Nail Tech Persuasive Essay

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Usually when getting acrylic nails, it seems as if people don’t clearly understand that it is more than one or two nail shapes. Seconds after they sit down in the nail salon, the nail tech forces them to make a decision: square or round? Although they are perfectly options, the nail tech knows just as well as we do that it is not that simple anymore. The world has more different nail shapes than we have fingers, and it can be tough to keep track of all the nail shapes. These are 12 of the most popular nail shapes broken down to help women clearly understand the nail shape differences. One of the two most popular nail tech options is known as square nails. The square nail shape is pretty self-explanatory, they are flat on top with straight, …show more content…

The nail wall is tapered to end in a round peak, similar to the shape of an actual almond. Natural nails are often too weak to hold this structure on their own, so most almond manicures are shaped with gel or acyclic. Stiletto nails are all about the drama. Shaping this spiked look starts off the same as its nuttier counterpart, the almond, but ends at a much sharper point with a wider base. The nail tech will keep filing the sides of the nail until it is left with none to file. The major problem is that they are not durable at all due to the fact pointy tip and long length makes them …show more content…

They're called ballerina nails or coffin nails because the shape resembles both a coffin and a ballerina's slipper. While lipstick nails reassembles the same shape of a fresh bought lipstick. The inspiration behind this one is the cut angle which makes it mirrors a lipstick. Like your favorite shade, this squared nail style slants diagonally for a seriously unique nail shape. Now we have flare nails and edge nails. Flare nails is flared upward and out. This shape is also known as the duck bill shape, given that exceptionally wide flare nails can resemble a duck bill. Edge nails form a point, but the point is less aggressive than a stiletto, arrowhead or mountain peak nail shape, as it extends straight before the top edges are filed. When being created with acrylics, the edge nail also forms into a ridge through the center of a nail, mimicking an

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