Acrylic was the first material used for nail extensions
and it is the most popular material still used today. At Just Nails, we
offer a range of services using acrylic, being applied on natural nails,
with tips or as in-fills (called 'fillins' in the USA).
A paste formed from a powder and liquid system, acrylic
is applied using a sable brush and is the quickest system available to
reach the target of a gorgeous set of nails.
For a set of acrylic nails, the technician will first
apply a primer to the prepared natural nail plate. The primer is allowed
to dry before dipping a sable brush into acrylic liquid then, picking up
a small bead of powder, applying it to the nail and spreading it out evenly.
This process is repeated until the whole of the nails are coated completely.
Filing and shaping follows, finally being buffed to a high shine finish,
resulting in a full set of acrylic nails in about 1 hour.