How To Do French Tip Acrylic Nails

Tap to spread over the nail tip evenly.

How to do french tip acrylic nails. Never swab the nail with monomer. Designing a french tip nail design having the X shape can have a different meaning and this alternates between one person to another. The better you rough up the nail the better the adhesion of the acrylic.

Trim the nails using a nail string. Soak the brush in the acrylic liquid and stroke the entire nail. After pushing cuticles and trimming the natural nails I like to trim them SUPER short because I hate when you can see the natural nail behind the acrylic tip rough up the surface of the nail with a nail file or the course side of a 4-sided buffing block.

Start at the smile line - the bottom edge of the acrylic tip. Short nails like long nails are a good option for fashion. This step depends on the size of the nail Pick up a second bead of white acrylic and place it a little bit higher than the last bead.

Apply cuticle remover optional push your cuticles back and clip and file your nails into the desired shape Apply your half-cover nail tips with nail glue for longer nails optional File the shiny top layer of the nails and roughen the surface of the nail tips if using Sweep a layer of nail dehydrator onto the surface of the nails Paint a layer of the BaseBond after the dehydrator has dried Dip a nail at a 45. Apply the 2 nd ball of mixture onto the middle of the nail plate. The consistency of this ball should be dry enough to hold its shape when worked.

If youre not a fan of scotch tape you can use a rubber band to create the perfect French tips. Apply primer sparingly to natural nail and allow to dry thoroughly. Pick up a large ball of powder and roll it onto the free-edge area of nail.

Dust and sanitize nails. The second method which is more advanced and preferred is to literally sculpt the white onto your nail. The square and oval work best on short nails.