I need help with MY GEL nails!

[missbabs]

i have recently started doing nails gel and acrylic , i need some advice , i have done a couple of full set gel nails 4 family and they have said a couple of nails fell off the whole nail incl gel overlay plz can any one help and what should i do or what am i doing wrong

 

[geeg]

i have recently started doing nails gel and acrylic , i need some advice , i have done a couple of full set gel nails 4 family and they have said a couple of nails fell off the whole nail incl gel overlay plz can any one help and what should i do or what am i doing wrong

Are you saying their whole nail (natural nail) fell off?? Or just the overlay?

 

[missbabs]

it was the entire overlay that i did .... i find i really annoying after the work i put in to doing it

 

[Bagpuss]

Hiya , welcome to the site. What system/brand are you using...?

 

[1999judy]

Check out the tutorials on the site and welcome x
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-tutorials/

 

[pamliz]

Are you following the correct prep procedure?? Remembering primer etc???

Also...esp when doing Gel nails, make sure your first layer is not too thick.

xx

 

[mdskora]

Hi there,
Once you master it you will be fine.. Are you using a top quality gel? what UV lamp are you using?... Also make sure that you natural nail is well prep'd and you use a quality primer / bonder. 3 thin coats are much better than a thick two... also the thinner the coats you will have more control and make sure that the gel does not touch the sidewalls or the cuticle... if you are touching these they will just peel off..... it takes lots and lots of sets to perfect gel nails... keep doing them... when you run out of nails start of the toe nails... lots of people have pretty gel colours on there toes...
Keep at it and practice....X mel

 

[geeg]

All good advice hun ... but I do sympathise because it is hard at the start isn't it?

Nails will not fall off IF ..

• Your prep is perfect
• The first layer of product is really stuck to the nail plate (this is onviously crucial). Make sure you really work that roductonto the surface of the plate. You can't just apply gently like enamel/polish. You have to work it on well, as if you were painting a wall with emulsion paint .. this way and that way until it is really covered and even.
• Of course there are the general rules of not touching the skin surrounding the nailplate with any product or this will cause lifting ... but it would not normally cause the whole enhancement to come off.

IF THE WHOLE ENHANCEMENT PEELS OFF OR COMES OFF THE NAILPLATE, THEN THAT ENHANCEMENT AS NEVER STUCK TO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. END OF STORY. So make certain of that first layer.

 

[Lellipop]

It may help if you list here exactly what you do when doing an overlay. In that way we may be able to help more

 

[chantell simone]

hi and welcome

I know it must be frustrating but with lots of practice you will get better and more confident

have you seen the nails of the clients who say the nail fell off?

lots of practice really is the key

 

[geeg]

hi and welcome

I know it must be frustrating but with lots of practice you will get better and more confident

have you seen the nails of the clients who say the nail fell off?

lots of practice really is the key

If she keeps doing the same thing, the same thing will happen each time. Practise does not help if it is wrong practise. PERFECT practise is what counts.

 

[Pink Pink Pink]

I just bought nailclass and it's brilliant. Gives all kind of tips and techniques on gels and liquid and powder. I would have put your problems down to prep. Something is missing there.

<b>nailclass - by gigi rouse</b> - I recommend it.

hth xx

 

[Katelisa]

Also...esp when doing Gel nails, make sure your first layer is not too thick.

3 thin coats are much better than a thick two...

I've gotta say, i have never applied 'thin coats' or 'layers' of gel. I scrub a 'wetting' layer onto the nail and tip, then apply my apex, 'string' it out to perfect the shape, then cure. As i was taught.

Since when has 'painting' on thin layers produced the structure needed for a long lasting enhancement? Did i miss something lol.

I can understand a newbie not wanting to put too much product on at once, but instead of doing thin coats on all fingers, i personally would do the original method i was taught, but on two fingers at a time, which will give you less to think about at once lol.

Different strokes for different folks i guess.