One nail at a time or all tips first?

[riss]

In my nail course/training, if using l & p and doing the traditional way, we learned that you should sculpt all ten white tips, and after doing that, go back and fill it with your pink. However, lately I have seen some nail techs do one entire finger at a time...do the white tip and then fill it with pink before moving onto the next finger. Is it personal preference or is there a specific reason why you should do it one way or another?

 

[lisa-marie]

i usually do 1 hand at a time, so i do 5 whites then go back and do the pinks and repeat on the other hand.

 

[loubylou]

I do it a few different ways depending on how well the client can sit still,
if i have a client that fidgets a lot or answers her phone constantly i work on one hand at a time so she still has one hand free to do what ever with but without disturbing my service and having to scrubfresh 10 times lol,
when i do one hand at a time i do all 5 whites then the nail bed,
then move onto the other hand,
( i never let go of the hand im working on or they start to rummage through their bags or lean on their hand and put make up all over it :irked: or do something equally annoying lol)

 

[thinkpink2008]

I do it a few different ways depending on how well the client can sit still,
if i have a client that fidgets a lot or answers her phone constantly i work on one hand at a time so she still has one hand free to do what ever with but without disturbing my service and having to scrubfresh 10 times lol,
when i do one hand at a time i do all 5 whites then the nail bed,
then move onto the other hand,
( i never let go of the hand im working on or they start to rummage through their bags or lean on their hand and put make up all over it :irked: or do something equally annoying lol)

have to agree entirely with that, had countless people get acrylic or resin in their hair from answering the phone with the hand im working on! don't know why you would do that but hey ho!

 

[Jolicatellas]

( i never let go of the hand im working on or they start to rummage through their bags or lean on their hand and put make up all over it :irked: or do something equally annoying lol)

That made me LOL!! :green: I need a good chuckle today... :green:

I used to do one finger at a time, white then pink. Lately I've been doing all 10 white tips, filing and perfecting the white before applying pink, because I'm trying to perfect my smile lines.
Personal preference, I guess

 

[angel fingers]

i think its personal preference.
i was taught to do 1 at a time, but for ages now i have switched to doing all the whites first. i find i can get into a better rhythm and have more consistent smiles that way.

however i do sometimes do 5 whites and then apply the pink if its a cold environment. this way i know i will have 1 hand set and ready to file when i have finished applying the second hand. then i dont have to wait for it to cure fully before i can proceed.

 

[Barbiekc84]

At our course we were told it was personal preference so I don't think there is a right or wrong way.

I go for doing all at once, white then pick on each finger, by the time I'm back to the hand I started on they are ready to be finished

Kelly x

 

[Nene]

I suppose it really is up to personal preference.
I however was taught to do one step at a time, you know, prep first, tips/forms, base layer, etc... On all ten fingers. The instructor told us that would make it quicker, but I don´t know if that really is true.

I guess as a beginner it is easier to do one thing at a time on all ten, so you remember each step and it is surely performed on all fingers. (In my case for example, when I did my left hand first and then my right, I forgot the base coat from my right hand.. whoopsie.. :green

And also I would think if you do one finger at a time, it does take more time, because it means opening and closing a dozen of different product containers 9 times more. (Yeah OK its just about seconds, but still). Just a thought.

-- Edit: And YES I know those annoying fidget types who keep on leaning on their hands or playing with their phones. Not a cool thing when there´s inhibition layers on which should stay untouched! So that was a cool piece of advise to never let go of the hand I´m working on (or in my case as I do both, never let go of either of them! So it might be a good idea to do one hand at a time for those clients...)

 

[Northern Nails]

It depends if tipping i do 5 whites then do zones 2 & 3. then move on to the second hand. If sculpting i do one nail at a time, applying a form then applying producy straight away. I used to fit all 10 forms and then apply but you could bet they would move. When rebalancing i work as if i2m tipping.

 

[Susie H]

I was told to do all the whites first, then change my monomer and do the pinks so as to make sure that I didn't have contaminated monomer.
I too work on one hand at a time to avoid ruined work and even though as I have progressed I no longer get white acrylic in my monomer I still work the same way. Habit more then anything else:lol:

 

[AriellaGray]

Sometimes it's easier to get one thing done with and then start on the next - that's why many do all the whites first, then the pinks. Some feel it's more orderly, some like to get fresh monomer after doing all the whites. I use the reverse application and don't need to get new monomer so I just automatically do the pinks first and then the whites and poof! A great nail with a razor sharp smile line!