First time pink & white sculpt

Hi guys this is my first P&W but i used a clear tip then the P&W ontop
i would like comments and where i can improve i am only qualified for 3 months only and i am going to do a believe and succeed course with ezflow to up my skills i am still not confident and need and want practise constantly poor mum has to suffer her nails because of me lol

Thanks

Much appreciated

[LaurenSparkles]

Hi I qualified at the beginning of this year. Fortunately I seem to have clicked with p&w (Hoorah) your nails looked like mine. I would say you have gone to thick with the product, judging from the first picture. Took me ages to perfect this. Mine used be as thick as a house brick.

According to the last pic it looks
Like you have gone a little too wet with the ratio on white as its abit see through on the tip.

I wish mine looked like this 3 months after! Smile lined are good
Mine looked more straight than smiley.

Good job xxx

[ButterflyGal]

Originally Posted by LaurenSparkles

Hi I qualified at the beginning of this year. Fortunately I seem to have clicked with p&w (Hoorah) your nails looked like mine. I would say you have gone to thick with the product, judging from the first picture. Took me ages to perfect this. Mine used be as thick as a house brick.

According to the last pic it looks
Like you have gone a little too wet with the ratio on white as its abit see through on the tip.

I wish mine looked like this 3 months after! Smile lined are good
Mine looked more straight than smiley.

Good job xxx

Thanks,

yeah i do have a problem with my mix ratio and having trouble to identify what is the right bead consistency

but thanks for your feedback and how can you tell that i have made my bead too wet??

[ButterflyGal]

Originally Posted by LaurenSparkles

Hi I qualified at the beginning of this year. Fortunately I seem to have clicked with p&w (Hoorah) your nails looked like mine. I would say you have gone to thick with the product, judging from the first picture. Took me ages to perfect this. Mine used be as thick as a house brick.

According to the last pic it looks
Like you have gone a little too wet with the ratio on white as its abit see through on the tip.

I wish mine looked like this 3 months after! Smile lined are good
Mine looked more straight than smiley.

Good job xxx

and by the first pic i would say it does look thick BUT when looking at the nail now it is nowhere near as thick but pic i posted lol sorry

[LaurenSparkles]

You can never tell properly by a photo anyway.
I used to work to dry, so when I put the bead on I'd have to really press it down rather than pat it, more often than not I'd end up getting acrylic in my brush and it would set! Bad times!

I use the 2:2 method. Brush in the monomer, wipe the brush 2x then 2 seconds in the powder.

With the thinning of the white you should start to notice as you brush the product back towards the tip, as it goes thinner. White is difficult to perfect the consistency. I practised by doing 50 large, 50 small and 50 medium beads of both pink and white on a piece of kitchen paper to make sure they were always the same xx

[ButterflyGal]

Originally Posted by LaurenSparkles

You can never tell properly by a photo anyway.
I used to work to dry, so when I put the bead on I'd have to really press it down rather than pat it, more often than not I'd end up getting acrylic in my brush and it would set! Bad times!

I use the 2:2 method. Brush in the monomer, wipe the brush 2x then 2 seconds in the powder.

With the thinning of the white you should start to notice as you brush the product back towards the tip, as it goes thinner. White is difficult to perfect the consistency. I practised by doing 50 large, 50 small and 50 medium beads of both pink and white on a piece of kitchen paper to make sure they were always the same xx

Ok cool thanks

i think ratio is my major issue now more than anything :/

i worry its either too wet or dry sometimes i don't even know what to look out for :/

[LaurenSparkles]

The best thing is to practise on a false tip to see what happens when you place you product,

Hopefully this should help...

You Tube

You Tube

[ButterflyGal]

Originally Posted by LaurenSparkles

The best thing is to practise on a false tip to see what happens when you place you product,

Hopefully this should help...nail nsi mix ratio techniques - YouTube

good video i like the idea of how she explains that once you press the bead down how the bead bounced back up and that is indicating that is a perfect consistency thats what i would look out for then

[LaurenSparkles]

happy to help xxx

[ButterflyGal]

Originally Posted by LaurenSparkles

happy to help xxx

Hi there i have been practicing my bead application by placing the bead and seeing how it bounced back and showing that is the perfect bead and i have been getting a lot of that when doing be bead app

thanks for the help! really appreciate! =)