Any tips on what to practice on when using forms?

[lisa.sharrock]

apart from real fingers! lol

Want to practice nail art but I only have those little plastic fingers from Ebay and the forms won't stay in place.

Thanks.

 

[rachirv]

the nail trainer would be fab hun! you can buy it from Nail Technician Courses, Acrylic Course, Gel Course, Nail Art Course, Airbrush Course | Essential Nails

 

[lisa.sharrock]

That looks great, will have to get some cash together first.

Was hoping there would be something I haven't thought about which was a little cheaper.

 

[lisa.sharrock]

Oooh just had a search on ebay and I'm currently watching some at the moment. Fingers crossed!

 

[lucysmam]

how about some not too expensive tips? Even if you don't use them they might still be worth it for practising on?

 

[shedunlop]

The Arabella Fantasy Forms might solve your problem, you can get them from Affinitinailandbeauty.com They are long flexible, reusable forms and cost around the £15 mark.

 

[user 35377]

I used to put forms on those little wooden dowel rods and only make thin nails. They pop off easy and are reusable. Then you can take a florist pin (the kind with the wooden stake and a wire) and glue the tip you made to the wire. Poke it in some florist foam and put it in a decorative pot. That is what my avatar is--my handpainted art display.

 

[geeg]

The very best way bar none, in my opinion, for practicing sculpting is on a real live person.

Lets face it, sculpting is what you do every day on top of a tip except that there is no tip.

I trained all my salon techs to sculpt the following way ... it is easy, quick, practical and non stressful. EVERY time you have a client with one broken nail .. SCULPT IT to fix it. That way you get the chance to do one perfect sculpt at a time (instead of 10) and the time to do it right. Do this for a few weeks and you will be sculpting away like a pro.