annalooby
Well-Known Member
I had a lady come in yesterday with bitten nails. She was also a keen gardener and looked like she had never used a hand cream in her life! lol! She said she wanted to grow her nails for her wedding in October so wanted acrylics to allow them to grow. OK I said - thinking - Arrrrgh go away and leave me alone!!
Now I hate using tips so normally sculpt but there was no way I was gonna get a form underneath those nails so I had to resort to tips - grudgingly. I didn't want to turn her away as it was pretty obvious she was never going to grow any length with will power alone. So I did the set and kept them short but it was very difficult to get the tips on as she had calloused fingertips grown up above the nail and blending was a nightmare as they were the same at the sides of the nails so I couldn't get a file anywhere near the groove! I was really dissapointed with the end result, even though she seemed pretty happy, and I warned her that the pressure from the calloused ends of her thumbs would probably push the tip off and lift the nail and if it did to give me a ring and I'd put them back on. Trouble is I'm a tad of a perfectionist and I really wasn't happy with the set- but I don't know how else to treat badly bitten nails and callouses. Any ideas?? I really much prefer sculpting!!
Thanking y'all in advance!
Looby:green:
Now I hate using tips so normally sculpt but there was no way I was gonna get a form underneath those nails so I had to resort to tips - grudgingly. I didn't want to turn her away as it was pretty obvious she was never going to grow any length with will power alone. So I did the set and kept them short but it was very difficult to get the tips on as she had calloused fingertips grown up above the nail and blending was a nightmare as they were the same at the sides of the nails so I couldn't get a file anywhere near the groove! I was really dissapointed with the end result, even though she seemed pretty happy, and I warned her that the pressure from the calloused ends of her thumbs would probably push the tip off and lift the nail and if it did to give me a ring and I'd put them back on. Trouble is I'm a tad of a perfectionist and I really wasn't happy with the set- but I don't know how else to treat badly bitten nails and callouses. Any ideas?? I really much prefer sculpting!!
Thanking y'all in advance!
Looby:green: