Rainbow Nails' Blog

An OPI Educator's Nail Blog @ Hong Kong

Special Notice for COVID-19 Arrangement in July/August 2020

According to Government Announcement, all Nail Salons in Hong Kong must be Closed for 5 weeks started from July 15, 2020 to August 25, 2020 due to Coronavirus Outbreak. All services and appointment of Rainbow Nails will be re-arranged. Details will be announced later. Stay safe and healthy, we are looking forward to seeing you soon.

[DIY Gel Nail at Home] Stylemate Color Gel Mixing Pen Kit

People are generally staying home more to avoid catching virus in these days.  Many ladies are getting into DIY gel nails.  However, the gel bottles are quite big in size and they could get expensive if you want to have a lot of colors.  I have recently found a solution for this on the Internet.  It is called the Color Gel Mixing Pen from Stylemate.  What it has is five basic colors and you can mix up to80 different shades.

This does-it-all kit has it all. Besides the five mixable primary color gel, the package also comes with an LED light, a nail file, nail guard stickers, a brush, a mixing plate, gel remover pads and cleansing pads.  To get yourself started. You must download their mobile application, O-pens, for tutorials.

1. Open the application and select the desired color

2. Squeeze the right amount of color gel onto the mixing plate according to the instructions

3. Mix the colors up with the gel pen.

4. Clean the nail service with a  cleansing pad

5. Stick a nail guard sticker on and trim away excessive parts with the nail file

6. Set up the LED light

7. Brush on the gel and place the nail under the light for 60 seconds (repeat the process for 2 to 3 times)

8. File the gel nail to a nice shape

You are done!

Another thing I like about this set is that the gel does not contain painter thin or any toxins 👍  it is not smelly at all! Sisters, y‘all can feel safe and healthy doing your nails at home!

Official Website: https://zh.stylemate.com.hk/shop

[安坐家中美甲] Stylemate自由調色美甲套裝

疫情當前,大家都留在家中減少外出,小編有留意好多女生們都會買指甲油,在家嘗試自己修甲,但gel甲顏色花多眼亂,小編自己做指甲都會心思思想擁有晒自己中意嘅顏色,但一支gel甲油價錢都唔便宜,而且大大支自己用係根本用唔晒。日前小編就喺網上發現到 Stylemate 嘅自由調色美甲套裝,依個套裝厲害之處就係佢只需5支嘅調色膠,就可以混出超過80種顏色!

依個小小而又五藏俱全嘅套裝非常齊料,內含5支調色膠(黑白藍黃紅),手提 LED 燈,小指甲挫,智慧指甲貼,甲油掃,混盒甲油膠板,仲有清潔紙巾!

大家使用前需要先到 app store下載 O-pens 應用程式, 然後:

1. 打開 app,先選擇想要嘅顏色

2. 選好後根據 app 提供嘅教學,將顏色吱喺調色板

3.使用甲油筆將顏色混合

4.使用套裝內附嘅紙巾清潔甲面

5.貼上智慧指甲貼,然後利用小甲挫磨走多出嘅指甲貼

6.安裝好 LED 燈

7.用甲油掃塗上已混合顏色,照燈60秒(重複2至3次)

8.再用小甲挫修飾甲型

完成!

小編喜愛依個套裝仲有一個原因,就係甲油膠不含天拿水成份又不含對人過有害物質👍🏿唔會有難聞嘅氣味,姐妹們喺疫情期間可以安坐家中美甲了!

官方網站

https://zh.stylemate.com.hk/shop

Enjoy Special Offer for Soak-off Gel Mani + Express Pedi at $630 (Jul/Aug 2020)

For $630, customers can enjoy both Soak-off gel manicure and Express Pedicure in our special July/August offer! It is time to put your feet in a pair of pretty sandals and even better is a set of gorgeous nails. Our promotions this time can take care of both your hands and your feet.

Original Price: $790

*EPS & Cash Only
*Promotion only for REAL NAILS (NOT include REMOVAL)

*by phone or Whatsapp reservation

[每月優惠] $630 Soak-off Gel 修手及快速修腳服務 (2020年7/8月)

七至八月夏日優惠

又到了遊船河和沙灘的暑假,今個月來 Rainbow Nails 可以用優惠價 $630 享用 Soak-off Gel 可卸式凝膠修手及快速修腳服務! 又是時候弄靚靚手指及腳趾,穿起泳衣及涼鞋迎夏日了。

原價:$790

*只接受現金和易辦事

*不包括浸甲,需另加$100

*需要先預約

Which ones grows faster, Finger Nails or Toenails?

It is quite perplexing why fingernails grow faster than toenails. In fact, fingernails can grow up to three to four times faster than toenails. People usually do not have to cut their toenails so often. Why?

First, let us understand what nails are and why they grow. Nails are a protein called keratin. At the base of each nail, it is the nail matrix. The nail matrix gross out new cells, which push out the old cells along the nail bed to form growing nails. Since these cells are already dead, you will not feel any pain when you cut them off.

Through researchers, we found out one reason is that we use our hands more than our feet. And we expose our hands more, too. Some other people think that, the hands are closer to the heart then the feet. More blood are supplied to the hands than the feet. This could be true since our nails grow the fastest in summer as opposed to winter. In other words, the blood circulates the fastest in our bodies during summer.

Some experts conclude that, the speed of nail growth is related to the rate of blood circulation and metabolism. Therefore, nail growth will slow down with aging.

Whether you cut your nails or bite your nails, fingernails always grow faster than toenails. Unless, you type with your toes…

[手快定腳快]為什麼手指甲比腳趾甲長得快?

為什麼手指甲比腳趾甲長得快?這其中的機制,我們知之甚少。但有一件事是肯定的——手指甲比腳趾甲生長的速率快3~4倍。

但腳趾甲可以不用剪得那麼勤快。這是為什麼呢?

在我們理解為什麼手指甲長得比較快之前,我們首先要理解,指甲為什麼會生長。指甲是一種名為角蛋白的蛋白質。每片指甲都是從皮膚下的甲基(nail matrix)生長出來的。甲基不斷產生新的細胞,並把舊的細胞推擠出來,到指甲下方的那層皮膚(甲床,nail bed)上。這些細胞被推擠出來時,就已經死亡了,這就是為什麼剪指甲不會痛的原因。

經過研究,手指甲比腳趾甲長得快的原因,是因為我們用手比用腳多。還有一個原因是,手總是暴露在外面。還有一些人認為,手指離心臟更近,增加了血流量,這也許也是一個原因。這也解釋了為什麼夏天時指甲長得比冬天快,因為夏天我們的血液循環最快。

亦有專家得出一個結論:指甲生長速度與血流和新陳代謝有關,因為它們也隨著年齡增長而變緩。

不管你是剪指甲還是咬指甲,手指甲都比腳趾甲長得快。除非,你從今天開始用腳趾打字……

Nail Polish can be your Houseware Renewal Helper!

My home was under renovation and the washing machine had not been run for two months. When I finally got to it, The outside of it had become quite rusty. Luckily, my remodeler taught me a trick.

All I had to do was to scrape away the rust and the bubbling paint down to the metal surface. Then I patched it up with a matching color nail polish. After going over with a few more layers, it looked quite close to the area around it. This might not be 100% perfect but it was definitely better than doing nothing . You can fix the services off any house appliances with this method.

For all the stylish ladies out there, not only you can look good, your home can too!

[家居扮靚靚] 電器生銹甩油 指甲油幫到你

作為一個時代女性,懂得扮靚之餘還要把家居打理得妥妥貼貼才可。前陣子家裏裝修,洗衣機兩個月沒有用過,滲水令外部生銹,表面的光油也撲起了,極之醜怪!

問一問裝修師傅,原來解決方法非常簡單:把電器表面水份吸乾,輕輕刮起表面起了泡泡的一層,見到鐵面後輕輕塗上同色的指甲油,按情況補塗2-3層直至效果理想,待修補部份都乾了就可如舊使用!

要注意,所有開合位塗得太厚會稍為影響開關的,而且說實在的,補上一層那角仔細看仍會見到新舊接口的油痕,但塗上新油後感覺總比電器滿面銹色好看!除了洗衣機,其他電器也可用指甲油處理甩油問題,真是不錯的家事小法寶!
時代女性們………你懂的!

[DIY at Home for Daughter] Go Glam DIY Nail Stamper

If your daughter is a beauty Queen who likes to try new things then this cool Go Glam Nail Stamper it’s definitely a perfect gift for her.

The pack comes with three varnishes and five stamp patterns.   It is simple to use.  First you apply one of the color nail varnishes.   Let dry for five minutes.  Insert her  choice of design into the stamper.  Slip her finger in and THEN press.   The Patton will immediately appear on her nail. And the best thing is, The design will only go on the part with the varnish. It will not mess up the rest of the finger.  Seal it up with the top varnish and there she has it!

Not only that this is the fun thing to do at home, if someday she has a party to go to, she can get her nails done quickly at home. The Go Lamp stamper is available at Toys “R” Us.