What is needed for acrylic nail extension and how to choose the right materials?

Extension of nails is a popular procedure that allows you to get the desired length of nails and well-groomed hands in a short time. For building, special gels, camouflage bases or acrylics are used.

For self-building with acrylic at home, you need to purchase special materials and tools. Before buying, it is worth deciding in what technology the extension is supposed - on forms or tips.

Building extensions at home for the first time can cause difficulties caused by the material peeling off the nail. This is due to insufficient pretreatment of the nail plate, preservation of non-sanded areas, or the presence of greasy stains due to poor degreasing of the plate.

The price of materials varies from 3 to 8 thousand rubles. But it should be borne in mind that the consumption of powder and other funds is minimal, they are enough for about six months or a year. The content can be conveniently purchased from a professional store or from a specific brand's website.

Despite all the disadvantages, home extensions are an excellent alternative to the salon procedure. It allows you to make corrections at any convenient time and as often as needed. Personal control of product quality, cut protection and guarantee of sterilization of instruments are additional benefits of independent work.Correctly applied acrylic powder protects against mechanical stress, ultraviolet radiation, allows you to get the desired length on thin and brittle nails.

• Forms. To grow nails using this technique, it is necessary to allow the nail to grow a couple of millimeters, then it will be possible to fix the shape under the edge of the nail plate. For long nails, it is worth creating the desired shape or shortening them if they are of different lengths or break.
• Tipsy. In this technique, in addition to the false nails themselves, you will need special forceps, a tip cutter, with the help of which the forms are shortened. You will also need glue.

• Coarse file. Used for filing and polishing the nail before building. It is worth purchasing files of different sizes and with varying degrees of abrasiveness. With a soft file, buff, dust is removed after the grinding process.
• Orange stick and wire cutters. These items are used to remove or push back the cuticle and pterygium. This is done for the best grip of the material and also allows the hands to look more well-groomed.
• Primer. It is an odorous substance that improves the contact of acrylic with the nail plate. The primer is applied after the filing.

• Liquid monomer. It is necessary for applying acrylic to a base impregnated with a primer, participates in the process of acrylic polymerization.
• Synthetic brush. With the help of it, the process of distribution of acrylic powder takes place.
• Acrylic Powder. It is a polymer powder of different colors, with a dense or translucent effect. It is used for classic building and sculpting of design elements.

Let's dwell on two technologies that make it possible to carry out the process at home.

Step-by-step instruction:

• Prepare hands for extension, wash and dry them.
• File off the top layer of the plate using a large nail file.
• Perform a classic manicure: remove the cuticle or push it back with an orange stick.
• Clean out the pterygium.
• Remove excess dust and degrease nails with a primer.
• Place the form under the tip of the nail and secure the ends.

• Reapply the primer.
• Moisten the brush in liquid (liquid monomer), then take a small portion of acrylic and distribute it evenly over the surface of the nail and the mold.
• After the formation of the length and shape of the nail, wait until the material is completely dry, you can use a lamp to accelerate the polymerization of the material.
• Remove the shape and remove unnecessary corners and roughness on the finished result. Process the sides, and sand the surface of the nail with a soft buff.
• Finished nails can be coated with varnish and oil or hand cream.

Step-by-step process:

1. prepare your hands, grind the surface of the nail with a coarse file, remove the cuticle;
2. Glue the tips with glue, trying to press the element as tightly as possible in order to avoid the appearance of air bubbles;
3. give the desired length and shape to the tips using tongs and a file;
4. then align the artificial nail with the real one in the place of gluing;
5. cover the surface with a primer;
6. dip the brush in liquid, then in acrylic, and distribute a small amount of powder on the nail, affecting the tips;
7. most of the acrylic should be in the bonding area, strengthening the "stress zone".

For a master class on nail extension with acrylic on forms, see the next video.