![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s much stronger than regular gel polish base coats, and the formula is a much thicker consistency to a normal base coat. You can apply builder gel to either natural nails for a non-chip overlay, or use it with nail tips to create extensions or enhancements. We thought it was a good time to answer some of the most commonly asked questions around builder gels. Want to know the benefits of gel manicures? Or whether gel or acrylic is better for your clients? Keep reading to find out!īuilder gel is used when you want to create length, thickness or add strength to the nail. Some of our best selling ranges are: Glossify Naturabuild, Glitterbels Brush On Builder Gel, Halo Easibuild Builder Gel, & Gellux Builder Gel. Most gel polish brands have now ventured into the world of builder gels and everyone’s gone mad for them. Infills – filling in grown out gaps in between cuticle and acrylic/gel.įingernails grow at an average rate of 3mm/month and the beautiful designs done will be pushed downwards, hence infills are done by filling in this gap in between to cover up the grown out portion.When it comes to nail extensions and nail art there are so many options to choose from these days, from glitter acrylics to stunning nail art effects, the nail world is ever-evolving! So, it’s more important than ever to get a good grasp of the basics.īut, not only has nail art and acrylic nails become increasingly popular…so has natural looking nails and promoting nail care and strength! Which has in turn paved the way for builder gel to take industry by storm….allowing nail technicians to add strength to their clients natural nails, giving way for nails to grow and keeping them looking perfect for 2/3 weeks+.Īt Salons Direct we have a wide range of gel polish brands available to suit all budgets. using tradition gel, soft gel (such as gelish), acrylic, or even normal nail polishes. Acrylic or gel overlay are usually done to prevent chipping when nails break in between and when adding a few coat of glue doesn’t work anymore (yes I totally feel you I always have this problem before I start doing gelish on myself).ī) Soft gel overlay (either traditional gel or new technology such as gelish or gelly polish)ģ. Overlay – a coat of polish/acrylic/gel on top of natural nails.Īnything that is applied on top of your natural nails will be considered an overlay, e.g. My gel extensions for now, done by Joe during lessons.Ģ. Tip overlay extension (acrylic) done during lessons.ī) Nail sculpture extensions in gel or acrylicįorm will be customized to required shape (optional), which will then be fitted just beneath free edge and finally a layer overlay of gel or acrylic will be added. Length will be customized according to customer’s request.Ĭut the form (optional, depending on nail shape)Īn example of acrylic nail sculpture extensions Thumb and index fingernails above illustrates tip overlay extensions in gel. Read about the acrylic extension I did for my mom here.īasically there are 2 types of extension: Tip overlay and nail sculptureĪ) Tip overlay extensions in gel or acrylicĪ half tip will be pasted on customer’s natural nail to give the impression of longer nails, which will then be shorten to requested length and finally an overlay of gel or acrylic will be added. Extensions – using acrylic or gel to lengthen nails to desired length.Įxtensions are usually done when customer broke 1 or 2 of her nails and to extend these nails to the same length as their natural nails, or when they want longer nails than usual for an occasion/event. Dries up and harden in seconds to minutes, UV/LED lamp not required.ġ. Acrylic – using monomer and arcylic powder to sculpture extensions, or to create embossed/3D nail art.Soak off gel is not equivalent to soft gel. Soak off gel – final gel nails that can be soaked off.Traditional gel is not equivalent to hard gel. Traditional gel – final gel nail that cannot be soaked off. ![]() Soft gel – final gel nail appears soft when overlay is done, usually not used for extensions.Hard gel – final gel nail appears hard when extension is done.Gel – gel-like product and only cures under UV or LED lamp.(Not all)īefore I start, let me briefly point out the difference in gel and acrylic. Picture below shows the different type of extensions. So, here’s a post to clear up the mystery girls! One fine day I decided to muster my courage and prompt one of the manicurist on the difference and meaning of each but ended up going home even more confused -_. I know, I’ve been there and I’ll always end up doing classic mani/pedi or express mani/pedi because that’s the only thing I understand from the menu hahaha. A lot of girls step into a nail salon, look at the service menu and go “what’s overlay?” or “I want to do extensions but idk to choose from gel or acrylic”. ![]()
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