Missymoo123
Active Member
Have only been doing nails for a matter of weeks and am starting to become slightly disheartened.
I am having real difficulty with getting the placements of my acrylic and also the final shape of the actual nails.
Looking from a side angle i can see that instead of the product being flush at the cuticle, a nice strong apex and then tapering off at the free edge.. i instead have something that looks like a right-angled triangle!!!!! So its starts off fine at cuticle and just keeps going up and up, although the product seems quite even... if that makes any sense?? ( sorry im rubbish at explaining myself )
I was taught to use the 3 ball method, but to be honest the course wasnt very detailed and didnt really concentrate on the application, it was pretty much just place ball, wait for self level, push to sides and stroke gently towards free edge, with no real concentration on how to form the perfect apex etc. We didnt even try sculpting which should have been covered according to the itinerary... so a real disappointment.
I was just wondering if anyone could maybe give me some tips etc. on how to fix this problem. I wondered if perhaps i needed more product in zone 2, so i tried this but i was just left with the bulk being pushed to free edge.. and quite frankly its starting to irritate me!
I use the edge products and was wondering if perhaps another brand would be a little easier to work with, as no matter how little of the liquid i use i always seem to have a super runny consistency.
I was also wondering if it could be my nails? as they are generally quite flat?
Thanks guys x x
I am having real difficulty with getting the placements of my acrylic and also the final shape of the actual nails.
Looking from a side angle i can see that instead of the product being flush at the cuticle, a nice strong apex and then tapering off at the free edge.. i instead have something that looks like a right-angled triangle!!!!! So its starts off fine at cuticle and just keeps going up and up, although the product seems quite even... if that makes any sense?? ( sorry im rubbish at explaining myself )
I was taught to use the 3 ball method, but to be honest the course wasnt very detailed and didnt really concentrate on the application, it was pretty much just place ball, wait for self level, push to sides and stroke gently towards free edge, with no real concentration on how to form the perfect apex etc. We didnt even try sculpting which should have been covered according to the itinerary... so a real disappointment.
I was just wondering if anyone could maybe give me some tips etc. on how to fix this problem. I wondered if perhaps i needed more product in zone 2, so i tried this but i was just left with the bulk being pushed to free edge.. and quite frankly its starting to irritate me!
I use the edge products and was wondering if perhaps another brand would be a little easier to work with, as no matter how little of the liquid i use i always seem to have a super runny consistency.
I was also wondering if it could be my nails? as they are generally quite flat?
Thanks guys x x