One french gel nail

[Violet Star]

Hi Geeks here is a picture of one of my nails that i done today i only qualified last week some honest opinions and advice would be great thank you :hug:

 

[tracey louise]

well done for being brave and posting but the picture is far too blurry for a critique.do you have a macro setting on your camera? its a little flower symbol this will allow you to take good close up pics.
sorry hun.x

 

[ValencianNails]

Well done on posting for critique so soon after qualifying.

The pic's too blurred to give a 'full' critique of the nail, but the things that I can see are:
A wobbly line of light, this means that you need to concentrate more on finishing, making sure there aren't any uneven surfaces, ie high and/or low points.
The white's far too long compared to the nailbed, IMO anyway :wink2:
The free edge seems to be too wide, make sure you are filing straight up the sidewalls and not at an angle, and ensure you don't make the enhancement too wide in the first place.

With some refining/shortening this nail would look a lot sleeker :hug:

 

[Violet Star]

Thank you very much for your advice i will take this on board.

Im just going to upload a new clearer picture :hug:

 

[ValencianNails]

The newer pic is much clearer, thanks.

I think that if you refine the nail more, bring in the sidewalls (the free edge is too wide) and shorten the nail then it would look totally different, much more sleeker.

Your smile's good, with a bit of tweaking at the 'ears' to make it sharper you'd be there. You're really not that far off, the refining and tweaking will do the trick. I'd love to see another pic once you'd done that, just so that we (and you) can compare the difference :green:

 

[Violet Star]

The newer pic is much clearer, thanks.

I think that if you refine the nail more, bring in the sidewalls (the free edge is too wide) and shorten the nail then it would look totally different, much more sleeker.

Your smile's good, with a bit of tweaking at the 'ears' to make it sharper you'd be there. You're really not that far off, the refining and tweaking will do the trick. I'd love to see another pic once you'd done that, just so that we (and you) can compare the difference :green:

Thanks very much its so much appreciated to get a good honest opinion :hug:
I shall go fix it up now follow your advice and take another photo of the new and hopefully improved nail :hug:

 

[Violet Star]

Refined my mistakes and have uploaded a new pic :hug:

 

[ValencianNails]

I've copied the pic and added pointers :wink2: Violet Star's agreed for me to add the pic to the thread to show where the sidewalls need refining more.

Hope it helps a bit.


edit to add: Forgot to say... you can see the dips in zone 2, the free edge sidewalls are bulging out, this is where you need to refine, file straight down and this will make them 'unbulge'.

 

[Violet Star]

I've copied the pic and added pointers :wink2: Violet Star's agreed for me to add the pic to the thread to show where the sidewalls need refining more.

Hope it helps a bit.


edit to add: Forgot to say... you can see the dips in zone 2, the free edge sidewalls are bulging out, this is where you need to refine, file straight down and this will make them 'unbulge'.

Thanks hun i will re correct and try again and add a new pic im sure ill get there :lol:

 

[Violet Star]

Added a new pic x

 

[tracey louise]

your certainly well on your way now with the help sandi has given you,the nail looks 10 times better and im sure you'll be able to see and correct more of the problems you were having now.
the only thing i will say is that the surface looks like its still quite scratched but once again this is easily fixed with higher grit file/buffer.
i agree that you have done a fab job,well done.
and the pics are much better thanks.x

 

[Violet Star]

your certainly well on your way now with the help sandi has given you,the nail looks 10 times better and im sure you'll be able to see and correct more of the problems you were having now.
the only thing i will say is that the surface looks like its still quite scratched but once again this is easily fixed with higher grit file/buffer.
i agree that you have done a fab job,well done.
and the pics are much better thanks.x

Thank you so much hun :hug: Really appreciate your comments and im glad im not a bad nail technician. In a few days i will grab the hands of my mum and do a full set.I have learnt allot from sandi today so thanks to both of you :hug:

 

[tracey louise]

Thank you so much hun :hug: Really appreciate your comments and im glad im not a bad nail technician. In a few days i will grab the hands of my mum and do a full set.I have learnt allot from sandi today so thanks to both of you :hug:

i didnt do much but your welcome hun,of course your not a bad technician we all had to start somewhere and you obviously really want to learn and improve which is important.i look forward to seeing your progress.xx

 

[ValencianNails]

the nail looks 10 times better and im sure you'll be able to see and correct more of the problems you were having now.

Most definitely :green:

Well done VS, and keep the pics coming :hug:

 

[Violet Star]

Most definitely :green:

Well done VS, and keep the pics coming :hug:

Thank you gosh you dont realise how glad i am to hear this :green:

Im going to do a full set some time over the coming few days xx

 

[ValencianNails]

Thank you gosh you dont realise how glad i am to hear this :green:

Im going to do a full set some time over the coming few days xx

When you do your next set, make sure that you don't use too much product in zone 1, keep it nice and thin, it's easier to add more than it is to take it away.

When you come to finishing and shaping, hold your abrasive vertically (straight up the side) on each sidewall and you'll see straight away where you need to file, similarly to the thick black lines on the pic.

 

[tracey louise]

once again great advice sandi.x
good luck hun with your next set and i look forward to seeing more pics.x

 

[Violet Star]

When you do your next set, make sure that you don't use too much product in zone 1, keep it nice and thin, it's easier to add more than it is to take it away.

When you come to finishing and shaping, hold your abrasive vertically (straight up the side) on each sidewall and you'll see straight away where you need to file, similarly to the thick black lines on the pic.

Thank you for your fab advice once again sandi thanks so much for helping me out :hug: