Formation tips how to blend?

[soul girl]

Hi me again ....

As per my earlier thread re nail biting client, well I have now rec'd my formation tips ( Ketan and some fellow geeks recommended these for really short bitten nail bads) However, as i've only ever used performance tips how different are formation to blend??

I've got back to my enhancement workbook and im a little confused what it means when it says to de bulk and thin the nail tip in zone 1. With performance all I do is blend in the corners?????????????

Any guidance would be appreciated especially as I have my client tomorrow first thing!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! :lol:

 

[chrissy84]

hi,what i tend to do with these tips is basically blend with out them being on the nail if that makes sense.
Still do your bit on the corners too. x

 

[loubylou]

To debulk and thin the tip in zone 1 means file the area of the tip that you will be applying to the nail,
if you thin it down before fitting to the nail it is easier to blend then without causing any damage to the nail plate, hth

 

[soul girl]

Sorry I don't mean to sound dumb but you thin the tip down before applying to the nail... I dont understand!!!

Can I have an explanation as if I were a 5 year old please

 

[Cathie!]

Have you been taught how to apply and blend a tip with a well or only a well less tip?

Applying a tip with a well is a bit different as you need to 'but' the stop point or raised bit in the well of the tip up to the free edge, or not so free edge in your case, of the natural nail.

Pre-tayloring the tip means that you can cut out part of the well using curved scissors to better suit the clients nail shape and lessen the blending needed.

Pre-blending means that you use your file and basically de-bulk or thin out the well area of the tip as you would if it were already on the natural nail.

Once you've removed some of the bulk, don't make it too thin though, apply to the natural nail, starting with a 45 degree angle and apply the tip onto the nail, you should feel the stop point 'but' up with the natural nail and press down to make the well of the tip flush with the natural nail.

You can then blend the tip into the natural nail with care, making sure you don't scratch the natural nail in the process, until the tip is fully blended and you can't see where the tip has been applied.

Hope that makes a bit of sense!

 

[loubylou]

Which training courses have you taken hun ?

this will help us to use the terminology that you are used to, so you will be able to understand our explanation's clearer :hug:

 

[soul girl]

Thanks, that makes much more sense... Will have a go!!

I had my training with ketan at CND but we only rec d performance tips in our course packs and whilst he may have explained how to blend, because we didn't need to I've obv just forgotten .... Now they re all I be ever used up till now!!!!

I always did winder if I should have a diff type of tip just in case....well now I have!!!!!!

I'm off to practice before the kids get up!

 

[loubylou]

Thanks, that makes much more sense... Will have a go!!

I had my training with ketan at CND but we only rec d performance tips in our course packs and whilst he may have explained how to blend, because we didn't need to I've obv just forgotten .... Now they re all I be ever used up till now!!!!

I always did winder if I should have a diff type of tip just in case....well now I have!!!!!!

I'm off to practice before the kids get up!

Now there is one funny and talented educator, the guy is so much fun in class,
you did really well with the nail biter too, i had a nosy on your profile :hug:

 

[soul girl]

Thanks.... Gotta say that I was really pleased with them myself as was my client... Not overly keen on using the tips with the well as it did take quite a bit longer, much prefer the performance tips!!

Anyway, thanks to this site I got through it and like I said pleased with the results