Airbrushed french manicure keep peeling off?

[haydenamzy]

Hi all

Can anyone offer me any advise, when using my airbrush to do a simple french manicure white tip, it seems to peel away after a day. I use creative stickey base coat and also a looks wet top coat, to seal the deisgn.

Has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in advance
x

 

[naturalnails]

Is this on enhancements or on natural nails? Is the surface of the nail prepared correctly beforehand?

What are your steps and we may be able to identify any problem areas.

 

[*JOANNE*]

are you using a top coat designed for airbrushing if not this could be why your design doesnt last.
or you may be spraying to wet just a thought

 

[haydenamzy]

It is usually worse on natural nails, I apply a base coat (stickey) and then apply the french manicure via my airbrush, allow this to dry and then apply a natural french colour on top of this and then apply a good top coat..thats it!

 

[haydenamzy]

I think my top coat is ok, as it allows my designs on enhancements to last for weeks, however on natural nails it peels off within a day. I also spray it quite dry....


Thanks

 

[naturalnails]

It does depend on the quality of the natural nails - if they are very flexible then they could pull away from the coating.

When varnishing or airbrushing I do the following:
scrubfresh
basecoat - I too use Stickey
if airbrushing - apply the design - if doing a french then I do the pink after the Stickey rather than after the white - personally I dont like the pink over the white.
Then I apply an airbrushed top coat
Then I apply a coat of another shiney/quick drying top coat.

When doing the topcoats, make sure you "cap" the free edge, this seals the design at the edge and will make it last longer.

 

[*JOANNE*]

i allways do a mini manicure on natural nails before airbrushing
i prep just like i would do if i was doing enhancements
cuticle work
prepare the natural nail and scrubfresh
i find my airbrushing lasts ages if i do this.
and i ask my client to topcoat again when they get home then every other day

 

[Welsh Geek]

I use Sudo airbrush colours for nail art, and always use their base and top coats, as I thought that you had to use these for it to work.... Is this not the case??? can you use any base and top coat??? I use Sticky and out the door for my normal enamel..

I also have a problem with my white, as when I do a french airbrush on natural nails it often cracks as the top coat is applied, even though I am very thorough with prep and not spraying too wet.... does anyone have a solution!!

 

[Jaffacake]

sometimes when i spray my varnish sealer (media) if i spray too much it crazes, if i only spray very lightly then top coat carefully over the top (media again) i find it is a lot better. hth x

 

[JackieMc]

I find that on natural nails, an application of 'primer' before base coat and airbrushing works wonders!

 

[smiler13334]

When l do airbrushing on the natural nails l always remove the shine from them first then the base coat - when thats dry l do my designs or french - then the airbrush coat l spray about 8" away and a very light mist to all the nails to avoid cracking. then the top coat - anyone tried the quick dry top coat from Avon - it is brilliant, one of the perks of being an avon lady you get to see the deals first.

 

[GlitzyGirl]

I've just discovered Heatwave from Palms nails. It is a top coat you need to cure under a light or uv lamp (it airdries as well, but takes longer).I use it right at the end over the airbrush topcoat and it becomes permanent. You get a glass like look and it is strong, but does'nt need buffing off, you just use nail polish remover to take it off. I found that I don't get any chipping or peeling and the customers are happy.

Aylinx

 

[haydenamzy]

I have never tryed the airbrush varnish? Is it any good? Do you spray this the varnish on the nail and then apply a top coat like super shiney?