Shellac at home in stages

Perfect varnish covering of nails for two or even four weeks has ceased to be fiction with the invention of Shellac - a means with a special formula, the development of which was spent more than one year. This heavy-duty varnish is not afraid of homework and household chemicals, preserving shine and uniformity wherever the usual coating is covered with chips and cracks.

By the disadvantages of this manicure is a relatively small risk of developing an infectious disease of the nails, which is also the case with the build-up. In addition, the procedure at the salon will cost a round sum, so we'll look at how to do shellac at home in stages.

What is needed?

For self-application Shellac-coating must acquire:

Above listed is the minimum, without which the shellac manicure at home can not be done.

Preparing for the procedure

Before you begin to coat shellac on your fingernails at home, you need to steam out the handles, softening the cuticle, push it away with a stick and cut it off. The shape of the nails is leveled with scissors and a saw. When the classic edging manicure is made, go to the actual coating with a heavy-duty varnish.

How to make shellac at home?

So:

  1. A nail polishing nail is polished with a soft nail file.
  2. Wipe nails with a disinfectant or a liquid with acetone to degrease the surface.
  3. Apply the lower (base) layer, sealing the ends of the nail.
  4. Dry the layer in the UV lamp for 1 minute (in the LED-lamp - 10 s).
  5. Apply the first thin layer of colored varnish, not sealing the ends.
  6. Dry 1 - 2 minutes under the lamp.
  7. Apply a second, thicker color layer, removing the excess with an orange or plastic stick. Dry 1 - 2 minutes under the lamp.
  8. Apply top coating with a thick layer, sealing the ends. Dry 3 minutes (or 30 seconds in the LED lamp).
  9. Wet a lint-free cloth in a special tool and remove the sticky layer. Alternatively, conventional acetone can be used, but it often deprives the gloss coating. But swabs can be replaced with cotton discs. villi adhere to the nails and spoil the manicure.
  10. The same manipulations are made with the second hand.

As you can see, putting shellac at home with the most varnish, base and top, as well as UV lamps - a fairly simple procedure, which any lady will cope with.