Lifting

[Vanilla Pod]

How many geeks suffered from lots of lifting in the first few months after quailification, and also did you believe all clients if they said lifting occured in the first few days x

 

[LoveNatural]

I personally always blame myself if anyone as any problems with their nails. Especially enhancements because I'm not very skilled in them yet.

But if they are having lifting that early, it's probably your prep. Go to the Young Nails - Nail Art Products for Professionals website under their education page. In the step by step tutorials for the mani-q they have an awsome prep explanation. It saved me. So try that

 

[HeatherDavis]

Love has it, if it lifts around the cuticle, it's your prep! BUT! This is partially dependent on the product you are using- not mixing product lines together, and making sure your mix ratio is good- if you are working too wet or too dry, you can have lifting as well. Best to check with your product manufacturer or Educator for your chosen system to start troubleshooting.

 

[Bagpuss]

My lifting days are now a thing of the past and I believe that most of the time lifting is down to prep...and application...but....what used to baffle me is how on some clients you get some lifting and on others you get none and your prep and application are the same !!...i don't do a pants prep on some and a good one on others....:lol:...which can make you wonder if the clients are doing something.

 

[Vanilla Pod]

yeah i wonder about clients sometimes too, thanks bagpuss x

 

[Trinity]

what used to baffle me is how on some clients you get some lifting and on others you get none and your prep and application are the same !!...i don't do a pants prep on some and a good one on others....:lol:...which can make you wonder if the clients are doing something.

Oh Baggy!! Never heard a truer word spoken :lol:

 

[heavenlyhands]

My mum has very oily nail plates and nothing stays on her nails no matter what I try, i've tried L & P and gel many times. Her nails are also ski-jump which doesn't help, so I think sometimes you get people that can't wear enhancements.

 

[Deena]

My lifting days are now a thing of the past and I believe that most of the time lifting is down to prep...and application...but....what used to baffle me is how on some clients you get some lifting and on others you get none and your prep and application are the same !!...i don't do a pants prep on some and a good one on others....:lol:...which can make you wonder if the clients are doing something.

I totally agree and this is something that's continued to puzzle me, too. I am not trying to shift blame, but how can one person repeatedly have lifting and others none, especially when you're treading exactly the same prep and application path with each? Are some people's nails just more prone to lifting eg incredibly oily or something or is it more a question of what they do with/to them? :irked:

 

[Bagpuss]

The whole oily nails thing can get over-used IMO....I have never had a client with oily nails...I think its alot rarer than is sometimes portrayed...thats not to say that there are not people with this condition HTH xx

 

[Nataliya]

Lifting is something we all have experienced and had to experience to become a better tech, to illiminate any possibilities of lifting we had to know why it happenned.

proper prep illiminates lifting deffinately, correct mix ratio, but the most important after that is making sure you leave a tiny margin away from the nail grooves and cuticle line, allowing the product to sink in into these areas will lead to lifting regardless of your prep or mix ratio. Adequate homeadvice is very important too.

there are vast ammounts of info on this forum regarding lifting and how to deal with it.

hope this helps:hug: