Pink- clear or natural

[nikkinails]

Hi
Just wondered what shade of powders you all use when creating a permanent french?

I am using NSI classic pink and white- when Im finished i dont hink the white looks dramatic enough- could this be due to the pink would I be better using clear or natural?????

or is my white just not bold enough? they only do one shade of white in the classic range!!

Thanks guys Nikki.xxxx

 

[angel fingers]

Hi
Just wondered what shade of powders you all use when creating a permanent french?

I am using NSI classic pink and white- when Im finished i dont hink the white looks dramatic enough- could this be due to the pink would I be better using clear or natural?????

or is my white just not bold enough? they only do one shade of white in the classic range!!

Thanks guys Nikki.xxxx

long ago, i used the same as you. and had the same problem, but while thats not a particularly bold white, my ratio had something to do with the problem.i was working wetter than i should have been and my whites were ending up a bit greyish. dont know how experienced you are but perhaps that could be a contributing factor for you ? also the pink is quite a whitish pink in that range rather than a clear based pink if i remember rightly, so theres not as much contrast going on. i think your white would probably look bolder if you use clear instead of pink.

 

[Cameo Val]

Someone told me to apply the white first as you normally do. Then in zone 2 apply a thin band of clear, up to the smile line, and just brushing over the rest of the white area. Then for the rest of zone 2 and zone 3 use your normal pink. This gives a nice clear smile line and keeps the white, white. HTH.

 

[liza smith]

hi nikki
make sure that you are appling your white thick enough at the smile line.
by this i mean, if you apply your white product in a thin layer, you will enevitably pull your pink or clear over the top which dilutes your white and gives you that grey tinge.
you should hold your brush at an angle with the handle lower than the hairs of your brush, when you apply your white. this will automatically give you a thin free edge and a thicker smile line.
if you cant achieve this at 1st, apply your product in a thin application, then go back and apply a second bead of white to raise the thickness of the smile line (apex).
your pink bead should but up to the white and then the brush can then smooth over the white so that the two colours blend, but the pink wont come compleely over the white.
hope this makes sense to u!
liza