Which are the best nail tips/products to use on very bitten nails?

[elliebabes33]

Hi I seem to be getting quite a few ladies with very bitten down nails and was wondering what are the best tips to use and products to ensure they stay on? I always prep well, I have even started using a primer on them, and file them well. But I tend to find ladies with very bitten nails seem to lose their enhancements quicker (oh and I always advise that they keep the enhancements fairly short - when I cut the tips down I cut them so that the cutters are actually pressing against the finger tip).

 

[Mrs Geek]

Hi I seem to be getting quite a few ladies with very bitten down nails and was wondering what are the best tips to use and products to ensure they stay on? I always prep well, I have even started using a primer on them, and file them well. But I tend to find ladies with very bitten nails seem to lose their enhancements quicker (oh and I always advise that they keep the enhancements fairly short - when I cut the tips down I cut them so that the cutters are actually pressing against the finger tip).

You need to use a tip like Formation with a decent contact area and 'saddle' it so it doesn't dig into the sides. Then you would use your white tip powder and place it where the smile should be and mask zones 2 and 3 in an Opaque powder that matches skin tone. I of course would use all CND products for this. Hope this helps.:idea::!:

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

Hi I seem to be getting quite a few ladies with very bitten down nails and was wondering what are the best tips to use and products to ensure they stay on? I always prep well, I have even started using a primer on them, and file them well. But I tend to find ladies with very bitten nails seem to lose their enhancements quicker (oh and I always advise that they keep the enhancements fairly short - when I cut the tips down I cut them so that the cutters are actually pressing against the finger tip).

Hi Ellie

important is how short they are. If is not to short you can use tips with deep pocket (natural colour) and then put some cover gel or cover powder. If you have to short you need first some little extend the bitten nails to hook the form on it, and cover gel or masqe powder

 

[wickednails1]

Sculpting the nails seems to last longer than a tip for bitten nails. As the other said keep them quite short and use a cover powder .

 

[Mrs Geek]

Sculpting the nails seems to last longer than a tip for bitten nails. As the other said keep them quite short and use a cover powder .

If the nail is bitten, there is nothing for the scuplting form to adhere to and you end up place L+P on skin. We always recommend never to mallow L+P near the skin. This can ultimately cause a major allegic reaction so I would advise against sculpting on a bitten nail. A tip gives you the support that a bitten nail needs and allows it grow underneath. Hope this helps.:idea:

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

Hi Ellie

important is how short they are. If is not to short you can use tips with deep pocket (natural colour) and then put some cover gel or cover powder. If you have to short you need first some little extend the bitten nails to hook the form on it, and cover gel or masqe powder

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there is my picures step by step for bitten, demage nails on form , you can have look

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

Hi Ellie

important is how short they are. If is not to short you can use tips with deep pocket (natural colour) and then put some cover gel or cover powder. If you have to short you need first some little extend the bitten nails to hook the form on it, and cover gel or masqe powder

in my album you can find step by step - bitten nails

 

[Rebecca J]

wow Elzbieta-nails those nail look great, how far did you overlap the white gel over the pink sculpting gel?

 

[jodie_glo]

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there is my picures step by step for bitten, demage nails on form , you can have look

Hi hun,

i had a look at your work from your link! wow what a transformation! they look fantastic!!


Jodie x

 

[MissOwen]

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there is my picures step by step for bitten, demage nails on form , you can have look

Thats a lovely tranformation of those nails. But i'm a recovering biter :lol: and my natural nails were probably half the length of that ladies. I agree with Mrs Geek. It would have been impossible to sculpt my bitten nails without getting product on the skin as there was no free edge to put the form under and about 4mm of skin between the end of my nail and the end of my finger. The other thing is that i had barely any sidewalls, so applying tips created the side walls for me to follow.

 

[amanda.kerr]

Hi I seem to be getting quite a few ladies with very bitten down nails and was wondering what are the best tips to use and products to ensure they stay on? I always prep well, I have even started using a primer on them, and file them well. But I tend to find ladies with very bitten nails seem to lose their enhancements quicker (oh and I always advise that they keep the enhancements fairly short - when I cut the tips down I cut them so that the cutters are actually pressing against the finger tip).

Hi Ellie

LCN do a great gel for use on nail biters. It is really strong and great for extending the nail plate even on the shortest of nails. PM me if you would like more info.

Amanda x

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

Thats a lovely tranformation of those nails. But i'm a recovering biter :lol: and my natural nails were probably half the length of that ladies. I agree with Mrs Geek. It would have been impossible to sculpt my bitten nails without getting product on the skin as there was no free edge to put the form under and about 4mm of skin between the end of my nail and the end of my finger. The other thing is that i had barely any sidewalls, so applying tips created the side walls for me to follow.

you need to apply gel on this 4mm gap and overlap on the nail, after uv push the end of the finger down-it will come off the gel and make gap to put the form in. Use for this camuflage gel or powder .You can have shorter nails for that

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

wow Elzbieta-nails those nail look great, how far did you overlap the white gel over the pink sculpting gel?

hi
i'm not sure, probably it was zone 3 long nails

 

[MissOwen]

you need to apply gel on this 4mm gap and overlap on the nail, after uv push the end of the finger down-it will come off the gel and make gap to put the form in. Use for this camuflage gel or powder .You can have shorter nails for that

This would be an over-exposure risk though. Placing product on the skin can lead to an allergic reaction and i would prefer not to risk it myself!! :hug:

 

[Elzbieta-nails]

This would be an over-exposure risk though. Placing product on the skin can lead to an allergic reaction and i would prefer not to risk it myself!! :hug:

...allergic reaction? if you use hypoallergenic gels. I don't think so. I never had problem with allergic, i doing nails more than 6 years

 

[MissOwen]

Hi I seem to be getting quite a few ladies with very bitten down nails and was wondering what are the best tips to use and products to ensure they stay on? I always prep well, I have even started using a primer on them, and file them well. But I tend to find ladies with very bitten nails seem to lose their enhancements quicker (oh and I always advise that they keep the enhancements fairly short - when I cut the tips down I cut them so that the cutters are actually pressing against the finger tip).

Well the original post doesnt state what gels or even if gel or l&p is being used so not sure this would be the best advice for her. :hug:

 

[katiebbaby]

As this would only be done the once, as maintanence appts would not need this procedure, im sure the risk of over exp is minimum, ( not an expert though) I use this procedure all the time on toe nails, and never had a problem,, im sure there are many techs whom have more of an overexposure issue with working to wet, than an exp tech ext a nail in this way,,, iygwim. But hey just my opinion,,,,,, xxx

 

[Northern Nails]

As this would only be done the once, as maintanence appts would not need this procedure, im sure the risk of over exp is minimum, ( not an expert though) I use this procedure all the time on toe nails, and never had a problem,, im sure there are many techs whom have more of an overexposure issue with working to wet, than an exp tech ext a nail in this way,,, iygwim. But hey just my opinion,,,,,, xxx

I would agree entirely. This procedure would only be done the once, even if breakages occured once filed you would be able to sculpt the tip again.

Although i have to say, iwould normallt tip a bitten nail that way i gain perfect side walls with no temptation of picking

 

[melons]

Out of interest when you put a tip on a very short nail the glue is going to stick to the skin. Is that Ok or is it a no-no. Sometimes even on 'normal' nails the tip sticks a bit but I can un prize it.
Thw worst customer I had had such tiny nail beds like a little island in the middle of the skin. I really thought i can't do this but they went on well and stayed on well ,but I did worry that if she caught them it might hurt her skin???
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I am a relative newbie so have to learn as I go and sometimes you get faced with a problem and just think help where is my teacher what do i do.
:Grope:
Mel

 

[Mrs Geek]

Many of you say 'I have never had a problem' - the problem here, is that you won't see 'the problem' immediately; it is continuous over-exposure to the skin by placing L+P or Gel on it, that will cause a reaction eventually.

In a nutshell, you are opening your clients up to this risk by placing product on the skin - btw this isn't my opinion - this is FACT! Gel is the worst culprit for allergic-reactions and as far as I am aware - there is only one gel in the world, that is proven and can call itself 'hypoallergenic'.

As I say - I am giving fact - adhereing to proper procedures will actually save your clients in the long-term. Over-exposure doesn't happen overnight but it DOES happen. As professionals we need to be using the 'safest' and most correct procedures for our customers. HTH's!