mmm nail biters & forms ??

[lissa]

just wondering i have re-usable forms but if you have a nail biter with no free ,and when you place the form there is a gap what do you do ??
Should you use it and leave a gap and work over it or use a tip in the hope it won't ping off ??
i came across this today so i tipped it lucky she never had the baulbous bit but if she had what would have been the best method ??

 

[Susie H]

You have a choice
Peter Pan did a tutorial on how to sculpt a nail biter do a search, of Peter Pans work and it will come up but basically, you apply a small amount of solar oil to the skin that should be covered by nail and sculpt as normal, the oil will stop the acrylic from sticking to the skin.
the other way is to cut the sides out of a tip so that it slots over the bulbous bit of skin, again there is a tutorial on here I cant remember which geek did it but its called tipping a nail biter.
I find its best to use a clear tip and then you place your white where it should be and use an opaque pink or custom blend or you put a bit of nail art where the tip meets the real nail to hide the line which is lower then where the smile line has been placed.
Hope this helps you.

 

[emmamccabe2002@]

Hi there,
I'm new to this site. I recently qualified as a nail tech and am happy with my sculpting and tipping skills. I have just opened a really small salon in my local gymm and it's going well.
HOWEVER... i did a set of sculptured nails on a nail biter yesterday and she came back today with 2 off them off!
Now, she is a real nail biter and when she came to me she had hardly any nails to work with. I was shocked when i sam them
I decided to do sculptured nails as I couldn't see how I could tip such a small area. I used some oil on the skin as you say above, and applied the pinks first, then the white tips. I didn't make them very long. I just don't know what i did wrong. Can anyone help me?
Thanks

 

[classyclaws]

You didn't do anything wrong, nail biters don't suddenly stop fiddlling with their nails just because they have enhancements. Most techs here would advise weekly maintenance on any nail biter for the first month or so until the natural nail has grown a little, keep nails very short too, also you should make it quite clear to the client that you cannot take responsibility if she loses them initially because there is so little natural nail to work on.

But take heart, the first nail biter I ever did managed to come back for maintenance with only 2 remaining, I was devasted as like you I did not know what to expect, I perservered though and the result was beautiful natural nail overlays. So be honest with your client and then she will know where she stands and just give it a few weeks and things will be better.

Hth

Mandyxx

 

[Vetty]

I always tip a nail biter - it's easier to get a consistent shape and make sure there aren't any weak spots. Use an opaque powder to extend the nail bed and you get a much more pleasing end result. I sculpt some clients and tip others, why make life difficult for yourself??

 

[emmamccabe2002@]

thanks you guys. I thought I was going backwards!

I'm such a newbie I couldn't even find where I'd posted my comment :lol:so i'm sorry I didn't say thanks before now. I feel better now and she has since made an effort to stop biting for a few weeks so I can try again.

Hopefully this time it will be more successful