Lorrainiac
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
Sorry bit of a long post but I'm struggling and I've got two sets of acrylics this week which I'm dreading because there's a few things I just can't get to grips with.
Am getting frustrated as I've been watching lots of you tube videos on acrylic application as I've been struggling with a few things but am getting in more of a muddle!
I posted the other day on how to get the acrylic correct around the cuticle and was sent a video which explained a method which I've tried but I can't get that perfect round shape with the acrylic around the cuticle, is this because my ratio isnt right? Or It may be my brush... it's a kolinsky no.8 which I got with my kit when I trained. Do I need a better brush?
In other videos they apply the acrylic round the cuticle quite thick (and they don't push it behind the brush as oer the video or it certainly doesn't look that way).
I was also taught to work from the free edge up to the cuticle but I'm seeing lots of videos where they start at the cuticle and work down to the free edge. I'm struggling with them being too thick and my filing is taking forever.
Attached are two pics of an acrylic overlay I did on myself practising trying to get the thickness right and the side view right... does this look right? I was taught to make them thicker than this but by the time I've added my gel polishes they are even thicker and my edges look horrible!
Any help or advice would be much appreciated thank u x
Sorry bit of a long post but I'm struggling and I've got two sets of acrylics this week which I'm dreading because there's a few things I just can't get to grips with.
Am getting frustrated as I've been watching lots of you tube videos on acrylic application as I've been struggling with a few things but am getting in more of a muddle!
I posted the other day on how to get the acrylic correct around the cuticle and was sent a video which explained a method which I've tried but I can't get that perfect round shape with the acrylic around the cuticle, is this because my ratio isnt right? Or It may be my brush... it's a kolinsky no.8 which I got with my kit when I trained. Do I need a better brush?
In other videos they apply the acrylic round the cuticle quite thick (and they don't push it behind the brush as oer the video or it certainly doesn't look that way).
I was also taught to work from the free edge up to the cuticle but I'm seeing lots of videos where they start at the cuticle and work down to the free edge. I'm struggling with them being too thick and my filing is taking forever.
Attached are two pics of an acrylic overlay I did on myself practising trying to get the thickness right and the side view right... does this look right? I was taught to make them thicker than this but by the time I've added my gel polishes they are even thicker and my edges look horrible!
Any help or advice would be much appreciated thank u x