I’m a beauty whizz and you need to stop doing acrylic nails – silk wrapping is the new mani craze AND it’s good for you
GETTING a manicure is a luxury many of us like to indulge in, but it’s no secret that certain treatments can harm your nails.
Take acrylics, for example, the technician needs to file the surface of your nail down until they feel rough. This thins your natural nails and makes them weaker.
If you want to keep the acrylics for an extended period, you need to go back every two to three weeks to fill in the gaps.
And once you’re ready to remove them, you need to soak your nails in acetone. All of this can leave your nails thin, brittle and parched.
But one woman has discovered a completely different method as opposed to acrylics – and it’s actually good for you.
Sharing a video of herself getting her nails done, she explained that this is the “hack people don’t know about for strong, natural nails.”
In the clip, a technician could be seen placing a small piece of fabric on top of her nail before applying a top coat and filing it down to her nail shape.
“This is called silk wrapping,” she said over this. “I think it’s been around forever and it’s essentially a piece of silk bonded to your nail that you then put polish over.
“It helps to protect the nail, it makes them really strong and as a bonus it makes your manicure last forever.”
In the caption, she added: “the ultimate hack for strong nails and lasting manicures”.
Not only does it help weak and brittle nails, but it can also save you if you have a broken or torn nail.
People were left intrigued by @ariellelorre’s TikTok video and took to the comments section to share their thoughts.
One person said: “Silk wraps are awesome!! I used to have silk wraps for over 10 years. I loved them but no one would do them anymore, only acrylic.”
Another said: “A great hack if 1/10 nails is a little broken and you don’t want to sacrifice the length of all the nails for just the one”. [sic]
A third shared: “omg why isnt this a regular thing since forever?” [sic]
While a fourth asked: “Any hack for thin, brittle nails besides giving your nails a break?”
To which Arielle replied: “Mine were thin and brittle til I did this, now they’re strong and healthy”. [sic]