Infills and lifting

[Kaye]

Hi all sorry to ask !

I use EzFlow L&P - trained earlier this year.
had a two week infill appt(with a friend!). lifting nearly on every nail though,but didnt look too bad, so ... i attempted rather than soak them off, to soak off a couple of bad ones, and file away the lifting at the rest of the nails...

A few questions if have is ;
A) if there is lifting on every nail. should i just soak them off and start again?

B? if it isnt just minimal lifting at the top of the nail near the cuticle then is that a deffinate soak off.?.. some of the lifting didnt seem much but when you begin to file it, its probably actually through the thickest part of the nail, and sometimes i would have to file the corner of my white sculpting away(which gets put back later) to get rid of the lift.

but because it takes such a long time filing... becuase its through the thickest part. Am I the thick one doing all this work rather than soaking off. or could it just be the knack of getting used to it. ? it seemed such a lot of work so in the end i had filed all lifting off one hand and on the other hand the two or three nails which i was going to file away at, i just soaked off! but because my other hand was then ready it wasted a bit of time!

argghh i had had such a bad day at my normal job, to then attempt this and its the first set EVER which i have got mad at myself for doing!



hopefully someone can set me straight and cheer me up a bit! lol

xxxx

 

[Poshfloss]

Hi Hun,
Your application needs to be thinner in zone 3, if it is too thick it will lead to more lifting, by being thinner then you should get less lifting, and any lifting will be easier to file away.
Too much soaking is not good for the natural nails.
I rarely soak off, I prefer to file most away if applying a new set, Leaving a thin layer of acrylic on natural nail, this then causes no distress to the natural nails.
Hope this makes sense.
Have you got a copy of Geeg Nailclass book, a must read.
Best of luck.
Lotsa luv x x x :hug: x x x

 

[Kaye]

hi hun thank you, my application has been a lot better recently i wouldnt say its so thick any ways, nearly right? maybe, and obviously there can be the occasional ones which dont work out how i want, but what i mean is the lifting if its further down, which is where the stress area is then its thicker there.
i have got nailclass need to find time to give it a read, but it will try soon got a troubleshooting course with my tutor soon too so ill bring it up then!
thanks for your help hun! X

 

[NoLimitNails]

Nail class is a work book. Have it besides you while working (do read it first IMO) then you will fully grasp the wonderfull advices given in there, and this will ensure a better work.
Does the nail lift from the cuticle and up or is it pocket lifting or is it at the cuticle then move towards the free edge when filing??

 

[SmileNails]

sorry for butting in - but where is it possible to get a copy of Nailclass? Seems everyone on here has one and feel im missing out!!!! lol!!!

Kim xx

 

[NoLimitNails]

I believe I got mine from Amazon (online bookshop if ypu know what it is) Otherwise I believe mundo distributers sell it (affinity I think) S2 would probably have it....
Maybe other geeks can help a bit more..

 

[sknight]

Mundo is a great product site and you can get the book there
nailclass - by gigi rouse

Sorry to interupt the topic

 

[yeahyeah]

theres no need to ever soak off because of lifting, unless the lifting is due to injury and the natural nail is compromised, lifting can always be filed off. what you really need to focus on is why youre having lifting problems in the first place. you need to be more concerned with your prep, mix ratio, and application. rather than focusing on fixing lifting, focus on eliminating the problem! we can all help you narrow down your problem if you can reply with specifics
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[Kaye]

Thanks all
is pocket lifting where it lifts in the middle? It's deffo lifting from the cuticle, some doesn't seem much lifting but on others it's more xx. I'm on my mobile right now n I have to get ready for blessed work lol so I'll b back on later to c if I can add more xxx

 

[yeahyeah]

yes pocket lifting is when it lifts under the enchancement and not around the edges. thats usually from a whack or something, pocket lifting is pretty rare. ive also heard that sometimes you will see pocket lifting when a tip hasnt been sized properly or not blended thoroughly.
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[Kaye]

Hi Hun! It's deffinately not that's it's from the outside I'll c how the next few go n read my nail class me thinks xxx

 

[geeg]

Your lifting is either because:

1. you are working too close to and touching the skin or
2. you are not blending the product right away into the nail on finishing or ...
3. you are not really getting the product pressed on to the surface of the nail in that area because you are frightened of touching the skin with the product or ...
4. you are working too wet in zone 3

The last 2 items are the most likely ones as I see this all the time with new students. They are happy to press away in zones 1 & 2, but when it comes to working close to the skin they get nervous and just 'tickle' the product into that area and it causes lifting as the product is never properly adhered.

As to number 4 ... it is related to 2&3 because in an attempt to make work a little easier for themselves, new technicians tend to work a little too wet in zone 3 which .... causes problem number 1 which in turn causes problem number 2 because if you are too close to the skin you can't fully integrate the product right into the nail on finishing. So you see, all these things are related and it is most likely a number of things that you are doing rather than just one.