Sculpted with forms or sculpted with tips?

[SmileNails]

Hiya geeks!!

I trained in December and as much as i enjoyed it throughly, i didnt come away with an enthusiasm for going straight to work! Nails are my passion but lacking now in confidence which has stopped me from progressing from my training into offering it as a service wherby to earn money!!
I do my own nails so keepin up with it a bit but i really want it to work money wise.

Problem is - iv been gettin my nails done for years but theyv always sculpted my nails with paper forms. However when i trained i was only shown - briefly - how to sculpt using tips.

Wots best? wot do you prefer? Any tips etc greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Unique Nails09]

Hello, God please dont get disheartened its so scary going from learning to charging customers, I was terrified! Get lots of practice on your own nails and friends/family, it took me 2 years to do a full set with extreme confidence! I do sculptured nails and use the NSI silver forms, I like sculpting using forms as you can tailor the form and nail to the exact shape of customers natural nail. Stick with forms I say xxx

 

[SmileNails]

Thanx! I would prefer to do forms, as you say can be tailored to fit better and i feel you are cutting down prep time and with infills etc! just gota find people to practise practise practise on!!!

 

[Chameleon]

Hiya geeks!!

I trained in December and as much as i enjoyed it throughly, i didnt come away with an enthusiasm for going straight to work! Nails are my passion but lacking now in confidence which has stopped me from progressing from my training into offering it as a service wherby to earn money!!
I do my own nails so keepin up with it a bit but i really want it to work money wise.

Problem is - iv been gettin my nails done for years but theyv always sculpted my nails with paper forms. However when i trained i was only shown - briefly - how to sculpt using tips.

Wots best? wot do you prefer? Any tips etc greatly appreciated!!!

Sculpting requires a form,not a tip,so am confused there,you would overlay a tip would you not?

Any form is good,however stay away from horseshoe forms,they are the devil incarnate:lol:

 

[geeg]

It is perfectly acceptable to say sculpted on a tip (which is a tip overlay) or sculpted on a form which is known as a fully form sculpted nail (or sculpted nail for short). Whatever we are doing it on we re sculpting the nail are we not?

The fact is you need to know how to do both services.

a.) One service is not better than the other although one is cheaper for the technician than the other.
b.) These days with well less tips one service is not quicker than the other either.
c.) One service is not really stronger than the other as if the tip is applied correctly, it is so thin that it really only acts as a template for the product.
d.) One service is not more beautiful than the other as if done well, you should not be able to tell by looking, whether a nail is sculpted on a tip or a form.

Now that you have learned to use tips, do a skill building class to learn to sculpt. Keep adding to your repertoire. Adding new skills is what keeps us going in this business and is what eventually makes you a true professional.

 

[ris]

you should not be able to tell by looking, whether a nail is sculpted on a tip or a form.

Why do you say so? The lower arch is usually more rounded with a form than it is with a tip.
I think it is quite obvious with some nails that they've been "sculpted" on a tip - the sideview is the giveaway.
I would like to find tips that give the same curvature to the lower arch. Maybe I just don't know where to look for...

Thanks for the comment, btw, very informative as always. I've thought you use the word 'sculpt' only with forms and not for tips. Now I know.

 

[geeg]

Why do you say so? The lower arch is usually more rounded with a form than it is with a tip.
I think it is quite obvious with some nails that they've been "sculpted" on a tip - the sideview is the giveaway.
I would like to find tips that give the same curvature to the lower arch. Maybe I just don't know where to look for...

Thanks for the comment, btw, very informative as always. I've thought you use the word 'sculpt' only with forms and not for tips. Now I know.

When I use tips I always use only CND which all have a lower arch built into the tip and if needed, I carve it out a bit deeper. I am so spoiled by CND and I forget sometimes, that others are not so spoiled.

I agree I hate those tips that stick straight out from the sidewalls and look more like dentures (false teeth) than nails. :lol:

 

[ris]

When I use tips I always use only CND which all have a lower arch built into the tip and if needed, I carve it out a bit deeper. I am so spoiled by CND and I forget sometimes, that others are not so spoiled.

Oh? :suprised: I heard that more flexible tips could be pinched... But that's obviously not that. Could I ask you which of their tips you prefer?

I hate those tips that stick straight out from the sidewalls and look more like dentures (false teeth) than nails. :lol:

Yep. With shorter extentions it's less obvious and not so bad but with londer nails... :/

 

[geeg]

Oh? :suprised: I heard that more flexible tips could be pinched... But that's obviously not that. Could I ask you which of their tips you prefer?

I love Performance tips and Velocity tips and also Eclipse which are very sleek with a beautiful lower arch and a high upper arch for peeps like me.

Are we getting c curve and lower arch mixed up? I'm not quite sure I'm understanding your question.

To get a deeper c curve you can pinch, for say competitionnnails .. I have never pinched in the salon .. I have never had the need to do so. If I need more curve (for say a person with flat nails) I can build it into the nail enhancment easily without pinching.

 

[ris]

I love Performance tips and Velocity tips and also Eclipse which are very sleek with a beautiful lower arch and a high upper arch for peeps like me.
Are we getting c curve and lower arch mixed up? I'm not quite sure I'm understanding your question.

Right.. To think that I knew the term, but it just escaped my mind when I was writing that. )) Thanks!

To get a deeper c curve you can pinch, for say competitionnnails .. I have never pinched in the salon .. I have never had the need to do so. If I need more curve (for say a person with flat nails) I can build it into the nail enhancment easily without pinching.

I pinch the longer nail - for certain shapes, that is. I have never had tips that were good enough for them. Not that I tried a great many of tips. But if I decide to use tips I would like to be absolutely sure that they give me what I am looking for. Sick and tired of trial and error with products.

 

[geeg]

Right.. To think that I knew the term, but it just escaped my mind when I was writing that. )) Thanks!



I pinch the longer nail - for certain shapes, that is. I have never had tips that were good enough for them. Not that I tried a great many of tips. But if I decide to use tips I would like to be absolutely sure that they give me what I am looking for. Sick and tired of trial and error with products.

If you are looking for a tip that is long, sleek, deep c curve and and side walls plus lower arch then CND Eclipse fits the bill.

It is a tip with a notched well for both high arched or flatter natural nails. It does need to be blended or you can cut out the well area.
comes in clear, or natural colouration.

If I were your supplier I would be happy to send you a sample of these tips. I know trial and error can be expensive. :hug:

 

[ris]

If you are looking for a tip that is long, sleek, deep c curve and and side walls plus lower arch then CND Eclipse fits the bill.

It is a tip with a notched well for both high arched or flatter natural nails. It does need to be blended or you can cut out the well area.
comes in clear, or natural colouration.

If I were your supplier I would be happy to send you a sample of these tips. I know trial and error can be expensive. :hug:

Thanks, geeg! You are a help!
As for suppliers, things works a bit differently here but it's manageable.
I'll ask our CND suppliers.