French manicure on silk natural nail overlay

[lyns1411]

Hi all,

This is my first post and was wandering if anyone out there could help me. Have qualified in acrylic, gel and silk and my favourite is the silk wrap as for me its the most natural and delicate looking. Have a client who gets bio sculpture done and wants to convert over to silk. She wants a permanent french manicure. I know that i can use a white french manicure polish and paint on the white tip but she doesnt want it chipping etc. Was wandering could I do a permanent overlay with:
1. a layer of white acrylic and a clear acrylic layer to finish; or
2. a layer of white gel for the tip with a clear layer of gel to finish?
Dont know if you can mix all different systems and want what's easiest for me to do.
Any help on how to do a permanent french white tip would be much appreciated.
Sorry to be so long winded......

 

[Bagpuss]

There was product (think it was called More than white) that was in the Fabric# range that designer nails did....it was like a paint on white for wraps....unsure if there is a equivalent by another brand...maybe a gel paint on white would work with your wraps...like Brisa Paint on white...?

 

[ValencianNails]

You could use white water based acrylic nailart paint as an alternative to More Than White (that's now discontinued), you use it in the same way.

Gigi did a tutorial for using MTW... I'll find it and add it to my post in a sec

...here's the link - http://www.salongeek.com/nail-application/5264-fabric-more-than-white.html

 

[lyns1411]

Thanks will keeping looking....will look at the link.

 

[sian1979]

does anyone know why fabric# was discontinued? its is one system that i wish i had got to try
any suggestions as a good alternative for the system??
(sorry dont mean to hijack thread....just thought i'd ask the question while on the subject lol!)

 

[Chameleon]

does anyone know why fabric# was discontinued? its is one system that i wish i had got to try
any suggestions as a good alternative for the system??
(sorry dont mean to hijack thread....just thought i'd ask the question while on the subject lol!)

IMO the best one i tried was backscratchers,sian,just because the ease of application,and the heritage that backscratchers has with fibre....it is a shame not many technicians offer fibre,because i think it is an under rated system.You can not really get an apex with fibre though,but i love the natural look it gives the nail,and you can only use it with tips....

 

[sian1979]

IMO the best one i tried was backscratchers,sian,just because the ease of application,and the heritage that backscratchers has with fibre....it is a shame not many technicians offer fibre,because i think it is an under rated system.You can not really get an apex with fibre though,but i love the natural look it gives the nail,and you can only use it with tips....

thank you xx
i agree with it being an under rated system.... no one really talks about it. i never really thought much about offering until lately....and there was a small peice in scratch about it this month which got me thinking...i take its not really for heavy handed people......how stong is it???

 

[ValencianNails]

It is a beautiful system to work with but a lot of techs seem to be uninterested in it and that's such a shame.
Some find it fiddly but I love using it
You can use it as a NNO but have to make sure, that like gel, you cap the edges with the resin.

If you use a system with a builder resin you can achieve a gorgeous apex and beautiful enhancement. I've got some Millennium resins at the moment but unfortunately don't get the chance to use them very often.
I agree that BackScratchers is a fab brand, I trained with them initially before converting to Fabric#

 

[mely-bely]

Great question!

The system I use (Wrapped In Glass) is compatible with acrylic & gel. I always start out with a french tip, but when it grows out I use gel on the tip and overlay in resin.

Hope this helps!

 

[Deena]

I did the ezflow conversion with fibreglass about 18 months ago. I remember it as being lovely, although I was too bogged down with practising my l&p to really get into it. I am now doing a vtct using NSI fibreglass and, to be honest, I'm really struggling to make anything of it. I can't get it level and it slopes all over the place. I try using less and then it's uneven. :irked: Bit off topic, but we've been given 75 minutes for the assessment, whether they're natural overlays or with tips! Does that seem reasonable, do you think?

Sorry, this doesn't answer the thread! :o

 

[ValencianNails]

Bit off topic, but we've been given 75 minutes for the assessment, whether they're natural overlays or with tips! Does that seem reasonable, do you think?

For a full set?

No I don't think that's reasonable, there are a lot of techs who do nails 'all day every day' who would struggle to do a full set in that time frame.

 

[lyns1411]

I use the Millenium products as that is what i have been trained in and find this system really easy to use...I think its all about finishing ie. apply your layers of resin and then concentrate on finishing the nail really nicely with filing and buffing, then finish with a coat of Top Coat. I also found that using the brush on resin far easier to use than the nozzle as you can control it better and it doesnt run all over the place. Hope this helps....

 

[Deena]

Thanks, Valencian, as it confirms what I've been thinking. I just don't know what to do about it? I phoned vtct and they said they don't set the timings for assessments and I should lodge my concerns with the place where I'm doing it. I feel I'm making a rod for my own back by 'Complaining' and yet I know full well I'm going to fail with those timings. :irked:


This isn't a brush on resin, it just comes out splat from a bottle and there's a brush on activator. A nozzle doesn't appear to be helping me with it. I just don't know what to make of it and didn't have this trouble with ezflow. I feel I'm wasting my time with this course and yet I really wanted to get the qualification. This system and this brand was all I could find on offer. Maybe it's me and there are NSI fibreglass users who've just got the hang of it and are happily getting good results, but I'm really struggling. :grr:

 

[cabinkel]

I too really wanted to train with Fabric. I love silk/fibre glass enhancements. They were the very first nails I ever had done on me and I loved them! I really fancy having them on offer still, so is backscratchers or ezflow the companies to look at? Any comments greatfully received!

Oh sorry, Iv probably high jacked your thread now!!:o:smack:

 

[angel fingers]

i would finish the enhancement and file to shape with a 180 grit file. then cleanse it and apply a paint on white gel, cure and either cleanse and apply a regular topcoat or go straight in with a no cleanse gel topcoat such as lechat protech .