What Do You Think About This....

[xAnnaBannAx]

so arent sculpted nails done directly onto the nail plate?

 

[melissaq]

sorry for being a bit thick! lol but everyone on that thread is saying its utter crap etc etc but nobody is really explaining WHY please somebody out there...why is it such a bad method?

I'm going to take a guess and say everyone thinks it's crap because for starters....

#1. Its not the traditional way nails are usually done.....

#2. the amount of overexposure is bound to happen ....

#3. to get a decent shape doing it like "shown" would be next to impossible....

#4. they look bad....

#5. how would you ever get a decent set that looks uniform?

#6. how would it feel with all that "stuff" under the nail.....

the list go's on and on.....

I have not personally tried to do them this way....as I don't like what was shown in the first place....
IMO .....I feel the way I was taught....and the nails I produce are far superior to the ones on the video ........ I don't think I could get clients to pay me for doing nails like the ones shown......JMO though ....

 

[Sassy Hassy]

so arent sculpted nails done directly onto the nail plate?

Yes but you have control of the product and so don't (or shouldn't) get it near to the skin.

... and no not all inverted products are the same, this one is very inferior.

 

[dee]

ooh never seen theat before , but it looks like they are using a bent pin curl clip as a clamp :irked: !! dont think i would want to faf about doing that !

 

[xAnnaBannAx]

gives a whole new meaning to nail clippings!! lol

 

[sj1973]

sculpted nails and other nails are put onto the nail plate....but with this clip nail video...you have over exposer from when they put the nail on...its seeping out on the skin and eponychium...which will cause lifting as when you put product on it should not touch the skin...also it can cause a skin reaction..then when the nail grows..there will be a ridge... which wont look nice....when we do nails the other way sculpt aswell we dont touch the skin and we file it flush all the way round so it does not lift...hth hun xxx:green:

 

[sj1973]

we must have all posted together!!!!!!! i was in the middle on page 3 now i am on page 4 !!!!!xxxx

 

[blossom]

IMO a bad system for all the above reasons.

Also looks unprofessional in application imo.
One step removed from stick ons from Boots. (that ledge will be huge)
Infilling/rebalancing - how? If there is lifting/separating you'd have to soak off and start again, you can't file under that nail.
You can't get a nice smile on the French.

So there you have it Annabanna, goodness you must think we are a fiery bunch here lol, not meaning it that way, but you did ask why is it a bad system lol! :hug:

 

[sj1973]

IMO a bad system for all the above reasons.

Also looks unprofessional in application imo.
One step removed from stick ons from Boots. (that ledge will be huge)
Infilling/rebalancing - how? If there is lifting/separating you'd have to soak off and start again, you can't file under that nail.
You can't get a nice smile on the French.

So there you have it Annabanna, goodness you must think we are a fiery bunch here lol, not meaning it that way, but you did ask why is it a bad system lol! :hug:

totally agree with blossom aswell ....it looks soooo unprofessional....what a waste of money for the client when they start to lift....your name would be poo!!!!xxx

 

[xAnnaBannAx]

ok i understand..thanx you lot! lol x

 

[Cathie!]

If the new method is the 'moulds' I'll eat all of my certificates....

I guess you can stick your neck out and have your head cut off or stick your neck out and have folk put sweets in your mouth....

who knows if it's head cut off or sweets in mouth until launch time! If it's moulds I guess I'll have to wind my neck in before it gets cut off!

 

[blossom]

If the new method is the 'moulds' I'll eat all of my certificates....
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lmao I'm with you there Cathie, so will I!:lol:

 

[user 17597]

If the new method is the 'moulds' I'll eat all of my certificates....
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lmao I'm with you there Cathie, so will I!:lol:

Its got me a bit worried. But i do remember on another thread someone mentioned is the new method something to do with moulds but the reply was something about how can it be moulds because we were told we didnt have to purchase anything new!

Im confused , and would be a bit shocked if it is. But dont know what to think after the post on page 2 of this thread.

I aint got my certificate yet, im waiting for it, would hate to shred it as soon as it comes

 

[1999judy]

One of the Salon nail competition winners has won something for this so maybe she'll let us know how she gets on??
I think we know what the new thing is about but I won't make a comment about something I've not tried.
I'll try anything once...NAILS I'm talking here btw..:lol:
I get the feeling it's not going to be called moulds though.
Another name may be much more appropriate?
Let's just see what the techs make of this first and then see what we all think?

 

[user 17597]

One of the Salon nail competition winners has won something for this so maybe she'll let us know how she gets on??
I think we know what the new thing is about but I won't make a comment about something I've not tried.

Agree to some extent, but honestly do not think its moulds as we know them, maybe the mould idea has been changed, tweaked and played with and there is a revolutionary method that came from it, but really dont think its moulds as such.

I'll try anything once...NAILS I'm talking here btw..:lol:

Lmao........

 

[alpina]

Mianly because when they push the product on the natural nail if you look closely loads of product oozes out by the eponychium. if you repeatedly get product on the client's skin you cause a serious risk of over exposure (ie an allergy to the product). Also of course the product will lift as there is not a seal around the nail. Plus it's faffy and time consuming ... and then we won't even mention the pegs!!!!

Also they say in the writing at the bottom (in the gel clip) to buff the excess product off the surrounding skin and cuticle - reminds me of the time I went to nss...

 

[nailzoo]

After looking closely at all the vids and the methods (some peel off, some not) and the end results, the nail looks passable, there are a few technical issues of course ..... BUT, the one ingredient/thing this method lacks most of all is "RESPECT".

How can a client possibly respect you as a professional, when all you are doing is sticking on a tip (doesn't matter if it's using acrylic, gel or glue). It looks easy (even if apparently it isn't). It still looks like you are merely sticking on tips. There is no workmanship (and for me that would mean lack of satisfaction/gratification of an artistic job well done).

I couldn't bring myself to do them (unless I halved my price along with my pride and self respect).

But i'm a Nail Technician, not a nail stickerer on-erer.

The name "Easynail" doesn't sit comfortably with me as a professional that has slogged their guts out.

Perhaps it should be renamed "Ihavegivenuponmyprofessionalabilty Nail".

It may be revolutionary today, but eventually they will hit the domestic market, Boots, Pharmacies, Chemists, the corner store (just as little acrylics kits have) and ......... ?

But by then it wont matter, the distributors will have made their money.

I turned my back on OPI when they allowed their polishes to be sold in department stores after they constantly drilled their professionalism into my head.

I'm not sure what I would do if my professional distributor started pushing this stuff.

Yep, my comments may wreak of "fear", I won't deny this, but there is enough competition out there already, without encouraging even more.

IN the end I suppose there will always be "US" & "THEM".

Just a professional opinion.

 

[adelekeegan1]

After looking closely at all the vids and the methods (some peel off, some not) and the end results, the nail looks passable, there are a few technical issues of course ..... BUT, the one ingredient/thing this method lacks most of all is

"RESPECT".

How can a client possibly respect you as a professional, when all you are doing is sticking on a tip (doesn't matter if it's using acrylic, gel or glue). It looks easy (even if apparently it isn't). It still looks like you are merely sticking on tips. There is no workmanship (and for me that would mean lack of satisfaction/gratification of an artistic job well done).

I couldn't bring myself to do them (unless I halved my price along with my pride and self respect).

But i'm a Nail Technician, not a nail stickerer on-erer.

The name "Easynail" doesn't sit comfortably with me as a professional that has slogged their guts out.

Perhaps it should be renamed "Ihavegivenuponmyprofessionalabilty Nail".

It may be revolutionary today, but eventually they will hit the domestic market, Boots, Pharmacies, Chemists, the corner store (just as little acrylics kits have) and ......... ?

But by then it wont matter, the distributors will have made their money.

I turned my back on OPI when they allowed their polishes to be sold in department stores after they constantly drilled their professionalism into my head.

I'm not sure what I would do if my professional distributor started pushing this stuff.

Yep, my comments may wreak of "fear", I won't deny this, but there is enough competition out there already, without encouraging even more.

IN the end I suppose there will always be "US" & "THEM".

Just a professional opinion.

Perfectly put IMO

 

[Bagpuss]

I think the difference in the moulds and the vid on this thread (using the clamp, and scooping powder onto the tip and adding drops of liquid)...are very different...the moulds i can get my head around...the other way (shown on this thread)....i cant...just look at the difference in how the white is done !!!!

 

[nailzoo]

I think the difference in the moulds and the vid on this thread (using the clamp, and scooping powder onto the tip and adding drops of liquid)...are very different...the moulds i can get my head around...the other way (shown on this thread)....i cant...just look at the difference in how the white is done !!!!

No offense Bagpuss, but ..... Either way they are stick-ons, just using different shyte to stick em on, it's the merging of the same chemicals underneath a tip ... PRESS-ONS.

Guess we are supposed to like those Prescription Nails now. Lord knows we had to change our minds on well-less tips. What next ? I may just start doing tip & dip and get my supplies from Sally Hansen ...........