Shellac on bitten nails

[redmorris]

Hi
I have a clients daughter to do shellac on and she bites her nails. Right down.
Mother wants them doing to make her grow them-she's 19 (the daughter).
Could I use a small brush rather than the actual polish brush so I don't paint lots of her fingers?
Thanks

 

[Miss_Holly]

Just wipe the skin after with a lint free pad and IPA? How far down?

 

[redmorris]

Hi Holly
There is no free edge-they're a fair way down . I will have to try the wiping and of it doesn't work it will have to be a smaller brush to be tidier! X

 

[pure]

Of course you could use a smaller brush. Alternatively you could try applying the colour from side to side instead of the usual eponychium to free edge.

 

[Miss_Holly]

How are you going to cap [emoji87][emoji27]

 

[Nailedit15]

I saw a video online with this way of doing it to cap the edge and I made this pic for my friend. Could maybe try it? Hope it explains what am trying to show!

 

[blossom]

If there's no free edge that you can feel with your finger I wouldn't do it personally. I would do a nno in l&p then consider shellac as they grew up

 

[pure]

How are you going to cap [emoji87][emoji27]

Capping is done primarily for aesthetic purposes only, the longevity won't be effected by not being able to cap them, the fact she is a biter will tho lol

 

[pure]

Look on YouTube for a video by Fingernailfixer. She shows how to apply to short bitten nails with no free edge.

 

[blossom]

I've tried that but it's not successful on a biter. Probably more to do with fingers in mouth than the technique.

 

[pure]

I've tried that but it's not successful on a biter. Probably more to do with fingers in mouth than the technique.

Probably! Lol

 

[Miss_Holly]

Capping is done primarily for aesthetic purposes only, the longevity won't be effected by not being able to cap them, the fact she is a biter will tho lol

I'm going to politely disagree, I work with horses and although I try to wear gloves majority of the time, I can always tell which nails I have capped and which ones I forgot (sometimes I forget, especially if I'm in a rush or if it's my off hand, or I'm tired) the ones I haven't capped don't seem to go as long without chipping, and it makes it harder for chaff to wriggle it's way in [emoji85] I'm assuming it's also because there's a little extra there to wear away before it wears away at the nail

 

[dee76_red]

I always find a nail polish corrector pen useful for cleaning around shorter nails. They're dirt cheap and more precise to use than a wipe around short nails.