Advise about doing sculpted nails on biters

[sandstring]

Hi, in the past I have just put a white tip,low down on the nail bed and gone over with pink. But recently ive been trained to do sculptured using the reverse application technique and I feel confident doing them this way now. I was just wondering how you go about doing it this way on a nail biter?

 

[loubylou]

On a nail biter you would use a coverage pink powder and extend the nail bed to create an illusion of a nice nail bed, hth :hug:

 

[sandstring]

sorry if this seems a really stupid question, but does that mean you extend the nail bed onto skin? and then fit the form under the acrylic?

 

[fifitrix]

When sculpting a biter you butt your form as far as you can up to the free edge. Then you can do your reverse.

hth

 

[AriellaGray]

It's hard to do nailbiters because some people don't want to put product on the skin. I try to use a form and fit it tightly to the finger and then extend the nail bed. Others will just use tips and then extend the bed from there. It's what you feel comfortable doing - if anyone is actually comfortable doing nail biters' nails!

 

[Bagpuss]

I tend to tip nail biters...a natural or clear tip....coverage gel to hide the natural smile line and elongate the nail bed...then a soft white gel in a more flattering place....i would never use a white tip on a nail biter.

 

[Nene]

sorry if this seems a really stupid question, but does that mean you extend the nail bed onto skin? and then fit the form under the acrylic?

Yes, that is how I understand it. It IS the ony way if the nail plate is so short that it simply doesn´t cover the tip of the finger.
I am very interested in this topic as well, as I was never taught anything about sculpting a bitten (or short/damaged nail) in my original training. :irked:And in my experience, sculpting is stronger than applying tips, especially when extending a very short nail plate.

Here´s one tutorial that gave me some light about the how-to, this one is about tipping though:
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-application/5746-tipping-bitten-nail.html

And here´s one that guides how to extend the non-existing nail plate, actually without a form, but I suppose one could use a form too:
http://www.salongeek.com/misc-tutorials/52129-building-free-edges-without-forms.html