Acrylic nails - what you need 2

| December 9, 2009 |

The brush you use will make a huge difference in the outcome of your acrylic. Keep away from large brushes, especially if you are just learning. I do like to experiment with different brushes though. I always have some kind of round sable brush on hand. I usually get brushes that are in the medium range, size #6 or #7, but I keep at least one smaller and one larger one on hand as well. I also like to have a flat brush on hand, I don’t use it as much but once in a while the occasion will arise.

You don’t have to spend a fortune on a good brush. An investment of $8-$10 dollars can get you a high quality brush that will last a while. If you want to spend more go right ahead. If you take care of your brushes they will always be a good investment. You can find great brushes from beauty supply stores, but another place to find brushes is at an art supply store (I also get supplies at the hardware store, we’ll talk about that in a second). You will find that many products sold and marketed to the nail industry are priced higher then the same items sold in other places.

They have lots of nail drills at all the beauty supply stores and they are great products, but many of them are quite expensive. For a great alternative head over to your hardware store and check out their dremel drills. I bought mine, a smaller hand held one, there and I love it. It’s rechargeable and cordless and easy to control. It was also a fraction of the cost of others I had seen.

Believe it or not I hate using a drill. I have tried many times, but I prefer to file by hand. If you apply your product properly your filing will be at a minimum, so it really doesn’t take any additional time. I also feel less (chance of) damage is done to the nail bed with hand filing. For me I think I don’t use the drill mainly because my client don’t like it. They prefer the hand touch and I am happy to oblige.

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