Beauty Tips: Mani-Pedi Time, What Is A Gel Manicure

Gel manicure is one of the most popular nail treatments today. As the name suggests, it mostly involves gel that will help bind synthetic nails to natural ones and eventually colour them. The gel needs to be applied all over the nails. They are durable and look fine too. People need to take extra care while trying to remove the nails.

How Can You Do A Gel Manicure At Home?

Doing a gel manicure at home takes a few easy steps. That’s it! This is a classy, neat and stylish attempt that doesn’t need expertise at all. You can nail this if you have been painting nails on your own for a while.

What Will You Need?

•     Regular nail polish
•     Nail gel
•     Top coat

Steps-by step:

•     Clean your nails using a nail polish remover. This will remove dirt, dust and extra colour.
•     Apply one coat of nail gel and allow it to dry for a minute approximately.
•     Then apply one coat of your favourite nail polish. Let that dry for three minutes.
•     Next, apply the nail gel once again and let it dry for another minute.
•     Apply a second coat of nail polish and allow it to dry for three minutes again.
•     Apply the top coat once again and give it a minute to dry.
•     Your last coat of gel comes now. It should take ten minutes to dry.

How Can You Remove The Nails?

You have to learn how to remove the nails if you want to do it the right way. It can be filed or soaked off by the technician. Soak cotton balls in nail colour remover for a couple of minutes before removal. Wearers should never try to peel the nails off as they tend to remove the fingernails as well.

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