I can’t believe I never thought of moving the nail form 🤦🏽‍♀️ always so helpful thank you!

@frankieshankypanky

3 ай бұрын

Right!? 😁

Thank you so much for this. Broken corner is the story of my right thumbnail’s life.

Great video! Love how you tell and show how to do something!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us 😍💅🏾

I have to repair a few chipped corners. Thank you for sharing💖

Thank you so much for showing a great fix

Love, love, love your vids!!! I'm learning so much😘thank you beautiful 😍

Haven’t seen it Liz, but thank you...this is exactly the stuff we need to know! Thanks for thinking of all the practical issues we need to deal with.

This is a helpful video, I always get this kind of broken nails. Thank you for the video

that technique is totally awesome

Love Liz is back

Nice video. Thank 😄 really work on my nails.

I feel like by learning about nails I learn about life. You’re a very smart woman! Glad I found your channel!

I always am breaking my corners 😤 and today getting ready to fix them once more however I got a plus I turned utube on to keep me company and your channel came up doing corners lol 😆 if that wasn't a sign great topic very clear and understandable now I will watch more of yours thank you 😊 for getting the information out there im shy so this was great

I had to fix a thumb nail last Friday. I had to reference one of your previous videos about customizing forms.

Thanks for that advice, Liz. Your tutorials are always top notch! I’ll definitely be trying this technique. Thinking about thumbs, I remember your video that teaches how to adapt forms for wide thumbs, and I thought, wouldn’t it be cool if you could buy multi-size forms-on-a-roll? It would be such a time saver! Perhaps one day it’ll happen….! Love from the UK 😘

Absolutely of great help to me. Because my own nails are so darn weak, I have gradually grown them out. (First with the gel type tips and gel,and now with just gel overlays) I do tend to mess up the corners, so thanks very much for this.❤️

Thanks for really helpful tutorial for us new nail techs. Greetings from ur subscriber in Cyprus😊

I absolutely loved this video. It was so clear and very easy to follow...thank you!

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This helped me so much. I suffer from iron deficiency and I have ridged nails from thyroid issues as well. My nails are very thin right now so I'm taking biotin vitamins too. But my natural nails are damaged from bad habits and learning on my own nails without reading first. Since I found your channel I've started to let my nails get healthier first before I practice on myself. I peeled off two gel sets like an idiot too. 🙄 You have taught me so much. I think I might go back to school at 41 this summer. But if not I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you. I'll be donating when I start to work. You really have the best channel on here. You deserve an award. If you can do private lessons I would love to pay you.

Thank you SO MUCH for these videos! I just bought my first lamp and gels (leafgel) and created an overlay on 8 nails and extensions on 2 that curve down really badly. I can’t tell you how helpful your videos are and how much I appreciate them ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I just realized that I don’t own any efiles and I can’t afford to get an efile machine right now - could you do a video where you show us how to use a hand file to deal with lifting around the cuticle and side walls?? My base coat and builder gel are both clear, and I’m TERRIFIED that I’ll end up filing my natural nail while trying to get some thin areas of lifting off.

I so needed this. I break at least 1 corner almost every mani when filing off product

Hi Liz! Such sage advice! When I first started & I wanted a new extension shape I would try and remove all the product off my nail completely - ended up thinning out my nail plate..... I learnt my lesson! Can't wait to hear about your opinion on full coverage tips.... as far as I am aware they are soak off at each service - so you could potentially be making nail plate thinner & brittle with removal? Hope you are having a great day =)

Waaayhaaaay!!! I've been doing it right!! It astonished me how quickly gel files down. I typically apply a layer of gel, then pour acrylic powder over (like a home made acrygel), then went to just gel, and I've been so overeager in filing, I've had to reapply the gel and start again. I love learning from you!! Xx

I love when you say “who cares?!” It’s so true. We get so bogged down with being nit picky nail techs 😂

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

I say that for myself too. Haha. So easy to get fixated on something that really does not matter or add value to the end result. Better to save time and energy where you can and focus it on areas that will truly make the nails as perfect as possible in a more efficient amount of time. ❤️

Love!

I have just that kind of break…thank you 🙏🏽🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏽Mia

Great video ! I wish that you post it 3 days ago because I had to do and correction ans I have failed it 😞 thank you very very much, I learn a lot of listening your video. ❤️❤️

Great video. Can you do this with something other than a nail form? I don't have any yet and got 2 corner breaks on square nails. TIA

Thank you for this video. It is very helpful. I would love to see how you would do an extension on a person who bites hers/his nails really bad. Like on Susie's (nail career education) friend Grant. I know gel burns so I don't know how to do it on a person that bites his/hers nails so bad. Many thanks if you will do a video on that 🙏🙏

All your videos are awesome. Can you share which gel (self levelling) you used ? Did you carry-on with platinum bond duo after you fixed the corner? 😊

Thanks!! For next vidcan you show how to practically do a gel ombre French? Or any color combo

@carmenmfscmf

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please. I’d like to do a baby boomer style, but it’s so hard with gel polish.

I have hard gel as on over lay on my natural nails and a few weeks ago my natural nail lifted from the free edge only and I had no idea why that happened untill today. I didn't realize I broke the seal, definitely something I'll have to keep in mind when filing my nails thank you for a great explained video!!

@maramosquera6145

3 ай бұрын

What do you mean broke the seal? I think that’s what’s happening to me

Thanks for this, cuz, Thats my nails, LOL!! 😅💕💅🏻

Hi, it’s very interesting! Can I use acrygel to fix a broken nail? Thank you ☺️

Tah dah !

Thanks Liz for all of your very informative videos. I’m 63 and have just recently qualified so I know I won’t have a massively long career in this industry so I’m trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can. My biggest problem at the moment is trying to find a couple of brands that a) are healthy for my clients, b) won’t break the bank and c) are readily available in Australia (preferably also an Oz company). I’ve done the IBX training and like the look of the LE range (but not an Aussie company), haven’t seen or know much about Kokoist, Akzentz or Estemio. If you could offer any advice I’d be eternally grateful. Also, I would love to order from you but seems I can’t order LE as there is a distributor here. Are there any other restrictions on what you can send to Australia? Cheers, Clare xx

Quick Q on the slip layer: Do you not worry about bubbles since its just serving as the overlay? I’ve always wondered if that might weaken the gel or create issues later but its so hard to avoid any…

Off the subject I need your advice on which product you would recommend for the client who will insists on extreme length and I mean like full length long forms length

That looks so natural. You could wear clear nail polish and people wouldn't know from a distance.

Wow, thank you for this. I grow my natural nails long, and use gel polish on them. I do my nails at home. I was doing exactly what you showed here so this confirmed my repair job except I use structure gel. Question about the bubble you had-is it flat in the gel? Did you buff it so it’s smooth? Also, what did you use to build the apex? Is making an apex important or can you just leave your nail’s natural curve? I hope you can understand that. Thank you again! 💅🏻❤️

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Little bubbles like that I usually leave. They aren’t a structural problem and they’ll get hidden by color or top coat. I used the same gel to build up the apex a bit more after I was done. Like I do in my overlay tutorials. Check out my previous videos on apexes and c curves and overlays.

@ninafrank8108

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub Thank you! I’m learning so much!!

Nail file and buffer link to products?

Hey Liz! Just came across your videos and I must say, they are super fun to watch and super informative! Regarding this video in particular, I have a thumb nail that broke quite low on the nail bed (not extreme to the point of blood or anything, but still low enough to know it's going to give me trouble when I try to redo my manicure) do you think this method would also work for my issue? I don't know if the nail form will reach to cover the area of my skin exposed from the missing chunk of nail :( I look forward to watching your next video!

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Laura, I call that “down to the meat”. Haha. Not fun and hopefully it’s not too sore or bleeding. If it’s just super short and not an open sore wound you can put the form right up to it and extend out as well if it is hurt badly then let it heal first and grow out a bit before repairing with product. ❤️

Hi Liz, thanks for the video, always love watching them. My question is sometimes when I'm doing a gel extension on a form when I take the form off I have a crack at the corner side of where the free edge and the extension meets 😢 I'm not sure if this is due to my technique or when the natural nails are very short or both 🤔 Can I remedy this by putting more product on top of the tear or should I always file the whole lot off and start my extension again? This is what I typically do as I worry the foundation won't be strong enough and it will break off. Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance. 🤗

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Fionna, it sounds like there’s not enough product on the sides. And it could also be that the gel you are using is very brittle. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing for extensions as more rigid gels usually hold shape better but you need to put more product. Hope that helps!

@fionnails7293

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Liz ❤

Great video Liz 😊👍. I broke a corner and ended up taking my extension right down to reform. When I had tried to fix a break before it would either break off again or when I was filing it it would fall off. I hadn't used a bonder first, could that have been the reason? Thanks 🙂

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

If it breaks off after fixing it’s likely too thin at the seam or too thin overall. Or the product wasn’t blended into the old product enough.

@lindat1879

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub I'll watch for that next time, thanks.

Oh good to know I was doing this correctly with the form. My husband has a problem with his corners snapping and splitting. (Probably only because of post surgery healing.) I’ve got to figure a mix to match his natural nail colour though because he says the clear spot bugs him when he notices it. 😝

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Try matte top coat. It tends to camouflage the clear. Also a little cream color mixed into clear builder makes a great natural nail color.

@AEtherNevermore

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub Thank you! I will definitely try that next time.

Could you leave it natural by just putting regular nail polish on it? As I have good natural hard nails and length and don't want to damage them by applying gel polish every time. I have had biab put on this tme but have found it really chemically. But i tend to get breaks right ag the bottom of my nails and have to chop them right down to start again as im abit OCD about the nails being all the same length 😆

Thank you so much for this video Liz. Question,. I have full cover soft gel tips on for a month plus. They are in great condition with minimal lifting. I recently did a gel rebalance on my nails but after prep and applying a rubber based gel and buffing, I applied another coat of reg. base gel directly on top and then color. The color started pulling immediately all the nails. I managed to cure them instantly to stop further pulling and reapply a second coat. As soon as a applied my matted top coat on top of the color it was bumpy and starting peeling after a week of wear on one nail. Why is that? (Mind you, everything I used was from the same brand from the ph bonder to the elastic base, reg base, color, top coat and matte gel) My other nails had the same issues with the gel color but I applied a shiny gel top coat and they are holding up really well “no issues”. On another nail, I applied a shiny gel top coat “cure” and then applied a matte top coat and it’s doing great. Is the buffing the issue that caused the pulling? Should I have not added the base coat and applied color straight to the nail after the rebalancing? Is there a right or wrong way to apply matte gel polish? Pls help

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Did you also use the same brand of lamp? It actually sounds like something wasn’t cured right. And I would guess if you file off the shiny top coat the color would actually not be fully cured underneath. That’s my guess. Pooling or pulling of color usually happens when there’s an incompatible inhibition layer issue or it could be the inhibition layer is thicker/more slippery because it’s undercured.

@christiangyrl3

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub no, I didn’t use the same brand mail lamp. The company doesn’t have a nail but the make recommendations. I’ll try that next time. Thanks Liz❤️💕

@christiangyrl3

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNailHub hi Liz after experimenting I found that the issue is the reg. base coat. I applied the base coat to two nails and on a third I applied the elastic base coat. After curing I wiped inhibition layer off with alcohol on one tip. I applied the same gel polish to all three tips. The one I didn’t remove the inhibition layer pulled immediately. The one with the elastic base worked great. The nail where I removed the inhibition layer worked great but not perfect. I don’t understand why this is since it’s all from the same brand, but it’s good to know. Your the best, thank you for your help.

Do you hold the nail form in place while curing to keep that seamless fit of the nail for under the natural nail? This video is so useful because I chip my corners often. Thank you!

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

You can do that for sure but better to practice getting it tight and we fitted so you don’t have to. Sometimes on myself I use another finger to do that but on a client you don’t have that luxury unless you flash cure first and then go in the lamp for full cure.

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

You can do that for sure but better to practice getting it tight and we fitted so you don’t have to. Sometimes on myself I use another finger to do that but on a client you don’t have that luxury unless you flash cure first and then go in the lamp for full cure.

@AK-kl7pg

8 ай бұрын

​@@TheNailHub I have rewatched this every time I had to fix a chipped corner. Thank you for making such great content that your viewers can go back to over and over.

Damn... if only this came out a week ago!!!

How to know the differences between air pockets/ air bubble lifting instead of old gel just change color a little?

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

Air pockets or “pocket lifting” will look really white and sometimes even yellowish. And it usually also has a sort of uniform shape like a round shape.

Can you do fixing a broken toenail ?🖤

@TheNailHub

Жыл бұрын

yes same exact process

If you were to go straight into colour and file at the end, wouldn't you ruin the free edge where you would have capped it with colour? Or is that a non-issue...

@yxiiiu

2 ай бұрын

So with artificial nails, its not an issue. With natural nails then yes the seal would be broken

I would use polygel and no form, it would take less time and effort

@TheNailHub

2 жыл бұрын

You could do that for my nail but for more severe issues usually a form is needed to create a bridge.

@Ryan_the_king

2 жыл бұрын

without a form it is easier for product to touch the skin. allergies are common, always protect your skin.

Hi Liz! Such sage advice! When I first started & I wanted a new extension shape I would try and remove all the product off my nail completely - ended up thinning out my nail plate..... I learnt my lesson! Can't wait to hear about your opinion on full coverage tips.... as far as I am aware they are soak off at each service - so you could potentially be making nail plate thinner & brittle with removal? Hope you are having a great day =)