How Long for Sculptured nails?

[Annemarie]

I'm loving sculptured nails at the moment and was wondering how long should it take me to apply a set of sculptured acrylics. I use CND retention and it curently takes me about an hour and twenty mins. It takes me about an hour and fifteen to apply tips and overlay. Do you think I should be aiming to get my time down to say, an hour?

 

[ValencianNails]

I think it's a perfectly acceptable salon time for a new set! (either sculpts/tips)

Why would you want/need to get it down to an hour?

 

[Annemarie]

I was just thinking because I'm not using tips etc should I be appling them in less time?

 

[ValencianNails]

I was just thinking because I'm not using tips etc should I be appling them in less time?

I think that when applying forms, what you save in time re not applying/adhering/filing to shape etc you make up for with 'creating the shape/form' of the nail... so no, I don't think that sculpting should be any faster than tipping... JMO though :wink2:

 

[*sarah*]

1hr 20 is a good time, Sandi is bang on When I first started (learned sculpting before tips) it took me about 2 and half hours, eventually got down to between 1hr 15 and 1hr 30 depending how bad cuticle work was man some clients have major cuticle! lol xx

 

[Annemarie]

Thanks for the advice. Glad to know my timing is just fine

 

[katiebbaby]

I am a CND l&p master tech and it takes me 1 hr to 1.15hr for a problem free rebalance .

I had a new lAdy today whom had no big toe nail,????o
looked and said?? Don't worry il sort that ,, she couldn't believe what I dOb