SNS nails aren't new. They are, however, the cat's pyjamas and we need to talk about them.

Different to their shellac nails, acrylic nails and gel nails ancestors, SNS nails basically take all the best bits from other types of manicures and look actually bloody good while doing it.

To answer all your SNS questions, let's unpack: What are SNS nails, how to remove SNS nails, how much does SNS cost and is SNS good for your nails.

Here we go.

Life with and without nails. Nail fans will understand:

What is SNS?

"SNS (a.k.a Signature Nail Systems) is a smash dipping system that uses a castor-on gel base on the smash, which is and then dipped in a pulverization. The powder comes in natural pink and white for a french manicure look, equally well as a range of colours," nail educator, nail technician and blogger Julie Morrow told Mamamia.

The powder, which likewise lends strength to the nails, consists of organically-candy chemicals Benzoyl Peroxide, Titatum Dioxide, Acrylic Ester Polymer.

Monika Carvalho, possessor of The Nail Lab, told Mamamia, "A base coat is applied, followed past the nail being 'dipped' into a coloured powder. This procedure is repeated i or to more than times."

See this video beneath for an example of how an SNS manicure is washed…