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Nail Extensions

Nail extensions add length and shape to your natural nails using a hard-setting product built over a tip or a form. The main systems are acrylic (a liquid and powder…
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Hard Gel Nails

Hard gel is a durable, UV or LED-cured gel system used to add strength, length or a protective overlay to the natural nail. Unlike builder in a bottle (BIAB) or many…
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Gel Polish

Gel polish is a long-wearing nail coating that is painted on much like ordinary varnish, then set (cured) under a UV or LED lamp so it hardens on the nail. Because it stays glossy and chip-resistant for around two to three weeks, it is one of the most popular salon nail treatments in the UK. You will sometimes see it sold under brand names such as Shellac, or described as a builder-in-a-bottle (BIAB) overlay when a thicker, strengthening gel is used.

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Acrylic Nails

Acrylic nails are a hard-wearing nail enhancement made by combining a liquid monomer with a powder polymer, which the technician sculpts over your natural nail or a tip…
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Nail Art

Nail art is the decorative finishing of the nails, ranging from simple hand-painted details and French tips to intricate designs, foils, chrome, gems, stamping and freehand work. It is applied over a base such as regular polish, gel polish, builder gel (BIAB), acrylic or a natural nail, and is one of the lower-risk treatments in a salon. Even so, the products involved are not risk-free: gel and acrylic systems contain reactive chemicals (notably methacrylates such as HEMA) that can cause a contact allergy if the uncured product touches skin, and UV or LED lamps are used to cure gel.

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