Elise Lebens-Bohn omg. Me too. I’ve never had my nails done where I didn’t experience the same thing and/or didn’t have to reshape them myself. I get asked where I get my nails done. I always tell them “the kitchen table salon”. 😂

I second that statement. I got sick of having trenches; not even rings of fire, because they drill so damn hard.

My sister was at one of these places and the put a drill through the nail plate into the nail bed. The nail came away from the nail bed almost totally detached. I could not get her to go to a doctor. I have been doing her nails for a year and we have it healing and growing out now. She told me one of the nail techs slapped her, she said he acted like he was high. She asked to see his license but they would not produce it. Rings of fire on a client that came to me. Cheap price cheap and dangerous work. Support the good salons, go where operators treat you with respect.

@@phyllisjenson9696 most of those employees are all family. they teach each other the basics and obtain fake licensure. It's a huge scheme at the expense of unsuspecting and untrained customers. That's why I started to educate myself. Channels like this have been a blessing Nd I am thankful that real professionals are willing to share their skills with us. For the first time in my life, I was able to put a full set of polygel on myself Nd have 100% no lifting for over 3 weeks and counting. Never happen when I got my nails done.

Its almost every Korean Asian shops that are like that! Ive learned here in the states that if I send someone somewhere to always make sure it's either white or black owned...

So sorry to hear that happened to you Amber! You are absolutely right that it's not due to "sensitive nails" it is due to improper methods. Hope my videos help you find a better option!

That's coming but skin and nail plate is way more delicate so starting with basics first. :)

moodie tool i agree i have issue

Same - I want to know more tips on oneself. Do you need to switch your file to reverse if you switch to the left (my non dominant).

Marissa Lorraine yes! I put the e file in reverse when using my non dominant hand. I also move my hand, not the file- if that makes sense.

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UPDATE! I just got my e file.... Oh boy you make it look so easy!!! You are right, my first few passes I applied more pressure starting the passes. Definitely going to take practice!

Fluffy Chicken Soak off gel, is gel that can be removed via soaking it in acetone. Gels that are not “soak off,” must be filed off. We refer to the gels that must be filed off, as "hard gels." PolyGel, is a product that combines the pros of both acrylic and gel. We squeeze it out of a tube and place a little dollop on the nail. How is it like acrylic? It doesn’t run, slide, or pool like gel does. It stays where it is put, until you decide to move it. It may level a bit, but not nearly as much as gel, does. You are in control of it. How is it like gel? It has no odour and cures in a lamp. It is a very good gateway product into learning how to use acrylic. Acrylic, is another product that we can use to build nails. Monomer, is actually one of the things that we use, to sculpt acrylic nails. Monomer, is the liquid that we saturate our brush in, before dipping it in the powder (polymer). It is what causes the “odour,” that acrylic is known for. MMA (methyl methacrylate) is an ingredient used in some* monomers. It is very hard to remove which can cause damage to the natural nail unit. It's very rubbery, gummy and is unfortunately often removed with force, by people who are not properly trained. It's less safe than the alternative -- EMA acrylic. Properly trained nail technicians, use EMA. MMA, is more common in "chop shops," as it's cheaper for them to buy. We know when MMA, is being used, as the "tech," will often over file the nail plate (causing severe damage) and use many other improper practices, to get the MMA to stick. Most horror stories that surround acrylic, (if not all) involve MMA. Yay to EMA, nay to MMA. Alcohol, is used to cleanse the nail plate, remove oils, dirt, bacteria and it also removes the "sticky layer," (inhibition layer) on gel, after we have cured it. Dip Powder, is another way of building nails. The system consists of dipping nails into a powder, after painting on a "base coat," type of product, for the powder to adhere to. You repeat the process of painting and dipping a few times, before filing and proceeding to apply colour to the nails.

Very well explained, thank you. I think people should have a bit of appreciation for someone taking pain to type such a lengthy explanation.

Agnes M Thank you and you’re welcome! I love educating! :)

Hope you watch the whole series. It's well worth it!

@@MargieM10 yes i have! But this was the first one that drew me to the rest, i found this technique very helpful for me being new to the efile...