Just as with fashion, nail trends tend to come and go.
If adventuring with bold colors is your thing, you’re in luck.
“Lollipop and gummy bear tones” are one look well-suited for spring.
it’s possible for you to selectyour ideal shapefrom square to almond and everything in between.
You even get to choose your material, which may just be the most difficult part.
Fromgel to acrylicto the increasingly popular and perhaps most controversial jot down: dip powder.
Wondering what all the hype is about?
Here’s everything you should know about dip powder nails before you eventhinkabout getting them.
A diet acrylic?
Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
Reader’s Digestadvises asking your nail technician about their products before getting your nails done.
It won’t smell like other liquid acrylics.
Nevertheless, it might surprise you to know that the legal bonding agent used in dip powder is cyanoacrylate.
Doesn’t sound familiar?
Essentially, it’s Krazy Glue.
Hmm, not so Krazy after all.
While on vacation, she needed a nail fill and went to a nearby salon.
There, the technician filled her nails using dip powder.
It’s the most boring, and yet arguably most important, part of acrylic and gel manicures.
“I was fascinated that the nail tech did my fill in 30 minutes.
Instead, she and her team recommended wearing sunscreen on your hands when heading to the salon.
Of course, with dip powder nails, you could skip the sunscreen and skin cancer risk altogether.
That part isn’t exactly Instagram-worthy, but itissomething you should be aware of.
Just as with gel manicures, soaking is required to remove a dip powder manicure.
“That’s like saying I punched you gently in the nose,” Schoon added.
You shouldn’t actually be dipping your nails
Dip powder is a bit of a misnomer.
Or, rather, itshouldbe.
Nail expert Doug Schoon agrees.
Yes, it’s pretty nasty.
But, just because it’s possible for you to, does that mean youshould?
Sadly, it’s probably not a good idea to start down this path.
It can last for you might want to sit down eightweeks.
Now that may sound dreamy, but it’s actually more like a nightmare.
First, remember whatnail expert Doug Schoon said?
The longer the dip powder is left on, the longer it takes to remove.
Imagine the removal time fora manicure that’s eight weeks old.
It’s also not good to go that long without being able to see your natural nails.
“Dip powders also tend to temporally dehydrate the nails.”
While the damage is very real, it’s not permanent.
So, if you’ve jumped the gun and already booked your appointment, don’t worry.
Well, don’t worrytoomuch.
According to the expert, it’s not.
Sometimes it’s just about picking the one that you like the best.
As such, she personally prefers the gel.
This look, according to Humphrey, calls for “super-fine subtle glitters, not chunky or opaque.”
She added, “We want to see the nail plate underneath.”
Ruth Kallens, founder and partner at Van Court salon, also won’t put them on the menu.
As mentioned earlier, she toldGlamourshe’s concerned that the bonding agent could contain the banned substance methyl methacrylate.
But that’s not the only reason.
She continued, saying, “Dip powders are acrylic.
I don’t use acrylic because the removal process is so detrimental to your nail plate.”
“This manicure is healthier for the nails and it won’t be roughened in the process.”
According toNails Magazine, nail wraps, just like dip powder systems, are a blast from the past.
and applied to the nail.
They’re held onto the nail with resin or can be embedded right into acrylic and gels.
