How To Make Your Own Acrylic Nails From Scratch

Place one acrylic bead at the end of the nail on the nail form.

How to make your own acrylic nails from scratch. Some pigments especially organic ones have a tendency to float on water. Use the cotton swab to paint a streak of the new polish onto your nail and. Combine the solution with the pigmented acrylic base thoroughly.

To make the fine acrylic powder requires a process known as suspension polymerization. When you have gone a little more than halfway across the nail you may want to adjust where you are bracing your pinky so you can carve up into the other corner of the nail. Make sure the ball of acrylic powder and liquid is the consistency of peanut butter.

How to Make Indie Nail Polish - Ok so I decided to make you guys a behind the scenes video. Apply a nail form. Read the instructions that came with your acrylic binder because the preferred ratio of base to solution varies from brand to brand.

At that timeacrylic nail kits were scarce and you practically needed a beauty license to buy the products individually. Place a drop of clear nail polish over the powder and mix it into the powder. Apply the nail tips according to the instructions that came with your acrylic nail.

Gently brush off any powder and excess adhesive from nail tips. Use your imagination and create something that works for you based on what is working for them. Put the paint mixture into the can or jar.

Many years ago I wanted to save money by doing my own acrylic nails. Drop a small bead of mixture onto the nail and continue until fine line is filled. You can use any formula you want but a 2-in-1 formula will.