Acrylic ??

[samsara]

I'm new to nails, did my course early this year. Work from home in the evenings only so not that busy. My favorite thing to do is acrylic nails with tips. My major problem is getting them smooth and even (if you not what I mean). I take my time applying the acrylic and then file smooth with a file and smooth with a white block. If they want french then I top with a gloss coat (rather than buff to a shine), and they usually look quite good. Problems appear when applying a colour, you can see the odd up and down bit - like I've not filed them well. I check so much to see if there is any bumps and try to look from all directions and also feel them to see if there is anything, but still never get them perfect. Is this just a 'newbie' problem or just me. So want to give my customers the best nails ever and feel a bit deflated over this issue.

 

[Noodle]

There are many fab tutorials on this site which are well worth reading. From application to file control to rebalance, they have helped many geeks overcome teething problems with it comes to l&p enhancements:

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finishing-maintenance/8286-file-control-part-1-getting-grip.html

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finis...le-control-part-2-thinning-blending-tips.html

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finishing-maintenance/8418-file-control-part-3-perfect-finishing.html


http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finishing-maintenance/8573-file-control-part-4-during-rebalance.html

Hope that helps in the meantime.

 

[samsara]

Thank you very much, will go and read them right now xxx