I've just seen this video on ebay, came accross it purely by mistake as i was looking for videos on youtube.

here it is..
Do all tip blenders work like this?

Interesting...I've never used a product like this...

I know, this could make or break me..
I can't actually find that particular one anywhere but if they all work like that that's going to bring my time down BIG STYLE!

That tip is HUGE. No wonder she needs a tip blender!

Why not use a tip that THIN and EASY TO FILE? Seems like a no brainer to me

Oh and using a tip blender can seriously mess with the chemistry of your product when you apply it. Think service breakdown Not something I would recommend...

Remember that your tip is your STRUCTURE. If you use a nice, thin, ABS plastic tip, and pre-file them in your box, that will ALSO cut down your time filing/blending.

Just my 2cents.

I'm with Heather on this, why would you use a product that is basically acetone to break down your tip? The acetone will keep on dissolving the tip after you want it to stop and will give you service breakdown. IMO tip blender is an unnecessary short-cut that causes more problems than it solves.

oh ok, thank you for that..

how can you prefile them as everyone's nails are different?? or do you just mean filing them down so their extremely thin?
I'm having serious trouble with my blending so thought it may be a good product but clearly not,lol.

Are you using good quality tips? They make all the difference with blending.
Velocity (by Creative) do what they say on the tin, they blend mega fast.

Which grit abrasive are you using when tip blending?
Do you start from the free edge and work your way back towards the 'seam'?

re the pre-tailoring of tips, you can thin them before applying, reducing the thickness of the tip in the well area.

hey hun why not use tips that need no blending? I get my tips from www.proimpressions.com. They are called advance tips they come in natural, deep smile and competition. I use the natural smile ones. They are realy thin and flexible you just remove shine and go. I love them if you want an even less simley smile line just nip off the "ears". They are also great for practicing smile lines beacuse you can copy the shape the tip already gives. Hope this helps check out the link xxxx

Sorry advance standard smile not natural xx

I've used tip blenders for as long as I've been doing nails and have no issues with them interferring with my product. Most of them work the same and it makes it easier to blend. In my experience I have never seen a tip lay down and not show to some degree if not blended, especially if you are doing an American manicure look. Tip blenders aren't that expensive, you can use with any tips and it will save you time.

TBH it only takes me the same amount of time to blend a tip as she did anyway. It wasn't always like that, blending used to take me ages, but I've quickened up so much now I've got more experience and using decent quality tips (EzFlow or CND).

I would never recommend the use of tip blender. Using It DOES shorten the life of the enhancement and it does cause premature product break down and it does cause yellowing .....

Good grief, these days you don't need to blend well less tips at all and with quality tips, blending with a file is faster than using a tip blender .... and no gunked up files at the end of it either. Doug Schoon explains why tip blenders should be avoided, with good scientific evidence to back the claims so don't listen to those who do not know the facts..

Tip blenders are a short cut that makes long delays and I would not be tempted to go there. When you understand your product chemistry, it is easy to see the reasons for avoiding the use of a product like this. Usually cheap nail courses advocate the use of tip blenders so that they do not have to teach the art of blending a tip in well by hand; it helps THEM not YOU. Better to learn the skills you need to carry out your job well and safely.

In looking through Doug's book, "Nail Structure and Product Chemistry", I find no reference to tip blenders. Could you provide a page number?

Maybe with some products by some companies there could be some problems but not ALL of them. In my 10 years of being in the business and using a tip blender there has never been a problem or any yellowing. Experience does count for something! And yes the art of blending is a great tool to have, which I can do, but also cutting down the time to make money, provide quality service and making the client happy is important too. Not all companies are out to cheat their customers and their products are designed to help the nail tech. And using a tip blender has nothing to do with being safe or providing a safe service.

No offense intended, just voicing my opinion based on my experience. I am not a chemist, so I cannot make comments about chemicals and reactions. But if you have a page number in reference to Doug's research I would be more than happy to read it.

No I don't have a page number and this information came from numerous classes I have had with Doug.
Why not send him a message and ask him yourself? He is accessible and easy to talk to and is very helpful at providing information.

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE, you may have problems that are directly related to some of the things you do and which you just take for granted because you have lived with them for years and think it is normal.. regardless, if someone gives me information meant to help me then I take it no matter what my experience of 25 years MAY indicate to me .. I have enough humility to listen to my mentors and the experts and to follow their recommendations.

Waste of money and not worth the headache.
Far better to learn proper technique, more efficient, less costly AND better for the enhancements.

Anything that breaks down abs plastic or acrylic is going to weaken the enhancement. It's "breaking it down" therefor, weakening it. I don't need a degree in science to figure that out.
ALTHOUGH I do love Doug

Besides, more time (time is money) spent on the service PLUS more product used means LESS money in the tech's pocket.

I vote no on using something like this.