What’s your fave application/ removal method?

I’ve tried it all and haven’t found a good method of application that works for me. I tried glamnetic glue took me hours to remove using all methods. Warm soapy water with oil and the remover. Tabs and glue work well buttt I get a gap at times by the cuticle and hair gets caught under or I have a big gap between my nail and the press on causing some to start falling off after a week or so. Tried semi solid glue and took forever to remove with the remover and broke 2 nails. Although I believe its because I had a layer of rubber base on my natural nail. All methods also damaged the press on which I’d like to keep the nicer more expensive ones in tact. The removers melted them down.

Would love to hear your favorite application and removal process and products.

Retail brand: none

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 11 days ago

Nail art brushes?

Looking for advice on best nail art brushes. I bought a set of amazon but don’t think they’re the best. The brush splits up and its hard to control. Maybe user error? When I try to fix the cuticle area after applying rubber base the brush pushes the product to my cuticle instead since I can’t control it too well.

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 2 months ago

7 yr old bengal entertainment advice

My cutey is 7 yrs old and I feel like he’s bored! He doesn’t like playing with toys anymore although even as a kitten he didn’t like any of the toys I got him much besides the feather stick (don’t know what it’s called lol) He’s more of a curious cat than playful. I have another bengal but she’s a siamese mix and a Cavapoo so he’s not alone but he’d rather sleep. I’ve tried buying other interactive toys but my female cat LOVES toys so when she butts in he leaves😮‍💨 it’s stressing me out I don’t want him to get depressed. He does love going outside so we sit with him a bit each day, but any ideas of what else I can do to entertain him more? I’ve tried separating my female cat so he has his own play time but still won’t play much.

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 2 months ago

New Set Feeling Fresh

Got these on Shein and love how they look. I usually do almond nails, the change of shape is nice.

Retail Brand: Shein
Unsure of design name

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 3 months ago

Help! Curl Refresh

I’m on a mission to love my curls but wow has it been hard! I just got a curly cut and love love love how they styled my hair! The definition 😍 they used Ouidad featherlight volumizing foam and Olaplex No. 10 Bond Shaper curl defining gel with a Denman brush, diffused but only until almost dry and an oil after (not sure which). My hair was so bouncy and light and the volume was beautiful! Then I attended a concert and sweat sooo much it turned into a frizzy mess. I decided to rewet in section. I put the morrocan oil curl defining cream in my water mist bottle with a drop of macadamia oil and raked then scruchef in ag haircare liquid effects gel. I had to airdry because I didnt have time to diffuse. My curls ended up kinda clumpy and stringy instead of nice soft lightweight curls. I slept with a cotton head sock to do the pineapple with my silk bonnet and attempted a refresh in the morning with the spray mix and ag haircare. I think the gel is too much of a strong hold for me. My hair on the bottom half section is frizzed at the roots with no curl pattern. I plan on buying the products the hairstylist used. My question is how do I retouch correctly. Usually my sides get stretched out from the pineapple and sleeping on my sides and my bottom half after a day or two is frizzy with no definition ugh. I think my curl pattern is 3b. Pics attached. First is when the stylist did it. Second is today after basically wetting and redoing on day 2 then refreshing today on day 3. All tips are welcomed!

Routine: mentioned in post.

  1. Unsure which shampoo and clarifying shampoo used. Redken hairmask.

  2. All products listed in post.

  3. Diffused, airdried day 2 and 3

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 3 months ago

Honeymoon Vaca Set

After a crazy week and a mini meltdown can’t wait to be on the beach with drink in hand! Here are my vaca nails☺️

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 4 months ago

Wedding Nails!

I just love doing nails, all sorts. I’ve experimented with gel x, just builder gel on my natural nail, press ons. It’s just so fun lol it’s soothes me like I’m coloring in a coloring book. Here’s a pic of my gel x set for my wedding, so excited!

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 4 months ago

Sunscreen?

Looking for a lightweight spf that’s safe with perioral dermatitis. Any recommendations? I tried a cerave one and it was thick and looked white on all the little hairs on my face

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 4 months ago

New set who dis💅

Love the feeling of a fresh set of nails! Next set will be my wedding nails in 2 weeks ahhhh! Will be doing gel x with builder gel with a 5D floral accent. Will post in the appropriate thread! Loving the design on these!

Retail Brand: Glamnetic
Design: Killazilla

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Builder gel or no builder gel?

When I first started my nail journey my gel x kept popping off so I gave up and went back to acrylics at the salon. Eventually switched to gel x and builder gel when trying out a new place. After getting tired of being in the salon 3 hours plus I taught myself how to do builder gel on my natural nails. I’ve recently been using press ons because I was convinced I had an a allergy, turns out it was perioral dermatitis. Now I’m debating what method I like best, I just love nails period lol when you do gel x do you find it’s better to add builder gel or are the tips only good enough? My natural nails are short so def would need tips.

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Nail Strengthner

Before starting to use press ons I was using builder gel. When I removed the gel my nails felt thin and weak, they’ve gotten a bit stronger since using press ons but curious if I can use a nail strengthen before sticky tabs + glue?

Retail Brand: none

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Bad Experience with Tacrolimus

My skin was soft before using this cream just red and itchy. I applied yesterday and it burned like crazy. The rash is around my mouth and on my eyelids. Now the skin feels so dry and tight and it feels almost sunburned. I tried washing my face with vanicream and it hurtsss. I need help, will take any suggestions! My dermatologist isn’t available until Tuesday ugh

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Any help would be appreciated!

I’ve been battling with this rash around my mouth and on my eyelids for two years now. At first, I thought it was due to products used to do a lash lift. I went to the Allergist and got tested. Everything came back normal . At one point I also thought it was due to builder gel on my nails. I removed all products off my hands and toes, which made no difference. I’ve gone to two dermatologist who prescribed steroid creams, and hydrocortisone which helped it go away for a bit and then it came back. I just went to another dermatologist who told me to stop using the hydrocortisone cream and told me this seems like perioral dermatitis. She prescribed tacrolimus. I stopped using hydrocortisone and Vaseline, but man does it itch and burn even after applying the cream. I’ll take any tips! Thank you!

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Sticky Tab Help

I used .3mm sticky tabs to put some nails on and there’s space between my nail and the press on is this normal? My wedding is coming up and I have a new set I’d like to try but want to avoid this happening again. I’m not sure if it’s the shape of the nail or not. I’m scared to use glue lol the last set I had on were glamnetic and I used the glue it came with, after 3 weeks on I could not get them off had to cut them little by little with acetone soak plus use their remover and finish with e file, took me hours!

This time I put the tabs on, used a blowdryer, pressed the tabs, removed the little paper and I even blowdried again to make sure they were melty lol then held at 45 degree angle and slid, press.

Any advice welcome! Thank you!

Retail Brand: none

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u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

Advice/Tips Removal

I’ve had these babies on for 2 weeks now and want to remove either this weekend or next but wow are they like on, on lol no lifting, nothing. I did buy the glamnetics removal to help make it easier and I’ve seen the floss trick thinking of trying that. Any other way to make removal easy?

Retail Brand: Glamnetics
Can’t recall the design name it’s in my other posts 😊

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago

I’ve been doing my own nails on and off since COVID but about a year ago I started getting this really bad rash on my eye and upper lip. I tracked down it started right around the time I started getting my nails done with builder gel at the nail salon. So my cousin has been raving about Glamnetics press ons for quite some time. To test my theory I soaked off the builder gel and threw these puppies on and now I don’t know if I can ever go back! Lol 1st pic is before I filed them down they were a bit too long tor me.

Retail Brand: Glamnetics
Style: Rosey Siren in Medium Almond

u/Sea-Biscotti8918 — 5 months ago