What is the difference between a nail refill, a nail renewal, and getting new nails??

• A refill (or touch-up) involves applying acrylic orgel to the regrowing natural nail (to fill the gap between the natural and artificial nails) and covering the entire nail with an additional layer of acrylicor gel . This is an inexpensive and quick procedure, as it does not involve removing the nails and rebuilding them from scratch.
  
• A refill involves removing (filing down or stripping off) the entire layer of acrylic/gel.This is usually necessitated by severe damage to the extended nail or by the nail lifting (separating) from the natural nail.A nail in this condition requires "rescue treatment," which usually involves completely filing it down and reapplying a full layer of acrylic or gel over the existing base (tip)..Nail restoration is a time-consuming and significantly more expensive process—it uses up, on average, 80–90% of the acrylic or gel that would be used to apply a completely new artificial nail.
  
• Applying new nails involves completely removing the acrylic/gel layer and the tip (!) and applying new nails (tips ), that is, carrying out the entire technical process involved.

Clients often make the mistake of waiting too long to schedule a nail extension appointment.At that point, it is usually necessary to have several or all of the nails redone, which involves higher costs.

Another mistake (driven by economic considerations) is the decision to refile rather than apply new nails.The difference in price and treatment time is really minimal, but the end result is drastically different.One might even be tempted to compare this to repairing a car that has been completely wrecked.We pay the mechanic 80% of the price of a new car, and in return we get a wreck that’s been patched up, hammered out, and spruced up—one that only at first glance (and from a distance) resembles a new car from a dealership.

Author of the text: Małgorzata Głowacka from Sosnowiec