Hi people!
Here's my dilemma. A woman that I work with heard that I am a nail technician. She's always wanted beautiful nails. I know that she's a severe nail biter, so as I want more practise, I set her a challenge. If she could stop biting her nails for two weeks, I would give her a free set. So far, she hasn't managed it. However, I hadn't realised just how bad her habit is. I had a close look at her nails, the other day, OMG!!! She has bitten two of them so bad that there is only about 1/4 of the nail plate left! I would say 2-3mm of nail plate is not enough to put enhancements on. Am I right? there's no way to sculpt as the skin is really raised past the plate, and if I put tips on, even with removing most of the well, there would be virtually no nail plate for the enhancement to grip to. Add to this the "keep the extension only as long as the nail plate" rule, and they still won't meet the end of her fingers!
What would you do? This is a lovely lady, I'd really like to help her, but I think her nails are really beyond repair!
Here's my dilemma. A woman that I work with heard that I am a nail technician. She's always wanted beautiful nails. I know that she's a severe nail biter, so as I want more practise, I set her a challenge. If she could stop biting her nails for two weeks, I would give her a free set. So far, she hasn't managed it. However, I hadn't realised just how bad her habit is. I had a close look at her nails, the other day, OMG!!! She has bitten two of them so bad that there is only about 1/4 of the nail plate left! I would say 2-3mm of nail plate is not enough to put enhancements on. Am I right? there's no way to sculpt as the skin is really raised past the plate, and if I put tips on, even with removing most of the well, there would be virtually no nail plate for the enhancement to grip to. Add to this the "keep the extension only as long as the nail plate" rule, and they still won't meet the end of her fingers!
What would you do? This is a lovely lady, I'd really like to help her, but I think her nails are really beyond repair!