Gel nail help!

[reebies]

Hi all,
I was hoping some of you gorgeous ladies would be able to offer a relative newbie some advice.
I am currently doing level 2 beauty therapy and have been training with uv gel system.
Thing is, no matter how much detail i pay to making sure no dust or debris is left on nail and tip after blending etc or how much i prepare the natural nail prior to, My enhancements nearly always have a "milky" appearance on the nail bed. Any ideas?
I am using millenium products at college and The Edge systms at home.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also any tips on blending would be great too!!!!
Have a lovely day all
Thanks in advance
Ree

 

[Envy]

A milky appearance can be micro fracturing

This is a common problem in low cost gels where uv light (sunlight) continues to over cure them and they effectively shatter at a microscopic level..

It can occur at time of curing as well - it's from either
1) too many photo initiators in an attempt to fully cure
2) miss matched gel and lamp brands

 

[geeg]

It could also be incomplete blending of your tip which can leave what we call a ghost shadow that appears 'milky' in appearance. Both the gels you are using are low-end products and once you try a high-end one there will be no going back!

 

[reebies]

Thank you for your advice. I am not too keen on the products my college are using but unfortunately I have no choice while training.
Its daft to think that I am doing level 2 training with low end products, but next year in level 3 I get to use the CND Brisa system!
Do you have any views on the NSI system, to use until I train with CND?

 

[geeg]

Thank you for your advice. I am not too keen on the products my college are using but unfortunately I have no choice while training.
Its daft to think that I am doing level 2 training with low end products, but next year in level 3 I get to use the CND Brisa system!
Do you have any views on the NSI system, to use until I train with CND?

The product you are using has nothing to do with how well you blend a tip. No matter what you use the area will look milky permanently under any product if not blended.
I would stick with what you are using for now and then change after your course, rather than buy into another brand at this stage. The Edge may not be high-end, but it will do for practice and then you can reward yourself with something better.

 

[reebies]

Thanks Geeg, your advice is much appreciated.
I dont think its a blending problem as maybe i should have said in my initial post, that the milkiness is not there when i finish the enhancement rather it somewhat "Appears"(!) gradually over a short time.
I watched an NSI demo recently and i must admit the difference in the ways that the product behaved were amazing. Consistency, pliability etc. Looking very much forward to rewarding myself with a decent product soon.1
Thanks again, Enjoy your day x

 

[josheardown]

I trained using millenium and I found after a week (when doing french/clear) the cuticle line and side walls always started to go misty - it was the product lifting around the edges I believe. I was beside myself as to what I was doing wrong I then changed to Nubar & the Edge for a short while (another hard buff off gel) which were both fine for practice, but as soon as I'd completed my training I invested in a decent gel system (I chose Bio Sculpture) and have never looked back! I think the struggles I had with Millenium, although a mare at the time, helped me become a better nail tech as I had so many probs with it! My prep is now always very thorough and I am meticulous in my work.

Good luck!

 

[reebies]

Thanks everyone!, your advice has been very much appreciated. I am now using NSI and I am having no problems so far.
I think you get what you pay for and this case, that message definately applies. I also think that the more I do the more i learn and improve from client to client.

Cheers Girls xx