How to choose gel polish?

As a professional nail technician, providing high-quality service to clients begins with precise communication and professional judgment. The first step is to thoroughly understand the client’s preferences, followed by combining our professional knowledge to offer the most suitable recommendations and design solutions. This not only involves color coordination but also encompasses durability maintenance, nail health, daily care, and artistic styling.

1. Nail Shape Selection: The Foundation of Aesthetics and Practicality

• Square Nails (Square): Stylish and durable, less prone to breakage, popular among career women.
• Squoval/Rounded Square Nails: Soft contours with a straight front edge, slightly tapered sides, and rounded tips. Ideal for customers with prominent knuckles or those seeking to enhance hand shape, helping to compensate for any imperfections in hand shape.
• Oval Nails: The fingertips form a soft oval shape, a traditional and classic nail shape for Asians.
• Pointed Nails (Stiletto/Almond – Pointed): Avant-garde and niche. Due to the small contact surface, they are prone to breaking, and since Asian nails are generally thinner, this shape is typically not recommended.

1. Color Coordination: The Art of Highlighting the Fingertips

• Core Principle: Matching Skin Tone. Asian skin tones generally have a warm yellow undertone, so it is important to avoid cool or muted colors like gray or earthy yellow, as they can make the skin appear dull.
• Style Positioning:
• Mature and Elegant: French manicures in pure white or silver-white exude a sense of sophistication and elegance.
• Luxury Occasions: Gold, true red, and purple exude a luxurious texture, making them ideal for pairing with evening gowns at important banquets or social events.
• Daily Commuting/Students: Opt for subtle, natural nude pink or light pink tones for a soft, understated look.

1. Long-Lasting Color: The Secret to a Lasting, Vibrant Manicure

• Pre-treatment: Thoroughly remove dead skin around the nails and clean the nail surface of oils as a foundation.
• Application technique: Apply at least two layers of color gel, ensuring the edges are covered (covering the front of the nail).
• Key top coat: After applying the color gel, it is essential to apply a layer of transparent top coat (Top Coat), which is the key step to extending the lifespan of the nail polish.

1. Protecting Health: Preventing Pigment Deposition and Daily Care

• Preventing Pigment Deposition (Yellowing of Nails):

1. Essential Base Coat: Apply a base coat before applying nail polish.
2. Quality Assurance: Choose high-quality nail polish products.
3. Gentle Removal: Allow the nail polish to naturally peel off or trim it as the nails grow. Minimize the use of nail polish remover (even those labeled as less harmful).
4. Recovery Period: If pigmentation has already occurred, pause nail polish application for a period to allow it to fade naturally. During this time, regularly apply a nail strengthener for noticeable results.

• Daily Nail Care:

1. Trim and shape: Regularly use nail clippers to adjust length or a nail file to shape the nails.
2. Soften and clean: Soak fingers in warm water (add lemon slices to help soften cuticles and clean the nail bed). After drying, gently push back softened cuticles with an orange wood stick, then remove excess cuticles around the nails with a cuticle scissors or cuticle fork.
3. Thorough Cleaning: Use a nail brush to carefully clean the nails and surrounding areas, then soak and rinse again.
4. Nourishing and Moisturizing: After drying your hands, apply nourishing oil/cream and massage in circular motions for 2 minutes until absorbed.
5. Nail Surface Finishing: Finally, use an alcohol-soaked cotton pad to wipe the nail surface and nail grooves to remove excess oil.
6. Nail Art: Diverse Expressions of Nail Design

• Hand Painting (Nail Painting): Use a professional nail art brush to apply nail art gel or nail polish and paint patterns on the nail surface.
• Carving (Nail Sculpting/Carving): Use specialized carving materials to create three-dimensional decorative patterns on the nail surface.
• Airbrushing: Use an airbrush gun and specialized airbrush paint to create various gradient and pattern effects on the nail surface.
• Artificial Tips: Use specialized adhesive to attach full or half-length artificial nail tips to the natural nail, quickly achieving a slender nail shape. Drawback: Slightly bulky.
• Artificial Nail Extensions (Enhancements – Gel/Acrylic): Using synthetic materials (such as UV gel, acrylic powder/liquid) to shape and build on natural nails, compensating for natural nail shape deficiencies to achieve beautification and correction effects.

Conclusion
Becoming an outstanding professional nail technician involves much more than just applying color. It requires mastery of color theory, nail morphology, chemical product properties, nail physiology, hygiene standards, and diverse artistic design techniques. Only through continuous learning, refining one’s skills, deeply understanding client needs, and transforming professional knowledge into artistry at the fingertips can one stand out in this creative field.

The tutorial uses CHROMÉCLAIR gel polish, which focuses on safety, low irritation, environmental protection, and does not contain harmful ingredients, reducing the risk of allergies (HEMA-free gel polish). It cares for healthy nails, offers a wide range of colors to suit mainstream aesthetics, and ensures that every consumer has a safe and secure experience.