Gel x nails lifting after 10 days!
Hi all! My first nail Reddit post lol.
First two pics were right after application
Rest are from today- 10 days later 😔
I’ve been doing my own gel x for maybe 3 months now. I keep having the issue where they lift after 10-12 days consistently. I’ve tried sizing up, putting less gel, smoothing out edge , placing nail very far from the cuticle. I want better retention so bad 😔😔😔 help!!
My process goes like this:
Sizing nails
Alcohol
Push back cuticle ( my cuticle work never comes out clean 😭)
Lightly file/ drill nail bed / cuticle edge
Use dehydrator
Acid free primer
Thin layer of gel x on my nail bed
Cure for 30 seconds
Lightly file inside nail tip
Add dehydrator and primer on gel x tip
Add maybe a small pea size amount of gel to the edge of the tip and smear on the sides ( I always have excess on my tips - see pictures )
Apply at an angle to prevent spillage at cuticle under purple light for 15-20 seconds ( I pull away when it occasionally gets too hot and then return it)
Once all are applied I cure for 90 seconds.
Then I file the nail and apply color as normal.
Any advice will be a gazillion times appreciated!! Thank you in advance!