Sassy Hassy
Well-Known Member
I have this mysterious prob with white tips.....
About 10 months ago when I was using French tips the gel would lift off the whole of the tip area ( not lifting at all on the area on the natural nail)allowing moisture to get underneath, it would happen to all clients all of the time. It suddenly started when I moved into a hairdresser's salon and after all sorts of attempts to sort it, the only thing I could think of that I was doing differently was using OPI nail wipes. When I stopped using them it suddenly stopped and so problem solved .... until now ...... uncannily one of my clients remarked that it was great that the problem hadn't happened for ages. Well talk about putting a curse on it as lo! I got a call to say it's started again. It never happens on natural tips, only French. Actually it doesn't seem to be as bad this time around, it looks more like it's just lifting at the end of the tip and then dirt is getting under this ( not the whole of the tip lifting). I use gel, so could I unwittingly not be taking the gel thick enough at the edge so when the gel cures it is shrinking back a little and causing the lifting. Another thought is that when I buff the tip I use a 100 grit, could this be too sharp as sometimes I can see little bits sticking up creating minute shards. PLEASE PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP AS IT IS SO DEPRESSING AND NOW ONCE AGAIN I DREAD WHEN PEOPLE ASK FOR FRENCH TIPS.
About 10 months ago when I was using French tips the gel would lift off the whole of the tip area ( not lifting at all on the area on the natural nail)allowing moisture to get underneath, it would happen to all clients all of the time. It suddenly started when I moved into a hairdresser's salon and after all sorts of attempts to sort it, the only thing I could think of that I was doing differently was using OPI nail wipes. When I stopped using them it suddenly stopped and so problem solved .... until now ...... uncannily one of my clients remarked that it was great that the problem hadn't happened for ages. Well talk about putting a curse on it as lo! I got a call to say it's started again. It never happens on natural tips, only French. Actually it doesn't seem to be as bad this time around, it looks more like it's just lifting at the end of the tip and then dirt is getting under this ( not the whole of the tip lifting). I use gel, so could I unwittingly not be taking the gel thick enough at the edge so when the gel cures it is shrinking back a little and causing the lifting. Another thought is that when I buff the tip I use a 100 grit, could this be too sharp as sometimes I can see little bits sticking up creating minute shards. PLEASE PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP AS IT IS SO DEPRESSING AND NOW ONCE AGAIN I DREAD WHEN PEOPLE ASK FOR FRENCH TIPS.