My friends ~ 2 weeks ago

[LOU LOU]

These are my friends nails which I did 2 weeks ago.

I am currently 6 weeks into my 17 week evening course.

 

[NoLimitNails]

Hi hun
I saw you on another thread, saying you would like criticism, and I would love to help you out, but the angle and the lack ofnsharpness of the pics (in both your critiques, I didn't make any comments on the other as all I could see was that your smiles are not very smiley) makes it al little hard, as you cannot se how flush zone 3 is etc. They do look a bit fan-shaped, but that could be the angle...

Otherwise keep up the good work, they look like they are even, and not to thick. But to have an all over critique you need different angles, and also more sharpness. Your camera should have a macro-function, looks like a little flower, try that and see if they get any sharper...

xx

 

[LOU LOU]

Hi hun
I saw you on another thread, saying you would like criticism, and I would love to help you out, but the angle and the lack ofnsharpness of the pics (in both your critiques, I didn't make any comments on the other as all I could see was that your smiles are not very smiley) makes it al little hard, as you cannot se how flush zone 3 is etc. They do look a bit fan-shaped, but that could be the angle...

Otherwise keep up the good work, they look like they are even, and not to thick. But to have an all over critique you need different angles, and also more sharpness. Your camera should have a macro-function, looks like a little flower, try that and see if they get any sharper...

xx

Hi hun, thank you for your feedback. We have only just started (2 weeks ago) to learn to cut wells out and tbh, I am struggling with them :o( my smiles are more like frowns than smiles, lol. I just need to keep practicing. I've just bought some more scissors (got about 5 pairs now, lol) and i've found that the cheap pair (49p) from Savers are the best. I've got expensive scissors but i can't get on with them like these cheapies i've got. I'll repost some more pics next week with a set where i've cut the wells out with my new scissors.

Again thank you for your feedback. x

 

[NoLimitNails]

Is this not natural tips??? If they are you would be better of blending them, than cutting them, that way you ensure that the tip is thin enough, as the strength lies in the product not the tip... are you just taught to cut out a smile?

 

[LOU LOU]

Hi Nolimitnails,

I have been at College 5 weeks now and into a 17 week course. We have been cutting Wells now for 3 weeks. I must admit, I am finding this the most difficult of everything I have learnt so far, but practice, practice, practice! :o)

They were clear tips and then I painted the french tip.

 

[NoLimitNails]

I must say I have never been taught to cut out a well... or I have but as we always blended the seamline after, we just took out what was necessary, and blended in the rest. You must be taught a very different way. I would find it easier to buy tips that didn't require the well cut out... Aren't you taught how to blend? Sorry to keep asking, just eager to know what the benefits of cutting out the well would be, or more precise, the benefit of cutting it out neatly??? :wink2:

added: I just saw you were getting very valuable advise on your other critique regarding tips, try the performance, they have the most beautiful, yet still natural smile xxx

 

[LOU LOU]

Hi Nolimits,

Our Tutor has said that we only cut wells out for those clients who have a free edge. Nail biters or those with no free edge then they must have a tip with a full well. She said that in her experience, the majority of clients will need a well cutting out! :sad:

 

[NoLimitNails]

If I have someone with a free edge I just file it down and shape to match the stop point in the tip, unless the free edge long enough just to overlay with product. (well I have learned how to sculpt but otherwise, when tipping I would)

I have just made a very very quick tip blending just to show why I think that well cutting is a waste of time (or again neatly cutting the well.

Pic 1: here is a nail with the free edgde shaped to meet the tip, and the tip with well. (the tip doesn't completely fit my nails, when it comes to c-curve, but don't mind it)

Pic 2: I have just cut out the well, not fancy or anything (sorry about the clarity of this pic, but it shows what I mean)

pic 3: Here I have preblended the tip a bit, and glued it on (preblending takes only a few seconds, but theres less risk at filing the natural nail.

pic 4: the blended tip and nail, you see the well is completely gone, so cutting it neatly doesn't matter.

pic 5 just wanted to show that even with product on you cannot see the seamline (but the dust and dirt under the tip shows very well LOL)

Hope this explains what I mean, I sometime lack the ability to fully explain as english is not my first language.

 

[LOU LOU]

Hi Karen,

Thank you so much for that. That is so lovely of you. I really do appreciate it.

How did you blend? With a file or acetone?

 

[NoLimitNails]

with a file, if using tip blender or acetone it can lead to service breakdown, and it's quicker without IF you are using high quality tips.
I have tried cheap tips, also branded cheaper ones, but nothing beats the CND ones. They are half the reason my blending is easy.

Glad I could be of any help XX