i work part time in a residential home & one of the ladies has asked me to do her nails, she is a nail biter & they are very short!! i did them a few weeks ago with IBD gel sculpts & the lasted about 6 days b4 she managed to nibble them off, i'm going to do l&p this time but would it be stronger to sculpt or use a tip with the l&p?
Some advice please, nail biter
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glitz
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Hi your best bet with bitten I find is to tip them with a natural tip (pre blend or well less) then overlay, you made need to saddle the tip by this I mean cut it for the outer sides to fit more neatly and help prevent lift. Keep them as short as you can. There is a tutorial on this forum I am sure search on tipping bitten nails. HTH. xx
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I have had a few biters and have always found sculpting them relatively short and rounded to start with is best. To make them look a little more normal, I use scotch tape to wrap the tip of the finger right up to what is left of their nail and this allows me to put a form on where it should be. I sculpt out the nail bed with coverage pink and then apply a short white free edge. I then build up the apex a little more than normal to add additional strength. Then to further discourage the chewing I give them a pinky bottle of cuticle oil and tell them to keep it in that spot that they most find themselves chewing on their nails (watching tv, etc.) then use it when ever they find themselves with their finger heading for their mouth. The final think I do to encourage new behavior is charge them for each nail repair before their next appointment and at the their appointment if they have 4 or more nails gone I charge them for a full set. This has worked on all but one of my biting clients.
