Dear Geeks,
I wonder if any of you are able to help me. I am between days 4 and 5 of a Creative Foundation course, a total beginner, and I tried to do my first ever rebalance today on my neighbour who had tips and an acrylic overlay on her nails from a nail bar.
My problem was that whilst I filing I was hardly able to remove any of product, they were very thick and bulky the only part I managed to thin nearly as much as I though they should be was at the free-edge where an air-brushed smile line had been painted.
I got together all my nail reference books and course notes and had my victim and my husband read through them with me, to check I was not overlooking anything or holding the file totally wrong etc. luckily they are very patient! We could not see that I was doing anything too incorrectly.
She did tell me that usually her nails are always filed with a drill, and it always burns and hurts, and she always has to go back after 1 week as they lift. The stuff on her nails seemed to be so hard, and had lifted a bit. I told her that I had not been trained to use a drill and did not think I would really need to use one.
In all after 3 hours I had managed to reduce the bulk a bit and apply the pinks and whites I really wanted practice she was quite happy with them or so she said just being polite I think ! she wanted to pay - but I did not charge her and told her I thought they were still a bit thick. I was disappointed in myself as well as the result, I know I have tons to learn - but I did not find it so hard to file the liquid powder I had put on myself.
I was a bit surprised though, that when I started to prep using all my lovely Creative prep things she kept saying I have not had that done before etc. I was pushing back the cuticle at this point and when I got to the scrubfresh part she was amazed that I had done so much before applying the liquid and powder.
I am going to book a 1-2-1 as I must be doing something not right but in the meantime have you any ideas or suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
Sorry this is so long - I thought I better give as much information as I could.
Many thanks,
I wonder if any of you are able to help me. I am between days 4 and 5 of a Creative Foundation course, a total beginner, and I tried to do my first ever rebalance today on my neighbour who had tips and an acrylic overlay on her nails from a nail bar.
My problem was that whilst I filing I was hardly able to remove any of product, they were very thick and bulky the only part I managed to thin nearly as much as I though they should be was at the free-edge where an air-brushed smile line had been painted.
I got together all my nail reference books and course notes and had my victim and my husband read through them with me, to check I was not overlooking anything or holding the file totally wrong etc. luckily they are very patient! We could not see that I was doing anything too incorrectly.
She did tell me that usually her nails are always filed with a drill, and it always burns and hurts, and she always has to go back after 1 week as they lift. The stuff on her nails seemed to be so hard, and had lifted a bit. I told her that I had not been trained to use a drill and did not think I would really need to use one.
In all after 3 hours I had managed to reduce the bulk a bit and apply the pinks and whites I really wanted practice she was quite happy with them or so she said just being polite I think ! she wanted to pay - but I did not charge her and told her I thought they were still a bit thick. I was disappointed in myself as well as the result, I know I have tons to learn - but I did not find it so hard to file the liquid powder I had put on myself.
I was a bit surprised though, that when I started to prep using all my lovely Creative prep things she kept saying I have not had that done before etc. I was pushing back the cuticle at this point and when I got to the scrubfresh part she was amazed that I had done so much before applying the liquid and powder.
I am going to book a 1-2-1 as I must be doing something not right but in the meantime have you any ideas or suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
Sorry this is so long - I thought I better give as much information as I could.
Many thanks,
