ACRYLIC?EXTENSIONS? advice pleaseee on nails?

i want my nails done ... there really short right now and i want false ones put on professionally so they last longer! but i dont know what there called i rang up one plase and they said ill need a tip and extension and it filled which is lke 60 quid all together!!!! .... im trying to find out exctly what acrylic nails are? advice pleaseee!!!ACRYLIC?EXTENSIONS? advice pleaseee on nails?
Acrylic nails are like what you see footballer's wives type people wearing.


You can have them as long or short as you like and shaped and coloured like you would your own nails.


They glue a false nail onto your own nail, from the tip, so its just an extension. Then the rest of your nail is filled in with acrylic (powder and liquid). It takes a few minutes to set hard, then it is all shaped, cut and painted and the whole process should take about an hour.


You will need to have the nails filled in every 2 weeks as they grow out so maintenance is quite costly.


I have had my nails done for years and the most it has ever cost me is 拢38!


Look in your yellow pages under 'nail salons' and phone round asking for a quote for 'acrylics, new nails'. The other option is to look in shop windows for adverts from students or people who do it from home as you will probably get it cheaper.


The only catch is if you bite your nails down really short so you've not got enough nail to glue the tip to. Having said that, a good nail technician will still be able to work some magic.


Good luck!ACRYLIC?EXTENSIONS? advice pleaseee on nails?
hi where are you based i am a bio sculpture nail tech maybe i could help i am in waltham abbey tel 07985 363325
Well no way should you be paying 拢60, that sounds like a rip off to me, unless you are living inside of the M25, then prices do tend to shoot up...Otherwise around 拢35 GBP is okay to pay. The best type of nails - make sure that the beautician or nail specialist has experience, and that their own nails are nice, never ever go for your nails doing if the beautician has appalling nails themselves! And don't be pushed about, tell them exactly what you want, the shape and colour! Acrylic I find are better than gel nails!
Don't even think of paying that acrylic nails normally cost around 30 pound, last year i qualified in nail extensions so i know it don't cost that.


if your nails are really short i would say get natural nails tips (not white tips) as these need blended onto your natural nail plate which makes them that little bit stronger acrylic is just the solution that is placed over the tip and your nail plate the


this is done twice the solution (acrylic) sets and there is you new nails they are then filed and blended into shape and to your desired lenght it should all take around an hour, if your not used to having nails i would defiantly advise you to go short as they are a bit strange at first.








The only thing is with acrylic nail extensions i found that they look absolutely fantastic, but when you come to take them off your own nail underneath is ruined and they take ages to get back to normal.


Apart from acrylic there are a handful of different types you can get, there are gel, silk, fibre glass and back scratches i would just go to your local salon and ask.


All prices vary but acrylic are the more dear ones.


I hope this has helped you thanks.
I would try and let them grow naturally, as when you glue or stick anything onto your natural nail it tends to ruin them. If you have short nails, try a bold colour , but don't forget to put a base coat on to stop your colour staining your nails.
I wont advise you to do Acrylic Nail Extension cause its actually very bad for your nail. Yes, it's long lasting but you will have to go back every 2 weeks to get the ';gap'; filled. which can be pretty high maintenance and when you get it removed, your nails will become very weak after that causing it to peel and break off... Which is a total nightmare..





Well, short nail is very trendy at the moment... Play with brighter color.. I highly recommend Red color, like Chili Red...





I've just recently cut off all my long nail and have been using Red...Pink.. Black and they looks great!


Trust me on this ^^
Hiya





I had acrylics done for a holiday a couple of years agao and it was the worst beauty mistake I ever made as they completely and utterly ruined my nails. It weakenend them beyond belief and it was almost two years before they came back to normal (and I still have a split in one of the nails that was never there before).





So now instead I use Solar Oil on my nails every night, and and shape and buff them once a week - the buffer is brillaint for providing natural shine, and now they really are 'as hard as nails' as it were. It takes patience but it's really worth it, and look so much better.





I do have to say though in fairness that I think that it was the process with which my nails were put on and removed - they used drills and I think that played in part in damaging my nails so it's really worth making sure that if you do get them done that they do not use drills - the best manicurists only use proper files.





Good Luck!
Oh don't do that- they're horrible! I had one chip my nail and never again. Ow!


I also use Solar Oil on my nails every night and a buffer for natural shine.


Have you ever tried to make the patterns yourself? I you have a friend that's a beautician- they can do them. I had my nails painted like that when I went to Bali.
I would recommend having a silk wrap put on your nails. This strengthens your own nails to allow them to grow. Acryclic nails damage the nail beds over time, and eventually you wont be able to grow your own at all! The price you were quoted is about right.