Advice please, gel toes

[em79]

Sorry to post this again but i really need a little advice.

I have a client who wants gel toes, she had an op on her big toe last year which left her with no toe nail on her big toe. Do i need to put a full false nail on the toe before the gel application

 

[Nothingbutnails]

Very good question hun. Its a difficult one really and i dont like feet particularly haha! I would say its either not possible or you definatly need a base to work with like a false nail but then you are adhering it to the skin! Hopefully a proffesional will be along very soon to answer this one im very interested in the answer.
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[zowee]

In college this week we had a similar situation. A client came in and wanted a shellac pedicure, the girl doing it called our tutor over and asked how she could do it as the lady had no big toe nail. Our tutor sculpted a nail for the client, she said it would stay put for about 2 weeks

Sent from my GT-S5360

 

[em79]

Didn't think it would be advisable to put product direct onto the skin as it will lift?

 

[amandaT]

Surely if you apply product directly to the skin you are putting your client at risk of over exposure??

 

[em79]

Surely if you apply product directly to the skin you are putting your client at risk of over exposure??

Hi Amanda
That's exactly what I was thinking, surely a false nail needs to go on?

 

[blossom]

Is there a tiny bit of nail at the base to work with even? Or just skin?

I build up big toes for a lady who has only about 5mm of nail at the cuticle after an op . . . we do it about 3 or 4 times a year and it's very successful. (I do use l&p though)

 

[Nothingbutnails]

So blossom do you sculpt yours so it not adhering to the skin?

 

[Dol]

Not sure if this link will workhttp://www.salongeek.com/showthread.php?t=176674

 

[em79]

Is there a tiny bit of nail at the base to work with even? Or just skin?

I build up big toes for a lady who has only about 5mm of nail at the cuticle after an op . . . we do it about 3 or 4 times a year and it's very successful. (I do use l&p though)

She has nothing just skin. What would you suggest I do?

 

[blossom]

So blossom do you sculpt yours so it not adhering to the skin?

Yes. There's not enough there to add a tip lol





Em79 it won't stick to skin and anyway there's the overexposure thing.

There's a thread on here somewhere, I think Geeg has a plan for this scenario and if I remember rightly it involved making the toenail separately and sticking it on somehow . . . maybe medical glue? It only stay for a few days though

I'll try and find it x

 

[Dol]

Sorry the link didn't work.
In a previous thread Geeg (I think) suggested gluing a tip directly onto the toe with Gelbond.
I think there have been 2 or 3 threads fairly recently in relation to this topic. If you try the search function you might find the link I was trying to post.

 

[Dol]

http://www.salongeek.com/showthread.php?t=176674

 

[blossom]

Got there before me lol, well done x

 

[Dol]

Yay! I'm finally figuring out how to maneuver my way through this site

 

[em79]

Is there a tiny bit of nail at the base to work with even? Or just skin?

I build up big toes for a lady who has only about 5mm of nail at the cuticle after an op . . . we do it about 3 or 4 times a year and it's very successful. (I do use l&p though)

Can you please give me your steps for carrying out this as I totally font know x