Nail tipping disasters?

[Karen Minx]

I used to have tipping problems when i first started doing nails although i have got my tipping techniques ok now sometimes i can have the odd tip which wont stick because my hands moved slightly or its left a slight gap or air bubble....which is fine because im only doing nails on the trainer hand. My qestion is what if it goes wrong on a real clients nail, you see a slight gap or air bubble underneath.....what do you all do then? Do you soak or file it off and start again?

 

[Annebet]

Hiya If you are blending then hopefully you will blend the bubble out iykwim if your not sure then I would soak off as you don,t want any Greenies or infections under the nail tip not good for business lol.
Hope that helps someone with more knowledge than me may be able to help more.

 

[Karen Minx]

Thanks annebet.

I got another question thou, what if your using white tips and you cannot see if there is bubbles? esp when some tips can be 'no blend' ones?

 

[min11]

I was taught to always soak tips off if there are air bubbles no matter what kind of tips they were.

:hug:

 

[Annebet]

Hi not sure with white tips but if you make sure you hear a click when you put the tip on then hold it you shouldn't get bubbles.
Yes I agree on a human hand always soak off but I don't on my nail trainer if blending as it can be blended away plus saves wasting with nail trainer.

 

[Karen Minx]

I was taught to always soak tips off if there are air bubbles no matter what kind of tips they were.

:hug:

Thankyou min...sorry but i must of not explained myself very well...i meant you wouldnt know if there was any bubbles behind a white tip because you wouldnt be able to see them,....i didnt mean if you cant see it then it doesnt matter

 

[xAnnaBannAx]

If you get a bubble...you either soak the tip off and start again or you can actually file into the bubble to open it up (iykwim) if your not able to blend it away.
Not sure of the correct answer to the white tips, ive wondered that too before now...but white tips dont need blending so they usually only have a thin and very smalll well area...or no well area...so I would guess that bubbles are less likely with white tips for this reason...(basically there isnt much tip actually going onto the nail plate...so less surface area...so less chance of bubbles). However I will stress I dont know this for fact...its just my logic! Hopefully someone can enlighten us!

Most people I do want white tips and so far...(touch wood)...no bubbles!

But definately I would try to file the bubble out before actually removing the tip.

 

[Karen Minx]

Thanks for your advise anna.

It just confusses me some, that a white tip with no blending and no contact area such as the pro impressions can be applied not even knowing whether there is a bubble underneath or not...surely these are not ideal tips for the inexperienced.

 

[Annebet]

Hi if you use a brush on glue put a small amount on the nail before you put the tip on and follow the line of glue you have put on if you apply enough pressure as soon as you put the tip on then you shouldn't have any bubbles.
Not sure what else to say really as I haven,t had any trouble with bubbles when applying tips.

 

[Karen Minx]

Thanks annebet :hug:

 

[CorrineC]

Hiya,
You should not get any air bubbles if it is applied correctly. I was always taught: While holding the clients finger, to hold the tip (with sufficient glue already on it) at about a 45 degree angle, leaning on the free edge and slide it down into place at that angle then bring down till flat on nail, then also the client does not end up with glue under the tip sticking to their finger underneath iykwim...
HTH. xox