Understanding Acrylic French Manicures: A Detailed Explanation

Question
I asked my girlfriend how her nails were done as they were beautiful. She explained to me it's white powder that is used on the tips.  The powder is mixed with a liquid product that makes the powder harden...they use the same method for the rest of my nail but in pink.  The only thing that is different the first time is that they use a paper to help them create a nail extension but two minutes later they take it off once the powder has hardened.  Then they have a bunch of tools that they use to make it nice and thin.  
My question to you is this:  is this type of acrylic nail commonly known as porcelain?  I don't go to her salon because we live at opposite ends of the city and I just want to be able to clearly identify what it is in order to get that from MY nail technician. Also, I asked my technician to make the nailbed acrylic more pink but he said they don't have any powder that is just pink; it comes pink but they cut it with white poweder to soften it.  Is this common, would I run into this problem wherever I went? I just don't find it pink enough for my taste :)  

Answer
Hi, yes, acrylic is also known as porcelain, but if you ask for acrylic or L&P (liquid and powder) the nail techshould know what you mean.
Even thow there are more than one shade of pink on the market and several degrees of opacity i would recomend that you choose a color matching your own nails. I say this because if the color i diferent it might look fake but worse than that is that it make the regrowth area much more noticable. You can select a more opaque or transparent color depending if you would like to hide imperfections or not. Sometimes white is mixed to thepink to make it more natural and o make t match the natural color on client nails.
Just make sure (i can't say this enough) to go to a good qualified tech!
Hope i could help.