CND Shellac after acrylic removal?

[A.K]

Hey,

I have a client this weekend who is having her acrylics taken off from a discount nail salon to have CND Shellac applied by myself.

I understand her nails will be dehydrated as they will file off the acrylic etc.
Do I carry the CND Shellac manicure as normal or is there anything I need to adapt?

 

[Trinity]

Dehydrated! Blimey, that'll be the least of your problems. Its likely the natural nails will be trashed, there will potentially be severe damage from over thinning pre application. Forcible removal, or drill use for removal, etc.

It possible if the nails have been over thinned your client will suffer from heat spikes (exothermic reaction) when curing, peeling of the Shellac as the nails may be too soft /bendy/week to support the product. Sore cuticles from previous prep and/or removal.

I don't envy you, it might not be fun

 

[pure]

Trinity is spot on. If the nails are bad chances are Shellac wouldn't last on her. If I were you I wouldn't make any promises until you have seen the nails and can assess them properly. Don't be scared of being totally honest with her though.

 

[A.K]

Ok, she's had her acrylics on for a few weeks.. if they are really thin/damaged, would it be better to leave it? I'll ask for a pic once she's taken them off to show you how they are.

 

[Trinity]

Leaving them or not is a difficult decision, theres pros and cons for both.

Leaving them bare will give her fingers chance to calm down, shes likely to be sore and oversensitive for a few days and may not want anyone touching her nails, but the nails will be vulnerable and potentially painful when exposed to hot/cold water, pressure, etc. They may be thin and susceptible to breaking, splitting, etc.

Doing them immediately will provide some cover to the nails but its unlikely to last well or for long, but in some cases can be better than nothing.

There's no right or wrong answer, you need to use your skills and knowledge to assess her condition and what you can both realistically provide and achieve

 

[sammi010]

I went through this with a new client a few months ago. Her nails were so thin and sore but without anything on were getting worse. They looked awful too and she was so self conscious of how they looked.

I did a fibreglass overlay for her to add a layer of protection and strength then gel polish. She did experience some warmth when activating the resin but nothing like the heat spike she might have had.

 

[sammi010]

This was the worst nail

 

[A.K]

Leaving them or not is a difficult decision, theres pros and cons for both.

Leaving them bare will give her fingers chance to calm down, shes likely to be sore and oversensitive for a few days and may not want anyone touching her nails, but the nails will be vulnerable and potentially painful when exposed to hot/cold water, pressure, etc. They may be thin and susceptible to breaking, splitting, etc.

Doing them immediately will provide some cover to the nails but its unlikely to last well or for long, but in some cases can be better than nothing.

There's no right or wrong answer, you need to use your skills and knowledge to assess her condition and what you can both realistically provide and achieve

This is the nails after acrylics

 

[pure]

This is the nails after acrylics

I've seen worse! Can't tell from the pic how thin they are though. Are they sore?

 

[Trinity]

You can see a ridge about 2/3mm from the cuticle so they have been quite severely filed pre application. They're not as bad as they could have been for sure. That doesn't mean you won't experience problems for a few months whilst the damage grows out

 

[A.K]

I've just got home from doing my clients nails. They didn't hurt, nor were they damaged. She's only worn acrylics twice so her nails weren't really bad. They were slightly flexible/soft when you push the nail edge. I carried out the shellac manicure no problem, the nail beds weren't at all in bad condition and she was absolutely fine having her nails under the LED lamp.

 

[Stook]

I've seen worse! Can't tell from the pic how thin they are though. Are they sore?

Ditto. This was one of my ladies last week after a prolonged NSS experience.

 

[pure]

Ditto. This was one of my ladies last week after a prolonged NSS experience.

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Awful !

 

[Stook]

Awful !

Isn't it just. What's left was tissue paper thin but I've got her on a program to regrow her nails.

I used a structure gel over them and despite my predictions of it not lasting on such awful nails it's still holding firm at 10 days.

 

[blossom]

This is the nails after acrylics

I'm a bit late replying ... So, you did her shellac and I really hope it lasts

I've worked on ex-NSS nails a few times and each time my product has lifted badly, whereas I don't normally have any problems. In the past I have actually refunded (yeah soft touch) because I felt so awful they'd paid me and it'd come off so quickly.

But not any more ... Now I'd either decline if they were terrible, or advise that because of thinning etc they may not last very long and give them the option to bow out. That way they are armed with the facts and can choose for themselves.

Keep us posted what happens x

 

[Bronstar]

Ditto. This was one of my ladies last week after a prolonged NSS experience.

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Omg I literally just got goosebumps, they look so aweful

 

[Deewal]

Ok, she's had her acrylics on for a few weeks.. if they are really thin/damaged, would it be better to leave it? I'll ask for a pic once she's taken them off to show you how they are.

I wouldn't do shellac on them, she will need to leave them for 4 to 6 weeks for them to be strong enough, they will be paper thin once they have been taken off and you won't be able to tell that buy a photo.