What is blooming gel, and how do you use it?
With blooming gel you can create cool nail art in no time. It is a transparent polish, which ensures that the color(s) you apply on this layer will flow out.
If you try it for the first time, you may have to figure out what works best for you, but once you get the hang of blooming gel, you can create beautiful nail art creations with it.
How do you use the blooming gel?
You start like you would any manicure routine.
- First of all, file your nails into the desired shape.
- Push back your cuticles a little with a cuticle stick.
- Then roughen the top of your nails with a coarse file. You do this so that the gel polish adheres better to your nail and you can enjoy it for much longer.
- Now clean your nails with a degreaser. Put a little degreaser or acetone on a nail wipe and clean the edges well. Make sure the nails are completely free of dust and fluff.
Now your nails are completely ready to be applied with gel polish.
- Start with a (rubber) base coat. Apply a layer and make sure you keep about 1 mm distance from your cuticles. When applying the base coat (and the subsequent layers), also take the front of the nail into account. We also call this sealing the nail. This prevents air from getting under the gel polish, and therefore it stays on much better. An important step. Then let this layer harden under the UV/lamp.
- Now apply a thin layer of the gel polish color of your choice. Also take into account the distance of the cuticles and that you seal the front well. Then let this layer harden again under the nail lamp. Repeat this step until you have the perfect coverage.
Please note that you apply really thin layers, instead of very thick layers, because you hope to be ready faster. Thick layers of gel polish often quickly become ugly and can also start to ripple, a waste of all the work you put into it.
- Now apply a layer of the blooming gel and do not cure this layer. Apply the gel polish color with a nail art brush or a dotting tool. Wait with curing this layer until the blooming gel has done its job and you are completely satisfied with the design.
- After the blooming gel layer has hardened, you can apply the topcoat. Apply the no wipe topcoat and let this layer of gel polish harden under the uv/led lamp.
Extra tips:
- Warm up the gel polish a bit in advance by rolling the bottle well between your hands. This makes the gel polish a bit more fluid and it will flow better.
- Do not apply a mega thick layer of blooming gel.
- Practice makes perfect
Are you also completely enthusiastic about the blooming gel?
Have fun painting!