Smile lines

[Annebet]

Hi I bet that will work on the nail trainer to will have to get some tomorrow it will be cheaper than the refit nails, got to remember Blue tac tomorrow great tip that one.

 

[marioned]

It worked a treat for me too Marion. I've ordered a box of cheap tips from *bay to do some more on but the smile lines I were getting were so much better. Only problem is, how do I do this in reality when a tip is on someones nail.. my imagination is rubbish :lol:

I guess maybe just keep practising until it gets so easy you can do it without them.....can't think of any other way. You'll just have to imagine where the dots would be when you are doing a real person.

Marion xx

 

[Annebet]

Hi Gilly I would use white tips unless sculpting, if you are using natural tips once blended you can roughly see where to put the smile line follow the edge of the finger not where you have blended if iykwim hard to explain.

 

[Gilly T]

Hi Gilly I would use white tips unless sculpting, if you are using natural tips once blended you can roughly see where to put the smile line follow the edge of the finger not where you have blended if iykwim hard to explain.

Thanks for that Annebet.

I like the idea that if you imagine the dots you can create a deeper smile line where clients don't really have one. I seem to go into automatic pilot and just sculpt quite a flat smile line normally (not very well at that) but if I can get used to imagining the dots in a deeper fashion, hopefully I will be able to do a deeper smile line for those with long nail beds. Going to do some practicing again tomorrow

 

[*Ang*]

Thanks for all this advice girls...I seem to be struggling with my smile lines too so I'm going to give Marions tip a go and see if I can perfect it that way :hug: I'm sure it'll all just 'click' into place...I hope it 'clicks' sooner rather than later :irked:

 

[Annebet]

Good Luck with your smiles, never got chance to practise today had to take my daughter to the dentist, then take her back to school, then avon came so had to sort all orders out, then back to school again then down to see my mum for an hour she is recovering from a serious stroke by time I got back home it was 5.30 them did tea, then went to see my sisters new house, just sat down now, wow the day as gone so fast.
I am hoping to get a couple of hours in tomorrow before I go to my mums I am sitting with her from about 2.30 after I have picked daughter up from school will be there till about seven so hopefully will have some smile line talk tomorrow lol.

 

[marioned]

Wow, Annebet, you've made me tired just reading this! Hope you have a calmer day tomorrow xx

 

[Annebet]

Lol me to just read it back god didn't realise it was such it long day lol Gonna have an early night lol

 

[*Ang*]

Get yourself a cheap box of clear tips from ebay, ones you wouldn't dream of putting on a client. Get a permanent marker pen and put 3 dots on the underside. One where you want the base of your smile line to go, and one on each side where you want the ears to go.

Now put your bead on, a bit lower than the middle dot. Push your product up to one of the ears, then the other, almost in a v shape. Don't touch the product in the middle as you do this. Now smooth the product over the tip. Dry off your brush and using little pushes, tuck the white back down till you get a wonderful smile line. Keep going, putting the tips down in order and I guarantee you will see a huge difference betwwen your first attempts and your last attemps.
HTH Marion xx
(Thanks to Rox at the Event)

Great info...thanks!! :hug:

 

[justaskin?]

if you use cnd velocity white tips you get a really great finish. Ive watched the smile lines cnd video on you tube loads of times and my smile lines have improved no end. Id defo give that a try.

 

[VHunter]

Good Luck with your smiles, never got chance to practise today had to take my daughter to the dentist, then take her back to school, then avon came so had to sort all orders out, then back to school again then down to see my mum for an hour she is recovering from a serious stroke by time I got back home it was 5.30 them did tea, then went to see my sisters new house, just sat down now, wow the day as gone so fast.
I am hoping to get a couple of hours in tomorrow before I go to my mums I am sitting with her from about 2.30 after I have picked daughter up from school will be there till about seven so hopefully will have some smile line talk tomorrow lol.

HAHAHAHAHA:lol::lol:

Sounds like one of my days:lol:

You've had some great advice, so I won't stick my nose in.

I just couldn't help but sympathize with the insanity of running a home, a business and being a Mom:hug:

 

[Olivia Dawn]

I do my smile line and then take a small brush and crisp it up, just make sure your brush is very clean

 

[divanailsinc]

i used forms a lot in school to learn my smile lines on a wood dowel. the other way was do a reverse application, it made it easier for me.

divanails
kristie