Tip extensions breaking on the apex!

[MelissaMakeup]

Hi,

I have searched through the forum to see if my problem has been mentioned before.

I have been doing extensions on friends to practice with GELeration on top.
All of them have had a tips fully broken from the nail plate, across the apex.

I have tried different adhesives, made sure i have fully dehydrated the nail before and put a suitable amount of adhesive on.

The only thing i can think of is when blending the tip on the nail plate it's making it weaker? However, i need a flawless blend for clear french polish.

Not sure if i need to build the gel polish thicker over the apex? Use a higher gritfile on the nail before. At the moment i am using a 100/180 lightly over the nail or i am blending it too much.
Please help me out!! I hate tips but most people want them!! :|

 

[Ellebelle]

Hi are you applying geleration straight onto a blended tip? I don't think the geleration is strong enough to last more than a couple of days onto a tip, it needs a structure gel first,

I wouldn't use any grit file more abraisive than a 240 on the natural nail you only need to remove shine not remove any nail. Also a 240 should be enough for tip blending too.

 

[MelissaMakeup]

yeah GELeration on top. I really don't like doing tips and i may scrap them from my treatments but it seems to be what people want more. I am not familiar with structure gel.

I was told that the reason they weren't sticking well was too light a grit file-so i went a bit stronger (although i did think it was too rough so i did it very lightly)
I have a friends wedding coming up and i have advised her not to have them as they dont last but she is adamant she wants them! not sure what to do for her. :irked:
any advise for this hopefully last nail tip extension treatment im doing!
thank you !! x

 

[NoticeableNails]

A gel polish system alone is not going to give you enough strength to support a tip for any reasonable length of time.
you need more strength at the apex as ElleBelle has said this can be done by using some sort of additional structure gel.

 

[MelissaMakeup]

Hi,
ok thank you-i'll look more in to structure gels.
thanks x

 

[Ellebelle]

Have you trained in enhancements? You don't have to use a gel for tge strength you could use L&P and then go on to your geleration application on top - that's if you are qualified to do this of course.

E x

 

[blossom]

I don't do geleration so can't offer any help. (sorry)!

But can't help thinking it would be such a shame not to offer tips any more, as you say, people do seem to want them and there is a definite market there which you would otherwise miss out on.

Good luck and hope you sort it xx

 

[MelissaMakeup]

Yeah i did training in extensions and L&P but i prefer not to use L&P as i have a problem with the chemical inhalation in my throat.

I prefer the soak-off Gel as there is less trauma to the nail also. Although i want to get in to nail art with acrylic later.

I will see how i get on with Jessica GELeration Build, see if i can thicken it up on the stress point and hope they last.

thank you all so much for your help! Your all great,
xx