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Sorry it has taken me so long to get back in here to squelch some of the Myths surrounding nail enhancements. I love what I do and I do what I love so for me finding what works for my clients matters. Whether it is working with their natural nail or adding an enhancement, be it gel or acrylic. I am providing a link to one of the Nail industry's magazines. Please feel free to ask me questions, if I don't know the answer I will find the information for you. Also, take a look at the other articles found on this website. Have a fantastic day!
http://www.nailsmag.com/page/91131/handouts#clients Feel free to look at all of the other article meant for Nail Technicians |
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i used to be a high femme, high maintenance, the whole thing. as i've gotten older, Taoist/Buddhist, i've simplified my life a great deal. the last FtM i was involved with, however, adored my hands and liked my nails long, saying they brought out the elegance of my hands even more. the rest he did not care about, xixiTao. after i came out here to the country, though, i've let that go, too. well, the length of the nails. that just got in the way of general work. but i do keep them up. i take vitamins and eat healthily. and i've discovered Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure. this is a wonderful polish-base coat, strengthener, and top coat, all in one polish! i use only Sally Hansen products, hough as i'm getting more environmentally conscious in this area (nails), i'm looking for a comparable one that's greener. my nails are the only remnant of the high femme i used to be. i do enjoy giving or getting a manicure and polishing my nails a pretty colour. i generally go for corals or mauves now. no loud reds for me.
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As a nail tech I try so very hard to keep people educated. If there is anything I can help any of you with let me know. If I don't know it I will find the information for you.
DamselFly, I know what it is like to be dedicated to a certain product, you may however give Sparitual or Nubar a try. I do like Essie products and Zoya and I must not forget OPI. Here are a couple of links. http://theveganproject.ca/category/b...n-the-outside/ or try this one http://www.bynubar.com/store/pages/C...FreeVegan.html http://www.zoya.com/ Enjoy! |
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Im so glad i found
this thread....
I keep my nails long and polished i spend nearly two hours a week on them myself. This is my time for me. I have tried in the past overlay to keep them protected however any product other then polish actually hurts after about a week, seems to be to heavy for my nails.
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Oh fabulous! Another thread that I desperately need
I've only been wearing nail polish for a few months and ITS EATING MY NAILS!!! I have major breakage on every single nail and have now been forced to cut them all down to the quick. Why is nail polish, considering I use a decent nail hardener, ruining my nails?
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I have to ask what you are using for nail polish? What nail hardener are you using? How long have you had the product? Although I am NOT a doctor your best line of defense is to go and see one. I can make suggestions as to what could possibly be going on but that won't do you any good unless you take action by seeing your physician. Our skin, hair, and nails are one of the first things that show sign of a underlying issue, please by all means get seen. In the mean time stop all use of nail products use something that is hydrating for you nails, I suggest lanolin as the molecular composition allows for easy absorption and it is natural (for the most part) and hydrate your body with water. Please keep us updated as to what transpires.
QUOTE=Quintease;315449]Oh fabulous! Another thread that I desperately need I've only been wearing nail polish for a few months and ITS EATING MY NAILS!!! I have major breakage on every single nail and have now been forced to cut them all down to the quick. Why is nail polish, considering I use a decent nail hardener, ruining my nails?[/QUOTE] |
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Actually now that you mention it my hair is also really thin and brittle at the moment. If it's a nutrition thing I'd be completely astonished as normally my diet is rubbish, but my bf has been force-feeding me healthy food. I'll try the hydration route, thank you!
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Quintease, I think it would be important for you to have some blood work done to have a couple of things checked out. My experience tells me you should see your doctor, sometimes it is something so simple as a deficiency that is easily resolved either with medication. Keep us posted. I don't think you ever said what kind of polish you were using, care to share? Since everyone has a different idea of what is a good product it would be nice to know what other folks are using for nail care products. For me I use OPI and Zoya, both of them are excellent products. I have recently started using OPI Axxium gel polishes in the salon I work in, they last a long time and remain shiny until they are removed. Ask your local salon about this product. Until later... Happy Polishing! |
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butch with an actual response...
...so thinking some of it could just be genetics &/or diet...
<<<<<------good nails & great (so I have been told) nail beds.. Dunno how or why... But all I have done for a LONG time is make sure cuticles are pushed down, under nail is clean, & Eucerin lotion my fingers so they don't crack(no dyes or smells...cause I am allergic to most of those) And if doing things that will possibly hurt ur hands...wear latex or leather gloves.
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Introducing Red Carpet by Ulta
omg i have been having my nails done at the shop getting the gel set because my manicures last longer...
oh holy hell I hate junk mail well ULTA sent me a catalog and they now have red carpet gel for sale geez...i love doing my own nails it gives me some me time ... im freaking stoked they have 36 colors currently available and the the cure warmer. has anyone used this product? i damn near had an orgasm i kid you not! im going shopping...ill let you all know what i think ....shit and i hate shopping i probably have more nail polish than is necessary however i just cant help myself!
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I have tried growing my own nails to no avail. I used to have acrylics and stopped doing them for over a year. used nail hardners etc, and still they broke at every turn.
I am going monday to have my acrylics done again. I have some of the cutest nail designs I got for valentines day that I am going to have applied while I am there. Waste not ..want not I say lol I'm actually bouncing back and forth from getting them done in a nice french tip or my usual CMF red that I adore. i suppose I will make up my mind when I get there lol
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may i suggest some vitamin b complex to help with your natural nails that and the gel manicures will assist in helping your nails grow out without tearing them up.
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The nail industry has come a long way from the old school ways of totally tearing up the nail bed in order to get the product to adhere. The product I use only requires that I remove the *shine* off of the natural nail, nothing more. P.S. Gel nails are the SAME as Acrylic, they are made up of the same thing, just applied in a different manner.
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Acrylics sit heavy on my nails and begin to hurt really bad after a week or so. I cannot wear them. I have tried over the years. I have found the gel to not sit heavy and actually can wear it longer. what causes the breakage weakness from acrylics and or gels? ps i wasnt trying to make anyone/you mad
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I had the most fabulous manicure over the summer.
It was a kind of gel that was cured with a little lamp. I had a deep dark blue that was so gorgeous, but I was swimming in a chlorinated pool a few days a week, and My nails were shredding apart underneath the nice hard polish. |
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uh oh..that cant be good. I swim, i don't have issues like that. is it that chlorine is just no good for fingernails in general?
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I think the best thing you can do for your nails (skin & hair, too) is to make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals. Your overall health and medications you may be taking can effect your nails and breakage as well.
One thing I love to do is once a week take some time to really pamper myself. I take a long bath, put a mask on my face and give myself a good hand and foot massage... It's even better if you have someone else to help! |
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gaea, it is more the misinformation that pisses me off. I am not upset with you, I am upset with the person who told you this bull-crap...
what ruins the natural nail is illegal products that contain MMA and a heavy handed tech. Most of the non traditional nail places use bigger brushes that contain more of the monomer and you are bound to have it get on the cuticle area which in turn causes over exposure. Let me see if I can find the article I hand out when I taught. I will work on finding it later this week. Sorry for the rant... **puts her soap box away...
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