Lifting from free edge...?

[NiftyNails]

Hi all,

Just attempted my first set of L&P on myself. Did this last night. My natural nails were really short and I put on french tips.

I am looking at them now, and they are lifting from the free edge, just where the tips are glued to my natural nails.

I thought I did my prep correctly,
Washed hands and sprayed hand didsinfectant
pushed back cuticle and removedfrom the nail plate
filed nails to remove shine with 240 grit file
cleaned with nail antiseptic
applied tips
nail antiseptic again
applied primer
applied L&P as trained
filed and buffed into shape
applied UV topcoat
Massaged cuticle oil in

Hard to type out the order in which things are done, but I think I have remembered everything, any ideas??

I was using Tammy Taylor products.

 

[Bagpuss]

where are they lifting...is it the free edge or are the actual tips lifting up.

If it is the free edge then it could be that you either didn't cap the free edge enough or filed the capping off when you filed and buffed to shape..??

 

[geeg]

If your tips are lifting from the free edge of your natural nails where they have been applied, as you describe, then my guess would be that if the tips you used had a very tiny well or in fact were well-less, then the problem is this:

When you use a micro or well-less tip it is impossible to apply pressure evenly so that the tips stick right into the corners UNLESS you use your thumbs to press those corners in hard after the tip has adhered to the middle of ht nail.

So apply adhesive to both the free edge of the natural nails and into the well or on the edge of your tip --- apply your tip in the usual way (making sure you have put enough adhesive in the corners of the tip) and THEN take your thumb nails and press hard into the corners so that the pressure sets the adhesive in this area too.

Applying adhesive to BOTH surfaces will ensure a perfect contact and MUCH longer lasting tips. This has always been the Creative way of teaching how to apply tips. Many ignor it but if they do, their tips will not last as long as they will if you take that little bit of extra time and care on application.

This technique should solve your problems.

 

[NiftyNails]

Yes they are in fact well-less tips, so that could be the problem.

They are lifting, or at least thats what I think. They look cloudy where they my natural nail meets the tip, do you know what i mean? Under the L&P.

If I look at my nails, down the barrel, the tips are glued on fine, no lifting from the free edge itself, but under the l&p where the tip sits on my nail.
Am I making sense.

I didnt think about applying glue to my nail also, but I did pinch the corners with my finger and thumb to make sure they secured.

Thanks for your replies

Should I remove the enhancements, or will they be safe enough for now, as the underneath is secure, no chance of anything getting in?

 

[geeg]

Sounds like you didn't apply enough pressure OR you didn't hold in place until they were really stuck, which can lead to the tip springing back slightly and drawing air under the tip so that it looks cloudy. If you use too curved a tip on a flat nail, then this is also a common problem.

The c curve of the tip should be the same as the c curve of YOUR natural nail. YOu shouldn't have to force a tip onto the surface of the nail; it should fit perfectly.

 

[NiftyNails]

Gawd you fast at replying!! haha

Yeah maybe I didnt hold them long enough....trial and error I suppose, im just glad it was my nails and not a clients....thankyou for your knowledge!!:green: