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What’s the best way to put on a tip?

October 09, 2009 | Bookmark +

What’s the best way to put on a tip?

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Tips aren’t too tough once you get the hang of them. Start by pushing the cuticles back, and then lightly file the natural nail with a soft-grit file. Nothing damaging, you just want to prep it for product application. Then clean the nail with a cleanser or dehydrator.

When you put your tip on, you can use different kinds of tips and do it different ways. There are full-well tips and C-well tips (with full-wells you have to file more).

To adhere it to the nail, you can use a nail glue, a gel glue, or high velocity glue; they all work well, and they usually dry in about five seconds. So put it on as straight as you can and don’t worry if you mess up and the glue dries. If I mess up I just cut the tip down close and then quickly soak it off in acetone or tip remover solution.

Once you get the tip on, cut it with a tip cutter and then blend it with a soft file to smooth it with the natural nail. The glue holds the tip on tightly so it shouldn’t budge from the filing. You can also use a tip blender, which is a liquid that helps blend the tip in with the natural nail. Once it’s blended you can prep to apply your product. — Rita Padilla is an educator for It’s So Easy.

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How can I prevent lifting when my client's hands are constantly in water?

I have a client who is in the medical field so her hands are constantly in water. She has me keep the length of her acrylic nails short. No matter what I do, she always has at least one nail that comes off, and she always has lifting and gets water under the acrylic. I prep the nails correctly, I have a cuticle bit to clean the cuticle area, and I wipe the nail with alcohol, dehydrate the nail, and prime the nail. What should I do?

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