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Building free edges without forms

Published by Peter Pan
18-03-07

Building free edges without forms

Please note: the nail bed in this tutorial is quite damaged.
Done this, this afternoon, to try and help a few of those that arnt quite sure how to do it.

carry out your usual prep etc

1. If possible try and straighten the (non-existent) free edge

2. apply a light coating of oil to skin, above free edge. (this helps to release the product from the skin.

3. build free edge, butting product up to natural nail

4. apply clear l/p to zones 1 2 3

if using custom blend on nailbed, only apply to nail bed, butting it up to your free edge, then apply clear over the entire nail.

5. finish nail in usual manner -

pic 5 is finished with clear L/P
pic 6 has a ccb nail bed

dont forget to release the skin from underneath the free edge....

hope this has helped

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By CadenceAlex on 18-03-07, 09:14 PM

Wow I never knew you could do that!!!

By pips on 18-03-07, 09:21 PM

Brilliant tutorial G, i learnt this on my course but have never had to do it, actually i had forgot all about it untill ive just read this lol

Thanks for sharing and jogging my memory

By oey on 18-03-07, 09:24 PM

learnt about doing a similar thing last week on my Bio Sculpting workshop last week, havent had a go yet, so works just a well with gel too!

Thanks for the demo G!

By loubylou on 18-03-07, 11:19 PM

Great tutorial Glynis, can this method be used on someone if there nail bed is bitten down to half the size you had to work with
My neighbour keeps asking me to do something with her nails but she bites them so bad there is only about 4 to 5 mm of nail plate left on the nail bed, every time she asks i just laugh and say yes i could put you in handcuffs so you cant bite them, but i would like to be able to help her if it is possible

By ~Emmsybabes~ on 18-03-07, 11:20 PM

nice one glynis ,xxx
and to all the geeks who have ever asked me how i do my nail biters nails , ...this is more or less how lol

i could never put it into words ,
i work back to front though, i do zone 2 then zone 3 , and then build my free edge and overlay with clear xxxx

By Snugglepuss on 18-03-07, 11:22 PM

You are a true insperation G - thank you

By lotus blossom on 18-03-07, 11:24 PM

great thread mum!!!
oh happy mothers day btw!!
sorry its late
im going to try this technique from now on!!

By michelle g on 19-03-07, 05:22 PM

Great tutorial thanks for showing us.

By Bagpuss on 19-03-07, 05:25 PM

your so clever babes...and that nails looks just right for a fella....great work xx

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By Susie H on 19-03-07, 05:28 PM

if you didn't know, you'd never guess it wasn't natural, thanks for this

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By Teri on 19-03-07, 05:33 PM

Wow!

I was going to ask after one of your last threads how to do this but you've beat me to it.

My poor daughter is going have to lend me hands at the weekend, I think this would be ideal for her.

Thanks again Gylnis!

Teri x

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By emma m on 20-03-07, 08:23 AM

I think that this is fantastic! I never thought about doing this.

well done for another fab tutorial!

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By adelekeegan1 on 20-03-07, 10:34 AM

Very clever - the before and after pictures don't look like they could possibly be the same

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By tracey louise on 20-03-07, 02:01 PM

great tutorial.the quality of the pictures is very clear.i never realised you could do this untill i found this website.

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