Problematic nails can be a nightmare for beginners, especially inexperienced professionals. Without adequate experience, the finished nails may lack beauty and durability, further undermining the already uncertain self-confidence of a novice. Let's explore some tips that can help handle these issues step by step.
Bitten nails can be challenging for several reasons, primarily for inexperienced professionals. Working on short and wide nail beds is required, where the cuticle around the nail is often thickened. The nail plate is deeper at the corners or the entire fingertip, and often there is a thick, overgrown cuticle to deal with.
Let's look at how to address these areas step by step:
Another solution is to use the reverse technique, creating a short nail that just reaches beyond the fingertip with acrylic, polyacrylgel, or dense builder gel. In this case, make sure to choose the width of the tip appropriately. In some cases, you may need to press the tip more firmly onto the surface to shape the corner points properly.
A super-fast and straightforward solution for extending bitten nails, as the tip adheres well to the nail plate with adequate pressure and provides strong support at the corner points. Pay extra attention to raising and cleaning the cuticles and shaping the tip to match the cuticle area. Also, adhere to a safe length, about 1-2 mm longer than the fingertip, when extending the length.
Regardless of the technique used, refills are needed at most every two weeks. The short nail bed provides a very unstable base for the nail, and except for the full-coverage tip (for example Full Coverage Gel Artificial Nail Tip - Ballerina Medium), where the front fold of the skin forms the bottom surface of the nail, the unevenness results in variable thickness. Especially in stress points, the nail becomes thinner and weaker, and this needs correction during refills.
Author:
Évi Darabos
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