Sharp smile lines .. how to

[poshpinks]

evening all i am having trouble with making my acrylic smile lines look clean and sharp, this is really starting to get to me . When i do p+w it never looks like hpw i want the smile line to look,please can u help me achevie this .

 

[champagne]

Have a look at million dollar smiles on the tutorial pages x

 

[geeg]

Another way is to learn not to swipe .. this always makes 'soft' smile lines.

Instead reverse your brush. Don't have it in a point. Then gently prod along the smile line pushing the product gently toward the free edge and this will form a small concave edge that will be as sharp as a razor when you apply your pink.

This is sort of the opposite method to fifi's, which does the same thing by pushing the edge of the product up toward the eponychium leaving the edge sharp and thin. Two ways of achieving the same result.

 

[geeg]

That is what I was meaning Gigi, sometimes when I try to explain things it just doesn't come out right. You just put it far better than me. :green:

Well I understood you!! :hug:

 

[sknight]

I used to have this problem when I was using opaque powders as I was dragging the pink over the white. Are you using opaque?

 

[showson]

Hi

When using l&p i use a little cutter for smile line, called Q French , if you go on you tube and put in Q French there is a video showing you how to use them and how good they are. What you do is apply your white l&p them choose which size cutter you need for the size of the nail, dip the cutter in you liquid and then cut the white powder and remove the excess, this way you always get a perfect smile line without any stress of messing about.

 

[geeg]

Hi

When using l&p i use a little cutter for smile line, called Q French , if you go on you tube and put in Q French there is a video showing you how to use them and how good they are. What you do is apply your white l&p them choose which size cutter you need for the size of the nail, dip the cutter in you liquid and then cut the white powder and remove the excess, this way you always get a perfect smile line without any stress of messing about.

I've seen it and tried it and the issue I have with it is the use of neat unreacted monomer on the nail plate and near to the clients skin ........ it is a recipe for disaster and an allergic reaction futher down the line as you continually overexpose the client to an unreacted chemical compound.

I found these devices very fiddly to use .. very time wasting (certainly far less quick than making by hand) with sizing choosing and not a professional solution to creating accurate smile lines. the professional approach would be to learn the skills needed to do the job.

If they saved massive time and were safe to use I could see some using them for those reasons but these things are neither IMHO.

 

[poshpinks]

thanks all i will take on board all u have said.xx