May 14, 2013
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A substance used to improve adhesion between the artificial nail and natural nail.
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November 20, 2012
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A silk wrap is an overlay system where nail-size pieces of silk are bonded to the front of the nail plate with a nail adhesive; used to strengthen and repair natural nails or nail tips.
Keywords: enhancements silk wraps wraps
November 20, 2012
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The property, usually used to describe gel products or some acrylic products, that allows it to even out on its own, without being pulled or patted or sculpted into form; products that are self-leveling usually require less filing than those that are not.
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November 20, 2012
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Artificial nails created by fashioning or “sculpting” acrylic over the underlying natural nail or on a nail form without an artificial tip.
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November 20, 2012
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Sculpting nails is the technique used to create a nail extension without the use of a tip; sculpting requires a form to be attached underneath the natural nail’s free edge, then product is applied in nail shape to extend the length; called sculpting because it starts with a ball of product that is molded or “sculpted” into the shape of a natural nail.
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November 20, 2012
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The fine fur of an animal found in northern Russia, which is used in nail care brushes.
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November 20, 2012
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Materials that have been finely ground or pulverized into very small, individual particles; the term typically refers to the polymer powders used to create acrylic (liquid/powder) systems; these substances are usually blends of finely ground methacrylate polymers. Acrylic powder was already in use in dentistry before it was ever applied to nails.
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November 20, 2012
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Any coating created by fashioning acrylic, fiber wraps, or gels over the underlying nail or artificial nail tip.
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November 20, 2012
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Paper, silk, linen, fiberglass, or other fabrics or mesh that are applied in combination with cyanoacrylate as a natural nail coating, nail extension, or over a tip.
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November 20, 2012
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Tips is a broad term describing pre-molded plastic artificial fingernails that are adhered to the natural nail to create an extension; (2) the money given to a service worker on top of the service price.
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November 20, 2012
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The portion of a nail service, usually an acrylic service, that focuses on reducing the moisture and oils on the natural nail so that a tip or sculpt will adhere best; often, problems with acrylic nails are the result of incomplete nail prep.
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November 20, 2012
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An individual, reactive chemical unit that may be linked to one another to form a polymer; the liquid component in acrylic systems.
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November 20, 2012
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A family of monomers used in several types of nail enhancement systems.
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November 19, 2012
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A nail style that includes a white tip and a pink nail bed; can be achieved with nail polish, airbrushing, nail art paints, specialty tips, or colored acrylics; there are many variations of this look, but generally a “French” manicure incorporates one color on the nail tip and another on the nail bed.
Keywords: enhancements French manicures natural nail care
November 19, 2012
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A term for artificial nails preferred (over “artificial nails”) by many nail professionals; can refer to acrylics, gels, wraps, or tips.
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