Extensions help

[Paula716]

Hi everyone!
I'm new to here and extensions. Currently training and completed my first set tonight. I was hoping someone could give me a few pointers and let me know what I need to improve on. I need deeper smile lines and I did take it the side walls a little after this picture was taken. Any tips or advice wpuld be much appreciated

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[Trinity]

For a first set that's some great work, you've stayed away from the skin very well (that's always a beginner mistake), your free edge shaping is fairly consistent so that's good too.

You're absolutely right about bringing in the side walls, well spotted, they should come straight down, not flare outwards, thats about how you hold the abrasive, no 'rocking' from side to side when you file them. It's easier to get a straight line down if you only file in one direction.

Thumb looks a little flat, needs a bit more product on the stress apex, but that's common in the beginning too. Thumbs need much bigger beads and as making consistent beads is hard, making them bigger and correct is harder still so we tend to make a bead we are comfortable with and spread it out more, then you lose the structure you need. Be braver with bead pick up for thumbs and go big, if it's too big you can always file off product to correct it, but correcting too little product means much more work as it will break and the client will need to return, time and money lost all round.

All in all, a great first set, well done, keep practising

 

[MissJulesBeauty]

I echo all of the above. You have great potential. Well done d

 

[Paula716]

Thank you so much. It's easier to see the mistakes in a picture than in real life so I might use that to my advantage until I get it perfected. I'm really enjoying it so fingers crossed it'll all come together. I really appreciate the advice!