"Nail" me!

gaea · 09-11-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by justkim

*wanders in... I need to say something here as to what will tear your nails up... It is NOT the product (unless it is MMA, which is used in most of the cheap nail places) it is the application that can ruin your nail beds. This is the kind of misinformation that makes me mad! I have acrylic on my nails and they grow out just fine.
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.

Good to know, i had no idea about that. my experience has been as follows

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

Chancie · 09-11-2011, 11:26 AM

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.

gaea · 09-11-2011, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chancie

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.

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?

Gemme · 09-11-2011, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gaea

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?

Chlorine is not good for us, period. It dries and damages hair, nails and skin.

However, it's a necessary evil for pools, jacuzzis, etc.

SugarLips · 09-11-2011, 06:54 PM

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!

justkim · 09-11-2011, 07:09 PM

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...

gaea · 09-11-2011, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justkim

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...

thanks Kim that is very kind of you and i would appreciate any information you can pass along to me.

taking care of my nails is important to me and i get great satisfaction from doing them myself.

Medusa · 03-06-2012, 07:50 PM

For anyone who has done the shellac manicures, I found a product that I am in LOVE with:

This is called "Sensationail" by Nailene. It's a kit that costs about $50 and they have about 12 different colors.
The kit comes with the LED light and all the stuff you need. It takes about 10 minutes to do your nails and they are hard as a rock after.

I am in LOVE.

This ends up costing less than $5 per manicure!

09-11-2011, 07:09 PM	#6
justkim Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Relationship Status: <3 myself Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 2,023 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,062 Thanked 6,799 Times in 1,553 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	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... __________________ Kim "A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success." - Unknown -

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09-11-2011, 11:26 AM	#2
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,540 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	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.

09-11-2011, 06:54 PM	#5
SugarLips Junior Member How Do You Identify?: jeans and t-shirt girl Preferred Pronoun?: She Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States Posts: 46 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 28 Thanked 69 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 1308200	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!