Tuesday, January 19, 2010

What are UV Gel nails and Solar Nails and which is better?

I was just wondering. I hate when you get acrylic and then they airbrush the white tip on because I have this idea where I don't like to be able to see the clear acrylic if I turn my hand.


I wanted something like this:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabuliz/250鈥?/a>


http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabuliz/279鈥?/a>


http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabuliz/665鈥?/a>What are UV Gel nails and Solar Nails and which is better?
Only my opinion, but the reason you are getting the white airbrushed on is because you are going to an unskilled tech who doesn't know how to do nails any other way. The white is supposed to be made from white acrylic, and should be white all the way through the nail extension. Tips are easy to do, sculpting is much better looking, but it takes a lot more skill to do it, and do it the right way. I looked at those pics, and I'm sorry, but those nails are a total disaster if I ever saw them. Nothing is good about them. They are way too wide. The white is never supposed to be so far up on the nail as it is in those pics, and the smile line is almost non-existent. A well formed smile line should have a nice, natural looking curve to it which follows the outline of the free edge of the nail. Let me give you a few examples of nails that were done by true nail professionals. This is what you want, not the ones on the pics you posted. Anyway, take a look...


http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o320/鈥?/a>


(Only one nail, but look at the structure of this nail. I know the person who did this nail, and the others on the page. She is a wonderful tech, and a equally wonderful women. She is exceptionally talented when it comes to doing nails. And yes, these are acrylic nails, no tips. They are sculpted).





http://www.beautypro.ca/photo.html


(These are from a talented nail pro located in Canada. She is a highly skilled tech. These nails are UV gel nails. Not the fake gel nails that the cheap salons apply on you which are really acrylic nails, but rather real UV gel nails).





http://groups.msn.com/LanasNails/nailpic鈥?/a>


(These are not everyday nails. They are competition nails. In nail competitions, they make nails which are very, very thin. So thin that they would never last more than a day with regular use. But really, look at those beauties!).





http://groups.msn.com/LanasNails/nailpic鈥?/a>


(Same tech as the last pic, but more pics. Select one, click on it and it will be full size).





Do you see what I mean? All of those nails are fine examples of what Pink %26amp; White nails are all about. They are practically flawless in every way. You will never be able to get the same quality nails in a discount salon. You need to locate a highly skilled nail tech who takes her work seriously, and takes pride in her work. That is something the discount salon techs don't offer.





UV gel nails are always made from gel. This may sound rather obvious, but you would be amazed at how very many people believe that gel nails are made from liquid %26amp; powder. hat is because so many people go to the discount salons to have their nails done. They offer very low prices, and fast service. But, you get what you pay for. And a $20 full set is never going to look anything like the nails I just showed you. The techs in the cheap salons are typically poorly trained and unskilled. That is why they take the easy way out such as using an airbrush to paint the white on. That just isn't how its done, sorry.


Find a good tech, and your worries of seeing the clear underneath your nails will be gone forever.Once you find a well qualified, and talented tech, stick with her. There are a lot of very talented techs, but you need to look for them.You will not find them in a cheap salon. They work for themselves a lot of times, and others are employed in high end salons and spas across the country.





Oh yeah, solar nails. Another discount salon term. These people will sit there and tell you all about solar nails and how great they are. hey will say things like solar nails are not acrylic but something better. They don't tell you what, they just tell you that they are better than acrylic nails. They say solar nails don't yellow, and last longer and are stronger than acrylic nails are.





OK, now for the simple truth about solar nails. Don't believe them for even a moment. rust me when I say that solar nails ARE acrylic nails. They are nothing new, they are not any better or worse, they are not stronger, or better for your nails.





Solar nails = acrylic nails. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.





I hope this helps...
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