Super thankful I found your prep videos years ago otherwise I might be spending 45 minutes on one hand using 18 different bits to "prep" it. It really isn't that complicated in most situations. Tickle tickle tickle
I will have to say, Habib's cuticles are nice and neat so his prep will be considerably faster than someone with excessive or stubborn cuticle so i think 5-10 min is great timing!
I'm not a tech....but I ALWAYS have to watch because more times than not I end up learning something but more importantly I laugh A LOT!! "I LOOK GOOD BRO!"..."I'm confident!" ...I can't ...hilarioous...thank you
I'm not a nail tech but I am very particular with how I do my own manicure and pedicure. I'm glad I'm on the right track. I also clean my husband's nails because it's fun and satisfying thing to do and he always laughs when I use the nail drill on him.
I'm not a tech, but have been using all your techniques on myself! Your videos are so fun! I remember the first time I heard Greg say "tickle, tickle, tickle" and it made me laugh 😂
I have a question. In the video you can see there are small bits of the nail plate that still have shine, but it’s not near the sidewall or cuticle area. Does this affect adhesion? I’m usually super thorough with the nail plate and wonder if that’s even necessary for any ridges in the nail plate or if those sunken ridges in the nail can be left alone if the sanding band doesn’t go into the ridge and rough it up.
You do want to be as thorough as possible when removing shine, however, if there are lower areas or ridges in the nails, make sure you don't over-file to smooth those out as this can cause damage or over-thinning of the nail.
😄😄😄good to know i'm not alone! But its really frustrating sometimes. You get the cuticules prep fast, remove the nail plate shine and then there comes the nail shaping, that sometimes it seams that it thakes forever.
It’s our product swipe. Swipe is an alcohol and acetone based product formulated to cleanse the nail perfectly for product. Here is a video about Swipe & how to use it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lXxr0U-kHkM.html
@@youngnailsinc thanks so much for that reply! I have purchased so much nail supplies and was upset to know that I didn’t have swipe as part of my collection, but I have lots of 90% isopropyl (because I was focusing on doing poly gel nails at one point when I started purchasing. But I will definitely get some Swipe!!! I am learning through all your videos while I practice to make earn enough money for nail school! THANK YOU for providing these tutorial videos for those of us not fortunate enough to afford regular school yet!!!!!
Hi I have a quick question when if it’s only one person using the band when you’re taking off the shine, how many times can you use the same band on the same one person?
@dolldoll100 Price it into your service and throw that thing away! Sanding bands aren't very expensive. Plus, you never know if there are bacteria hanging out on the skin. You leave the band, next time cut them with it and they end up with a nasty infection. You don't want to put your license at risk for a few pennies. THROW THEM AWAY!!
I saw another channel say to brush (like with Swipe) towards the client but doesn’t that push all of the debris into their pocket? I think brushing towards yourself makes more sense right?
We always recommend using two coats for heavy lifters, but you don't want to find out after the fact that someone is a heavy lifter so we use two coats on everyone. You just don't want the protein bond to run into the cuticles and sidewalls.
I still struggle getting it done that easy & that fast.. especially on someone who hasn’t done them in a while or when doing a fill.. Some hands are definitely a lot easier to do than others.. I’ve learned I have more of a c curved nail plate w/“deep side pockets” so if I don’t Reallyy get in there to push it back/up & scrape it off good, I will definitely end up with some kind of lifting around the top corners on a nail or 2.. so I try to keep up with it so I don’t have to spend 15mins every time, 😢just on prep. Especially dealing with lifting acrylic.. trying to be careful not to cut the skin or damage the nail but making sure you get it off.. hate that part.. She makes it look so easy like a 1,2,1,2 next... but then again habib has nice nails for a guy so there’s that... 😩😂 maybe it’s her cuticle pusher.. that’s a nice 1 lol 😆💁♀️
When we prep, we do not recommend cutting the cuticles as this does open the skin to over exposure to products that accidentally touch the skin. If trimming hangnails is necessary, we recommend doing this after the nails are completed.
No, Protein bond is a non acid primer.. it doesn’t chemically etch the nail like a traditional primer does. Protein stays sticky.. sticks to the natural nail and then sticks the product. If you are working on the natural nails for a gel manicure or hard gel, you still need to use a base coat unless the product you are using says it's not needed. For example, you do not need a base coat with our one step gel polish or before applying fiber gel.
It could be because your nails are too thin and/or you are using too much pressure when using the e-file. You want a very light feather like motion at 3,000-5,000 rpms for prep. I like a good nail strengthener.. apply a coat every day to every other day for about 7 days. Remove and repeat for rebuilding and strengthening natural nails.
