even two hours of time will not be enough for it, since each applied layer will have to be dried and sealed.

The coatings on the nails dry in different ways. For regular varnish, depending on its density and density, it may take several minutes. As for gel polishes, they dry for a maximum of two minutes, even if it is a layer with a slider. Do not lengthen the drying time, as this can cause the coating to bubble up.

A well-executed manicure can stay on the nails without the need for adjustment for two to four weeks. In some cases, clients can walk with the design for up to two or two and a half months. However, the masters repeatedly emphasize that walking with painted and extended nails is highly undesirable. The correction should be done about two to three weeks after the manicure.

In order not to harm the durability of the manicure, you should not shorten the main technique. Drying times should not be neglected as this leads to rapid flaking of the applied coating. You can save time by simplifying your design. For example, instead of painting, you can use rubbing, stamping, slider design. If a manicure is done without design, it takes less time.

Few people thought about the fact that we ourselves often reduce the wear of a manicure. In order to preserve the result for a long time, it is important to listen to the recommendations of a specialist:

• you cannot constantly steam your hands and keep them in hot water for a long time;
• you need to protect your fingers from contact with household chemicals;
• it is undesirable to do frequent hand baths;
• you can not knock your nails on a hard surface;
• it is important to apply layers thinly, drying them all the time allotted for this;
• we must not forget about the mandatory removal of the dispersion layer after the final sealing of the nails;
• regardless of how long the manicure lasts, you cannot make a poor-quality seal of the butt;

On the first day after applying varnish, it is important to protect your hands from contact with water: a long stay in it contributes to the detachment of the varnish. In addition, it is important to initially perform the manicure correctly. For example, a common cause of detachment is varnish dripping behind the cuticle and lateral ridges.

What are the ways to reduce the time for performing a manicure, you can find out from the video.