Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Stuffs of gel nail 2




 



Gel cleaner

left:bio sculpture polish remover100ml
right:Calgel cal cleanse50ml

When UV light harden gel, gel which is not harden always remains on the surface. It is called uncured gel. Cleaner is useful for wiping off uncured gel.



ジェルクリーナーは、ジェルを溶かすアセトンという成分が含まれないタイプのポリッシュリムーバーを代用することもできます。「アセトンフリーリムーバー」や「ノンアセトンリムーバー」と呼ばれており、ドラッグストアー等でも購入が可能です。



 



■ワイプ



代用する場合はなるべく毛羽立たないタイプを選びます。


ワイプはふき取りの際に使用し、メーカーによって形状・材質が異なります。ワイプの代わりキッチンペーパーや、毛羽立ちにくいコットンなどを代用することも可能です。

Saturday, 2 March 2013

Stuffs of gel nail

clear gel

gel seems something like a starch syrup.gel is a liquid which has hardness like a starch syrup.
It has less odor than manicure.
Transparent and colorless gel is called clear gel.
There is a kind of gel nail in pot like in this picture and another kind of gel nail in manicure bottle which is easy to use.

There are many kinds of gel such as base gel which paint on nails first and top gel which gives nails top coat of it ultimately.The names are different according to manufacturer of them.

Color gel

Colored clear gel is called color gel.It is a kind of  colored gel by pigment.There are many types of colored gel such as matte and pearl and glitter.They are necessary to gel nails.

Flat brush

A flat brush suits for painting gel with hardness like a starch syrup on nails uniformly.The tip of it is flat as its name suggests.
Do not use water to clean gel nail brush.Wipe gel brush clean with nail wipes soaked in ethanol and gel cleaner and keep brush with cap after use.As the sunlight can harden residues of gel on brush,be careful not to leave gel on brush.

UV light

uv light can harden gel.Many kinds of uv light are available for sale.It is good to buy the uv light by same manufacturer with gel.The time to harden gel is different according to wattage of uv light.Be careful to choose uv light of wattage suits to harden and polish your gel.

UV light is consumable.It is time to replace if it takes more time to harden gel and less polished gel than usual.
Life of light is half year to one year for personal use.
Recently,LED light which does not need to replace and harden gel faster is becoming popular.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Gel nail starter kit

Gel nail starter kit


Product Features

  • Complete kit for HARD UV GEL, containing:
  • UV Lamp 9 watt, 1oz Clear Sculpting Gel, UV Gel Seal 15ml (UV Gel top coat for extra gloss shine), 10ml acid free primer, 120ml Finishing Wipe, 240ml Soak Off Solution, Dual Ended Cuticle Pusher, Steriliser, 100 Assorted Revelation Tips, 100 Assorted French White Tips, 3gm Nail Glue, White Nylon Gel Brush, 50 x nail wipes, One cut tip clippers, 6 x 100/180 black foam files, 2 x white sanding blocks, 3 way shiner block, 120ml Acetone (tip remover)
  • Products worth over £109 at salon prices.

Monday, 25 February 2013

The type of gel nails

The type of gel nails.

There are two types of gel nails.Please use the right type for sensitivity of nails and condition of gel nails.

Soft gel

At present,soft gel is the new mainstream of gel nails and popular because it is possible to remove easily by remover.Acetone remover can melt and remove gel.

A salient feature of it is flexibility and less burden of nails.It suits the people with sensitive and weak nails.

Hard gel

Hard gel is the first type of gel nail.It is popular because of strength and a light feel of wearing.
As remover can not melt hard gel you need to scrape gel off nails by nail file.

It suits for sculpture which forms long nails and overlay by nail chips because of its strength.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Basic gel nails tutorial

Basic gel nails tutorial.
Gel nails are very popular because they are glossy and shiny and last longer than manicured.We will introduce the basics of them.

The basics of gel nails - What are gel nails?
They last longer than manicure.

Put a hand to the UV light to harden gel nails.


Gel nails are gelatinous resins harden by irradiation of UV light.They are popular because they last longer than manicure and keep the nails glossy and shiny. People with sensitive nails will have no problem as gel nails are also helpful in reinforcement nails


Most people formerly used to go to nail studio for gel nails as the process and tools are different from manicure.
However, now the people who enjoy self gel nail at home are increasing because stuffs of self gel nails became abundant.