Can You Put Builder Gel Over Acrylic Nails

Acrylic nails are cured by air and gel nails have to be placed under a UV light.

Can you put builder gel over acrylic nails. Even if the client is not doing pink-and-whites the nail tech can still use a gel overlay or gel top sealer to eliminate buffing and to secure the enhancement. Even though it is a gel product note. With builder gel you can create the same look hardness and strength as acrylic or SNS nails without damaging the natural nail underneath as much.

The same rules apply you will need to make sure that you paint over the colour underneath to avoid it looking messy and unprofessional. Apply a second layer which will be your color of choice. Yes you can put a set of gels over acrylic.

However this does not necessarily mean that you should. Yes you can use a gel polish on top of another gel polish. The patting motion used when doing acrylic nails will not work when doing gel and will only make things harder for you and also.

Todays gels have a texture similar to nail polish so it feels light and comfortable to wear. Gels used to have a thick toothpaste-like consistency. I usually use a 100180 grit file.

It is possible to use gel polish over acrylics. In fact it comes strongly advised not to. For the most part gel and acrylics will take a little more effort.

Clear camouflage pinky colour generally used. It can be any shade based on your style preference. Gel and shellac are the same BIAB cures hard under an LED light and is more durable than your regular shellac.