How to Apply Nailene Acrylic Nails

Do your friends' nails at home with Nailene manicure kits.

When you learn how to apply your own acrylic nails at home, you can say goodbye to pricey salon fees. Nailene is an acrylic nail manufacturer that sells do-it-yourself nail kits in beauty stores for at-home convenience. The acrylic nail kit comes with all of the tools necessary for giving yourself an acrylic nail application and/or fill.

Things You'll Need

• Nail polish remover
• Cotton balls
• Water
• Nail file
• Nail buffer
• Cuticle stick
• Nail glue
• Nails or tips
• Acrylic liquid
• Bowl
• Acrylic powder
• Sculpting brush

Instructions

Preparing the Nails

1. Soak a cotton ball in nail polish remove. Remove any nail polish from the nails. Rinse the nails with water.

2. File the tips of the nails with a nail file so they are shorter than the length of the acrylic nail tips you wish to apply. Use a nail buffer to gently rub against the top of the nail. This helps remove stains from nail polish and creates a smooth, even surface on the nail.

3. Push the cuticles back with a cuticle stick to give your nails a freshly manicured look.

Applying the Nails and Acrylic

1. Select the appropriate nail tips in the kit to correspond with the correct nails on your fingers. For instance, the widest nails in the Nailene kit will be reserved for the thumb nails, while the smallest ones are for the pinky nails.

2. Apply a small drop of nail glue onto the fingernail. Press the fake nail or tip on top of the glue and hold it in place for 30 seconds. Continue gluing all of the nails and tips onto the natural fingernails.

3. Prepare a clean bowl that you can discard afterward or reuse only for nail purposes. Pour some of the acrylic liquid in the bowl. Set the acrylic powder, with the lid removed, next to the bowl.

4. Dip the sculpting brush into the bowl of acrylic liquid. Apply the acrylic liquid on top of the nail. Brush the nail so that the acrylic liquid coats it.

5. Dip the sculpting brush into the acrylic liquid for a second time. Brush the tip of the sculpting brush in the acrylic powder until an acrylic ball is formed on the sculpting brush. Apply the acrylic ball onto the nail tip at the seam where it connects to the natural nail. Brush the acrylic ball until it spreads over the nail.

6. Apply a third coating of the acrylic liquid over the nail to seal it. Let the acrylic dry for 30 minutes. Use the nail buffer to smooth out any parts where the acrylic dried unevenly.

Tips & Warnings

• Read the warning label that comes with the kit carefully, so that you know the proper way to handle the acrylic nail products, such as the glue and the powder.

• Avoid getting the acrylic products in your eyes and mouth.

• If you have an allergy to acrylic, discontinue using the product.

References

• Nailene: Acrylic Systems