I would LOVE to switch to gel. However...I have tried and tried and tried over the years and simply seem to have a block against making it work. I have taken a couple of classes as well, but just can't seem to get the hang of it. I need a mentor! lol Gel isn't that popular here in Richmond tho...so I just keep using the acrylic...
Debbie in VA On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jess in WA <luvna...@gmail.com> wrote: > With all these problems with acrylic, why not switch to gel? > > I never soak/file off. Even with gel manicures I always leave a thin > layer of gel down as protection. I never see white spots, drying or > brittleness that happens with people constantly having stuff taken on > and off their nails. > > Try gel Debbie, you won't have to deal with the dingy, discoloration, > brittleness or breaking (and your clients will thank you for the no > smell). > > -Jess > > On Feb 10, 9:08 pm, Debbie Wade <ebbieday...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nope...no lungs. If the nails need anything to sustain them, they get it > > from the nail bed beneath the nail plate. However, they are comprised of > > keratin, like hair (well, similar), and while porous with the ability to > > absorb certain substances (oil, water, etc), these substances aren't > really > > needed to "survive". That being said I do advise clients to remove > acrylic > > periodically for a couple of reasons, the length of time being determined > on > > an individual basis: As acrylic ages, it becomes "dingy" meaning the > pinks > > begin to appear more beige and the whites lose their crispness (an effect > of > > UV exposure). It also becomes brittle and tends to crack more easily. > It > > also sometimes lifts more as it ages. I don't advise soaking off and > > getting a new set for financial gain for myself. But my clients seem > happy > > to do so when they see the advantages of an occasional new set. Some get > a > > new set every 2-3 months and others go 6-8 months. A very few never soak > > off, yet complain that their nails are brittle and break easily. One > client > > has never gotten a new set, but seems to regularly have to have multiple > > repairs and replacements due to damage or lifting. She says she "gets a > new > > set by default without having to pay for it this way." Whatever... ;-) > > > > I'll stop the rant now...lol > > > > Debbie in VA > > > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Sherri Evans <thenail...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Nails got lungs!? > > > > > On Feb 10, 2011 9:33 PM, "Heather Lackey" <financialpea...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > I tell my clients that if they can get something dead to breathe then > more > > > power to them! :0) > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:25 PM, pamsna...@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > Ok Techs, my one long time client comes ... > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "NailTech" group. > > > To ... > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "NailTech" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
