Can You Put Builder Gel Over Acrylic Nails

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Can you put builder gel over acrylic nails. They charge 500 extra at my salon to do this. Gel nails are wonderful because they are completely odorless and require little to no filing. Gel nails can be applied right over the nail bed or applied to the nail tip to extend it.

The Builder Gel will level itself out once applied if you find it is too thick in one area you can manipulate it with your brush however sometimes it is best to let it settle for a few seconds to see where it ends up. View this post on Instagram Sooo sparkly. Although the application process will be a little different more time-consuming and a little more challenging.

I suggest you thin out the acrylic first so when youre done the nails arent too thick. If a pre-shaped kit like Apres Gel X is used Seney explains. However this does not necessarily mean that you should.

Let it stay under it for 60 seconds. It depends what you mean by tips as well as gel nails gel can mean gel polish or builder gels. You use a base then a builder gel which you apply fairly thickly to give the nail strength and shape.

The same rules apply you will need to make sure that you paint over the colour underneath to avoid it looking messy and unprofessional. Todays gels have a texture similar to nail polish so it feels light and comfortable to wear. The removal of acrylic nails can be somewhat time consuming with them having to be soaked in acetone and then buffed off.

John Hauk is the owner of Salon Vicenzo in Centerville Ohio and was second runner-up for Nail Technician of the Year in NAILS 2007 AVAs. No soaking it off like a regular gel manicure. Then you can use colour gels or gel varnish colours.