ACRYLIC NAILS - CORRECT ACRYLIC NAIL APLICATION

[pinkdreamer1000]

How much does it cost for all the products? -3

[luisbalma]

@pinkdreamer1000 Well It depends! the brand that I am using right now is organic nails, and the basic stuff to start with could go around $300 maybe $400

[pinkdreamer1000]

@luisbalma hmm, might aswell get them done at the salon for £20 <3 thanks 

[elorenar]

Really helpful!! Thanks :)

[luisbalma]

@elorenar Thanks!

[luisbalma]

@renee5515 thanks...

[GingerBear88]

can you use the gel protection method on a fake finger? Every time i make a nail on the finger i have to cut it short and then pry it off and it does damage to it every time, so if you have a solution, that would be awesome!!!

[luisbalma]

@GingerBear88 you can try! I have never done it!

[hypergaly]

When getting acrylic nails why do they put white acrylic powder on the already white tip?

And also why do they file the top of your nail too?

Just getting a set for Christmas and wondering:)<3.

[luisbalma]

@hypergaly Hi about them putting white over white i dont know cause its unecessary, but the surface of the nail must be lightly preped so the acrylic adheres better....

[xAbbiej]

@hypergaly Hi, people do this just because they feel the design looks better this way, although you could just apply clear acrylic to keep the thickness of the nail fairly constant. :] x

[hypergaly]

@xAbbiej Awh thankyou ever so much!:) xx

[xAbbiej]

@hypergaly No problem :D xx

[pescarito1]

muy bonito

[luisbalma]

@pescarito1 grax!!! =D

[Kittyinpink92]

By far, the best!

[luisbalma]

@Kittyinpink92 tHANKS!!!! =)

[90smartkid]

hehe

[luisbalma]

@90smartkid =)

[shomemo37]

Love the video. If you could please tell me the name & artist of this song because I want it from iTunes. Will be subbing because I am so a beginner!!!

[luisbalma]

@shomemo37 I dont even know who it is... is an option on youtubes songs! Thanks! finD me on FB!!!

[kelseynorwood1987]

@shomemo37 The song is Paralyzer by Finger Eleven.

[jguti1444]

@shomemo37 you can clearly see it right there it says : Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer"

[BJkoolness]

@shomemo37 paralyzer - finger eleven =)

[turtle760bhb]

@shomemo37  paralyzer

[yahhkatiyah]

@shomemo37 Paralyzer by Finger Eleven

[StarJunkiexD]

i like this song.

[luisbalma]

@StarJunkiexD I dont even know who it is... lol

[queenbrih]

What is the gel protection that you used to get the nail to pop off? and how exactly does it pop off please. thank you. You do awesome nails definitely a fan

[luisbalma]

@queenbrih Well i just used a thin layer of the cheapest gel i could find and without preppin the nail in any way when you work the acrylic on top of it it just comes off...

[desserts00]

Best acrylic video, I've seen so far, a lot of ppl put videos up but it's not the right technique, thanks :)))

[luisbalma]

@desserts00 Welcome.... glad you enjoy it!!

[Rondita1]

Nice application! So, if you don't use a primer, what do you use? Just the dehydrator? I know it's not good for you, but I do use an acid-free primer.

[luisbalma]

@Rondita1 It is personal choise to use them or not, I use protein bond....

[finessence808]

do u hae a vid showing how to get the correct liquid powder ratio???

[luisbalma]

@finessence808 nop....

[luisbalma]

@BeautybyJen Oh noooo never! the SuperBond Nail primer is before the acrylic application a very very little amount on the surface of the nail, in the glass bowl i have Liquid acrylic (monomer). And i dont use primers any more! They are bad. 2) No the smell doesnt bother me at all, I like it.. lol The kiss acrylic kits are TERRIBLE quality you and everyone should never use them, sadly a lot of people do for how "convinient and economic" they are, but they suck!!!!

[NailArt5]

okay thank you so much! keep up the good work!

[NailArt5]

Fantastic! That is exactly what I was wondering! Just two further questions: a)when one applies white nail tips, then do you apply white acrylic bead to the free edge or clear or what? I noticed you used a transparent-colored acrylic beadover the white nail tip...or it seems? and b) how long/short should your client's natural nails be before tip application? (I thought short but saw a vid of sum1 applying a nailtip on a nail w/ a bit of a free edge...confused me?) Thank you SO much again!

[luisbalma]

@NailArt5 Q1: its all clear, its not necesarry to apply white over a white tip, thats putting more work on whats already done for you.

Q2: Its best if you have a little free edge cause you can see the sides of it and take advantage to get it paralell avoiding them to look wide or too narroow that you can se natural nail on the sides when it grows... It has to fit perfectly fom side o side but if not you have to play around with the well of the tip... not placing it too deep or out of

[01Avrilgirl]

@NailArt5 the clients nails can be short or the free edge can be a little bit long if its too long theres no piont in using a tip if the nail was long you could just put acrylic on the actual nail

[NailArt5]

lovely flower nail art! As a beginner, I have a question, tho- how come you didn't blend the nail tip after you applied it, and before the acrylic bead application? I thought the nail tips must always be blended with the natural nail before applying acrylic beads? Please clarify? thank you!

[luisbalma]

@NailArt5 Sure! You never EVER blend white tips or the will loose the smile line and look bad! you blend ONLY natural tips, not even clear tips, and when you DO blend them you have to be EXTREMLY carefull of not damaging the natural nails.... Hope it helps =D

[01Avrilgirl]

@luisbalma actually you do blend clear tips just a bit so you dont have to file so much of the natural nail wen the clear tip is on the nail you blend every kind of tip except white ones those you buff to get the shine off so the acrylic will stick better my nail technician teacher taught me that

[luisbalma]

@01Avrilgirl It is a choice if you want to blend clear tips or not, as you know they are clear, what ever powder you use if you have quality product they will NEVER show, and also if you are using quality Clear tips, It is necessary to remove shine on some tips it depend on the brand of course and the quality of the products as I said, some you dont have too... I am a nail tech and nail teacher too so i know what am saying for fact, hope it helps...

[niceenough123]

U used a drill... Which drill u got?

[luisbalma]

@niceenough123 its digital, you can see it in one of my videos about a purchase...

[FashionistaLuvsNY]

Can acrylic train your nails to grow straight?? please reply quickly..thanks!! ;-)

[luisbalma]

@FashionistaLuvsNY No, but it can make them look like! if you have a short nail that is not straight it will grow like that, but if you are happy with the shape of them when short and then you apply acrylic to them they will stay somewhat within that shape and its going to be hard for them to twist in other directions because of how hard the acrylic is...

[Rondita1]

Ok - I saw you buffying the nail tip - thanks 4 pointing that out! !Muchas gracias!

[luisbalma]

@Rondita1 Con gusto!

[Rondita1]

What I would like to see is a monomer/acrylic ratio tutorial since I've only seen one so far. Also, I noticed that you did not buff the artificial tip. Do you not think that this is necessary? Thanks for the video!

[luisbalma]

@Rondita1 Thanks for the suggestion! =) Pay attention to your question about the tip and look at minute 2:46 Thanks!

[Rondita1]

@luisbalma Yes, I did see that you buffed it - thanks for pointing that out!!

[luisbalma]

@Rondita1 welcome!

[61064yo]

Muchas gracias Luisbalma, tus consejos me ayudan mucho. Gracias por estar siempre ahí.

[luisbalma]

@61064yo Un gustooo! =D

[61064yo]

En el caso de que me haya metido un poco en la cuticula con el acrilico ¿ que hago ? limo ? ¿ echo hacia atras un poco la cutícula ? este es mi eterno problema. Me hago las uñas con mucha ilusión , pero a los tres dias ya se empieza a ver feo en la parte de la cutícula y me DESESPEROOOOOOOOOOOO, me dan ganas de olvidarme para siempre de las uñas con el pastón que me he gastado ya.HELP PLEASE !!

[luisbalma]

@61064yo No no puedes meterte en la cuticula si lo haces es porque la mezcla va muy liquida y se corre sola y porque el pincel va muy cargado de monomero, consigue una mano o dedo de practica para que trabajes el mix ratio inteta con perlas de acrilico mas secas o menos liquidas! si te metiste en la cuticula lima pero no al punto de maltratar la uña natural y una vez que se levantan puedes ver mi video de how i deal with lifting tienes que ser sumamente cuidadosa!

[morbidinside091]

please dont laugh... but what if u got the acrylic stuff like on to the cuticle area? should i just start over? should i file on that small are? use nail polish remover ? HELP!

[luisbalma]

@morbidinside091 well the best is if you dont! but in case you do you have two options, remove the acrylic safely!!! or try pushing back a little the cuticle area and file until smooth and wait for it to lift and you can then remove all the lifting. but it is best if you dont get it in there!

[nailgirlish]

ya that helped me out with the acrylic and the cuticle part good job!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luisbalma]

@nailgirlish Thanks!!! hoped you enjoyed and stay tunned 4 more =D !!!

[kookiekruncher]

thanks so much for this tutorial! my nails look sooo much better!

[luisbalma]

@kookiekruncher Great! you are more than welcome!!!

[sacstella23]

your tutorial helped me out ALOT . thank you for posting this . i would just like to know what you do with the acrylic before you actully use it on the nail ? do i add acetone in it to make it that texture ? and i dont have that machine to shape the nail is there an alternative i can use ?

[luisbalma]

@sacstella23 Im glad it did! Well you dont do anything to the acrylic, you add acetone only if you are doing 3D to get a more proper consistency, the alternative for hand filing is the drill so... you have to handfile if you dont own a drill! and for the acrylic bead is just learning proper mix ratio! if you hold a lot of liquid in the brush the bead will be bigger than holding less liquid... first practice beads on a practice nail until you get the right one to work!

[87kwinkler]

I just have a question...first and foremost you did a wonderful job...second the question.. y didn't you add an apex at the stress point? sorry I go to nail school in Tulsa and I've learned a lot lol and was just curious

[luisbalma]

@87kwinkler you build a little more thick the stress areas so you avoid the nail breaking there and causing damage it is necessary also for the natural shape! you go smooth on the cuticle going to a high point in the middle and going down to the tip a little again! thanks!! =)

[shannons245]

i might have to try them :)

[luisbalma]

@shannons245 Great! get them by a pro!

[cubamex801]

Luis, I'm so glad that I found you on YouTube! Tus videos me inspiran para mejorar y superarme cada dia mas, gracias. Me da mucho gusto saber que eres Hispano. Y super talentoso!! Thank you for always being alegre when you make your videos y tener a sence of HUMOR!! Que todos sabemos se necesita aqui en YouTube. So keep on giving YouTube the "touch of spice" only Luis Balma can give! :) I'm a big fan of your work.

[luisbalma]

@cubamex801 Me encanto tu comment! I'm glad you are my fan and specially that you love my work! Thanks and hope u enjoy a lot more from me stay tunned!!!

[Wbunny13]

very helpful!

[luisbalma]

@Wbunny13 thanks!

[sarasepehr]

thank u so much :-)

[luisbalma]

@sarasepehr welcome!

[marluhh]

I like your glitter acrylic! what did you mix, or what kind if you bought it premixed?

[luisbalma]

@marluhh Well its clear acrylic mixed with opal shimer! I did it! but you can also purchase this premixed! I know that on wwwboldntrendycom you can buy it!

[marluhh]

@luisbalma thank you! :)

[kittysfilms]

Great video - what glue do you use and where could I buy it please?

[luisbalma]

@kittysfilms IBD 5 Second!!! Ebay!!! =)

[kittysfilms]

@luisbalma I was just about to buy that actually! How long does it usually last for/the nail stay on? xx

[luisbalma]

@kittysfilms Well I dind get the idea of what you're asking but the glue is really good and drys really super fast and I guess it stays on a pretty long time! I usually get the nail to the point where there is no tip anymore!

[swthun4lyf3]

where did you get your brush and what kind did you use? =)

[luisbalma]

@swthun4lyf3  you asked twice, and in the other videos!... =)

[swthun4lyf3]

Where did you get your brush?

[luisbalma]

@swthun4lyf3 Local Beauty supply store! =)

[mrsbaez07]

OMG!! i love your technique!! I just subscribed... now i have a question do you use a protein bond at all like after dehydrator or primer? before you start with the acrylic?

[luisbalma]

@mrsbaez07 Well I use 2 primers... CND's and NSI

[CHiNiTARoCkSz]

i was wondering where do you buy your tips from ? cause i always get them on ebay but there not as long as the ones you use & i can never find them :(

[luisbalma]

@CHiNiTARoCkSz Well if its possible for you to find them wich I'm not sure, the name is CALA

[CHiNiTARoCkSz]

@luisbalma thankss :)

[IcedLipGloss]

my mom wont let me get my nails done ='(

and im 14!!

[luisbalma]

@IcedLipGloss Well i somewhat agree with her its best to wait for you to be older so you do it when your not growing any more! its bad when people start at such an early age cause you can make your nails stronger now instead of making them weaker! But there is a infinity of things you can get done with nail polish and that are reallly cool!!! =)

[IcedLipGloss]

@luisbalma true...but my nails are short and they dont loo that good with simply nail polish on them...she doesnt want me to get tips either, so i really dont know what to do...i hate the sight of my nails, they look horrible.

[luisbalma]

@IcedLipGloss Well you could try sculpted nails! no need for tips! Or get her involved in the process make her get nails too! show her short nail options first and take it from there!

[historysky]

this is def not the correct way, you put the glue on the finger not the fake nail this is how they teach u at like paul mitchell , how the white ppl do it it'll take u atleast 3hrs to do a full set lol

[luisbalma]

@historysky I apologize but THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY! And you never apply the glue onto the natural nail! the glue would run through the finger and eventually lift from the sides of the tip! while putting the glue on the tip you create pressure by applying it and provides better adhision! search for info about it and you will see!!! BTW thanks so much for commenting and hope you enjoyed!!! =)

[historysky]

@luisbalma .. you only put a drop and when the nail goes on it spreads out like a happy face

[luisbalma]

@historysky still you get residues! that will eventually make the nail lift from the tip! besides there is no difference in the way you glue the nail! it the same process! If it works for you great! but for me works better putting it in the tip! =) Enjoy

[MrNailDUDE]

is it ok is i put my video on how i do my application attached to this video, if no no worries :)

[luisbalma]

@MrNailDUDE Not at all! go ahead!

[MrNailDUDE]

@luisbalma thankyou :)

[fashionjewelrybox]

5 stars!!

thanks for all these helpful tips!! Are you a guy?

Please keep your videos coming!!!! they are so awesome!

[luisbalma]

@fashionjewelrybox THANKS!!! Yes I am! My name is on my channel! and at the end of my videos u can see me hahaha

[TwistandBraid]

The main reason I asked was because you said you do it on your clients. I thought you had to be a nail tech in order to be able to do it on other people for like a job. I am looking into being a nail tech. I'm sorry I said "don't be all snappy with me." With the exclamations it seemed kind of like you was. Sorry. : )

[luisbalma]

@TwistandBraid Yes I do have clients! They keep me away from going to get my certificate! LOL! No worries with the snappy thing! I'm always interested in what people have to said or discusse with me! So No worries and enjoy my channel! Here you have an option to get inspired and BE a good Nail Tech Doing things the right way!!!!

[TwistandBraid]

@luisbalma i thought you had to be a licensed nail tech to work on other people? I am going to subscribe for sure. could you do me a favor and check out at least one of my videos and tell me what you think. I would deeply appreciate.

[TwistandBraid]

Are you a nail technician?

[luisbalma]

@TwistandBraid No I'm not! Why?!

[TwistandBraid]

@luisbalma Don't get all snappy with me. I was wondering because the title of your video says "Correct Acrylic Nail Application. OK!!

[luisbalma]

@TwistandBraid I'm not snappy! the thing is that when people ask is because usually the have a doubt behind the first Q! So thats why I put why? U see! =D And it is the correct acrylic nail aplication! it has a step by step instruction! So if ur intersted u r more than welcome to follow me! there is many people with Their correct aplication! For me thats what i mostly work on my clients and its fantastic because of the result i see within days! I've done it for +2years! Enjoy =)

[freehandnailartful]

i tired acrylic once but i absolutely hated the smell. :(

[luisbalma]

@freehandnailartful If you love them try odorless acrylic...

[MrNailDUDE]

@luisbalma or stand my a fan, ive done that before, waters your eyes tho haha :):)

[luisbalma]

@MrNailDUDE hahahaha I'm so used to working with acrylic that i dont fell it any more!

[MrNailDUDE]

@luisbalma me to, my mums aways saying it smells and im like, "what smells" haha :)

[fashionjewelrybox]

@freehandnailartful try NSI Attraction, it doesn't smell at all!

[luisbalma]

@nailforums Thank you! i will!

[lallypandy]

very very nice..^_^

[luisbalma]

@lallypandy Thank you! Glad u like it!!!! =D

[cuteglitternails]

Este v ideo esta excelente, especialmente para aquellos que no saben nada sobre acrilicos :)

[luisbalma]

@cuteglitternails Sip.... Por eso lo hice más que nada xq preguntan mucho por ello!!! Gracias!

[sokundara]

Nice work, and good tips as well. I have learned not to put the acrylic close to the cutucle, but when I'm nervous I end up doing that anyway lol. It great that I was able to see how u put the acrylic without touching the cuticle. Thanks again!!!

[luisbalma]

@sokundara Thats great i'm really happy u did learned something =D!!!

[luisbalma]

@sokundara It's my own mix! It has CND - Warm Opaque Pink, EzFlow - Clear Pink, Tammy Taylor - Peaches 'n' Cream, NSI - Opal Shimmer

[CooksAndLooks]

thankyou for the tips. I will give this a try

[luisbalma]

@CooksAndLooks  GREAT!!! =D

[GettingNailed]

Thanks so much for the instructional vid. Great finished photos - angles not yet seen on YT.  Great job!!!

[luisbalma]

@GettingNailed Hahaha Thank you soooo much!!! =D

[brandnails]

great job luis.. im glad u do what i do and never take the product right down to the cuticle .. prob one of the best tips u can give to somebody starting out.. take care and keep in touch x

[luisbalma]

@brandnails Thanks nena!!!! You too! I'm so glad u liked it!!! =D

[Xuxkina]

Hey luisbalma nice shape on that finger!!! Good vid

[luisbalma]

@Xuxkina THANK YOUUUU!!! =D

[CooksAndLooks]

You made this look so easy and the end result was great!! what base did you use so nail could pop off after? can you use this now as temp nail for special occasions? Thankyou so much for yor tutorial , I love your work!!

[luisbalma]

@CooksAndLooks I just didn't prep my natural nail and put a layer of gel thick enough so i could just "act" like i was preping a nail and then work with the acrylic! Dont know if it would work for a special occasion cause you can tell when it start lifting but if you would wanna try give it a go with a really short ones so you dont give them that mucha manipulation!

[rainbownails818]

very nice work!

i love ur method!

[luisbalma]

@rainbownails818  Thank you so much! dont forget to sub to watch many more!!! =D

[Chity01]

hey, sencilla pero bonita , me gusto y el acrilico con brillito se ve muy bonito con el french =D

[luisbalma]

@Chity01 Gracias Nena!!! Me alegra te haya gustado!! =D

[bajanspice1978]

great tutorial... I love the picture angles you took too because it really shows the proper shape of the nails... Keep up the great tutorials!

[luisbalma]

@bajanspice1978 Thanks so much! So nice of you!!! BTW I saw some of yours and you're doing pretty well yourself! =D

[bajanspice1978]

@luisbalma

Aww thanks for you're kind words as well! ;)