I followed her instructions verbatim and LOVE my nails!!! I got tired of spending a ton of money to get my nails done at a salon just for the techs to do a sloppy job. MULTIPLE techs... Thanks for this fabulous tutorial! It took me about 1.5 hours to soak my old acrylics off, prep my nails, silk wrap, and paint. I found the exact same products used at Sally's for the extensions and painted them with China Glaze polish (regular not gel).
You can also add up to 3 layers of silk onto the nail, and repeat the entire process if you want a thicker super strong nail more similar to an acrylic. These nails grow out with your natural nail. No need for fills, so that is a great benefit. Although, the very skilled nail artist can paint a graduated acrylic so thin near the cuticle, that you can grow the nail out too without needing fills. Yes, this is my hubby's account. I am a female, lol.
Wanted to add that I did this in about the same amount of time as the video, pausing about three times to complete the steps. If you take your time, the results are FABULOUS! Thx again.
Wow, so much easier than powder and gel. I moved to FL and nobody here does silk wraps, either with or without extension tips. In NY, no problem. Acrylic has ruined my nails, not to mention everytime I get them applied, the person does a great job the first time, but rushes the fill. There is no consistency to the way my nails look, and they always are too WIDE, too thick, and end up looking like teeth! They destroy my cuticles with filing as well. I can save my cuticles, (and $25 for a fill) and do them myself! I looked online and Sally Beauty has an ASP Light Less gel kit with the resin and the activator. That's where I'm headed. I did my right hand with silk, glue and IBD powder...gonna finish the left with your method! Thanks for sharing!
I recently broke off the entire tip of my natural nail -- along with my my complete gel manicure. Normally I would use some nail silk to reattach the tip, but it flew across the room and I haven't found it yet! I had some cheap nail wrap that had too much "body" to wrap my nails well and I was able to use it with some structure gel to recreate the end of my nail, and it matches beautifully with my other manicured natural nails. Very nice! A life saver (from a purely fingernail perspective ;)
When I first started doing acrylic nails 10 years or more ago, I often wondered why they didn't have a system such as this. Watching your video is actually the first time I seen it applied from start to finish. Wonderful video and product! Thank you for sharing :)
I've used silk wraps (or tea bag) (at home) on and off for 40+ years and its great that there are resins now, we used to just use nail glue and silk to fix the nails, then use 2 coats of ridgefiller base and polish. Now I do similar to your techinque (without using acrylic powder) BUT started using 1 coat of resin (or nail glue which is thinner) BEFORE adding the silk. I have very little lifting if I do to much house cleaning without gloves. Now that my breaks are grown out I have long healthy nails using just Gelous, OPI and seche vite.
That is really good for when you break a nail and you don't want to cut them all short but at the same time you don't want to walk around with one short nail and the rest long. Thanks for the tutorial =] xx
Perfect! I just did this and I have a new nail which looks surprisingly natural. Almost like it better than my real nails. I followed along with the video and your instructions are very clear and concise. Thanks so much, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for as an alternative to tips. Brava!
Finally something that I'm not allergic to. After calling all over the place to find a salon that would do silk wrap i said F it! and looked this up and did it myself. Lol love telling people i do my own nails :)
This is my Hubby acc, but I need to say that "I Loved this way to make my Nails much better" I gonna try to find the products and make it for myself!!!! Thank you so Much and still giving to us this kind of videos!!!! You're Amazing!!!! God Bless You!!! =)
Last time I did this method I ended up using a lot of silk for the the nail extension to feel harder, now I just apply a thick gel resin over my growing nail, much easy for me. Thank you for showing how this is done, gives a helpful idea!
I did this yesterday on 2 of my nails I wanted to even out the length with my other nails. OMG!!! worked like a charm and so easy to do. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this tip. I watched a couple weeks ago and today I visited my Sally's Beauty Salon and picked up my set of nail essentials and will give it a try. Tfs hugs Letty
I loved this and I'm totally going to try it on myself. I personally don't like acrylic nails because they are way too thick. This looks way better. Thanks SO much for this video!!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I love ASP lightless gel and use it all the time when I have a crack on my natural long nails. I have tried this method and it works great replacing a broken nail that I recently had. You couldn't even tell that I had a broken nail by using your method in your video. Thank you so much and keep posting the great videos!
I suddenly, after 10+ years of using acrylic, became allergic to acrylates almost overnight. It looks like dermatitis. Little blisters, broken skin, itchy, embarrassing & gross. This is such a lifesaver. Not 1 nail tech in 10+ years ever told me about silk wraps. A true God send. Thanks a bunch!
I have troubles with the same skin issue. If I spray the gel cure, my hands break out so bad. I'm currently trying to grow my natural nails, but it looks like there may be a lot of patching needed to keep them up. I guess its short nails or itchy rash... :'(
It sounds like you have eczema on your hands. 2 years ago out of nowhere I had itchy little blisters on my fingers & toes, come to find out it was eczema.
Ooh this looks great! I hate getting acrylic nails done because they file my nails so much and they look horrible after the fake nails grow out. Loving this!
Thank you so much for this! I am trying to grow my nails long and if I break a nail it is good to know that I won't have to cut all my nails off to keep the symmetry! GREATLY APPRECIATED
Thank you sooo much for this!! Firstly this product is amazing. The first time i saw i was completely astounded. i have been looking forever for a way to mend my natural nails. i also took your advice about switching to a strengthener for my nails. my nail was broken and sadly a piece flaked off. so i had a nail with left to the midway right missing, then the rest of the nail was there. i used this method and it worked great!! you cant even tell. thanks again.
I have to get me some no lift primer and ASP gel resin. I used to wear silk wrap for many, many yrs, then went to gel manicures. I wear my nails natural now and went back to doing them myself. Every now and then I have to fix a broken nail. Thks for the tips. I will mark this on my favorites.
Thank you so much for this! Now I must go see if I can find these products. No matter what I do mine break when they get to a certain length. I've tried all the repair tips out there.This is a great way to get the length without having to go to the salon!
This is a great vid. I just tried your technique, and it came out perfect. I did this over my natural nail, of which 2 was broken. Thanks so much for this information.
WOW Anna you are so full of knowledge and new inventions.I am definitely going to be doing this it looks so much better than tips and more natural .I'm in awe at how amazing your creativity and ingenuity is.Keep going please don't ever stop what you do I will follow you forever .
My nails have been growing out and snapping off. Two down to the quick. I found your vid, and followed your instructions. Awesome. I am not great at buffing and smoothing, but I am getting the hang of it. I found on my "quick" nails, your powder method was perfect. (Redid those 3 times before connecting that dot-HA!). The powder gives the structure needed to hold up. Thanks so much!
Amazing! I'm hooked on your videos! I can't believe how easy you make them look. I'm having a hard time but I'm hanging in there and will continue to try! Thank you!
I accidentally stumbled across this video and am so glad I did! My nails grown out long and then just snap off! So they're either really long or really short. I guess I should use some oil on them or something. I've been thinking about getting acrylic nails but this looks so cool I am definitely going to try it!
This is an excellent tutorial. Very detailed and you explained every step so clearly. Your finished nails looks amazing...so natural! Definitely going to try this out. Thank you!
Beautiful! I always wondered how to use silk wrap! I bought some a while ago, looked at it recently & almost threw it away! I found ur video by accident because I was looking for something to put on top of my nails to keep them from cracking because they are hard when they grow out. And they grow backwards & not down. Thanks so much!
jesus you really went in on the filing, and when you were tapping it with your other nail, i was cringing just waiting for something to peel or ping off but nope! solid as a rock!! really nice idea, must give this ago, they look so sturdy!! :D
I've just watched a series on silk wrap i just might try this one it's something like i want thank you i hope it works cause im having a very hard time growing them plus im taking vitamins too god bless u hun
Great video! I used this product years ago and I saw with your demonstration video all the things I was doing wrong. I will purchase this product again and follow your instructions. Sally's use to carry this product, but if you can not find it at Sally's you can try eBay or amazon.
I think this is great for watching and doing as you go along. I really love this video. I got all of my supplies from sally's.... Big mistake. Lol too expensive but I hope it's worth the money. Thanks again
I attempted to do this today and I failed so bad. Kudos to you for having this mastered and making it look so easy. I'm having to let my cuticle heal on my thumb for ripping off some glue. lol
The nails look really natural, Excellent tutorial. I can't imagine spemding this much time on nails, personally, but they look great. My only suggestion would be to take more time with your polish because it's messy at the cuticle area and on the sides. Needs touching/cleaning up.
msmeg you can have long nails using garlic, and olive oil. I started 3 weeks ago and my nails that never grew have grown a half inch. Heathly nails is far better then fake.
I just tried this and I LOVE the results. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I'm just having trouble with the silk. I have non-adhesive silk and it tends to dip in the middle and flare slightly in front of the free edge when shaping. Would the self-adhesive tabs be easier?
Hello ! I'm totally new to these nail trends, so when I broke 2 nails last week I went to look for some tutorials, because I didn't want to cut all the other nails down (which are quite long !). Your tuto helped me out a lot ! I fabricated 2 new nails very well for a first time ! But it's quite difficult to shape the silk wrap, and it becomes translucent ; and the and the silk bandage that I also tried doesn't get translucent at all. Great video, thanks !
OMG, you're a genuis! This caught my eye, even though I don't need this, but I thought it looked really cool, so I clicked on this! I'm really glad I did! Someday if I need to, I WILL use this! :D
Thanks for this video, I think I will go this way instead of tips or acrylic. I will try this out soon. your nail look natural and great.....thxs again.
I've tried this once and I'm doing it again today. I would say it will be okay on short nails but don't try to extend it too long. Think of it as a strengther with a BIT of added length.
this turned out perfect although sallys was out of the right no lift , what I substituted for is lasting. My only problem is I bought some one step no chip polish (gelaze) and it wont stick to my nail! i tried a regular polish and the same thing! I am going to try roughing up the nail now and see if that helps otherwise this is a great tutorial and it works amazingly! finally my nails are all the same length and no more going to salon and having them destroyed. Love love love this idea! now if I could just get my salon to do this!
In other videos i have seen resin put on the entire bare nail first (so that when filing the bare nail isnt touched) then they proceeded to put primer silk and gel... Do you suggest that to be a good idea? Or is your method last longer and good for beginners?
ahh! i just did it and it came out great!!! Thank you so muchhhh! just 3 questions though. 1.How do you take em off? 2.Can i make the tips any shape i want (like an oval) if i file em? 3.Do they grow with my nail?
Loved the video, I worked with acrylic, plus the odor of the liquid is very strong, and end up weak nails. So I thought I'd use this project, how much longer this lasts nail? and how do i remove the product without damaging your nails? Abraços
A little over a week ago, I had a finger nail that I was going to patch, but it chipped out before I could, so had to trim it all :( I bought an acrylic kit and sculpted an overlay, but I have near 0 skill and wound up doing much filing to make it passable. Found this video, did it last night, and it worked! I couldn't find silks, so I used two layers of fiberglass, each with IBD brush on. Probably could've used a 3rd layer. It ski-jumped slightly, but you can't tell if you don't look closely.
I love it ,it looks real natural and I assume that it doesn't damage your nail as much as the acrylic ... Thanks for sharing thirty product and explain with detail how is suppose to get done ... Thanks n God Bless you ,have a wonderful night :-)
so helpful and you are a wonderful, organized instructor; my problem is i bought at sallies the lightless gel and both times i could hardly get it out of the bottle, it seemed all dried up; i returned it and the second bottle the same; so maybe old; today i am going to a different sallies and try again; however it still came out great, just cannot get any more gel out of the bottle so obviously something is wrong. I did store upright and cap tight.
Hi Anna, thank you so much sharing...2 weeks ago I stumbled across your video showing how to mend a nail with the lightless gel kit which I bought 2 wks ago in Sallys. Off to purchase the other items you showed in this video and will be using this method instead of false nails which I was about to purchase 500 today..I may still do, who knows ;-)
Really loved your video and it was very easy to follow. I was wondering....It looks like you use ASP resin. Did it come with the nail brush? I'm not finding it that way.
i love this video , ive always done my own nails, which are very weak and thin and always break. but anyway, I was wondering if is it possible to do the silk wrap and then a gel over it ? thank you
This video is a godsend! Thank you so much! I have really weak nails and I really dont want to go back to whole salon deal, but this is great :) I have a gelish system at home and im wondering, if i did these wraps...could i go in with my gelish afterwards? Might be a silly question but just wanted to figure out how i could go about it. :)
Hello All, I'm a licensed nail tech and the name of this is called a silk wrap that is used as an enhancement for natural nails by using silk wrap, resin, and activator spray. It usually only takes two times but I don't see anything wrong doing four. I do like how you cut the silk wrap to extend...great idea.
Hello! Love your video, I am curious as to if with this technique could you the shape the extension of the nail into rounded, almond or slightly stiletto? I wonder if shaping it into those styles will then alter the durability of the nail/gel/silk. Thanks for any thoughts you have!
Thanks Anna this video was very helpful! ^_^ Glad you mentioned the primer! i just bought the primer and the dehydrator last week just for this purpose! cause the last time i cracked a nail i used the LG and had the lifting problem, so figured if it worked for acrylics and gels, why not the LG...then after i bought it thought to myself should of asked Anna first before i bought these LOL *Shew* so glad you did this vid :D (now i don't feel like i wasted my money ^_^)
Hi, love your video. I ruined my nails with trying out acrylic ones, very bad.Can I use the gel without the silk or with it on my natural nails(very soft,now) to harden them, make them stronger?
Love that idea and it really does work. I have one qustion though, (probably silly, new to all this) sometimes I get a little groove in the nail, which direction should I buff to smooth it out? Horizontal goove, do I buff opposite in a vertifcal up & down direction??? Please help. Thank you so much, and pls. keep doing the tutorials.!!
I followed her instructions verbatim and LOVE my nails!!! I got tired of spending a ton of money to get my nails done at a salon just for the techs to do a sloppy job. MULTIPLE techs... Thanks for this fabulous tutorial! It took me about 1.5 hours to soak my old acrylics off, prep my nails, silk wrap, and paint. I found the exact same products used at Sally's for the extensions and painted them with China Glaze polish (regular not gel).
You can also add up to 3 layers of silk onto the nail, and repeat the entire process if you want a thicker super strong nail more similar to an acrylic. These nails grow out with your natural nail. No need for fills, so that is a great benefit. Although, the very skilled nail artist can paint a graduated acrylic so thin near the cuticle, that you can grow the nail out too without needing fills. Yes, this is my hubby's account. I am a female, lol.
Wanted to add that I did this in about the same amount of time as the video, pausing about three times to complete the steps. If you take your time, the results are FABULOUS! Thx again.
Wow, so much easier than powder and gel. I moved to FL and nobody here does silk wraps, either with or without extension tips. In NY, no problem. Acrylic has ruined my nails, not to mention everytime I get them applied, the person does a great job the first time, but rushes the fill. There is no consistency to the way my nails look, and they always are too WIDE, too thick, and end up looking like teeth! They destroy my cuticles with filing as well. I can save my cuticles, (and $25 for a fill) and do them myself! I looked online and Sally Beauty has an ASP Light Less gel kit with the resin and the activator. That's where I'm headed. I did my right hand with silk, glue and IBD powder...gonna finish the left with your method! Thanks for sharing!
I recently broke off the entire tip of my natural nail -- along with my my complete gel manicure. Normally I would use some nail silk to reattach the tip, but it flew across the room and I haven't found it yet! I had some cheap nail wrap that had too much "body" to wrap my nails well and I was able to use it with some structure gel to recreate the end of my nail, and it matches beautifully with my other manicured natural nails. Very nice! A life saver (from a purely fingernail perspective ;)
When I first started doing acrylic nails 10 years or more ago, I often wondered why they didn't have a system such as this. Watching your video is actually the first time I seen it applied from start to finish. Wonderful video and product! Thank you for sharing :)
I've used silk wraps (or tea bag) (at home) on and off for 40+ years and its great that there are resins now, we used to just use nail glue and silk to fix the nails, then use 2 coats of ridgefiller base and polish. Now I do similar to your techinque (without using acrylic powder) BUT started using 1 coat of resin (or nail glue which is thinner) BEFORE adding the silk. I have very little lifting if I do to much house cleaning without gloves. Now that my breaks are grown out I have long healthy nails using just Gelous, OPI and seche vite.
That is really good for when you break a nail and you don't want to cut them all short but at the same time you don't want to walk around with one short nail and the rest long.
Thanks for the tutorial =] xx
I used this method on my nails when i was 25 years old. I am 60 and i still wear them...it really works
Perfect! I just did this and I have a new nail which looks surprisingly natural. Almost like it better than my real nails. I followed along with the video and your instructions are very clear and concise. Thanks so much, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for as an alternative to tips. Brava!
Finally something that I'm not allergic to. After calling all over the place to find a salon that would do silk wrap i said F it! and looked this up and did it myself. Lol love telling people i do my own nails :)
This is my Hubby acc, but I need to say that "I Loved this way to make my Nails much better" I gonna try to find the products and make it for myself!!!! Thank you so Much and still giving to us this kind of videos!!!! You're Amazing!!!! God Bless You!!! =)
OMG. THis is the BEST video on natural looking tips EVER!!! Love you girl!
Last time I did this method I ended up using a lot of silk for the the nail extension to feel harder, now I just apply a thick gel resin over my growing nail, much easy for me. Thank you for showing how this is done, gives a helpful idea!
I did this yesterday on 2 of my nails I wanted to even out the length with my other nails. OMG!!! worked like a charm and so easy to do. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for having such a detailed and step by step tutorial...I was able to do my nails and they turned out better than I expected!!!!
Holy moly! Thank you so much for this!! I just did this on one problem nail, and am blown away already! :)
Thank you so much for this tip. I watched a couple weeks ago and today I visited my Sally's Beauty Salon and picked up my set of nail essentials and will give it a try. Tfs hugs Letty
You just actually made my life 10x better, thank you SO much, this is EXACTLY what I needed!
I loved this and I'm totally going to try it on myself. I personally don't like acrylic nails because they are way too thick. This looks way better. Thanks SO much for this video!!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I love ASP lightless gel and use it all the time when I have a crack on my natural long nails. I have tried this method and it works great replacing a broken nail that I recently had. You couldn't even tell that I had a broken nail by using your method in your video. Thank you so much and keep posting the great videos!
I suddenly, after 10+ years of using acrylic, became allergic to acrylates almost overnight. It looks like dermatitis. Little blisters, broken skin, itchy, embarrassing & gross. This is such a lifesaver. Not 1 nail tech in 10+ years ever told me about silk wraps. A true God send. Thanks a bunch!
donnarosanna you are welcome! ;) glad to be of help with good information
I have troubles with the same skin issue. If I spray the gel cure, my hands break out so bad. I'm currently trying to grow my natural nails, but it looks like there may be a lot of patching needed to keep them up. I guess its short nails or itchy rash... :'(
It sounds like you have eczema on your hands. 2 years ago out of nowhere I had itchy little blisters on my fingers & toes, come to find out it was eczema.
Ooh this looks great! I hate getting acrylic nails done because they file my nails so much and they look horrible after the fake nails grow out. Loving this!
Thank you so much for this! I am trying to grow my nails long and if I break a nail it is good to know that I won't have to cut all my nails off to keep the symmetry! GREATLY APPRECIATED
i learned how to do this in beauty school and this is one of the better options for nails along with gel nails..they are alot healthier for you.
Thank you sooo much for this!! Firstly this product is amazing. The first time i saw i was completely astounded. i have been looking forever for a way to mend my natural nails. i also took your advice about switching to a strengthener for my nails. my nail was broken and sadly a piece flaked off. so i had a nail with left to the midway right missing, then the rest of the nail was there. i used this method and it worked great!! you cant even tell. thanks again.
I have to get me some no lift primer and ASP gel resin. I used to wear silk wrap for many, many yrs, then went to gel manicures. I wear my nails natural now and went back to doing them myself. Every now and then I have to fix a broken nail. Thks for the tips. I will mark this on my favorites.
This is what I want. Another simple method to strengthen nail without tips or acrylic. Thank you.
I like this way of doing nails. I never like the tips much but I will try that way! Thanks for sharing !
Thank you so much for this! Now I must go see if I can find these products. No matter what I do mine break when they get to a certain length. I've tried all the repair tips out there.This is a great way to get the length without having to go to the salon!
I just saw your nail video and I am very exited to try this! I have uneven nails and I think this will work for me! I will update on how it went soon.
How did it work for you?
This is a great vid. I just tried your technique, and it came out perfect. I did this over my natural nail, of which 2 was broken. Thanks so much for this information.
WOW Anna you are so full of knowledge and new inventions.I am definitely going to be doing this it looks so much better than tips and more natural .I'm in awe at how amazing your creativity and ingenuity is.Keep going please don't ever stop what you do I will follow you forever .
Thank you Anna!!! I am not going to wear fake nails again after seeing this video . Love it!!!
This will help me so much. I break my nails all of the time, and just end up giving up on them. Thanks for this video it's helped me.
My nails have been growing out and snapping off. Two down to the quick. I found your vid, and followed your instructions. Awesome. I am not great at buffing and smoothing, but I am getting the hang of it. I found on my "quick" nails, your powder method was perfect. (Redid those 3 times before connecting that dot-HA!). The powder gives the structure needed to hold up.
Thanks so much!
Amazing! I'm hooked on your videos! I can't believe how easy you make them look. I'm having a hard time but I'm hanging in there and will continue to try! Thank you!
I accidentally stumbled across this video and am so glad I did! My nails grown out long and then just snap off! So they're either really long or really short. I guess I should use some oil on them or something. I've been thinking about getting acrylic nails but this looks so cool I am definitely going to try it!
Anna thanks so much for this!!! You're a God send! Excellent instructions-easy to follow.
very detailed and explanatory. Thank you for taking the time to make this video it is very helpful!
This is an excellent tutorial. Very detailed and you explained every step so clearly. Your finished nails looks amazing...so natural! Definitely going to try this out. Thank you!
Beautiful! I always wondered how to use silk wrap! I bought some a while ago, looked at it recently & almost threw it away! I found ur video by accident because I was looking for something to put on top of my nails to keep them from cracking because they are hard when they grow out. And they grow backwards & not down. Thanks so much!
I just learned how to do fiberglass in beauty school, and this seems SO MUCH better and easier!
jesus you really went in on the filing, and when you were tapping it with your other nail, i was cringing just waiting for something to peel or ping off but nope! solid as a rock!! really nice idea, must give this ago, they look so sturdy!! :D
I've just watched a series on silk wrap i just might try this one it's something like i want thank you i hope it works cause im having a very hard time growing them plus im taking vitamins too god bless u hun
Great video! I used this product years ago and I saw with your demonstration video all the things I was doing wrong. I will purchase this product again and follow your instructions. Sally's use to carry this product, but if you can not find it at Sally's you can try eBay or amazon.
I found it at Sally's in California a month ago.
bought my silk wrap and resin so will be trying this soon. love the results. thanks for the info
Thank You I loved how easy it actually is.... STAY BLESSED n BEAUTIFUL.....
My first time seeing this! I prefer this over false nails which i can never keep on for a day! Thanks very helpful! :)
I think this is great for watching and doing as you go along. I really love this video. I got all of my supplies from sally's.... Big mistake. Lol too expensive but I hope it's worth the money.
Thanks again
I attempted to do this today and I failed so bad. Kudos to you for having this mastered and making it look so easy. I'm having to let my cuticle heal on my thumb for ripping off some glue. lol
Thanks for the video. I didn't think I'd be brave enough to try the lightless gel, but I'm going to try it. thanks again.
Omg!! love it!! thanks.. First time trying was hard but after a few tries, i got it!!
watching this at night and your voice is so nice its putting me to sleep. lol super cool video
Hahaha the same thing happen to me I woke up half way
+sweet16cheeks. Good jobe doung all thate work
Jenefer Motta totally just happened to me too..
her voice is so soothing lol
Same
The nails look really natural, Excellent tutorial. I can't imagine spemding this much time on nails, personally, but they look great. My only suggestion would be to take more time with your polish because it's messy at the cuticle area and on the sides. Needs touching/cleaning up.
msmeg and a more flattering color that doesn't show mistakes so much
Really. That's what cleanup brushes are for.. all nail artists use them. A lot.
Iman Amin she says right in the video why she used white..
Wow. Just... wow.
Thumper's father's rule: "....."
msmeg you can have long nails using garlic, and olive oil.
I started 3 weeks ago and my nails that never grew have grown a half inch.
Heathly nails is far better then fake.
I just tried this and I LOVE the results. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I'm just having trouble with the silk. I have non-adhesive silk and it tends to dip in the middle and flare slightly in front of the free edge when shaping. Would the self-adhesive tabs be easier?
Hello ! I'm totally new to these nail trends, so when I broke 2 nails last week I went to look for some tutorials, because I didn't want to cut all the other nails down (which are quite long !). Your tuto helped me out a lot ! I fabricated 2 new nails very well for a first time ! But it's quite difficult to shape the silk wrap, and it becomes translucent ; and the and the silk bandage that I also tried doesn't get translucent at all. Great video, thanks !
so happy to hear my video helped😄
thanx for this tutorial, looks much easier than acrylic
OMG, you're a genuis! This caught my eye, even though I don't need this, but I thought it looked really cool, so I clicked on this! I'm really glad I did! Someday if I need to, I WILL use this! :D
awesome, I am going to try this out. Thank you for the info...look forward to other tutorial videos from you..
I enjoyed this very much! Excellent tutorial!! I have prior experience with nails, and really found this useful to learn by.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS...I AM LEARNING SO MUCH FROM THEM....YOU ARE AMAZING....THANKS FOR SHARING......
Thanks for this video, I think I will go this way instead of tips or acrylic. I will try this out soon. your nail look natural and great.....thxs again.
I just created my first one Lady with success! Thank you! xoxo!
+Brenda Keitt congrats i'm glad it worked for you
Thank you for this.. i do prefer a natural nail. Beautiful work!
I've tried this once and I'm doing it again today. I would say it will be okay on short nails but don't try to extend it too long. Think of it as a strengther with a BIT of added length.
Thank you on my right hand all my nails grow long except the thumb. Now I can extend the thumb to match.
You are so amazing, thank you for posting this video. Great, really great
this turned out perfect although sallys was out of the right no lift , what I substituted for is lasting. My only problem is I bought some one step no chip polish (gelaze) and it wont stick to my nail! i tried a regular polish and the same thing! I am going to try roughing up the nail now and see if that helps otherwise this is a great tutorial and it works amazingly! finally my nails are all the same length and no more going to salon and having them destroyed. Love love love this idea! now if I could just get my salon to do this!
In other videos i have seen resin put on the entire bare nail first (so that when filing the bare nail isnt touched) then they proceeded to put primer silk and gel... Do you suggest that to be a good idea? Or is your method last longer and good for beginners?
I'm gonna try this..you made it so easy to follow and hopefully i can repeat it. thx
ahh! i just did it and it came out great!!! Thank you so muchhhh! just 3 questions though.
1.How do you take em off?
2.Can i make the tips any shape i want (like an oval) if i file em?
3.Do they grow with my nail?
This is a really good idea! I think the gel would be easier than using tips w/acrylic powder, which I always apply unevenly!
Loved the video, I worked with acrylic, plus the odor of the liquid is very strong, and end up weak nails. So I thought I'd use this project, how much longer this lasts nail? and how do i remove the product without damaging your nails? Abraços
I love your videos! You always make things look so easy. Great ideas!!!
I prefer silk wrapping. Great tutorial. Thanks!
A little over a week ago, I had a finger nail that I was going to patch, but it chipped out before I could, so had to trim it all :( I bought an acrylic kit and sculpted an overlay, but I have near 0 skill and wound up doing much filing to make it passable. Found this video, did it last night, and it worked! I couldn't find silks, so I used two layers of fiberglass, each with IBD brush on. Probably could've used a 3rd layer. It ski-jumped slightly, but you can't tell if you don't look closely.
I love it ,it looks real natural and I assume that it doesn't damage your nail as much as the acrylic ... Thanks for sharing thirty product and explain with detail how is suppose to get done ... Thanks n God Bless you ,have a wonderful night :-)
very cool. never knew silk was so versatile!
Just bought all the supplies. I'm about to attempt this! I'm so excited! :D
Wow! Looks great!
so helpful and you are a wonderful, organized instructor; my problem is i bought at sallies the lightless gel and both times i could hardly get it out of the bottle, it seemed all dried up; i returned it and the second bottle the same; so maybe old; today i am going to a different sallies and try again; however it still came out great, just cannot get any more gel out of the bottle so obviously something is wrong. I did store upright and cap tight.
Hi Anna, thank you so much sharing...2 weeks ago I stumbled across your video showing how to mend a nail with the lightless gel kit which I bought 2 wks ago in Sallys. Off to purchase the other items you showed in this video and will be using this method instead of false nails which I was about to purchase 500 today..I may still do, who knows ;-)
Fantastic tutorial. You make it look so easy.
This Looks So Good 😍 , I Need To Try This .. Does It Need To Be Done In A Ventilated Area ??
great love this i am going to purchase these products my nails are short and paper thin ill let you know how it goes
Really loved your video and it was very easy to follow. I was wondering....It looks like you use ASP resin. Did it come with the nail brush? I'm not finding it that way.
i love this video , ive always done my own nails, which are very weak and thin and always break. but anyway, I was wondering if is it possible to do the silk wrap and then a gel over it ? thank you
Hello, amazing video! Can you advise if and how I can do this with acrylic? Thanks xxx
OMG I WANNA DO THIS. WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS
WELL you do now!! ;)
***** WHOO! Thank you!
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This video is a godsend! Thank you so much! I have really weak nails and I really dont want to go back to whole salon deal, but this is great :) I have a gelish system at home and im wondering, if i did these wraps...could i go in with my gelish afterwards? Might be a silly question but just wanted to figure out how i could go about it. :)
You are amazing for this!!! Do you suggest using an acetone free polish remover so it won't damage the resin? Or is regular ok?
Hello All, I'm a licensed nail tech and the name of this is called a silk wrap that is used as an enhancement for natural nails by using silk wrap, resin, and activator spray. It usually only takes two times but I don't see anything wrong doing four. I do like how you cut the silk wrap to extend...great idea.
love the way your nails look n like the wasy you explained thanx
Hello! Love your video, I am curious as to if with this technique could you the shape the extension of the nail into rounded, almond or slightly stiletto? I wonder if shaping it into those styles will then alter the durability of the nail/gel/silk. Thanks for any thoughts you have!
Thanks for this. It's very useful! You have a very soothing voice too haha
Thank you for the tutorial. So informative!
Thanks Anna this video was very helpful! ^_^ Glad you mentioned the primer! i just bought the primer and the dehydrator last week just for this purpose! cause the last time i cracked a nail i used the LG and had the lifting problem, so figured if it worked for acrylics and gels, why not the LG...then after i bought it thought to myself should of asked Anna first before i bought these LOL *Shew* so glad you did this vid :D (now i don't feel like i wasted my money ^_^)
Hi, love your video. I ruined my nails with trying out acrylic ones, very bad.Can I use the gel without the silk or with it on my natural nails(very soft,now) to harden them, make them stronger?
Love that idea and it really does work. I have one qustion though, (probably silly, new to all this) sometimes I get a little groove in the nail, which direction should I buff to smooth it out? Horizontal goove, do I buff opposite in a vertifcal up & down direction???
Please help. Thank you so much, and pls. keep doing the tutorials.!!