Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails

 Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails

The files for the application of acrylic nails are very important, it depends on whether you do a more aesthetic job.
Knowing how to use them we will be making really beautiful nail applications.

In the first post of this blog we saw the importance of having a good nail application brush.
Now it is time for files to take their place and they cannot be absent when buying our nail application material.

- Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails and Nail Art Accessories

This tool for applying acrylic nails is very important, and knowing when to use it according to its grain number.
Since each type of file has its function, from the preparation of the natural nail, to forming the structure.

Acrylic Nail File Numbers
In the files we have the numbering, ranging from 80/80 grain to 240/240 grain files.
And sponge files and limes to shine.

From the number of file you will know when to use it.
The 80,100 and 120 grain files are more abrasive when filing.

And its basic function is to devastate acrylic on tip nails and sculptural nails.
Do gel polish and nail art retreats.
Also when doing an acrylic nail or gel nail removal.

The 150 grit files work to shape the tips of acrylic nails (ballerina, coffin, almond, square etc).
They are used to remove excess acrylic with an enveloping filing, and to achieve a more aesthetic surface and finish.

You can use 180 grit files to add the finishing touch to your application work.
Here you will have to correct errors that you have in the application of the product. They are ideal for sealing the cuticle area, removing some excesses in the tension area of ​​the acrylic nail and flaps.
You find them in 2 presentations, such as wood or cardboard file and sponge or buffer file.

3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design

 3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design

Hi friends! This time I want to show you how to make a 3d bear on acrylic nails.
I hope you like it a lot, I loved the result .

You can create this nail design at any time of the year, you just have to make a few small changes and voila!

• Don't worry if you're new to 3d acrylic nails, what matters here is practicing as many times as you can.
• When we work with this technique, it is normal that at first it is a bit difficult, learning to control the humidity of your acrylic pearls, you will see that it is easier and easier to achieve very beautiful designs.

- 3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design and Nail Art Accessories

When your acrylic pearl becomes opaque is when you can start to mold it, quite the contrary if your pearl is wet you will not be able to control the acrylic because it can run off.
And if you let the acrylic pearl dry it will be impossible to give it the desired shape, so you just have to focus on practicing and having a lot of patience.

Material for 3d in acrylic nails

• Monomer
• 3d brush # 3 or # 4
• Colored acrylics
• Application brush
• Texturing awl (if you don't have a needle or pin.)

There are quick-drying monomers on the market, they are ideal in cold areas when acrylic takes time to dry, it is also used when working 3d nail designs.

Basic Material to Apply Acrylic Nails

 Basic Material to Apply Acrylic Nails

Hi ! welcome to another post here on the Nail Art blog.
This time I am going to show you the basic material to apply acrylic nails, and what you need to buy.

We will know the most important tools for manicure and acrylic nails.

This is the basic list you need to buy, to apply acrylic nails:

- Basic Material to Apply Acrylic Nails and Nail Art Accessories

List of Material to Apply Acrylic Nails

• Manicure kit.- You find them very cheap and you should check that it brings a cuticle pusher, cuticle cutter, and of course its nail clippers.
• 100% pure acetone.- You will need it to remove normal polish, gel polish, make a removal of acrylic nails, clean synthetic brushes, never kolinsky brushes! Among other uses.
• Alcohol or Sanitizer.- To disinfect our manicure tools and our acrylic nail files.
• PH Leveler + True Bond .- The PH Leveler helps you remove excess moisture and grease from the natural nail.
• True Bond provides excellent adhesion and must be acid free to avoid irritating the natural nail.
• Files for acrylic nails .- This point is very important and I invite you to read the article on the "Different types of files to apply acrylic nails" here on the blog.
• Kolinsky brush # 6 .- Ideal for beginners, you can buy natural hair or Kolinsky hair.
• To find out which brush you should buy, I invite you to read this article.
• «What brush to use to apply acrylic nails»
• Monomer.- You find it in different prices and ounces, the price may vary depending on the brand, and it must be with a reliable distributor.
• It must be monomer for acrylic nails that is free of Methyl Methacrylate, for more information I invite you to read this article, and you will be able to distinguish between a monomer for medical use and a monomer for aesthetic use.
• «What is the best monomer for acrylic nails»
• Basic Acrylics (polymers) .- The 3 base shades of acrylics for nail application are:
• crystal / clear, white, and nude / cover.
• These are the most important base colors.
• Little by little you can acquire more colored acrylics.
• Resin .- To stick tips and paste some decoration and crystals in your nail designs.
• Tips and Sculptural Forms.- The tips facilitate the work in your application of acrylic nails. We must pay attention to gluing them well and according to the size of the natural nail. Sculpture shapes are used to create the artificial nail from scratch.
• Cortatips.- Indispensable when cutting the tips, they must be cut to the desired size of our client.
• Uv / led lamp.- It is very important that you acquire your lamp for acrylic nails, it is an indispensable tool for everyone who is dedicated to this business.
• Top finish or Glitter for nails.- Both give the final touch to your application of acrylic nails and gel polish that you do.
• Cuticle oil.- Moisturizes and softens the skin, cuticle area, and fingers.

This in my opinion, is the basic material to apply nails that you need to acquire.

Am I missing something?
Do not forget to write it down in the comments

Baby Boomer in Acrylic Nails, trendy design

 Baby Boomer in Acrylic Nails, trendy design

The baby boomer technique in acrylic nails is a trend effect that is here to stay.
The most attractive thing about this design is that it adapts to all the styles and tastes of each of us.

Being a gradient design in neutral colors, we can wear it on our nails at any time of the year, since it is a discreet and very elegant manicure.

- Baby Boomer in Acrylic Nails, trendy design and nail art accessories

You can make it even more attractive, adding nail effects such as: ada powder, rose gold, mirror effect, unicorn effect and more.
For lovers of Swaroski crystals, this design is ideal to be able to wear them in it.

You can wear it on your natural nails, in an application of gel polish «gelish» and in your application of acrylic nails.

Baby boomer on your nails and their combinations.

If you want to make your acrylic nails look their best, do not hesitate to make combinations between this effect and add 3D designs among others.

Your manicurist will know what to recommend in this regard and give you ideas and suggestions of how your nails can look beautiful.

The length of your nails, the tip you decide to wear, are a very important point for your application of acrylic nails, to be an experience that is pleasant and meets your expectations.

So in your next application, do not hesitate to ask for this nail design, and also add all the designs and effects you want, I recommend you make an appointment and ask for a quote on the nail set that you like.

And organize your budget

The most interesting thing about this design in acrylic nails is that it adapts according to the lifestyle and work you have, which is accessible to combine in any event, and best of all, you can find it in every salon or nail bar .

If you already have it, tell me in the comments how your nails were and if you were satisfied with the result.

Acrylic nails design in 3d technique pineapples and flowers

 Acrylic nails design in 3d technique pineapples and flowers

This time we are going to make a 3d acrylic nail design by making some flowers and pineapples.

Knowing this technique in acrylic nails will help you make really beautiful applications and make your clients leave satisfied, and do not hesitate to return and require your services.

In another article on this blog I shared with you how to make a 3d bear using this same technique and now we are going to do it by creating pretty easy flowers and pineapples.

- Acrylic nails design in 3d technique pineapples and flowers and nail art accessories

Learning to make 3d designs on acrylic nails
What you will need is colored acrylic of your choice, acrylic nail application brush, 3d brush, monomer and a sample tip or use a nail sampler to practice.

If this is the first time that you are going to work on a 3d design, I recommend that you practice a lot and that you learn to control the humidity of your acrylic pearls.
Since it depends on this that you can mold the acrylic with your brush, and make the designs you want.

Before making your designs, you can practice the humidity of your pearls on a sculpture form, or silicone folder.
Then try to give them the desired shape, I recommend that you start with basic flowers.

Remember that in order to have more income in your acrylic nails business, it is advisable to learn new techniques and effects of the moment and one of the most profitable is when you add 3d designs to your nail applications.

To reinforce this article I leave you the step-by-step video of how to make this design, and that you subscribe to my You Tube channel, since I add videos constantly.

How to Remove Acrylic Nails

 How to Remove Acrylic Nails

Hello girls! In this article I will explain how to remove acrylic nails, without hurting your natural nail and in a professional way.

This is very important if you do not have time to go to your nail salon, or you have an emergency and must remove your acrylic nails at that time.


Never try to remove them with your teeth, as it can cause severe damage to the nail bed of your natural nail.
When this happens, it is often thought that acrylic nails weaken the nail.
The reality is that when a good filing is done and the acrylic nails are removed in a correct way, these types of situations should not happen.

- How to Remove Acrylic Nails and Nail Art Accessories

To show you how to remove acrylic nails, we are going to start with the material you need, they are very easy things to get and that you surely have at home, if you already have your material to apply acrylic nails you will not have to get anything.

• Material to remove acrylic nails
• Sanitizer or alcohol.
• Nail clipper
• Limes
• 100% pure acetone (you can find it in stores for stylists and nail products)
• Cotton balls
• Aluminum foil.
• Cuticle pusher or orange stick.
• Nail strengthener / hardener.
• Glitter for nails.
• Cuticle oil.
• Moisturizing lotion.

We start by disinfecting the nail clippers, files, our hands and acrylic nails to avoid any infection.
Then with the nail clipper you will cut your acrylic nails, taking care not to take your natural nail, the cuts must be made from side to side.

Once the previous step is finished, you are going to take your file and file the surface of the acrylic nails in an enveloping way.
This is to remove the shine that the Top Finish leaves when we put it to cure in the lamp.
If you don't do this step, it will be very difficult for the acetone to work on the acrylic surface.
You are going to do it on all your nails.

Now you are going to cut strips of aluminum foil, the measurement will be the size of your fingers, you should not cover the entire finger, only the acrylic nails area.
And you're going to moisten each cotton ball in pure acetone.
Next you are going to place a cotton ball on the acrylic nail.
And immediately you wrap it with the aluminum foil on the matte side of the paper and the shiny side that is facing out.
You will do this step on all your nails and you will leave it for 15 minutes.


how to remove acrylic nails
Then you remove the aluminum foil and the cottons, and with your cuticle pusher or orange stick, you are going to remove all the acrylic that has been removed.
If necessary, the process can be repeated until there is no acrylic left on the natural nail.

Very important, try to repeat this process only 2 times,
since the skin of the nail can be irritated if we leave the acetone on the nails for a long time.

To finish the acrylic nail removal
When there is no acrylic left on your nails, what you can do is shape your natural nails with a file.
You are going to apply a moisturizing cream all over your hand and also on your nails, giving a light massage.


acrylic nail files
Now you are going to apply your nail strengthener I recommend 2 layers, at the end you are going to apply nail polish, you are going to let it dry.
You apply your cuticle oil.

And ready!
This is how you can do an acrylic nail removal without hurting your natural nail and without leaving home.

I invite you to follow me on my social networks and learn a little more about my work.

How To Make Nail Acrylics With Eyeshadow Palettes

 How To Make Nail Acrylics With Eyeshadow Palettes

In this article we are going to see a simple and inexpensive way to make acrylics for nails with eye shadows.

This option turns out to be very useful, when you want to save money on the purchase of your acrylic nail material.
Or when you are looking for a specific color and precisely your eyeshadow palette has it!

Best of all, you don't have to ditch your favorite shadows to make your own custom acrylic collection.
Or use those shadows that you no longer use and give them another use, as in this case it would be acrylic powders of different colors.

- How To Make Nail Acrylics With Eyeshadow Palettes and Nail Art Accessories

So let's get into the article fully.

• Material to create acrylics for nails with shades
• We are going to need base tones such as white acrylic and crystal acrylic, in this way we can give the hue and color to each tone.
• Also a measure to know how much you add exactly, you can use your cuticle pusher for measurements.

Another color that you will need is a nude or cover.
And if your idea is to create acrylics with textures or glitter, surely you have different products for nail decoration, such as glitters, mermaid tail, confetti, etc.


And so make your own creations for your acrylic nail applications.
On the other hand, if you do not want to use your eyeshadows, another way to do it is with pigments, these are found in distributors for acrylic nail products.

As you can see, the subject of acrylic nails or nail art is quite extensive and the best of all is that you can unleash your creativity and achieve really beautiful nail applications, with a little budget.


Here is a video tutorial from my YouTube channel, so you can see the step by step, and do it together with me.