How long does it take to build nails and what does it depend on?

Many girls prefer extended nails because of their reliability and durability. Everything looks natural and neat, in addition, you yourself choose the length and shape of the desired nails. There are many methods of carrying out the procedure, so every girl is faced with a serious choice. The duration of the procedure is considered the most exciting moment, because most often people plan their affairs and do not want to be late because of the incorrectly calculated time. Before going to a specialist, you should study all the nuances.

Many factors affect how long you spend in the salon.

The most basic:

• building technology;
• professional skills of a specialist;
• the complexity of the design;
• features of the nail plates and skin of the hands, their condition;
• hygienic manicure, kind;
• customer preferences.

All factors are related. In the first session, a professional will assess the condition of the nail plates and offer you several extension methods to choose from. The techniques vary in complexity and therefore take different time. The type of hygienic manicure (edged, hardware or combined) also depends on the condition of the nails. Each species takes a different amount of time.

Design plays an important role. If you have chosen a single-color coating, then the wizard will do everything quickly. If you want an intricate design or a lot of decorative elements, then it will take more time.

The use of tips is very popular. The method is quite simple and has a low cost. If you want to give your hands a well-groomed look, then you should consider it in more detail. This extension technology is used if the nail does not have a free edge.

Tips are made of special plastic. The manicurist attaches them to the nail plates using a special adhesive. To smooth the edge between the nail and the tips, use a buff for grinding. The procedure for such an extension takes about 3 hours.

A more modern way of building up involves the use of forms. The tips cover the entire nail and are part of the extended nail, and the shape has a "window" for a natural nail and is used to form a free edge. It has markings with millimeters so that the master can calculate the width and length of the nail. The form is removed as unnecessary.

The main advantage of this extension is that the nails look thinner and more natural. The cost of the procedure is higher than when using tips. Such nail extension is time consuming and takes about 3 hours. Molds can be made from a variety of materials. For convenience, they are divided into types according to the expected shape of the future nail.

Professionals love to work with quality materials. Gel (UV, LED or biogel) is often used for nail extension. The material is applied to the nail and remains liquid until polymerization in an ultraviolet or LED lamp. The gel is distinguished by its viscousness and thick consistency, which allows the master to form an artificial nail plate.

A more complex two-phase extension involves the use of a modeling aid and a gel for connection (fixation). The latter is intended to give the artificial nail the desired shape. Extension of nails using this technique lasts 2-2.5 hours.

A three-phase build-up can last up to 3 hours. The process itself is quite time consuming: you need to cover the nails with a base, apply a modeling agent and fix everything with a fixer. Before the extension itself, the preparation of the nail plates is carried out. The master has to do a hygienic manicure, which also takes time.

Extension with such material does not require the use of an ultraviolet lamp, however, the procedure itself can take up to 3 hours. A special composition is applied to the nails, which combines acrylic powder and liquid (liquid).

Use brushes to apply the mixture. First, the tool is dipped in a solution, and then in acrylic powder. A pasty drop forms on the brush. With quick and clear movements, it is transferred to the nail plate and stretched, shaped. With such a build-up, speed is important, since acrylic quickly hardens.

The process of laying out the material can be delayed when using colored products. In this case, the desired design is immediately obtained on the nail. Professionals often make extensions with colored acrylic in order to shorten the overall procedure.

Time passes and natural nails grow back, places that are not covered with material appear. In this case, it's time to go to a specialist for correction. The problem with regrown nails is not only in aesthetic form, but also in reliability. The stress zone is shifted, the artificial nail begins to break. Correction should be done every 2-3 weeks.

During the procedure, the size of the nail decreases, the location of the thickening in the stress zone changes. To remove excess material, nail files and a milling cutter are used. After removing the excess, the master applies a new layer of material so that the nail looks neat.The duration of the procedure depends on the material and takes 1–2 hours.

Sometimes nails need to be removed to re-build. If acrylic was used, then you will need a special liquid. To remove it, it is enough to remove the length with a nail file, soak the material and remove it. The whole procedure takes about 40 minutes.

The gel is used to build up nails more often, it is pleasant to wear it. The removal procedure itself is more time consuming than using other material. The gel is cut off using a milling cutter or files with different abrasiveness. During the procedure, you need to take breaks, otherwise the material will heat up and cause significant discomfort. The procedure takes about 1-1.5 hours.

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