How To Build Apex On Acrylic Nails

When you encapsulate your nails youll only use a little bit of the colour and build up the nail using clear.

How to build apex on acrylic nails. Establish a foundation layer of gel. New Soft Gel Tips from Gelish Professional are full coverage pre-shaped with precision and uniquely designed to move with the contour of the natural nail. Float in the body of the nail with the builder gel of your choice and turn the hand upside down says Greg Salo president of Young Nails.

Watch as a set is reshaped to a. 13 of enhancement Upper arch angle. Straight out from apex to free edge.

Then place a second bead closer to the tip and use the very end of the brush to very gently blend towards the tip. THE PERFECT ACRYLIC APPLICATION Building an Apex Acrylic Nail Tutorial. Pick up a ball of builder gel.

Apex placement for different shapes. Apr 13 2018 - Young Nails head of education Tracey Reierson demonstrates how to properly build an apex and arch using acrylic. ApexStress Area The apex is the thickest point of a nail enhancement which should be placed where the nail would break if it were firmly hit head on.

Picture 1 If you apply slight pressure on the free edge a faded area will appear midway down the nail and that is where the apex should go for maximum strength. Gravity will do its job and pull the product into place. Small strip halfway down the nail.

If necessary file the unwanted product thickness to the desired final overall look. Apex placementCentre of the extended nail bed the longer the enhancement the further back towards the cuticle the apex is Upper arch angleStraight out from apex to free edge. Medium Round Soft Gel Tip to Almond Shape.