spjelgus
Well-Known Member
Hi all
I never quite got the hang of using opaque cover pinks and so I never use them. I wanted to try it on myself yesterday since I always have lots of ugly white spots on my nails (always have) and wanted to practise a bit of french on myself
Long story short, they look terrible! I used the reverse application because i can get a really deep pretty smile line with it (although still a little bit crooked, but working on it) but the color is so inconsistent and on fingers where I couldn't get the nailbed all in one ball, like the thumb, it's just an aweful mess.
Ontop of all that I feel like as soon as I start filing at the cuticle I get tiny lifts, which I then have to file off and add more acrylic to the cuticle, which again makes the even more of a mess with the color!!! I never have this problem with sheer powders and after fixing and top coating I have no lifting at all with the opaques either. I feel like it might be that my mix ratio is to wet when using it because I am trying to blend the beads together to not get the color difference:/
Do you guys have any tips on how best to use cover pinks? Im using Harmony Fusion Renew Pink. Anyone else have trouble with it? Do you use reverse method or white french first? If you do white first do you make sure not to drag the pink over the white and then add clear over if needed?
I also find it a little too pink, which exaggurates the color differences, any ideas how to soften it up a little bit?
Lot's and lot's of questions, hopefully someone can find the time to help me out!!!
I never quite got the hang of using opaque cover pinks and so I never use them. I wanted to try it on myself yesterday since I always have lots of ugly white spots on my nails (always have) and wanted to practise a bit of french on myself
Long story short, they look terrible! I used the reverse application because i can get a really deep pretty smile line with it (although still a little bit crooked, but working on it) but the color is so inconsistent and on fingers where I couldn't get the nailbed all in one ball, like the thumb, it's just an aweful mess.
Ontop of all that I feel like as soon as I start filing at the cuticle I get tiny lifts, which I then have to file off and add more acrylic to the cuticle, which again makes the even more of a mess with the color!!! I never have this problem with sheer powders and after fixing and top coating I have no lifting at all with the opaques either. I feel like it might be that my mix ratio is to wet when using it because I am trying to blend the beads together to not get the color difference:/
Do you guys have any tips on how best to use cover pinks? Im using Harmony Fusion Renew Pink. Anyone else have trouble with it? Do you use reverse method or white french first? If you do white first do you make sure not to drag the pink over the white and then add clear over if needed?
I also find it a little too pink, which exaggurates the color differences, any ideas how to soften it up a little bit?
Lot's and lot's of questions, hopefully someone can find the time to help me out!!!