Zone 3

[showson]

Hi Geeks

Happy New Year to You All.

I am after a little advice on zone 3 when applying acrylic, i seem to be slowly getting the hang of not going to close to the skin and leaving a small gap but i am now having trouble with it either been to thick and bulky ( and a nightmare when doing infills) or it is to thin and when i start filing/blending the acrylic just seems to come away on this area.

What is the ideal thickness for this area so it is not to thick or to thin.

 

[Bagpuss]

I use gel and make sure that i apply a tiny bead of product in that area...then when i smooth the final shape i use a 240 to make the product blend into the nail...so there is no real thickness there at all. Have you got Gigi's book Nailclass...? its a work book with all the techniques and methods that will help you.

 

[geeg]

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-application/9200-product-control-part-4-zone-3-making-disappear.html

Here is an excerpt from the book and it is also here on salongeek in the tutorials section under product application along with Product control parts 1 2 and 3 which you should also read. I hope they help you.