Dip vs Gel vs Acrylic Nails – Pros and Cons

Nothing makes the hand feel more beautiful than a perfect manicure. Manicure adds elegance to just about any hands just as a makeup adds beauty to the face, especially when applied in front of the right mirror.

When it comes to fingernails, you have lots of options for beautifying them. You can choose the traditional style of painting them over with bright colors or go with the modern style of varying nail lengths and topping it all with beautiful colors.

There’s no limit to what you can do. Be creative enough, and you’ll always end up with beautiful nails each time you visit the manicurist.

Dip, Gel, and Acrylic are some of the most popular manicures to beautify your nails. Though applied on the same surfaces – these manicure materials are very different from one another and come with different pros and cons.

Dip nails

Dip falls somewhere between Acrylic and gel manicure. Unlike Acrylic, manicure dip does not make use of any special chemicals to help it harden. And compared to Gel manicure, it does not require the special UV rays necessary for curing.

Dip manicure to so many ladies out there is the perfect manicure. And one can easily understand why – it’s straightforward to apply, an ideal DIY and easy to remove. It’s setting process is quite straightforward and above all its last longer and doesn’t chip easily.

Dip Manicure Application

Dip polish is quite easy to apply. There are lots of DIY dip polish packages in the store. You can quickly grab one and make them beautiful.

Dip polish application involves applying a base and then dipping them in powder. The powder adds the colors, and they come in different colors and shines.

Chipping, though very unpleasant is something we’ve all faced one time or another. Dip lasts up to 2 weeks without chipping off. Though when applied you might want to be extra careful. Dip, unlike Acrylic, is not attached to the finger as an extension, you may wear it for the length of time it takes for your finger to grow up to a new length.

Dip nails fall somewhere between Acrylic and gel manicure. It does not have the ‘strong’ rigidity of an Acrylic Manicures but not as flexible as a gel manicure; it lies in the grey area. The dip is made from both Acrylic and gel and as such comes with the property of both. It is in a way flexible enough to feel almost like the natural fingernails.

Gel

They give you lots of options – you can choose to make them slender, longer or strengthen it.

They require UV rays to harden. It does not cure under normal lighting conditions and as such cannot be used without a nail lamp. Hopefully, there are options and if you’re wondering whether to pick a UV or a LED one, there’s a hybrid solution: UV LED nail dryers.They are very similar to Acrylic, but whereas Acrylic is rigid, it is flexible and has a more natural look to it than an Acrylic nail, plus – it’s more expensive.

 Application Process

To extend them with gel, you’ll need to apply a nail tip for the required length. After that, you can then apply the three layers of gel, starting with the base coat, polish color, and top coat. Each of these steps will be cured under a UV lamp for 2-3 minutes.

Though gels are more expensive than Acrylic, they don’t last long. Often gels will last between 10-14 days before needing your attention again. Though you can easily extend this to a 30 days lengths if you are careful enough to file off nails once they outgrow your manicure.

They offer a level of flexibility. They are not as rigid as Acrylics and at the same time are not as flexible as the natural nails.

Acrylic

 They have been around for a long time and often regarded as the first of new nail manicure trends. They are commonly used to extend nail lengths or even make them more slender.

With Acrylics, you get a lot of options to beautify your nails. It comes in different color varieties and shines. Acrylic does not have the same natural look as other manicures and is very rigid.

Application Process

The acrylic application involves the same three stages as a gel application: base coat, polish color, and top coat. Though unlike gel applications, it does not require the use of UV rays for its curing process. It makes use of glues and other chemicals to keep it in place.

Though cheaper, often lasts longer. Typically, they usually last longer than two weeks and may even last up to a month with proper maintenance.

Unlike gel or dip nails, Acrylics are very rigid. This is because they include the use of liquid monomer and a powder. When these sets, a hard nail results which are inflexible.

Dip nails can are the best of both worlds. They have a natural look to them, are a little more flexible than gel nails, last longer and are easy to fix. But you cannot use dip nails to extend your nails or give them that slender look you may want.

Gel nails are often flexible and have a natural glossy nail look but are more expensive.

Acrylics lack the natural look and flexibility of natural nails like the dip or gel manicure but are cheaper. They can be used to extend and also last longer than other dip or gel manicure.

 Wrapping Up

Whether you go for a dip, gel or acrylic based manicure, keep in mind that there are pros and cons of each one and it’s really up to you what route you want to go. We’re sure you have questions and would love to hear them out in the comments below!

By

 Michael Smith

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April 28, 2018

What Your Nails Say About Your Health

We have listed a few nail issues most girls deal with:

• Vertical ridges are usually harmless but nobody likes them. And all they are communicating is a lack of hydration
• Dryness of the nail can be treated by rubbing the cuticle MD (see below) onto the nail regularly
• Other markings such as white spots, usually is an indication of damage or trauma to the nail and will generally grow out with time
• Yellowing Nails normally signal a lack of nutrients and can easily be cured with a healthy balanced diet combined with a great cuticle oil
• Curling nails normally indicate an iron deficiency
• When the nail separates from the nail bed it is called onychosis and often signals a thyroid problem

Researches have recently discovered that even blood poisoning can materialize in the nails. So, what to do with all these health issues?

For most of them a simple healthy diet will cause an immediate effect but, this tells us that keeping a close watch on what our nails are saying might be the wisest thing you do this year. And adding Coconut oil to the regime might be the second wisest thing you do this year.

If you have not read an article or heard a conversation on coconut oil in the past month, it might be a miracle, because this miraculous oil has certainly made the headlines.

Could it be the next craze?

Absolutely, the proven benefits of this miracle oil is just far too many to oversee. With benefits that can include weight loss, whiter teeth, radiant skin, and shiny healthy hair, coconut oil is the health and beauty cure-all du jour, and that’s a fact.

At Elim they use coconut oil as a base for many of our products. One being the Cuticle MD and seeing that we are talking nails today this is the one we will highlight.

We formulated this winner recipe with a blend of 10 oils, using coconut oil as our base carrier.

Apart from its hydration benefits to the nail, coconut oil also has a natural SPF of 5 and adding to this it is natures natural anti-bacterial agent protecting your nails against fungi and bacteria.

The regime? We recommend a Cuticle Oil with a dropper and not a brush on cuticle oil, use it daily, keep it in your hand bag,

One drop to nourish all your nails should make the worlds difference in just a week.

Here’s to happy healthy nails.

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