Nail recovery after acrylics.

loracan1

I'm lost with all the mention of shellac and gelish and am no manicurist (could you guess?) However my nails are strong, healthy and seemingly grow overnight.

My routine - if you could call it that;

I file from the side towards the middle, not a sawing motion just one direction at a time. With a 2 sided metal file, finishing with the finer side.
If I get the slightest tear, I either try to file it down immediately...or pick at it till the nail's short.
For a mild french polished look I paint the white underneath the nail, then just pink or nude on the front of the nail itself, means you get a natural brightening of the nail rather than that stark artificial look.

Amanita_2

moneylover wrote: »

Also, is there something a bit less startling white than french polish ? French polish = artificial nails in my head when I see someone with it. Not that it doesnt look nice, I just think its not such a good look in my sixties! Is there something called American French or similar - I think its not so white? Just looking for something subtle! !

Definitely! I also think that bright white ends = artificial nails. On the rare occasions I have a french type polish I have a creamy white painted on the tips which looks very natural indeed.

**Juice**

You can get "less bright" whites depending on your nail tech, that tends to be with acrylic or gels though - I know Shellac are coming out with a creamier white later on this month which I personally would prefer for french tips. If you're not mad keen on french tips you could always get a different colour Shellac - one of the neutrals like Beau or Cocoa.

Jariya

**Juice** wrote: »

Wow, where do you live? Shellac is around the £20 mark where I am. It is more if you want a full manicure with it every time though, which I don't but even then, not £40.

I'm in Berkshire but the places which do it where I found price lists are a distance away.

I have found someone mobile who I will contact to see how much they charge as it could be good for the interim while the damage grows out.

I've been a bit busy this week and haven't pulled my finger out and done much research this week! Haha!

I do like the idea of painting under the tip of the nail to brighten them up. That could be a good quick fix up for when (if) my nails grow to a decent length - plus you can get pens to do the white tips which might be easier than painting underneath.

EthelBloggs

McKneff wrote: »

Where do you buy Nailtiques from please.

this is the one I bought and they sent a bottle of oil with it, which is good for moisturising and for making polish dry quicker.

I find it fantastic, as I mentioned earlier, I have very long, strong nails now, like claws and it only took about a week to see pretty drastic improvement.

Clarabow wrote: »

I'm a nail envy girl myself ,,, couldn't get on with nailtiques. It so depends on your nails.

Good luck. Keep em short well groomed and moisturise at all times x

I didn't get on with nail envy at all, found it just peeled off my nails. Funny how nails react differently to things.