minicoop123
New Member
Hello!
I recently got my nails redone. I wanted my shellac removed and have bio gel applied. I had already soaked it off 3 out of 10 nails and thought it'd be easier to have the salon do it and not have to fumble with cotton balls, acetone and tin foil.
So I go to my appointment, tell them I have shellac on my nails and would like bio gel. The tech immediately starts using an e file on my nails to remove the shellac and buff my nails. I wanted to cry, my nails looked thinned out and horrible. I decided to go through with the gel in order to cover up the damage, but I was heartbroken. I paid and left, and decided to do some research on how nail techs are supposed to remove shellac and apply the gel (I thought I was wrong and this was the proper way) and saw that it was totally incorrect. Shellac is supposed to be soaked off, and the nail (from what I've seen) is supposed to be buffed gently before applying the gel.
I'm not sure how I should handle this situation or heal my nails when it's time to remove or change the gel. I'm keeping it on for now so they won't become further damaged from every day life, but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I recently got my nails redone. I wanted my shellac removed and have bio gel applied. I had already soaked it off 3 out of 10 nails and thought it'd be easier to have the salon do it and not have to fumble with cotton balls, acetone and tin foil.
So I go to my appointment, tell them I have shellac on my nails and would like bio gel. The tech immediately starts using an e file on my nails to remove the shellac and buff my nails. I wanted to cry, my nails looked thinned out and horrible. I decided to go through with the gel in order to cover up the damage, but I was heartbroken. I paid and left, and decided to do some research on how nail techs are supposed to remove shellac and apply the gel (I thought I was wrong and this was the proper way) and saw that it was totally incorrect. Shellac is supposed to be soaked off, and the nail (from what I've seen) is supposed to be buffed gently before applying the gel.
I'm not sure how I should handle this situation or heal my nails when it's time to remove or change the gel. I'm keeping it on for now so they won't become further damaged from every day life, but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.