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Expert March 2017

Nail advice/What's this nexgen thing?

SHINY OBJECTS, on January 12, 2017 at 1:09 PM

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I'm trying to figure out what to do with my nails for the big day. I love having them look pretty and manicured, but I never get them done since I rarely make it 24 hours without messing up the polish-my nails take an absurd amount of time to dry and I'm clumsy. I did gels for awhile which I loved...

I'm trying to figure out what to do with my nails for the big day. I love having them look pretty and manicured, but I never get them done since I rarely make it 24 hours without messing up the polish-my nails take an absurd amount of time to dry and I'm clumsy. I did gels for awhile which I loved (I could make it out of the salon without a smudge!), but I hated the removal process so much I decided I couldn't take it anymore. I got acrylics once and it was horribly painful and I didn't like the look and never want to do it again. I'm intrigued by powder/nexgen, but I'm having a hard time figuring it out. As far as I can tell, it's artificial nails, and you can do colors or a pink and white french. Can you get designs, and do they last like gel, or is it just a different way of getting artificial nails and you use regular polish on top for designs? I think I want something like these.



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  • R&B2016
    VIP October 2016
    R&B2016 ·
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    I LOVE the powder/dip. Where I am, the brand is called ANC. It's so awesome. I always hated how brittle gel and acrylics made my nails. Gel would break before 2 weeks. The ANC/powder will last up to 3.5 weeks for me without cracking. My natural nails are longer than ever with powder. I don't think you can do designs though, since they dip your finger in the powder. I might be wrong about that.

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  • MNA
    Master April 2018
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    I'll stick with regular polish. You can cut your dry time to 5-15 minutes with Seche Vite quick dry top coat. I can literally do my nails, get my clothes, and shower, and not have a smudge.

    Gels are okay (polish that is), as long as the tech doesn't buff the nail plate first. Powder pretty much requires it. Acrylics require heavy buffing.

    Gel and powder should ideally be able to have the gloss buffed off, wrap with an acetone soaked cotton ball and foil for 20 minutes, and it *should* slide off. If someone is scraping to remove, they don't know wtf they're doing: find a new tech.

    You'll get longer wear from regular polish if you wrap the tips. Painting the free edge seals the nail and prevents it from absorbing as much water, and therefore expanding/contracting when you do things like shower or wash dishes, which encourages chipping. Lots of salons don't do this because, surprise, surprise, they want you to come back sooner.

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    Slater ·
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    Is there a difference between Nexgen dip and SNS powder dip manicures???

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