Tip & Dip lifting

[xx_ur_angel_xx]

Hi everyone.... im not sure if anyone can help... i recently did a nail course and learnt tip and dip acrylics. she taught us not to put resin near the cuticle or sides of nail to avoid lifting but mine seem to keep liftin near the edges.... any tips wud be really appreciated.

Thanks xxx

 

[VHunter]

You need to 'wrap' the product as you would with L&P or UV Gel.

When applying the resin, run the brush along the free edge so that when you dip/sprinkle, some will seal that edge as well; thereby capping the natural nail. Then only buff it lightly after. Do not file away what you've added.

Natural nails absorb water like a sponge; and so every time they are exposed to water, they expand. When they dry out, they shrink back. This changes the surface that the product is adhered to.
Wrapping/capping the free edge is like fitted elastic sheets on the mattress; keeps it from coming off.

hth's

 

[VHunter]

OH, forgot to ask, and I just assumed.

Did you mean the 'free edge' where the nail extends past the end of the finger?

Or did you mean the edges as in along the sidewalls and near the eponychium (it's not the cuticle, cuticle is what is removed during prep, and scraped away from the nail plate).
If you mean this, then lift will be caused by
- Poor prep
- Product touching the skin
- Trauma to the nail.

If you rule out the first two, then it's the last over which you have no control and is in the hands of the client.

 

[xx_ur_angel_xx]

i meant the actual edges of the nail not the tip edge. maybe the resin is too close to the skin. thank you so much for ur reply. xx

 

[VHunter]

When you apply your resin, you shouldn't need to bring the brush too close to the eponychium and sidewalls, it has a tendency to spread a little on it's own. (think along the lines of how uv gel self levels and spreads out and a margin has to be left...)

After you dip, and need to apply resin again, start around the middle of the nailplate, touch the brush (dont' stroke it) to the nail and let it spread outwards and see how far it goes (varies with brands and their different viscosities).

With practice, you'll learn how much your product 'spreads out' and you'll be able to stear clear of the sidewalls and eponychium in future applications when you stroke the brush.

hth's:hug:

 

[rtheoni]

Thank you for the tips!
They helped me as well!

 

[VHunter]

You're welcome!

See, in Montreal, it's called "gel-resine" in french because of the 2 different viscosities.
You first apply the 'gel' which is thicker and that one can be applied closer to the 'edges' (much like the pink gel adhesives). Dip, then apply the resin which is VERY thin, like water.
This brand of resin (by France Lecuyer) is only 'dabbed' and not stroked on, like other brands, it 'speads' THAT much.
At that point, either apply another layer or apply the activator (which again, with this brand, is only 'dabbed').

You can also build apexes with this system by applying in sections and layers. If you don't know how, let me know.
:hug:

 

[rtheoni]

To be honest I only new the acrylic tip and dip method!
I didn't know you can do it with gel too.
Gee, the more I read in this forum the more ignorant I feel! lol
If there is a tutorial about this I'd love to see it!
Thank you again!

 

[VHunter]

To be honest I only new the acrylic tip and dip method!
I didn't know you can do it with gel too.
Gee, the more I read in this forum the more ignorant I feel! lol
If there is a tutorial about this I'd love to see it!
Thank you again!

I'm not sure that I follow what you mean by that statement. What do you mean "you can do it with gel too"? To what were you referring?

And which tutorial are you looking for? For doing what? Applying an initial set? or for building the Apex?
(I guess I really should do one, huh? lol)

 

[rtheoni]

ooops I think I need to refresh my English lol!
Sorry!
I believe I didn't understand what you meant when you wrote : "You first apply the 'gel' which is thicker and that one can be applied closer to the 'edges' (much like the pink gel adhesives). Dip, then apply the resin which is VERY thin, like water."
Is it not gel?
I thought you meant that you put a layer of gel onto the nailplate, then dip it into acrylic powder then resin etc.
Sorry if I misunderstood! :lol:

 

[VHunter]

Ok, yes, a little bit of confusion here.
:lol:

In montreal, the system "tip-n-dip" is called "gel-resine" by the French and NOT to be confused with UV Gel because it definately is not.
They call it gel-resine referring to the different viscosities of the two different resins used in the system.

The elements of the "Gel-Resine" system (aka tip-n-dip) distributed by France Lecuyer is this:
- Gel a pinceau (meaning brush-on-gel BUT is not a gel, it is just a thick resin)
- Resine (which is the thinner, more liquid resin)
- Base de gel (translates to 'gel base' but is actually the activator)
- Poudre a resine (translates to 'resin powder' but is an acrylic powder BUT finer than regular acrylic powder, so as not to have the cloudy look some tip-n-dip systems have)

I hope that this clears it up a bit.
:hug:

 

[rtheoni]

lol ok now I got it!:lol:Thank you for being so thorough!
:hug: