Apex for nails

Now other than the obvious compound of acrylics and soft gel extensions, what can we VISUALLY see different between the two? When a nail enhancement is long, there needs to be a bigger apex to support the length over the free edge. For the acrylic model, we were able to build a higher apex to support the length! For the Soft Gel Extensions, we used natural Gel-X tips. The Aprés Sculpted series has a higher apex and a deeper C curve, meant for either clients with a curved nail bed or a…

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Revel nail Hush, apex building using dip powder only

In shapes where the apex comes straight down from the highest point such as almond and stiletto, the apex is often known as the balance point. There can be confusion as to how wide the apex is, with many techs under the impression that it needs to run across the whole body of the nail from one sidewall to the other.

Kirsty Meakin of Naio Nails demonstrates how to create an enhancement with a properly structured apex.

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The symmetry of the apex makes a big difference on the overall appearance of the nail.

First, let’s assess how short of a nail we are talking about. Nail length is relative to a person’s own fingernails. The longest length on a client, whether extension or natural nail, is when the free edge extends out to twice as long as the amount that is actually attached to the nail bed. We’ll call this ’max length’ of the free edge. I continue this topic in length in the blog, click the link above to get there.

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