Acylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

A tough plastic used to make pre molded nail tips

Almond nail

A very tampered oval nail shape that comes to a sharp point

Apex

The highest point in the nail. Oval shaped, located in the center of the nail, and the area of the nail with the most product and strength

Ballerina nail

A long and extremely tapered nail shape with a square and representing a ballet pointe shoe

Butyl acetate

Common ingredient in nail dehydrator

Disposable nail forms

Often made of paper or mylar and are coated with adhesive backs

Dry manicure

Used prior to an enhancement service to prepare the cuticle and nail plate without soaking in water

French tip

Tips that are cut like a smile line at the contact point

Full coverage tip

A tip that covers the entire nail, up to the cuticle

Full well tip

A tip that covers the entire apex area and usually covers more than half of the nails plate

Isobutyl alcohol

Common ingredient in nail cleanser

Mylar

A strong, thin polyester film used to make nail forms

Nail adhesive

A thin resin applied into the well area of the tip and used to adhere the tip to the natural nail

Nail cleanser

Nail prep product used to remove surface debris, moisture, and tiny amounts of oil on the natural nail plate

Nail dehydrator

Nail prep product that temporarily stops the nail from producing moisture and natural oil

Nail enhancement

Any product added to the natural nail to increase strength and beauty

Nail extension

Extends the length of the natural nail

Nail extension underside

The actual underside of the nail extension

Nail form

A form that is placed under the free edge of the natural nail and used as a guide to extend the nail enhancement product beyond the fingertip, adding length

Nail tip

A pre molded nail made from ABS plastic

Overlay

A layer of nail enhancement product over the entire surface of the nail to provide strength, structure and support

Partial well tip

A tip that is usually altered at the well line to expose more of the natural nail

Position stop

The point where the free edge of the natural nail meets or stops inside the well

Reusable nail form

A form made of pre-shaped plastic or aluminum that can be cleaned and disinfected between clients

Stiletto nail

A very long and completely tampered nail shape with a sharp point at the end

Stress area

Where the natural nail grows beyond the finger and becomes the free edge

Tip cutters

specifically designed to not put pressure on the nail tip as it is being cut

Well

A shallow depression in a nail tip that serves as the point of contact with the nail plate

Well- less tip

A tip that has no well at all and therefore no position stop