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Let's get to it... What is the difference between gel and acrylic nails?
Alrighty, the difference between gel and acrylic nails. I don't care how strongly the nail tech at the 'Asian' salon explains that gel nails are made from pink and white powder. They are not telling you the truth. Gel nails are made from gel acrylic. It starts as a gel in a small pot and can be clear, white, pink or any color really. It is applied in very thin layers and is cured between each layer in a UV light. It must be applied in this manner and when complete, you end up with very thin nails. They can do any kind of decorative nail designs in conjunction with the gel acrylic. Rhinestones and other items can be encased in the gel. In the reference section below is a link to a YouTube video for Brisa Gel. Brisa is one of the top names in gel nails and you can see in this video that she is not working with powder.
Acrylic nails are made from powder mixed with a monomer liquid. The nail tech will apply a false tip to your nail, it can be white or clear or any color. If a colored tip is used, then they will apply a clear or slightly pink tinted acrylic over the nail and false tip. Whether they apply a false tip or not, you will see them dip the brush in the liquid and then in the powder and then they will smooth this over your nail. It cures fairly quickly and doesn't need a UV light. When this is dry, they will file it with the nail drill or hand file it with a nail file to shape and polish the nail. Once this is done, they may apply a UV top coat that has to cure in a UV light. This is typically what they are referring to as gel nails.
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