Is Acrylic strong and more hardwearing and less likely to break than Gel?

[redser]

Loving this site, it great for helpful tips!!!!:Grope:

Was wondering if acrylic system is stronger than gel. Have just finished my Nail Tech. course with Young Nails gel, v happy with final result. But as I've started doing nails some clients have cracked a nail or 1 or 2 have come off.

I know this is just pratice makes perfect and have contact my educator, young nails and they were very helpful.

Do you have this experience with acrylic as much or is it just lack of pratice and a better technique?

 

[ris]

Do you have this experience with acrylic as much or is it just lack of pratice and a better technique?

I believe it's rather lack of practice.
Gels are strong enough and in my experience don't break that easily. Actually, I can't imagine what it is you have to do in order to break a gel extention that is applied correctly.

 

[redser]

WIth using young nails, they suggest that you apply the product and buff off excess to get your shape & c curve etc - i was applying perfectly and buffing off too much. Thus not leaving enough product on the nails.

have rectified this problem so hopefully won't experience cracks in future.

 

[divalounge]

Gel Nail is elastic.

Acrylic nail ist strong and hard.

Its depent of natural nails what kind of material should I use.

When its a hard,strong big nail - I would take P/F (Acrylic).

When its thin and brake oftly /I make always an Interview with a neu Klient/ - I use a Gelsystem.

Its depent also of kind of job /water , chemicals etc./ and how long should the nail to be.

Thats why a good technican must to know both of system.
You can also mixed them - f.E. : Acrylic French and Gel Sculpturing. That ist good for thin long Nails. Acrylic French give a nail the Statik and Balance and Gel Architekture and Elastic.

P.S. Sorry for my Englich-n hope You understand what I mean.

 

[ris]

But as I've started doing nails some clients have cracked a nail or 1 or 2 have come off.

As for nails comeng off completely, it's not a strength issue, really.

 

[divalounge]

Yes -I forgot to say: that wenn You not enough good, its can be taht its Your mistake ,why ther are broken.

..of course ris

 

[redser]

Tks for the replies - do you mean apply a white tip from acrylic and use the gel on the rest of the nail?

If you use both products together will this not cause it to lift or seperate?

havn't trained in acrylic but am in the process of doing same.

 

[divalounge]

I working only with form- I dont like Tips and i dont use them .Never.Its not good for natural Nail.

I mean- french with white acrylic on the form or on NN.

 

[geeg]

I working only with form- I dont like Tips and i dont use them .Never.Its not good for natural Nail.

I mean- french with white acrylic on the form or on NN.

Whilst I respect your opinion, there is no basis in fact that tips are not good for the natural nail.

Tips are perfectly safe to use and are used extensively in the industry and have been for 30 years.

There is nothing safer or better about sculpting nails on a form as opposed to using tips.

There are many technicians that become a bit 'snobby' about saying they only sculpt nails (I'm not referring to you, Pauline, but I see it on the site allot). Sculpting is something every good nail technician needs to be able to do and so also is having the ability to do beautiful nails with tips.

I have seen many nails done by the sculpting 'snobs' and they would have had allot better result using tips frankly. It doesn't make anyone a better or more accomplished nail technician just because they sculpt .. and it certainly is no better or worse for the nails.

 

[mely-bely]

Hi Love!

Neither product is better, really imo. It just depends on the client and her lifestyle. L&P breaks less often because its a harder product (again IMO). I do see gels breaking a lot more often in my city, but that is because the techs here are not taught how to build an apex - the nails are flat with no support. I don't often do gels myself as I am severely allergic, but when I do a set, they don't usually break.

As per Gigi "perfect practice makes perfect", don't be too hard on yourself as it takes time.

As per the tip debate, Gigi couldn't be more right. I am a scultpting snob myself, but I KNOW that tips do not damage the nail plate. They are a plastic the same as the gel and the l&p - so how can they be damaging?

 

[Chameleon]

Hi Love!

Neither product is better, really imo. It just depends on the client and her lifestyle. L&P breaks less often because its a harder product (again IMO). I do see gels breaking a lot more often in my city, but that is because the techs here are not taught how to build an apex - the nails are flat with no support. I don't often do gels myself as I am severely allergic, but when I do a set, they don't usually break.

As per Gigi "perfect practice makes perfect", don't be too hard on yourself as it takes time.

As per the tip debate, Gigi couldn't be more right. I am a scultpting snob myself, but I KNOW that tips do not damage the nail plate. They are a plastic the same as the gel and the l&p - so how can they be damaging?

I think we should join a group of "sculpting snobs as i am one of them aswell:lol:

 

[ris]

Please, don't call me a sculpting snob for this.

But I prefer forms because:

1) with them you can make enhancements thinner;

2) you can creat a good lower arc - up to 50 % curvature - with short nails it's no big deal but with longer nails it's important;

3) (optional :green you sculpt stilettos and edge shaped nails on them.


And a word for the tips - there are nails that just call for being tipped.

 

[ris]

I do see gels breaking a lot more often in my city, but that is because the techs here are not taught how to build an apex - the nails are flat with no support.

And what do acrylics do when applied by techs who are not properly trained?

 

[redser]

Will look into the acrylic forms for tips and of course pratice, pratice, pratice.

Just had 2 infills that still looked perfect from 3 weeks ago, so must be doing something right!

Feeling a little better about myself.

:lol:

 

[mely-bely]

And what do acrylics do when applied by techs who are not properly trained?

I can't say because l&p isn't taught here!