Nails say a lot: does the girl look after herself, is she tidy, which has a sense of style. To have moderately long, healthy and beautiful nails, everyone dreams of. But, unfortunately, not many succeed. If the body has a noticeable shortage of calcium or other nutrients, then the nails will easily break, before even growing to the desired length.
But technology does not stand still, and now every girl has the opportunity to get the desired nails: just go to the salon to the master and perform the building procedure. There are several ways to lengthen nails: the use of acrylic, biogel, resin. The most popular way today is to build up with camouflage gel.
What is camouflage gel?
The word itself came to us recently from the English language. Translated means "disguise." Camouflage gel not only lengthens nails, but also mask their imperfections.
The gel looks natural, and sometimes the nails it has built up are difficult to distinguish from natural ones. This happens due to the structure of the product and the palette, which contains gentle pastel tones, as close as possible to the natural color of the nail plate.
Camouflage gel for nails is of several types: single-phase system and three-phase.
A single-phase system can simultaneously act as a base, as a sculptural gel, and as a finishing gel. It gives the nails a shine, makes them as natural as possible. Formed using tips or forms.
The three-phase system involves applying the gel in three stages. This requires a master endurance and a lot of free time from the master and client. But such nails will last much longer than with any other type of extension. In addition, they are less likely to break or crack.
Benefits of Camouflage Gel
This method of building has its advantages:
- Nails have a perfect glossy finish.
- The camouflage gel contains substances that prevent the occurrence of fungal diseases in the nail area.
- The gel is able to strengthen the "native" nail, make it more even.
- Camouflage gel for nails passes air.
- It looks very natural, and almost indistinguishable from natural nails.
- With extended camouflage gel nails, you can walk for a long time
The disadvantages of camouflage gel
Like any product, camouflage gel has its drawbacks, which must be taken into account before carrying out the build-up procedure.
All builders can cause allergies. Camouflage gel polish is no exception. Before going to the salon to a specialist, consult a doctor and make sure that there are no contraindications.
Under the influence of an ultraviolet lamp, the “native” nail plate may deteriorate: the nail will be damaged, micro-burns or cracks will occur. In addition, in order to remove the build-up layer, you will have to cut everything off, and if the master gets unskilled, this can lead to injury to the nail plate.
Camouflage gel for nails has a significant drawback: if the nail breaks or gives even the slightest crack, it is necessary to file everything under the root.
After building, you need to visit the master every three weeks to adjust the nails.
Also, as a minus, one can name the high cost of building up with camouflage gel.
Preparing for the build-up procedure
The build-up procedure is complicated, but quite interesting. It passes in several stages.
First of all, the master prepares natural nails for modeling: he uses an antispektik on his hands and the client’s hands, and then he processes the cuticle with a soft frieze in order to conveniently substitute the form. It is necessary to clean the nail plate of the cuticle well and make sure that there are no "crumbs" on the base layer. After removing the dust, a degreaser is applied, and then any primer.
How does the build-up
At the next stage, the specialist takes a special form for future nails, separates it from the adhesive base. When setting, the center of the form must necessarily coincide with the center of the natural nail plate. If necessary, the roots of the mold can be slightly trimmed and rounded.
Then the manicurist takes a camouflage gel for nails. On the brush, you need to collect a small drop and evenly distribute the product first in the middle to the free edge, and then up to the cuticle. Apply the gel to the edges very carefully so that it does not numb over the sinuses, stepping back from the cuticle and side rollers one to two millimeters. After that, the camouflage gel is dried under the lamp for about two minutes.
Butt to the natural nail laid out the substrate. Then the master presses it with a special tool to the nail, holds it for about ten seconds so that it connects to the nail plate. The longitudinal line of the form should continue the line of the free edge. After that, the nails are dried again for two minutes.
Final stage
Then the dispersion layer is removed. The master gives the free edge a beautiful shape with a nail file. The dust is thoroughly cleaned with a brush. Then the nail plate is degreased.
After this, a camouflage gel for French manicure is applied with a beveled brush. This is done in two layers, each of which dries under the lamp for two minutes.
At the end of the procedure, the master applies the finish layer with a sticky dispersion layer, spreading throughout the nail. Then the nails are dried again in the lamp for two minutes.
After the set time, the master removes the form. Now he selects a shade from the color palette that is most suitable for the natural color of the nail plate, and completes the extension.