Enhancements on a 13 year old?

[tilly01]

Hi ya, just wondered if it's ok to apply gel or L+P enhancements on a 13 year old?

A friend of ours' daughter would like them done and her mum has said yes. I just wasn't sure if it is advisable coz she's still a growing flower. Her nails are tiny and short at the mo. Should I maybe just offer a mini mani and french polish with a bit of glitzy nail art? x

 

[salpep]

Hi hun

First before you do anything you need to make sure your insurance cover children under 16!

Then you might want to have a read of this..
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/36288-dilemma-nails-under-16s.html

xx

 

[Karen Minx]

My yougest client is 12. The nail tech before me used to enhance her nails and her mum is a very good customer and friend of the salon i work in and she always brings her in to her appointment. I was a bit worried at first, she is a nail biter but i advised her not to chew at the nails and i told her they may not last at her age. Its been over two weeks now and she has only lost 1 nail.

 

[ando4ka]

i am against kids having their nails done under the age of 16. they are growing and developing, there is no need to introduce them to grown up stuff. and in my opinion it looks totally ridiculuous when a kid has nail enhancements.

 

[katiebbaby]

My step daughter is 13yo and has her nails done monthly. I also spray tan her, and she gets waxed by my sis. OMG I am at times asking MY step daughter can I borrow HER shoes thats what young girls are like here. I think aslong as they are done well and she mature enough to understand to respect them, than I can not see why not. xx

 

[Karen Minx]

My 12 yr old client has them short and round done in 1 colour sheer pink and has them polished in Hot Pink. They are big improvement to what they were like and now she can polish them at home and be proud of her nails. Before there was not much of a nail to paint on.
I think they look very nice and natural on her.

 

[uniq12u]

IMO anyone under 16 should not get enhancements. As stated earlier they are still growing. Why not do manicures, sometimes that is all that is needed to have their nails look good and teach them how to take care of them.

 

[gemsie1983]

If you think 13 is young I had a lady phone me the other day and asked me if I would do nails on her daughter for her birthday she was going to be 8

And she seem very put out when I refused! The mind boggles!

 

[geeg]

i am against kids having their nails done under the age of 16. they are growing and developing, there is no need to introduce them to grown up stuff. and in my opinion it looks totally ridiculuous when a kid has nail enhancements.

You are entitled to your opinion but it really has nothing to do with your business.

The decision to enhance or not to enhance is up to the parents of the child and not you. With parents permission I would certainly do them and not hesitate to do so. It is not as if we are doing anything dangerous or deleterious to the child.

It is not our business to make judgements about what others do and nor would you like others to do so about you or your family.

 

[cro-mari]

I did loads of enhancements on 13 year old girls who wanted them for confirmation event. It was with their mothers sitting there, payed full price and brought them back for removal.

I also did many 13 - 15 year old nail biters (including boys), just extended nailbeds with a little pink, and that helped them stopping biting nails. Also, with their mothers present, wouldn't do it the other way.

I did advise and explained everything, and that was their choice. No matter what I personally think, I did my best to do the job and got payed.

 

[Bagpuss]

I have 3 daughters...aged 14, 10 and 9.....I think they are too young for lots of things....fake tan, nails, make up, high heals, boys.....ect....I want them to have a childhood.....I want them to be confident in their own skin without feeling they have to hide behind a mask every day....(like i do)...I want them to have things to look forward to when they get older....BUT

This is just MY way with MY girls......I have no right to want the same for someone else daughter.

So yes i would do them because the girl isn't MY daughter so its not up to me to decide what someone else daughter should or shouldn't be doing.