Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
Have you all lost your imagination.
Can no body see how this amazing technique could actually work rather than moan about all the ways that it could not work.
I totally appreciate individual taste and that this syle of nail may not be for everyone but stop take a breath and step out of the box and you may actually learn something.
Now I'm going to try and anser everyones questions so this reply may seem a a little long winded and disjointed please bear with me.
But before I proceed can I just say
1 This was not a true step by step because they just boar me to tears so I applogize if I did not make myself absolutly clear on the whole tecnique front.
2. I hate white tips as much as the next man but as you read the start of the article you will digest that 90% of clients want white tips or french and just for the shear ease and speed why go to the bother of 90 minuet set of nails that a nail biter just does not appreciate when you can bang theese babies on and have them leapign out of the salon and over the moon in 45 minuets with £45 in your back pocket.( that does not make me a cowboy that is just meeting demand with supply )
This was not a proffesional (even though I am a proffessional) step by step, it was a friday after noon taking some pictures to demonstrate one of the many ways to overcome a nail biters request for french nails, and a quick and easy alternative to the norm.
Why does it work
Putting the tip on the very end of the nail is just like a form.Tips do not create strength all they work as is a platform to place product on. It's the product that creats strength.
Why on earth would you want to apply tips, try and get them to fit(air bubble galore on a bitter) stuck to everything skin tip nail etc)hold it in place for ever cos your using gel bond to compensate for the uneveness and it takes a year to dry. spend 15 shaping and blending when you can take them out of the box pinch place and go. you could do this with a natural evolution tip or even a clear.
The first bead of product used is a very dry bead of nudite ( which is a camoflage pink) because it is so dry it does not seep throught the nail and is kinda held up in some cases by the bulb as one person mentioned, because it is dry it also does not cause over exposure.
I cannot find a dictionary deffinition of over exposure so It's hard to find a common ground to understand what people mean when they say it, but being overly exposed to something I would understand as being constantly saturated with a product this should be a once or twice time application to get the nail biter over this stage on second and third fills you should start to have a free edge to work with. If you were very worried about over exposure you could create a barrier with tape or cuticle oil or some kind of cream but I do not believe this tecnique would cause any more significant exposure to the client than any other tecnique that you would use on a nail biter.
Moving on
Having used a very dry small bead of nudite in this area to blend back to the cuticle you are now basically working on the equivalent of a blended tip or sculpt and proceed with the l&p aplication in the regular way.
Having explained that what is there not to get????
Now I'm not being sesitive, I believe we all have an opinion and are all entitled to it but what I am going to say is while it may not be each individuals taste and choice to wear theese nails or apply them in this way, the most important thing I believe when doing nails is the client and what I will say is that Sophie wanted perfect smile line white tips and short of stick them on her first knuckle like tanya turna tips I believe I created nails for her that she was more than happy with.They were thin balanced square and had white edges They lasted for at least 2 weeks ( which is an achievement for any nail biter) and made her feel fabulose for her school ball.
If you have any furhter question or would like to see a demonstration of this tecnique I will be showing it on the Monday of the Excell nail show in London at 2pm all questions welcome or if you would like to contact me personally please feel free on.
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or 07828872123
Nail files at the ready.
This is a perfect example of how to create over exposure issues 
