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I got my free Dadi Oil with my IBX today... I can't figure out what it smells of.. it's sort of strangely familiar, yet different from anything I can identify. The ingredients list is no help, it just says "fragrance" lol. Can anyone else detect something familiar about the smell?

I am on holiday at the moment and one of my nails has totally broken off, right down to the quick. I have put a plaster on it and am going to sculpt a repair with Brisa Lite sculpting when I get home but at the moment I have no free edge whatsoever as the break is so low on the nail. Can...

Hiya I've been using Shellac on my nails for over a year now and LOVE IT. I'm an ex biter but my nails have been merrily growing away with the Shellac on, and had gradually got to a nice length (not over long, maybe about 5-6mm of free edge) over the past few months. Then suddenly over the...

Last night I was sat grating the hard skin off my feet (as you do!) and my bf was mocking me, and totally grossed out by it. His feet are completely smooth - not one tiny patch of hard skin anywhere. This got me wondering why there is such a difference between his feet and mine.... and why...

Hi This isn't a whinge or a moan - just a question as I'm genuinely curious! Is there a reason why CND don't offer a LED lamp for Shellac? Is it that Shellac won't cure with an LED lamp due to the nature of the product? Or just that CND haven't got round to it yet?:) Does anyone know? Helen x

Hello A couple of times recently I've applied Shellac base coat, cured all fingers and it's looked fine (I use the proper CND shellac lamp). I've then applied the first colour coat, and as I've applied, it's as if the base coat has gone a bit funny because I kind of get "stringy bits" as I...

Hi geeks, I am going to try my first rockstar nails next week for the christmas party. When applying the Shellac topcoat, how do you prevent the glitter transferring back from the brush into the top coat bottle as you do each nail? I am worried that I will ruin my topcoat for future sets if I...

Can anyone give me some advice - I can NEVER seem to keep Rhinestones on my own nails for more than a couple of hours. I Shellaced my nails this morning and put the Rhinestones into the top coat and cured... and 3 hours later, 2 have already fallen off! Earlier in the week, I used the Konad...

I know that extending the nail bed with l&p is a clever thing to do.. but the more I see photos where the nailbed looks as though its been extended beyond the end of the finger... well it just looks WRONG to me lol! :eek: Am I on my own with this, or does anyone else out there think this look...

Advice please, as I'm stumped! No matter how much I look after my nails, or apply solar oil, or whatever, my nails always seem to develop small breaks/tears from the sides inwards - and not even when they are long. They are squoval shape, so I try to leave the sides alone as much as possible...

Hello All I apologise in advance for this question - I know its really basic stuff, but I still can't get my head round it... When I was doing my training, I was criticised by my trainer for overfiling the sidewalls of the nail (particularly one one side of the nail due to being left...

Hello Is there anyone who can help me? Up until a couple of years ago, I always had my hair permed AND highlighted. It was absolutely fine - no problems as long as I was religious about having the ends trimmed every 6 weeks. I decided to let it go straight for a while, but have continued...

Hello, Sorry for the dumb question, but which way up should you put nail stickers on the nail (eg: Witches for Halloween). Should they be placed so they look correct from the clients point of view, or be put on the nail so they look correct to other people? (If you see what I mean??) Thanks

Hello all I did some NNOs with gel last week on a client, and one of her nails she said "always grows funny and tends to split". It was a lot shorter than the others, so I sculpted it, just to bring it up to the same length as the others. Anyway, it's now developed a greenie - I know I was...

Hi Geeks I came across this site today: Nail Disease it has some good pictures of various nail conditions (Double click the Figure X links and the pics open in a new window). Sorry if this has been posted before. Helen

Hi there Are there any offers this month if you take out a new subscription to SCRATCH? I know there weren't any last month :cry: Thanks Helen

Hello Can anyone recommend French Tips for use on small nailbeds? I know that with natural tips you would normally cut the well down if it covers too much of the nail, but I presume this isn't possible with French tips as you don't blend them?:confused: Any advice appreciated - I normally...

Hi Biosculpture Geeks What do you find the easiest way to soak off your own overlays? I can't seem to do the foil/soaked wonderwipe method - I find that as I put the foils on all my nails, it gets really fiddly and i cant do them tight enough - not to mention trying to then get a wheat bag...

I naturally seem to have quite a yellowish free edge - and I don't like the look of it :cry: Is there anything I can do to whiten it? I know it's only a cosmetic issue, but still....