A GUIDE ON HOW TO DO ACRYLIC NAILS AT HOME

In today’s article, I will be sharing with you the list of a Guide on how to do Acrylic Nails at home.

Love having acrylic nails and want to try your hand at doing them yourself? While it might look simple when you’re watching a trained nail technician, it will take time and patience to learn how to apply acrylic nails yourself at home.

However, it can be achieved with some practice! To help you get started, we’ve created a step-by-step guide and the information you’ll need.

Preparing the Nails

Step 1. Prepping the Nail;

Before you start, first, you will need to master prepping the nail!

Gently push the cuticle back with your cuticle pusher, ensuring no cuticle remains on the nail bed, as the acrylic will not stick to it.
Use a buffing block to remove all shine to the nail by softly swiping left and right over the entire nail bed.
Remove dust either with your manicure brush or wipe over with some acetone on a lint-free pad.

How to Apply the Acrylics

Step 1. Clean the filings;

If you purchased the kit, you must be having a nail cleanser too along with a lint-free wipe.
Apply some cleaner to your nail with the help of the wipe.

This helps to ensure that there isn’t any residue left on the nail.

TIP: If your kit does not contain the cleanser, you can use the substitute “Pure Acetone” as well.

Do not use acetone-based polish remover as that won’t help here.

Step 2. Selecting the Tips;

You need to find the right size of tips for your nails.

What exactly is the right size?

The tips which fit perfectly on both sides of your nail are the right size but definitely, ready-made tips won’t perfectly fit you.
You will find the tips which are either short or a little extra in size.

Which one to choose?

Always go with the one which is bigger than your nail width and then file it to the correct size using a nail filer and buffer.
You must not forcefully fit the shorter tip on your nail as it may then lift up later and will continue pinching you.

Apply Glue & Tip

Now apply some glue on the tip (not on the nail bed).
Then gently slip the tip down your nail till halfway.

Keep it in place holding it for about 30 to 45 seconds.

TIP: When you slip the tip then hold your nail at an angle of 45 degrees to make sure glue doesn’t flow down on your finger as it will be then very difficult to remove the dried glue after the tip is fixed.
TIP: If any glue flows around the nail, gently wipe it using the soft nail wipe.
TIP: If your tip is crooked while applying, then wash the nail with warm water to make the tip soft, and then remove it. Reapply the fresh tip.

Step 3. Preparing Acrylics

Now take two separate dishes or one with 2 divisions.

Take the acrylic liquid in one and acrylic powder in another dish.

TIP: You definitely want to take the liquid in a separate dish as directly dipping the brush in the liquid bottle will spoil the whole container and make it unusable for next time.
Gently dip the tip of the brush into the liquid to make it wet and pull it backsliding it across the dish edge to remove excess liquid.
Quickly dip the moistened tip into the powder and pull it back without taking too much powder.

Finishing Touch for the Acrylic Nails

Step 1. Shaping the Nails;

Trim: First trim down the acrylic nails if required using a fine nail clipper.
File: Use a coarse (not soft this time) nail file to give the desired shape to your new acrylic nails.
Buffer: Use a good nail buffer to buff the nail surface and make it shiny and butter smooth.
WARNING: Do not buffer too close to the cuticle, you may hurt yourself and yes it hurts a lot!
If you feel a burning sensation during buffering then simply move to the other areas to keep it cool.
Don’t be too rough while filing your new nails. You don’t want them to break.

Step 2: Time to Paint;

Yes get your favorite nail paint and apply more than a few layers to your beautiful acrylic nails.
Give them a very shiny and smooth surface that those without acrylics feel like killing you out of jealousy.
TIP: Before you apply the nail paint, make sure you clean the nails and remove the leftover dust due to filing with the help of a nail duster.

Are we not done already? Oh yes, we are.