French NNO question ?

[~Emmsybabes~]

Hiya peeps,
I was wondering if you could help me on this one,

I have a client with really long natural nails, she normally just has a french nno,
But today the length of her natural nails was much shorter than usual,
Although still rather long,

The client wanted her free edges extending a little bit,
So I noticed that when I applied the whites, on some of them I could still see the free edge under the white,
Like a difference in shade of white...

I did think about applying them thicker, But as her nails are long anyway, I would have to have taken this thickness almost up to the free edge I was creating to camoflage her own free edge.
I couldnt have got the nice slope in right....

Is there anything that can be done.?
I did end up making them a little thicker on the ones that needed it,
But this resulted in a lot of faffing putting more white on...and then me totally not being happy with the set :irked:

Also when refining I could see her natural nail at some of the sidewalls....

There must be a way around this easier than how I have done today...
as people must come across this all the time as clients nails are growing into an overlay length.

Thankyou :hug:

 

[TraceyJoJo]

You're not alone! I've done this before.

Maybe try sculpting out with clear (butt upto the free edge) and then apply the white? Might work?

 

[~Emmsybabes~]

You're not alone! I've done this before.

Maybe try sculpting out with clear (butt upto the free edge) and then apply the white? Might work?

oooo In my head I can see how that would work !
Cool thankyou x
I'll give that a go on myself later on xx

 

[dellaznailz]

I've done the same but use natural rather than clear. It gives a better 'match' to the natural nail when putting a thin layer of white on top hth:hug:

 

[TraceyJoJo]

oooo In my head I can see how that would work !
Cool thankyou x
I'll give that a go on myself later on xx

Let me know how it goes please. Not actually tried it but thought it might help xx

 

[geeg]

I would just work with a drier bead so the product was more opaque.