"You can file the gel extension down by 80 to 90 percent, being extremely careful not to file into the natural nail," Boyce says. If soaking isn't getting you anywhere or you want to speed up the process, consider filing. Depending on the thickness of the nail, soaking can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour if the nails are very thick and long from the building gel.
"Wrap each nail with cotton soaked in acetone and foil," Aaron says. However, if you'd rather go back to natural nails, you may want to try soaking. "You are able to fill this product just as you would an acrylic full set." "At that point, you should get a fill," Boyce says. Once you're done building the nail, Boyce says, "you would cleanse the nail and then file and shape the nail to the desired shape, then apply gel polish for nail art or color." That part of the process is just like applying gel color to natural nails: a couple of coats, a couple of curing sessions, and voila! How long do gel extensions last, and how are they removed?īoth Boyce and Aaron say that you can expect gel extensions to last two to three weeks.
"If you're doing extremely long nails, you gradually add layers of builder gel because you need it to be thicker so it won't break," she explains. Two or three coats may be enough, but Aaron says she's used seven or more coats of builder gel depending on the length and shape desired. She doesn’t go all the way to the cuticle when she applies the first coat of builder gel, instead gradually going a little further down the nail with each additional coat.Īfter each coat, you cure the nail with a light for a minute. "I typically start from the middle of the nail, right below where the form meets the natural nail, and work my way up to the desired length. That's where the builder gel comes in, starting with a thin coat to build upon and extending the gel out to the desired length onto the form. "Once the nails are prepped, you choose a form to fit each nail and properly secure the form to the nail," Aaron continues.
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