Nail Trainer help please!!!

[pretty-in-pink]

hi everyone ive got a nail trainer and i started practicing but ive only got certain sized nail extension tips i tried to glue them on my nail trainer tips and they wouldnt stick!!!! do i have to have the nail trainer practice tips from EN or can i use any type?

 

[Janiwanidoodaa]

Hi, I originally trained with EN (many moons ago).

From what I remember, the adhesive takes longer to set on the trainer nails than it would on a real nail. You also have to take care not to apply too much adhesive as this stops it sticking too.

Jan
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[pretty-in-pink]

im using some nsi glue at the moment to stick the tips on with i jus wasnt sure if i could use normal extension tips on the nail trainer or wether they needed special ones....thankyou for the reply hun

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[Janiwanidoodaa]

As far as I know you don't need special tips. I know you only need certain sizes for the trainer and that's why it helps to get EN tips because they only supply the sizes you need (at least I think that's how it was when I did the course but it was YEARS ago!).

I haven't used NSI adhesive but some do set slower than others. Star Nails Instant sets really fast on people if that helps.

Best of luck with your course. I loved it and the people at EN are really helpful.

Jan
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[pretty-in-pink]

ill just get the practice ones from en for the time being i rekon then
thanks for your advice and info hun really grateful!!! :hug:

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[magsham]

ill just get the practice ones from en for the time being i rekon then
thanks for your advice and info hun really grateful!!! :hug:

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Hey hun, it's the glue that's an issue with the trainer. EN do a special glue for the nail trainer which dries quicker than normal glue, but i've tried different ones and found that Millenium & the edge glues are quite good on it. You can use any tip on the nails, but you obviously have to size them to fit correctly otherwise they'll ping off. HTH's

 

[pretty-in-pink]

thanks hun i think its mainly because i only have a few sized nails which i got given by the lady i bought the nail trainer from as its second hand and none of them are what you call a good fit for the ones i want to do as it said start on size 13 of the nail trainer nails ill jus have to buy some from en the glue is quite good i managed to get some on my finger and get tissue stuck to it like a muppet that i am lol

 

[Janiwanidoodaa]

thanks hun i think its mainly because i only have a few sized nails which i got given by the lady i bought the nail trainer from as its second hand and none of them are what you call a good fit for the ones i want to do as it said start on size 13 of the nail trainer nails ill jus have to buy some from en the glue is quite good i managed to get some on my finger and get tissue stuck to it like a muppet that i am lol

You're not a real nail tech till you've glued yourself to something or someone! :hug:

 

[pretty-in-pink]

lol you've just made me feel a whole lot better saying that i felt a right muppet trying to shake off the tissue so funny

 

[magsham]

lol you've just made me feel a whole lot better saying that i felt a right muppet trying to shake off the tissue so funny

That's nothing! :lol: I managed to get the desk towel stuck to my forehead when i bent down to adjust the legs of my desk. When i sat up again everything went flying! You can imagine how much of a numpty i felt!!!:green:

 

[pretty-in-pink]

lol thats soooo funny im glad im not the only one can i add you 2 as friends please?

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[magsham]

lol thats soooo funny im glad im not the only one can i add you 2 as friends please?

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off course hun - the more the merrier!! xx

 

[Janiwanidoodaa]

lol thats soooo funny im glad im not the only one can i add you 2 as friends please?

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You can never have too many friends or too much chocolate! :hug:

 

[Janiwanidoodaa]

That's nothing! :lol: I managed to get the desk towel stuck to my forehead when i bent down to adjust the legs of my desk. When i sat up again everything went flying! You can imagine how much of a numpty i felt!!!:green:

:lol::lol::lol: Love it!

I actively TRY to stick myself to clients who say they are off on holiday the next day so that they have to take me with them.

Jan
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[pretty-in-pink]

lol thats funny well ive jus had another go ive managed to stick the nail extension on to the nail trainer so all good

 

[Janiwanidoodaa]

lol thats funny well ive jus had another go ive managed to stick the nail extension on to the nail trainer so all good

If you've done it without sticking any body parts to the trainer as well you are doing OK babe.

 

[pretty-in-pink]

lol i only started practicing tonight and because it wouldnt stick earlier i decided to give some 3d acrylic nail art ago big mistake because i thought i wouldnt be able to stick the tip and i used the one wit 3d acrylic on it now im jus filing it all down lol silly me!

 

[Annie23]

thanks hun i think its mainly because i only have a few sized nails which i got given by the lady i bought the nail trainer from as its second hand and none of them are what you call a good fit for the ones i want to do as it said start on size 13 of the nail trainer nails ill jus have to buy some from en the glue is quite good i managed to get some on my finger and get tissue stuck to it like a muppet that i am lol

Hi Hun

Hope your feelng better today :hug:

The no: 13 nail dubbed the easiest is a joke, it is so flat that it is nigh on impossible to get a tip to adhere to it properly. If you look on the progress card it tells you near the 10 on step 2 any nail shape can be used on this card, although I vaguely remember that in the manual it tells you to do the Essential Techniques progress card with no: 13 nail. I would ring up EN just to make sure rather than take my word for it. I know after lots of frustration I abandoned the No: 13 andused the no: 6 nail, I trimmed the free edge and filed into shape to fit the tip well.

Regarding the glue EN glue in my opinion is not the best adheisive I have used, it didnt set fast enough for me, I got bubbles all the time and the nozzle kept getting clogged up and I would have to trim the nozzle down to create a hole and in the end up I couldnt get the glue from the bottle and ended up throwing away 3/4 full bottles and its not cheap stuff to buy. I found personally I had better luck with NSI polybond. JMHO

happy practising :hug:

anne xx

ps I'm always getting stucked up, usually to my models
so its not you, lol.

 

[sknight]

I bought some Gelbond from CND and it was awesome!!

 

[sknight]

That's nothing! :lol: I managed to get the desk towel stuck to my forehead when i bent down to adjust the legs of my desk. When i sat up again everything went flying! You can imagine how much of a numpty i felt!!!:green:

Ouch!! I have bruised ribs and that just made me laugh and hurt me!!! It was worth it though LOL