A bit confused about opaque powders and custom blends

[bellabeautie]

I read loads of posts on here about this, and was a bit confused! So when I went into college last week, I asked the tutor about it. I am getting a bit fed up with the tutors because you ask them things and they just fob you off and dont really give you an answer! And I thought college was about learning about all these different things, and tricks of the trade etc..! But I learn more from being on here! Anyway, sorry, when I asked her about it, she showed me how to do it. She put on a tip, then used the custom colour to make the nail bed a bit longer, then done the white, then done zone 3. It looked a bit confusing and I wasnt really any better off after watching it. Is this the correct application?And would you only use this for the likes of nail biters? And also, when she done it, the colour was used in zones 2 and 3, instead of using the pink. But, I think the pink looks so much more natural than the peachy colour she used. Is there anyway you can get around this or is that just how it is? Hope this makes sense! Thanks xx

 

[Miss Pink23]

Normally i would do the white then zone 2 then 3, or if you use the reverse application you would do zones 3 then 2 then the white free edge.
It can be used on anyone that has short nail beds who would benefit from having them extended to make the enhancement more pleasing to the eye.
They do come in different colours, with CND you get cool pink, neutral pink and warm pink, although there are other colours to choose from so you can match it more closely to your customers natural skintone.
hth

 

[marioned]

Yes, like Michelle said, you should try to match it to your client's natural skin tone, so it looks as they have naturally lovely long sleek nailbeds. (So that it doesn't look like a stick on nail!) xx

 

[RedAdmiral]

Just to defend your educator abit - she did actually show you what you asked for, it may not have been the exact custom blend you'd like but maybe she didnt have every colour at her disposal!
A custom blend can be used for many things - mainly to disguise bitten, damaged or short nailplates or just to create a better colour for your client. If you add white to your pink it can do the same job, I'm not sure what answer you are looking for as you seem not to have cared what your educator showed you and have come straight on here to discredit it! What she showed was perfectly correct and to be honest she neednt gone on any more as you are learning nails and to fully understand custom blend you do need to have your basics learnt.
As for learning tricks of the trade you should take in what she say's FIRST then learn to improve your skill.
After college you can do as many conversion courses as you wish and you can then learn custom blending properly.

 

[marioned]

It really can take a bit of tweaking to get the colour looking good for different nail beds. It's something that you need to work at, and take time, to make it look natural. Your tutor showed you the method of application, it's up to you now to get the colour right. xxx