What Are Gelish Nails? Answers To Your Questions

| Monday, February 18, 2013
By Malinda Klosterman


If you have heard the term, you may be wondering what are Gelish nails? This nail style has become increasingly popular recently. It requires the use of either a 36-watt UV light or an LED lamp to cure them.

Although this product goes on your natural nail, it does not cause the same type or amount of damage to them that acrylic nails are known to cause. As your fingernails grow, this special polish is used to fill the empty space, very similar to the way that acrylic is used. This product is easier to use in the sense that it is brushed on like nail polish.

The next question you might have is where to buy this item. It is a professional salon product. Therefore, you will most likely need to find a local nail salon that does this work. If you want to learn to do it at home, you can buy this product yourself and learn how to apply it on your own. Not all states require a manicure license to buy these products.

Home users can learn how to use this product and can expect to achieve excellent results. It is very similar to applying nail polish to your own fingertips. If you do not have a beauty supply store near you that will allow you to make the purchase, you can also find a store online where you can buy it. Some Internet stores will not require you to have a license.

If you want to learn how to do this at home and if you are planning to buy your own supplies, you must first find everything you need. Along with the proper UV or LED lamp, you need to purchase the following products. This list includes foundation gel, PH bond, topcoat, cleanser and colored gel polish.

You will also need to invest in a good, soak-off remover. When applying this product yourself, at home, be sure to do so in a well-ventilated area. Also, make sure to read and follow all of the safety precautions that are included with the product or kit that you purchase.

It is also essential to learn how to remove this product from your fingertips. Even though the product brushes on like nail polish, it does not come off as easily. The first thing you will need to do is to roughen the surface of the gel with an emery board. This step is important, as it will allow the remover to break through the surface.

After you have roughed up the topcoat, apply remover to a pad and place the pad on your nail. Wrap each fingertip in a pad and aluminum foil. Allow the foil to remain for 15 minutes. Once you take the foil off, you may find that you still need to remove the gel by gently scraping it off of your nail bed.

If you have been wondering what are Gelish nails? You now know that they are a product that is fun to use and will not cause the same degree of damage to your natural fingernails as acrylics do. Available in 48 different colors, you can have fun layering the colors to create a look that is unique to you. Each application requires two coats so have fun mixing them up a little bit.




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