How to Apply Silk Nails

Silk nails are a kind of wrap or pieces of material that are shaped according to the shape of your nails. You or a nail technician may attach these onto your nail plate. They would then serve as your nails’ protection from the elements. Other than that they also add strength to them. Your nails will also get an even length when they are put on. That will just make you wonder how to apply silk nails yourself and not bother paying someone to do it for you.

How to Apply Silk Nails on Your Own

What you need: Materials you’ll need will include silk nail wraps, plastic sealer, glue, buffing oil, and plastic compressor sheet. The tools you need to have are a pair of scissors, tweezers, micro file, 180 grit file or something which is a bit smaller.

Here’s how to apply silk nails on your own: The very first thing you ought to do when caring for your nails is to clean them. Clean them thoroughly and if you have any fake nails on them then you will be obliged to remove them.

The next step on how to apply silk nails is to prepare your nail wraps. Cut your silk nail wraps according to the size and shape of your natural nails. Make sure you cut your wrap rounding off near the cuticle.

Coat your natural nails lightly and evenly with glue. Using your tweezers, you then lay each silk nail wrap on your natural nails. Leave a small bit of space between the wraps and your cuticles. Gently slide a plastic compressor sheet over the surface to make sure the wraps glues on pretty well.

Finishing Things Off

Now that you have all that done, your next step on how to apply silk nails is to make your new nails look fabulous. You’ll have excess silk nails that would hang off the natural ones. Trim those off to achieve a natural look. To further secure your silk nails, apply another layer of glue on your nails and trim away any excess.

Use buffing oil to coat your nails. Micro file your nails to make a smooth finish. Lastly, apply a layer of plastic sealer on your nail’s surface and wait for it to dry before using nail polish.

A Few Reminders

When you apply silk nails, they should be used on your natural nails. Take note that these are quite delicate and will be a bit hard to maintain especially if you have a physically active lifestyle. The steps we have shown on how to apply silk nails is only one way to lengthen, strengthen, and protect damaged, weak, and/or short nails.