PIC's......are these gonna be ok while using scrubfresh (on clients)...??

Can see a trip to sallys coming on...

Scrubfresh contains acetone, so easy tigerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........
use a hands down pads and be good with oiling them too. Resin lurves solar oil.........

at the moment i have a repaired crack in my thumb, and have a ring finger which i broke letting the side down.

As soon as he catches up length (about when i will need to infil them) i will post a pic PWOMISE !

I just fancied a change ! it was quite satisfying and theraputic doing them actually lol!

hmmm was worried about the scrubfresh.....i'll get my gloves out !

Am i right in thinking that this is also a very profitable meathod...no lamps...no liquids....etc...?

well i'd say it was very reasonably priced !

You need just your resin, silk and activator

i'd say it was a bit fiddly (im sure it gets easier) and a little time consuming but really nice and natural there is no 'thickness' there at all which is what i wanted!

Oh yes it surely is huni,
with time your application speed will increase and you wont think its so fiddly anymore. Scissor confidence will speed things up immensely, knowing by instinct that you have cut and left the right margin. It's a fab system to add to your menu....... BBW I say xxx

And great for those that are mobile...you could practically carry a kit in your handbag!

Yay! BBW !!!!

That's just how i find doing them too Amb - sooo relaxing.

I didn't realise Fabric# was no more, i thought it was a fab system. I can vouch for The Edge products though, i thought they were fine, i just wanted to use Fabric# as i was converting to CND L&P and wanted to be consistant in my products.

Oooh Ruth do you have any piccies you could post? They sound fab!

Ive had a play using a square of real silk (as opposed to the sticky backed strips) and i have to say i love it
i found it soooooo much easier to apply to the nail!

I use the Backscratchers system for Silk/ Fibre Glass. Its quick, excellent quality & gives a lovely finish. I first used Backscatchers in the USA, & although I have trained in other systems, I always go back to them.

I have never had a complaint.

I am a new nail tech. I just got my certificate this month. I am fairly inexperience in all systems so i am trying to find people to practice on. I have had the opportunity to do acrylic on my sister and fiberglass on my friend and myself. My friend did extensions with fiberglass which i think came out well. I did a fiberglass overly on my own to keep them from breaking. However, i am noticing little tiny cracks in my own fiberglass. Is this normal? For example the other day i banged my nail on a screen door and i notice that right by the free edge there were multiple small cracks. Is there anything i can do to prevent this? am i just not making them thick enough? i think they look great and i love having my own nails protected. I just want to be sure i am doing them right so when other people get them done i know what i am doing. i use the backscratchers brush on resin and activator. Could this be the reason. is the other resin better? I just find with the other resin i have a tendancy to get it everywhere and then its not looking so good. The brush on is very easy for me to use on myself with out making a mess. Please help. again i am very new to the nail world and didn't have the best teaching so i am relying on other nail techs to help me become a plethra of info. Thank you to all that can help me. Sorry this is so long.

Welcome to the site Mandy

It sounds like micro shattering, caused by the force of the 'knock' on your nail. Backscratchers glass glaze fibreglass system has a good reputation so I doubt very much that it was the resin.

How long was it since you applied them before you knocked it?

Thank you for replying so quickly. I had just put them on that monday afternoon and that night was when i went to my sisters house and banged my finger. the fiberglass didn't break or chip but you can see little tiny cracks in it. My aunt gets fiberglass on her nails and i beleive her tech uses back scratchers too. I have never really seen her have any issues with it and her nails are pretty long. I have very short nails and just did an overlay to make them stronger so they don't break. i guess my question is, is this something that needs to be fixed right away or can i get away with it being like that. The surface doesn't seem to have any damage at all. Also with fiberglass overlays if you get a lot of lifting at the free edge would you soak them off and start over again or is there another way to fix this. mine aren't doing that now but when i used to have them i used to get horrible lifting at the freeedge. Thanks for yor help.