Show us your Shellac French

[Shellac newbie]

Hi girlies

Can you all show me your shellac French? I'm frightened to death of them and I have a nails and toes- both French booked in next week!!!

I've watched holly schippers video but I'm still not getting great results

Thanks
Xx

 

[velevetcu]

I bought some stick on guides that work well

 

[Angelaznailz]

Between now & next week, practice loads of smile lines.
Don't use your expensive shellac, use cheap push ( any colour) on spare nail tips
Pick up tips on videos regarding swiping smile line.
When you graduate to shellac, I've found that by the time I've done the smile lines on all 5 fingers, the white has started to move around a little bit
So, to stop that, when you've done one or two smile lines and are happy with them, cure them for 10 secs to make sure they don't slide around and do another two, cure for ten secs, do thumb and then cure them all for two mins
Hope this helps.

 

[nicole333]

I do quite a few, so am able to keep my hand in and am less anxious about it now. Colour goes on first so that you can clean up the smile line of the white if needed.
I use Studio White and I paint down to the free edge starting from one side. I use my CND flat oval no6 brush dampened in DSperse for any clean up and then they are in the lamp.

 

[Chickafish]

Practice, practice, practice. I usually swipe mine from side to middle and tidy up with a brush and dsperse if needed. It's better to practice on a person so you have some side walls. Just use regular polish to practice, so you can wipe off and start again. If you can tackle polished French, shellac will be a no brainer.

 

[helencowleard]

Use a damp brush wiped in ipa to crisp up the smile lines if needed. Thats the beauty of Shellac you can correct the mistakes until you're happy

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[nickysnails200]

here's one I did in colour, just relax and make sure your hand is resting on something so it's steady. Practice before then on tips with a cheap polish and you'll find a way that's most comfortable for you xx

 

[Emma9383]

Here is picture of my most recent creation. On client's natural nail (they are nails to die for. I'm envious every time I do her) with some water decals

 

[Emma9383]

here's another from this week. They were going to a wedding and wanted a modern twist on the classic french. She had a floral dress, so I came up with this little gem. She LOVED it. Stamping looks brill over them

 

[Shellac newbie]

Thanks ladies. My smiles are pretty good, I've attached some I did on myself for you to see.

It's the longevity of the service, they only last a few days before chipping, yet my colour coats go weeks without a chip.

Also, my studio white is almost see through? I've had an orange wood stick in to stir it but it's still a 3 coat job on a block colour nail??

Wahh I'm crapping it

Also while I'm here.... How do you guys sit to paint toes? I've got foot on my knee but I can barely see the clients toes cause the foot Faces upwards xx

 

[Chickafish]

Studio white is not meant to be a solid white, but a softer white. It doesn't wrinkle like cream puff so you can go a little heavy with it and the topcoat will fix most ridges. I sandwich my French. Base, pink of choice, white tip, clearly pink, then topcoat.

 

[wendynailedit]

As everyone said....lots of practice! I used to be terrified of them...quite enjoy them now! X

 

[chrogers]

These are two french shellac manicures that I have done. Once on top of acrylic extensions and one set that I had re done after a client was unhappy with her french from another salon (mine are the bottom set) xx
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[Shellac newbie]

Thanks a lot ladies

God I'm not surprised she came to you- they are shocking!

So chickafish can I go quote a bit thicker with studio white on a French then? Is it not as prone to chip as creme puff? X

 

[magicalkayles]

I use 1 coat of romantique (think this was negligee though) then 2 coats of cream puff. The first pic is before I soaked off a set (just over 3 weeks old) and the other is when they were redone, I do my smile lines side to middle each side. I have a couple of clients that French just does not last on at all, but most get the 2 weeks easily xx

 

[AlmondWhiz]

I'm not great with French but I find it much easier with shellac as can go back with clean brush/dsperce and tidy up the smile line though still not perfect I think I do ok. My last one out silver VIP status over top to jazz if up a bit

 

[AlmondWhiz]

Also, I have a leg rest for pedicures I find it a lot more comfortable for me and the client. Got if from eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161166953950

 

[magicalkayles]

Also, I have a leg rest for pedicures I find it a lot more comfortable for me and the client. Got if from eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161166953950

I also use one of these but with the stool attached. When it's time to paint if I can't get to their toe nails properly I ask if they can bend their knee so their foot is flatter on the foot rest. If that's not comfortable I use the treatment bed sometimes x

 

[Chickafish]

So chickafish can I go quote a bit thicker with studio white on a French then? Is it not as prone to chip as creme puff?

You can so you get a nice, solid, soft white tip, whereas with cream puff, you have to go thin or it will wrinkle. Of you're worried about chipping, you can do it in 2 layers. I cap in clearly pink to even out the surface before topcoat. Only ever had chipping on heavy handed people.

 

[hyou19]

Shellac with beau, cream puff and zillionaire
beau and cream puff