Why Smile Lines Are Getting Slimmer
Anyone looking at social media lately may have noticed that the white free edge on French manicures seems to be thinner.
by Beth Livesay
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHAnyone looking at social media lately may have noticed that the white free edge on French manicures seems to be thinner.
This video shows how to achieve the illusion of an extended nail bed by puffing Pink Paste onto the nail as a concealer and using White Screed, a sturdy white builder gel, to extend a solid white free-edge. Applied to the natural nail, the product is flexible and easy to remove. Pink Paste and White Screed are available as part of Bio Sculpture Gel's Supreme French Kit.
Gelish founder and veteran nail tech Danny Haile shows how to “squeeze, slice, and roll” to extend the nail bed and create a French nail design using PolyGel in Cover Pink and Bright White. Before using Gelish PolyGel, be sure to prep the nails. To prep the nail, Danny used a 180-grit file and applied pH Bond and Hand & Nail Harmony's ProBond, which is a non-acid primer. Click here to watch Suzie Moskal demonstrate how to remove PolyGel, perform a fill, and sculpt a French fade.
Danny Haile, veteran nail tech and founder of Gelish, shows how to create a natural nail overlay with Natural Clear PolyGel and a reverse French nail with Soft Pink and Bright White PolyGel.10 Things to Know About PolyGel: http://www.nailsmag.com/nailbytes/117891/10-things-to-know-about-polygel
London nail trends this spring are offering sophisticated yet adventurous colour choices with varied lengths and nail shapes in mind. The focus is on all our favourite complimentary shades matching our everyday wardrobe and evening looks.
Suzie Moskal tries a French Manicure Dip Powder System for her first time to see how it compares to her hand-sculptured French acrylic nails.
Karla Rochelle, Pampered Hands and Feet, Chicago
NSI shows how to create a reverse French design using Secrets Stiletto Nail Forms, Attraction Nail Liquid, Secrets Shade (A little Bird Told Me), Secrets Effects (Selini), Secrets Sparkle (Luminosity), Secrets Design Gel (Little White Lies), Polybond Nail Glue, and Secrets Sparkle Bling.
One look can be executed in three ways. Learn the techniques behind each and find out what makes them structurally unique.
The GelMoment French Manicure Kit can help you offer classy, chic, and timeless nails.
Offer your acrylic-faithful clients the trendy French fade design they want using this set.
Natasha Lee collaborates with Maggy from Red Ted Art to create this set of Pokeball French Nails.
Yire Castillo shows how to create a French twist with black tips using a reverse French application.
Ann Chang shows how to create an ombre French ballerina-shaped nails using Kupa Inc. products.
Bels Gels creates this easy acrylic nail design using a 120 grit hand file, NSI Nail Pure Plus, OPI Bond Aid, Perfect Nails Acrylic products: Gold Signature Adhesion Enhancer (primer) Platinum Plus Cover Pink and Clear powders, Platinum Plus Liquid (monomer); IBD's Just Gel Polish in Eden (green), Sunset Strip (orange), Full Blu-um (blue)/ Charming Charlie (red), Gerber Daisy (pink); and her own mix of glitters.
Get the perfect French Tip Manicure using EzFlow Nail Systems' High Definition Pink and White Acrylic systems. This look was created by EzFlow's Global Brand Ambassador, Allie Baker.
In this video by Kupa Inc., educator Ann Chang demonstrates how to form a ballerina-shaped extension while creating a pink-and-white gradient using acrylics.