How long will my nails last?
This will depend on how you use your enhancements and how and if you follow the aftercare advice given to you.
How often will I need to come back?
This depends on the rate your natural nails grow. On a whole a re-balance is necessary every 2-3 weeks.
What happens if I want the nails removed?
I provide a soak off service. Please DO NOT attempt to remove the enhancements yourself.
Some nail products are safer than others
There is no nail product that is inherently safer to use than another. All nail products are safe to use in the hands of a well educated. Competent nail technician.
The word Acrylic applies to “liquid and powder” enhancements.
Every nail product is Acrylic based…… Gels, Wraps and Liquid & Powder products are all Acrylic based products that have their chemical “roots” in the same family.
Gel is the safest product to use.
There is no nail system that is safer to use than another.
Long term wearing of nail enhancements thins the nail plate.
Only a few things can thin the natural nail plate. Over filing and ripping the product off the surface of the plate (either by using nippers or by biting, picking or injury) these are things that affect the thickness of the nail plate. The wearing of nail enhancements either long or short term will not thin the plate anymore than wearing nail enamel will thin the nail plate.
One of the reasons for these myths is that clients themselves may feel a difference in the nails when the product is removed.
Firstly a protection has been removed so a client at first may be aware of a different sensation at the end of her fingers when her nails are “naked”. In the same way a slight build up of moisture in the nail plate when enhanced makes the nail seem a touch softer when enhancements are removed. A few hours and a regular regimen of application of a good quality nail and cuticle oil will soon have the nails feeling just like normal again.
