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Bless the Lord for everything! #goodmorning #world #blessed #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #pray (at Longwood Historic District)

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Diamond Nails? Crystal Nails? What are you really getting?

Standard Nail Service Terms

These are terms that apply to the most common nail enhancement services.

Wraps: Wraps are thin pieces of material (usually silk, fiberglass, or linen) that are adhered to nails to help increase their strength and durability. Wraps are usually applied with resin, glue, an activator, and sometimes a combination of glue and acrylic.

Acrylic: A liquid and powder that is mixed and applied with a brush. The product hardens in about two minutes on its own without any UV lamps.

Gel: In basic terms, gel is pre-mixed acrylic in a gel-like state. Gels are usually odorless and almost always require curing in a UV lamp.

Acrylic Dips: This is when resin is applied to the nail, and then acrylic powder is either sprinkled over it or the client’s nail is dipped into powder. An activator can also be used to speed up the hardening process.

Fill: A required maintenance for any enhancement where the grown-out nail (at the cuticle) is “filled-in,” to re-finish the entire nail enhancement look.

All of the above systems can be applied in the following ways:

Directly onto the nail (overlay).

On tips that have been applied with resin (glue) or acrylic.

Sculpted using a paper, plastic, or metal nail form.

In addition, all of the above types of services can be finished with a UV gel top coat to protect the enhancement. The UV coating is applied similar to polish and then cured under a UV lamp. UV top coats are protective to the enhancement and will need to be filed off at the next appointment.

Misleading Service Names

You may hear about the following services. These are typically regular services with clever titles to convince the customer the service is unique and worth more money. The most common ones are:

Solar Nails: Solar Nails is a brand of acrylic manufactured by CND. It is one of their original brands and is a true acrylic and nothing more.

Gel Nails: A service termed “gel nails” is most often an actual and legitimate gel application, with gel and UV lamp. But sometimes a service is called gel nails when in fact it is a standard acrylic application with an added UV gel top coat at the end. You can spot this misnomer by noticing if there is any liquid and powder involved during any step of the service (which means acrylic is being used). Also, notice how many times you were asked to place your hand under a UV lamp—if it’s only once, it’s probably a gel top coat and not actual gel nails.

Porcelain Nails: Nothing more than acrylic or gels, possibly with a UV gel top coat. Porcelain is no longer used on nails, as it once was during the ‘70s and early ‘80s, but some clients still use the term.

Diamond Nails: Diamond nails are acrylics. The claim is that they are “more expensive” because they are hard like diamonds, but they aren’t any different than regular acrylic nails.

Crystal Nails: Any type of nail enhancement done with clear acrylic, gel, or resin with clear tips or sculpted with a form.

The above service names are most frequently used as ploys to charge more for “enhanced” enhancements).

But it’s important to be informed and ask questions so you know exactly what type of enhancement you’re getting. A lot of techs will use jazzed up names to help differentiate their salon from the competition, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But don’t be afraid to inquire as to exactly what the enhancement is so you can accurately compare services and prices throughout different salons.

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“So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" ‭‭John‬ ‭12:13‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #bible #biblejournaling #bibleverse #biblestudy #biblequotes #goodmorning #coffee #hosanna #sunday #trueking #christ #potd #palmtrees #triumphalentry

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“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #transformationtuesday #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #timeforchange

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“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #bible #biblejournaling #bibleverse #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #wisdom

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Watching this animal go by, it reminded me that by putting on the armor of God, we can defeat the devil. “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #tryme #truth #bible #biblejournaling #bibleverse #biblestudy #biblequotes #bible #wordofgod #hope #pray

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“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3:18‬ #truth #love #lovequotes #bible #biblejournaling #bibleverse #biblequotes #biblestudy #godislove #goodmorning

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“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:13‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #freedom #jesussaves

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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #truth #strength #goodmorning #biblequotes #fearless #courage

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“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.” ~Abraham Lincoln #quotes #abrahamlincoln #votd #videogram #presidentsday #quotestoliveby #flyr #makefriendsnotenemies

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“but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:31‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #truth #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblequotes #hope #faith #pray #followyourlead

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Do everything in Love. 1 Corinthians 13 #bible #truth #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblequotes #biblestudy #hope #faith #love #goodmorning

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“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”Philippians 4:13 #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #fibromyalgia #fibrolife #awareness #chronicpain #purpleisthenewblack 💜💪🏼🚺

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Love 💕 the abstract art! “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:7‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #abstractart #church #expressionism #knock #doorsopen #pray (at Northland, A Church Distributed)

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#bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #children #childofgod #earlyeducation

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#GoodMorning! Time to serve and be merry! #bible #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #truth #serve #ilovemyjob #morninggrind #thereisnostruggle #itsreal #tuesday

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“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 #bible #truth #bibleverse #biblejournaling #biblestudy #biblequotes #newyear #2018 #outwiththeold #newlife