Gel Nails. Unlike toothpaste-thick gel products of the past, today's gels have a similar consistency to nail polish. They are brushed onto your nails, nail tips, or nail appliqués to extend length. After your nail technician applies each coat, you must put your nails under ultraviolet (UV) light for up to two minutes to "cure" or harden the product. There is no odor during the application process.

Step 1: We prep your nails by first removing any previous nail polish.

Step 2: Next, we sanitize your nails. Use an antibacterial hand wash like HandClens to clean your hands and fingernails thoroughly.

Step 3: We trim and shape your nails using a nail file. Take an orangewood and gently push back the cuticles. Take the nail buffer and gently remove the shine on the surface to help the adhesion. Remove the dust.

Step 4: We apply forms or tips to your nails.

Step 5: We sparingly apply nail primer to your nails and apply only a single, even coat of nail primer. Once it dries well, it will appear sticky and begin to apply gel nails.

Step 6: Now here’s the trickier (more coordinated) part of applying gel nails. Dip the brush in acrylic liquid (monomer) and then into the acrylic powder to form a ball and an acrylic ball on the brush, take out the brush slowly.

Step 7: We place this ball on your nail’s base and carefully flatten it with the brush, spreading it all over the nail, moving the brush from the base towards the tip. Apply additional balls of acrylic where necessary.

Step 8: Now, shape and paint your nails as desired.