Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Style and beauty

Looking for style advice? Chat all about it here. For the latest discounts on fashion and beauty, sign up for Mumsnet Moneysaver emails.

Difference between acrylic powder colour and acrylic extensions with gel colour

2 replies

lrrf · 10/07/2025 14:03

so I got acrylics for the first time yesterday, previously I used to do my own gel nails and hen started to get biab, but my own nails are so rubbish and always have been that they constantly just don’t last as long as they should. I decided to get acrylics and it’s all a whole new world to me as I knew pretty much nothing about them. I got the ‘acrylic colour powder’ as seen and I do love them, hopefully they will last. Just wondering if anyone knows the difference between these and acrylic extensions with gel? As the with gels are cheaper (and more maternity leave cost friendly)! As they have quite similar colours in the gel polish to the acrylic colour powder so wondering to keep the cost lower if I should do that next time or if they won’t last as long, what is actually the difference?

Difference between acrylic powder colour and acrylic extensions with gel colour
OP posts:
lrrf · 10/07/2025 17:50

Bump

OP posts:
MissSmiley · 10/07/2025 21:03

The difference is the acrylic colour is the colour of the power they use to make your new nails so if you wants to have a different colour next time it has to go over the acrylic colour you chose first time. With pale pink you should be ok to add a red or darker colour next time. Normally the acrylic power is neutral colour so when you go next time for infills you can get any colour over the top. HTH

New posts on this thread. Refresh page