How To Build Apex On Acrylic Nails
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How to build apex on acrylic nails. Straight down from apex towards the free edge. But if youre concerned about your dip nails ending up on the thick side you can also do a partial apex. Picture 1 If you apply slight pressure on the free edge a faded area will appear midway down the nail and that is where the apex should go for maximum strength.
ApexStress Area The apex is the thickest point of a nail enhancement which should be placed where the nail would break if it were firmly hit head on. Apex placement13 of enhancement. When you encapsulate your nails youll only use a little bit of the colour and build up the nail using clear.
Pick up a ball of builder gel. Again try to practice building the apex without filing. The most popular apex method consists of 5 layers only.
The stress area is usually one-half to two-thirds way between the cuticle and natural-nail free edge. BallerinaTapered Square Apex placement. You will possibly end up using a lot more monomer trying to build up the nails.
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¾ of the way up the nail extending almost all the way to the sides. Place a third bead closer to the cuticle and blend. Use smaller more controlled beads when applying product.