What is the difference between overlays and tips

No, the bad effects of an acrylic overlay will be the same as those of acrylic full sets. As long as you know how to take care of your acrylic full sets, you will know how to care for your acrylic overlay.

These are known negative aspects of acrylics, however, they are temporary. If acrylics are removed, natural nails will grow back normal in two months. Most nail salons will charge their acrylic overlay services the same price as acrylic full sets.

Even though nail tips are not used, shaping acrylic overlays tends to take more time because natural nails do not always have perfect or even shapes. You should not have an acrylic overlay if one or more of your nails do not grow out evenly.

An acrylic overlay will take the shape of your nails. If you do not like the way your natural nails grow out, then you should trim the free edges and put on an acrylic full set with nail tips. As a nail technician, you must know that natural nails do not grow out evenly, some even grow out crooked.

You must have a good eye to decide how you would go about creating an acrylic overlay for your customers so that the final product will be better-looking than before. Acrylics were invented in by a dentist and it has a great product as an artificial nail enhancement. Gel polish will last weeks and is very quick and easy to apply. It will give the natural nail some added stability, yet it will not prevent a break if undergone trauma. For some, gel polish is all they need to help grow their nails long, for others something a little stronger is required….

Overlays are awesome for those who really struggle growing their nails. An overlay is either acrylic or hard gel applied onto the natural nail but NOT extending the length.

Again, I prefer acrylic for this yet I do use hard gel on occasions. Overlays need the same amount of attention as extensions. Maintenance appointments are so very important and you must attend these to keep your natural nail healthy. Treat them like jewels, not tools! I hope the above has made service options a little clearer and easy to understand, all my pricing and information is on my Facebook page, my website will up and running soon, if you would like an appointment with me either message me via Facebook or drop me a text!

You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. This is great as it minimizes the damage to the natural nail extensively. Tips come in a variety of lengths and shapes. Some of the shapes available minimize the amount of time you have to spend filing the nail into the correct shape. The length depends on how long the person has been growing out their nails. To achieve a good length it will take months.

The shape you can achieve depends on the length of the natural nail. The length depends on the size of the form that you have available. Different sized forms exist.

The shape is up to you as you can build it to perfection and minimum filing would be necessary. For tips to look as natural as possible, you can bend them to create a c-curve, as no nails are naturally flat and it will look artificial. As an overlay is done on the natural nail a c-curve will already be present. Make use of a pinching tool so that the acrylic will set in a rounded shape.

By using forms you can create the c-curve of your choosing. Use a pinching tool to press the acrylic into the same c shape. Tips are usually created out of a thin plastic material that is adhered to the natural nail using an adhesive ; usually, nail glue. For the tip to adhere properly the nail has to be filed to remove any shine as the glue will not stick properly to a shiny surface. Tips only serve as nail extensions and do not provide the nail with extra strength the acrylic over the nail will provide extra strength.

If you have nail extensions you should also take care of them. I wrote an article on how to take care of your nail extensions that you can go and read now. Nail tips are a very common form of extension and can be used in most situations. The problem comes in when people have abnormal nail beds when trauma like continuous biting occurred.

You can not adhere a tip to a nail bed that is only half its size. When nails are severely damaged adhering to a tip will potentially cause more damage as the tip can easily break and damage the natural nails further.

When someone has very thin and brittle nails it might also not be the best option. When you accidentally bump your nails when wearing tips, the nail will rarely break. Instead, the product will lift at the cuticle area ripping your nail and causing severe damage. Something else that can occur under immense force is if you hit your nail hard enough, the extension might rip your entire nail with it.

This happened to me before and believe me, I wished my tip rather broke off. Tips also have to be filed to remove the shine and can be blended in with the natural nail. This is fine but if nails are thin from previous damage this can cause pain and will thin out the already damaged nails even more. Tips are usually quite flat. So for a more natural look and more convenient application you can bend the tip to create a bit of a c-curve.

This is better seeing that nails are usually naturally rounded and nails with a c-curve present are stronger than flat nails. No one person is the same. Most tips can be purchased in ten different sizes.

I have had multiple clients whose nails are not included in these tip sizes. If you have larger nails or, in my case, smaller nails, you will have to find a solution. With smaller nails, the tip can be cut and bent to try and fit onto the nail.

This can be quite an inconvenience. Especially if this is your first time. Tips can be purchased in different lengths and shapes. You can find tips that have already been shaped in a stiletto or coffin shape. This can drastically improve your time when doing nails. Tips however do not come in extreme lengths as some forms do and therefore you will have to find another solution like sticking two tips together when creating an extreme length set of nails. Acrylics can cause damage to your nails because your nails are left unable to breath beneath the acrylic.

Gel Extensions on the other hand contain strengthening and growth promoting ingredients which benefit the health of the nail bed.