Dashing Diva sanding sticks?

[Karen Minx]

These bright pink sticks which are supplied in the DD kits, are all you DD users using these?

I have seen them before on the likes of ebay and thought they were for etching around the cuticle area before application of enhancments.

I have never been shown how to use one has these were not covered on any of the courses i have taken but i used one on myself today before i applied a set of acrylics to myself (i always get lifting on a new set on my wrong hand, so hoping this may help)

Are these ok to use or will they eventually cause thinning of the nail plates? Or am i just using them wrong?

 

[geeg]

Sanding sticks were developed to be used so you could file away any excess product UNDER the nail plate . They are not for using on the surface of the nail plate .. They are far too harsh a grit for that purpose and will definitely cause damage to the plate. They are however very handy sometimes if you need to clean up under the free edge.

 

[Karen Minx]

Thankyou geeg. Thats handy to know has i have had a blob or two sneak under the nail plate and not always had my electric file at hand. Normally when i try and do sculpts, which i am still practicing.

Dashing Diva instructions says to use to remove non living tissue around the nail plate.