How to Apply Acrylic Nails Yourself - Quick & Easy!
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Learn how to apply your own acrylic nails.
A step by step guide and helpful hints and tricks to applying your own acrylic nails as well as using nail polish.
Great for those of us who like the look of acrylic nails but hate to spent the expensive price going to the nail salon every 2 weeks.
Do it yourself and save money during this economic pinch. This is a free how to !
This application should hold for 5 to 10 days depending on how fast your natural nails grow and what sort of condition you are putting your nails through. This will be a beautiful manicure - almost just as good as salon quality with practice.
Like all things, applying your own acrylics does take a little practice. My first time wasn't bad, but it also wasn't the best, my second time doing it came out much better and I can only see it getting better and better each time I do it. Also learn how to apply nail art and designs!
Contents at a Glance
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- Supply List For Applying Acrylic Nails
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- Purchase Your Supplies Off Ebay
- Acrylic Application over Nail Tip
- Applying Acrylic to Nails
- Instructions on how to apply acrylic nai...
- Filing and Shaping Acrylic Nail
- Decorate the nails with Nail Art Designs
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Supply List For Applying Acrylic Nails
Do it yourself home manicure with acrylic nail tips
To make life easier, you can pick up a pre-made kit like ASP Acrylic Nail Sculpture Kit that includes all of these supplies or save some money and just purchase a few things at a time. These tend to be a bit on the cheaper side (quality wise) but are great for quick acrylic nails. Or you can buy the professional kit like, IBD Professional Gel Kit
Professional supplies can be bought online easily or at a store with a cosmetologists' license.
- 1OPI Crystal Nail File & Block Nail Buffer - Grab 2 or three different grits. Get a 4 sided buffer block as well.
- 2Nail Prep & IBD Natural Nail Primer - This draws all the oils/moisture off your natural nail so the acrylic adheres.
- 3Acrylic Nail Brush Set - Small ones are a little easier to control. Grab what you feel most comfortable with.
- 4Monomer Acrylic Liquid - There is actually a primerless acrylic, I haven't tried it yet.
- 5Acrylic Tips - There is a huge selection here, pick the ones that you like. I go for the semi opaque nude ones.
- 6Acrylic Nail Powder - This matters. The cheaper powders turn yellow with age and with UV light exposure. This means tanning beds or natural sunlight. There is more 'lifting' when a cheaper powder is used.
- 7Nail Lacquer - A base coat, a color, and a top coat.
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Purchase Your Supplies Off Ebay
A great way to save a couple of dollars.
Primers freeze at 50 degrees - so don't store or keep it in a cold environment (garage or leave over night in your car).
Acrylic Application over Nail Tip
Applying Acrylic to Nails
Instructions on how to apply acrylic nails
A tutorial on acrylic nail application
- 1Wash your hands.
- 2Trim and file your nails short.
- 3Use a soft/fine nail file to remove the shine off your nails - don't go too hard - this is just to scuff up the surface so everything can adhere to the nail surface.
- 4Gently push back your cuticles - you may want to soak your nails in soapy warm water to make them softer and easier to push back.
- 5Apply nail prep also called nail primer - it is a brush on solution that removes the moisture and oil from your natural nail. Allowing the acrylic to better adhere to your nail bed and not peel off a few days later.
- 6Apply nail tips that fit each nail with adhesive. Super glue is generally provided in kits with the acrylic tips.
- 7Clip the acrylic tip to your desired length and file the edges smooth. There ARE special cutters to cut acrylic tips, its probably best for you to pick one up, they are very cheap on ebay and will prevent you from bending or creating dents in the acrylic tips.
- 8Reapply another coat of nail prep - this will again dry out the nail to allow for better adhesion.
- 9Dip your brush in monomer; drag along the side of the container to remove excess liquid. Now drag a line through the acrylic powder and a ball will form. Watch this ball as the liquid soaks up into the powder. Once a jelly like substance has formed, place that on the line where the acrylic tip and natural nail meet. This will deposit the thickest coat and now you can push the acrylic up to the cuticle and nail tip. Smooth it as best you can, use light delicate strokes. Multiple layers can be applied to achieve smoothness. Also note - this step doesn't have to be perfect as we will file the acrylic down to shape.
- 10Acrylic dries fairly quickly. Once you have applied all the desired coats, file down the top of the nail smooth. Use a coarser grit to start and then work your way down to a very fine grit. This remove scratches in the acrylic and make the nail appear smooth once polish is applied.
Filing and Shaping Acrylic Nail
Contrary to popular belief primer does not eat away the nail plate. But, caution must be used. The nail plate is porous and acid based primers can be corrosive to the underlying tissues of the nail bed. One thin coat of primer prior to acrylic application is all that is needed.
Decorate the nails with Nail Art Designs
Lots of designs and nail polish for beautiful nail art designed acrylic nails
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Acrylic Nails with Nail Art Designs
How To Paint Your Nails
Apply nail art designs yourself at home
If polishing your nails seems like a mundane task, you're right; it can be. And yet many women feel it is an indispensable part of your overall image, whether for professional or casual dress. Here are some tips that can help you do a better job in accenting those lovely tips of your hands and feet. Your friends may beg for the name of your new nail salon!
- 1Prepare your nails first. Trim, file, and remove the cuticles of both fingernails and toenails that will be polished. Wash with soap and water, then allow to air dry for a few minutes. Buff your feet with a coarse towel to remove dead skin and restore circulation. Rub lotion on your hands, avoiding the nail areas. Your appendages will look and feel better. Now you're ready to begin.
- 2Set out your supplies in a protected area. Avoid a high-traffic room where conversation, bumps, and noises might distract from this cosmetic chore. Get everything you need in advance so you don't need to jump up and look for cotton balls or polish remover in case of a spill. You'll probably need manicure tools, polish and remover, cotton swabs or tissue paper, and any nail decorations like tattoos or appliqué that will go on over the polish. Work in a well-lighted, well-ventilated area where odors won't bother you or others.
- 3Take the lids of the polish and the polish remover in case you need the latter quickly. Dipping the brush into your selected polish, wipe excess on the inside lip of the bottle and then brush each fingernail tip on both sides to strengthen these areas first. Next, re-dip the brush for more polish, again removing excess before painting. Then polish the entire nail of each finger on both hands. Wait a few minutes for these to air dry.
- 4Next, do your toenails. You need not apply a double coat to the tips as you did for fingernails. Instead, polish the entire nail of each toe right away. Let these also air dry for a minute or so. Turn your feet slightly to different angles to find any uneven or missed spots, and polish these as needed.
- 5Now give your fingernails another coat of polish. Make sure the first coat has dried completely first. Apply the second coat smoothly over the first, taking care not to smudge the sides or tip of your finger. If you do spill a drop or leave a slight smudge, remove it gently with a bit of polish remover on some tissue paper or a cotton swab. Check to be sure each fingernail boasts an even coat of color.
- 6Now give your toes a second coat. Brush each one thoroughly, taking time to avoid smearing the polish and to extend the color to the entire nail. Allow a few more minutes for the second coat to air dry. Put away your supplies, throw away the paper towel or napkin, along with cotton swabs, that were used, and enjoy your coordinated fresh color!
Tool and Supplies for Applying Nail Art Designs
Have you applied acrylic nails yourself?
What do you think of my do it yourself tutorial on applying acrylic nails like salon professionals?
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myamya
May 14, 2012 @ 6:25 am | delete
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Neysha
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- REALLY HELPFUL AND NICE LENS! LOVE IT?
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aneelafa
Apr 18, 2012 @ 2:18 pm | delete
- Thankyou lillyqueen for this quick and easy tips to apply acrylic nails.
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bloomingrose
Apr 5, 2012 @ 2:11 am | delete
- Really good lens, clear instructions - you can certainly replace the expensive nail salons if you have a hankering to after reading this!
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Squidoo-Freak Apr 4, 2012 @ 2:02 am | delete
- I don't do acrylic nails myself - but this is an excellent and informative lens - so I squidliked it!
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