Rainbow Nails' Blog

Have you ever had a part of a nail broken off?  If you did not take care of the injured nail properly, you might end up with a separating nail. It practically feels like a foreign object. No matter how much the nail grows, there will always be a white area indicating the separation of the nail from the nail bed.

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The causes of nail separation 

1. Natural nail

The nails mainly grow from the nail matrix located at the bottom of the cuticle. If the nail matrix has been damaged or hit badly. the newly grown Nails will likely to become separated.

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Also, those with weak  Nails, brittle nails, thin nails, nails that curl up and those who use their fingernails a lot, will easily have separating nails. For these people, it is quite hard to solve the problem. People who work excessively with there long nails may find horizontal crack lines on the nail plates.If they did not give enough care, the mail will definitely separate itself or even break off  from the nail bed.

2. Fake nails

In the case of gel nails, since fake nails are hard and strong, sometimes the person is  forcing too much.   They are not aware that The fake nails are already lifted away from the real nails.  When there is a strong hit, the real nail broke while the fake nail stayed put. The nails were not being taken care of soon enough and eventually came off. That is why you should not neglect it when the nail broke. It is advisable to visit the nail technicians frequently to ensure the The health of your real nails.

In our next post, we will talk about how a nail technician handles a case of a separating nail.

你試過斷甲嗎? 斷甲處理不當，可能會演變成離甲!
「離甲」即指甲和甲牀不正常地分離，甚至使用指甲時會感到指甲和手指間有點碰撞的情況，好像每次指甲生長到手指頭邊緣後，都有一片白白在甲身，就像指甲從手指基床分離了一樣。

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引致真甲及假甲指甲分離的成因：

1. 真甲
新生指甲的生長點主要在指甲末端，從指甲半月位置的甲母基生長出來。如果損害或是撞擊到甲母基，大多數生長出來的指甲都會慣性容易分離。
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另外，天生指甲比較弱的人，指甲較薄、易斷、向上翹著生長的手甲、經常使用手甲工作，都會容易引起此情況，而且更難回復正常。如果指甲過長、經常用力使用指頭，當受壓後甲中心可能會出現一條條的裂痕，種種情況處理不及時，甲身甲肉都較容易出現分離斷裂。

2. 假甲
做了Gel的女生，因為hard gel較堅固的關係不自覺用力了，很多時都不知道真甲跟假甲已經分離，或受撞擊後真甲已經斷了但假甲表面完整，然後每天如常使用。如不立即處理，有機會形成指甲分離的情況！所以不要認為斷甲是一件小事，必須定期找美甲師做指甲保養。

我們美甲師會怎麼處理離甲？下一篇會講一下平時的做法，大家可以參考下。

I am sure those who are ahead of the trend are familiar off the Korean brand-Very Good Nail. Besides it’s bottle design being appealing to young ladies, The Color schemes are also very captivating. Collections include the super popular, cats eye series and, the transparent jelly series.

Today we are going to focus on the “Luna” Collection. This set has six light weight shades with white glitter. Although gelcolor in general required two layers in order to show The color, the Luna collection on the other hand, can give different effects depending on whether you applied one layer, two layers or three.

The maker even demonstrated all three variations.
One more bonus!!! You can make your own nail art design by combining different shades to create irregular patterns. These shades include: purple, galaxy black, sky blue, and turquoise stone brown.

Luna Collection is now available at Rainbow Nails. Make a booking and we will show you all the different effects.

有留意美甲的人，對於”Very Good Nail”的韓國品牌不陌生吧！我想原因除了外型夠晒少女味之外，所推出的顏色更迷倒一眾女士，有近貼潮流的超強貓眼系列，又有半透的果凍系列。

今日想推介是”Luna”系列，一套六枝，質地上是透薄的，顏色中帶點白白閃粉，一般來說gelcolor一定要塗兩層，色澤才會顯出，而”Luna”的特別之處是，塗一層或兩層或三層塗後感也有不同味道，官方也分別做出有呢三種效果，另外！！！它還可以做Nail Art，在甲面上不規則點上幾個顏色，例如紫、黑（Galaxy)，天藍、啡（綠松石）。

其實這套顏色已經在Rainbow Nails啦，真係一枝顏色就有幾種效果，想試下記得book個時間黎啦：）

It looks like a flashlight. When you open the cap, there is a transparent gel tip with blue light. What is this, really?

This is actually a hand held LED lamp. It is specially designed for nail art application. Before, it could get quite messy when you Press down stickers or thin strands with your fingers. Now it is much better with this gel tip. And with the LED light, the gel can dry up and set instantly. You no longer have to apply 2 to 3 layers of topcoat to Cover up the uneven surface.

一枝外型是電筒，打開後有一個透明啫喱狀的頭，還發出藍光，究竟這是什麼？

它是⋯⋯手提的 LED 燈機，它的存在是有絕對價值的，是專門給 Nail Art用的! 以前貼一些玻璃紙或一條條線，用手去碰到甲面會令到甲面不乾淨，容易沾上小毛或油分。現在有了這個小工具，利用啫喱狀的頭就能夠把貼紙壓到更貼服甲面，加上 LED 照燈功能，使gel能夠立即固化定型，不用再塗上兩三層top coat覆蓋凹凸位置了！

You can always find some thoughtfulness and creativity‘s in Japanese products. Like this nail buffing paper, it seems like a simple thing but they still assigned a different color to each surface of the paper. The pink side is for sanding and the yellow side is for buffing. It is so sensible you do not even need an instruction. You know well enough. Just start by sending the nails with the pink side and then buff with the yellow side. Avocado essence is added in the yellow side to give your nails some nourishment and extra shine. This product can be used before applying nail polish. You can use one sheet for all ten fingers.

This is something you can absolutely enjoy doing while watching TV.

日本所出產的用具，每一件都感覺到他們的細心和創意，像這張拋光紙這樣簡單它都造出兩面的辨識，一面是粉紅色——用作磨甲面及另一面黃色——用作拋光，就算沒有講解使用都沒難度。

他的用法超級簡單，先用粉紅色那面替十指打磨，然後用黃色那面再搓十指。黃色那面除了拋光用途外，還帶有從牛油果吸取的精華，出來的效果閃令令又能給予指甲營養，產品上標明更可在塗甲油前使用，一張拋光紙更可以使用十隻手指呢！

這個產品十分適合在家一邊追劇一邊磨磨磨呢！

Beauty is a beloved ritual. Women constantly re-transform their looks from head to toe. Aside from facial, manicure is another routine. In fact, The nail market is filled with prolific ideas. Let us focus on nail piercing. A hole is being made on the nail and you can hang a dangling ring on it as if it is an earring. This idea came out in the US over 10 years ago. It felt quite tacky though, since hooking rings on your nails sort of disable the finger. That is why not many people are fond of it and thus not many nail ring styles available.

Nail rings may be trendy in the western world. However, the Hong Kong people are too conservative for this. It just does not work well. When it comes to the art of nails, What appears to be a treasure for one can be trash to another. Just like fashions, the right kind of clothes can only complement with the right kind of person. So, what about you? What is your idea of the right kind of nails for yourself?

每個女生都愛美麗，由頭靚到落腳，除了做Facial之外，Gel甲都是很多人每月必做item之一。美甲款式層出不窮，其中一款名為 “Nail Piercing” 的款式，在指甲上釘窿，掛上各種吊飾，像帶耳環一樣，為指甲配上「甲環」。

「其實這款指甲十幾年前在美國已經興起，但以前做這些指甲都給人很誇張，不方便生活的感覺，所以沒太多人做，也不太多人留意，款式也不多。」

雖然 Nail Piercing 在外國盛行多年，但在相對保守的香港，則不算太流行，但在指甲上弄吊飾，不是每個人都能carry得起，美甲藝術係 fashion，都有自己style的。有人接受，有人不接受，這就是對的衣服穿在的對的人身上。你們又認為什麼甲藝怎樣的 Nail Art 才適合自己呢？