Hi

I have a question... I have a client who's nails i have done for almost a year..... her nail beds are very very pale.... but when i am doing an infill as soon as i start to file they go very dark pink and those marks stay there..

I have used a soft file and it makes little difference.... is it her ?... I have been holding the file flat against her nail etc... also she ALWAYS has fill lines from these marks....

What can i do to stop this happening....
Thanks
Mel

There should be no marks left on the nail, these pink marks are from damage caused by the file, perhaps a workshop with a respected tech is in order to brush up on your skills.

When you say you "file" the nail - does this mean the surface of the nailplate as opposed to the free edge?? If so this is where you are going wrong! You should only lightly "wipe" the nailplate with a 240 grit to remove the shine, no more.

Nailzoo's right, get some 1 to 1 booked with someone who can put you on the right tracks

Take care

Can i just ask is this only happening with 1 client and if so how old is she....?

Whilst i agree with the above i have a very elderly client who's nails do the same thing and I do only remove shine with a 240...the slightest stimulation brings a sudden blood rush .........saying that the marks don't stay there...they disappear soon after.

Yeah this only happens with the one client... she is 29.. her nail beds are alomost white. Noticed that her sister has the same thing the other day when i saw them passing at the shops.. ( she goes to another N tech)... Could I possibly try a snow block and see what happens.. god I am so confussed with it... Been doing nails for 4 years so i could not see why this is happening. I know I go to hard on my own nails as they get a little red but i know that is due to me rushing them and trying to fit them into my night time free time..... I am doing her nails again on wednesday so i will let you know what happens..... as i understand as long as the nail plate has no shine and prep right etc things should be ok......
thanks girls

if there is no shine then there is nothing to buff....just prep as normal.

It's obvious that it's the client, 'cause you don't have any problems whit the rest of you clients....... from my experience with what you described. I have found that some client (rare) have a concave nail plate, so no matter how flat you think you file is, there is still an angel at the point of contact...... don't etch nail from side to side, just use the end of file like you would a cuticle pusher..... HTH

Ok thanks I will try that tip... Yes I think now that you have mentioned the con cave nail idea I think you have hit the nail on the head.. no pun......She came in a wednsday last week and I was extra carefull... but it seemed that her natural nail dips down where the acrylic meets it.. weird i now and it makes no difference now thin it is... frustrating... doesn't seem to worry her tho... just me

I have a client with very pale-colored nail plates, also. I'm no novice to correct filing techniques, so I know when I've overfiled and when I haven't. This client's nails show almost every file stroke--AND she lifts more than my other clients, so I end up filing more to remove the lifting, thereby increasing my chances of leaving a pink spot on her nail plate. I have to be extra careful, even during finish-filing--sometimes just buffing around the cuticle area will bring up the pink spots!

Get some Hawley "Illume", theres no buffing of the nail at all, not even a 280grit, it's an Australian product.