Lunaberry
Well-Known Member
Hi! Really hope you can help!
I had a lovely lady come to me on Friday with very thin, short, bendy nails.
She desperately wants to grow them to a reasonable length and would like a bit of strength because as soon as they get just past the fingertip they break.
She said she has tried enhancements (sculpted and tips) in both gel and l&p in the past as well as overlays. All at different salons. With all of them she said she experienced lifting from the eponychium end of the nail then they peeled off.
She wanted to try my gel polish as I have had good results with this on many others wanting to grow their nails.
I was very careful in my preparation and application (as always!) and went through the aftercare advice with her and gave her a copy to take home.
She has just been in touch and said 3 have already peeled off and another starting to lift.
The nails did seem to be fairly oily, although her cuticles were dry and overgrown. She is not currently working and the only hobby she said she has is swimming although she has not been this week. When she contacted me I asked her to talk me through any products/activities she has done in last few days and she said she washed 3 plates without wearing gloves.
Although I know this could be a cause I also know I have several other ladies who have the polish and admit to doing this and theirs lasts 3-4 weeks!
I would love to help this lady and offer her something that works. So any suggestions? Do you think her nails/lifestyle are just not suitable?
have any of you come across this before and found a solution?
She is 43 and on medication (amitriptyline, cerazette, solifenacin succinate, lansoprazole and cocodamol) if any of that might make a difference!
Thank you. I would appreciate any feedback on this as she is being lovely and I want to help her!!
I had a lovely lady come to me on Friday with very thin, short, bendy nails.
She desperately wants to grow them to a reasonable length and would like a bit of strength because as soon as they get just past the fingertip they break.
She said she has tried enhancements (sculpted and tips) in both gel and l&p in the past as well as overlays. All at different salons. With all of them she said she experienced lifting from the eponychium end of the nail then they peeled off.
She wanted to try my gel polish as I have had good results with this on many others wanting to grow their nails.
I was very careful in my preparation and application (as always!) and went through the aftercare advice with her and gave her a copy to take home.
She has just been in touch and said 3 have already peeled off and another starting to lift.
The nails did seem to be fairly oily, although her cuticles were dry and overgrown. She is not currently working and the only hobby she said she has is swimming although she has not been this week. When she contacted me I asked her to talk me through any products/activities she has done in last few days and she said she washed 3 plates without wearing gloves.
Although I know this could be a cause I also know I have several other ladies who have the polish and admit to doing this and theirs lasts 3-4 weeks!
I would love to help this lady and offer her something that works. So any suggestions? Do you think her nails/lifestyle are just not suitable?
have any of you come across this before and found a solution?
She is 43 and on medication (amitriptyline, cerazette, solifenacin succinate, lansoprazole and cocodamol) if any of that might make a difference!
Thank you. I would appreciate any feedback on this as she is being lovely and I want to help her!!
