We are definitely our own biggest critic lol I see that they are I little wider but they are still very beautiful 😍 I'm so glad you decided to share this with us 😍❤❤
I’m an Apre’ gel nail tech. When a client waits too long for a fill and they have grown out like these have I simply trim the product to the natural nail and soak them off because these tips soak off faster than they can be filed off. This is also another reason why I like apre’ gel. For clients that hate lots of filing I choose this product. I use the foil wrap technique for 10 minutes and the start the removal process on the nail I first wrapped. Using a 100 grit board to roll the product off the nail, that seems speedier than using a cuticle pusher or orange wood stick.
I have done infills on the Apres gel x system with acrylic,but only after 2 weeks & they don’t lose their shape.there’s a very small difference between the the new replaced nail & the rest of set.I believe that you over worked for this infill, you would’ve been done sooner had you done a new set.I really appreciate the time you took to give us this class👏🏼👏🏼💕
Thank you for sharing your mistakes. Most people only show their highlights and that makes me feel like I'm the only one making Mistakes. Most of the time, doing nails isn't fun for me because my mistakes make me feel like I'm not good enough. So thank you! This lets me know to keep going and always seek to improve.
Thank you for adding this video regardless of being concerned about your workmanship! We DO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER! I just started watching your videos and enjoy them a lot. Thank you for sharing good and some that you might question.
A_vokadas You’re not gonna damage the natural nail by soaking off Apres and reapplying, literally zero damage. However, leaving them on for too long and risking lifting and water getting in there causing mold and/or fungus can cause damage.
she has to take into consideration what the client wants though. if they really like the shape of the tips or how they feel in general and if she cant reproduce it the same way entirely from scratch. i guess in this case she would have wanted to do them from scratch anyway.
You are being too critical of your own work Anastasia! Thank you soooo much for sharing this with us! I've considered trying these so many times but I really think I'll just stick to sculpting... There are too many things that can (and do) seem to go wrong, and they're just not worth the headache! 💜
I think since you know and have achieved such excellent standards that this nail set is disheartening to you. Really for no fault of your own. If you had been aware of what the tips would do you would've started over from the beginning. Now you have shown many people a very valuable lesson in time. Thank you for that!
It's not easy to showcase our not-so-great moments, but you bravely shared your experience which makes you so relatable. I appreciate your vulnerability and sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. I personally think they look great! Keep up the great work.
Everyone makes mistakes. It is nice to know that you can make mistakes too. You are to hard on yourself. They are beautiful nails. Thank you for sharing this with us. Stay safe and healthy.
I've had experience with apres nails and I've noticed it's always been easier to use acetone because they basically melt. I've never drilled them because I don't think they are meant to be drilled. but I also understand that she wants a refill 👍
I agree! I use my e-file to remove color only and then hand file the rest for fills. It's not worth the effort if there's more than a little lifting on any nails, though.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! I was preparing myself for something awful... Girl these look so good! I can see a tiny bit right where the free edge starts off of the finger is a tab bit thick but I'm not sure I would go as far as to even call them "thick"! They look so good and I bet you the client didn't even notice! Thank you again for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️
She never even called them thick and they are not thick. She ment that they are wide and she is totally right, they are wide, but it's not that horrible
I like listening to you explain your process. I'm just a beginner doing my own nails at home and friends and family. You have given me some great advice that I have benefited from. Thanks for the wisdom😊
Thanks for sharing your worst. I don't know why you say that it's your worst, it's a good one. Thank you. Keep them coming you have taught me a lot. Kim
The nails still look lovely 💕👌🏽 but because you know the standard of how you work you find this infill unacceptable . As nail techs we can be very critical of our work but you will find that the client if knows your work well enough will still say the nails are fine 💕. Its nice that you shared the video . Not everything goes to plan all the time and everyday we learn 💕.
Thank you for sharing it!! You’re so right it’s so helpful to see “imperfect” application and services.. can’t learn much when all there is to see is easy clients with perfect natural nails and flawless product.. I appreciate you 💕
Thank you for sharing your experience. And yes! I have does sets that I hate! But usually my customer doesn't even notice the flaws that I am super critical about.
Hard to share the oops's always. I have several styles of Apres and have never had this type of experience when filling - and I fill with gel, but all of mine are Sculpted type. As you said, maybe losing as much of the thickness as you did to do all the correction you needed to. Thank-you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you for sharing this! I do see the difference between the new nail and infilled nails. I don't know any better than to soak off and do a new set. Après says it's not meant to infill. Of course you could try though! I do prefer new myself as they are perfectly shaped and balanced that way. Learning new things every day!
Those tips are beautiful but they are hard to work with when it’s time to fill them. I’m happy to know I’m not the only one who has had a hard shaping them. They do seem to spread and look wider after curing and filing its as easy because the shape get worst and even starts to look crooked if not careful.
I am two years late buttt I loveeee watching your old and recent videos!! I still consider myself a “new nail technician” have been trying to find what I’m good at for the past two years and I think Gel has been the best route for me so far so seeing any mistakes or seeing new techniques makes me so happy! Loved the set didn’t see anything wrong so thank you for still sharing this video!! Definitely helps!! 💕💕💕
Many of us learn also from "what not to do " videos too so please always post!!!💜💖💜 personally I'm glad you did! If you couldn't infill effectively n to your standards then they aren't for me! I think you did awesome for what it is. Many would love to wear any set from you! Including me!!!! Thanks for sharing 💜💖💜I use both potted and bottled gels...bottled are easier for me to store without spilling...pots easier to reach the gel with my own brush (as I rarely use the provided one, just what I'm used to working with ). I have a few of both experimenting with which I prefer for which occasion. thanks for sharing 💜💖💜
Thank you for sharing, it's so hard when you don't like the end result. 😔 Your worst looks a lot like my best at the moment though! 😂😂 I'll keep practising 🤣🤣😭😭
I am not a fan of that system. I bought the enailcoture ones, and even though they're amazing, I still prefer sculpted nails in terms of strength and longevity. I had lots of liftings within the first 10 days and decided to remove them immediately. Also, I never ever have liftings with regular builder gel.
Really? Did you use enailcouture gel? I have an apres set on now week 6 I’m taking them off tomorrow because they’re starting to get so off balance they are bending my natural nail. No lifting at all. I was actually trying to tear them off lol but they wouldn’t budge! I think that’s so crazy I’ve never had acrylic or dip stay on this well this long
I've had mine from enailcouture on now for 31 days. No lifting at all. I liked them so much, I ordered more of the same xxl stiletto, coffin in clear and nude, and oval.
I don’t see how people can wear any of those systems for more than two weeks. Maybe now in isolation but they always end up bending on my hands . I wouldn’t say I’m too hard on my hands either. If I put something over the top it’s a little better but then what’s the point of doing them if I still have to shape
Very educational! Your work is always very great and it's good to know that I'm not the only one who had this issue as well! They still came out beautiful 💕
They turned out fine!👍❤ I was tempted to buy some of these and decided against it. I feel if I learn how to sculpt, shape and file myself it's a bigger accomplishment for me as a DIY'R. I like the challenge and must say to all the Nail Pros out there, my hat is off to you! Please stay healthy!👍❤
1st of all,they're not as bad as u probably feel they are. 2nd- I used to teach people how to train horses with problems & bad behavior & I can say with 100% certainty that knowing what NOT to do is more than half the battle.😉 That being said,thank you so much for posting this video. I can only speak for myself,but I found it to be very informative. Thanks for sharing. 💗
@@Nailcou its important to show your mistakes as well as success, best way to learn and it makes you a more reliable source for information knowing you are honest.
Thank you for posting this video it always helps to see other people having issues with a product because we as nail techs and even novice people may be running into the same problem and to see a professional handle it like everybody else is said we learn from our mistakes and it's difficult when you products come out and you don't know exactly how they're going to behave it's it's good to see a teacher having an issue and solving the shield and being able to give that to students
The gel apres provides is very soft and rubbery. Like a gel polish consistency rather than an extension gel. You could do infill if you use a different extension gel but definitely not with the one they provided
I did an infill on full cover tips like this. I noticed the same problem with the c curve flattening out and looking wide. It's much better to start fresh.
I work with the Apres Gel X system a ton (I offer it as an express service and have used them on myself since they first launched) and I've done lots of successful fills with them but they are so soft to file (especially once you get down to just the extend gel, that gel is soft and gummy af) that they can be really fussy to fill and they soak off so fast compared to any other extension product that it's honestly much faster to soak them off than to file them off or fill them. At this point I only fill them if the client has no lifting and originally came to me with bad damage that needs to grow out entirely protected, in those cases I use a tougher hard gel base layer (usually Light Elegance) under the gel X extensions for extra protection from the file.
I’ve been using another brand of full cover for about 9 months now and I find if there is any lifting I need to remove the whole nail. They just don’t file down well IMHO. I do fills all the time but only on the nails that haven’t got any lifting which is usually most of them. I’m really hard on my nails and have been using a poly gel to attach and I seem to get better results on myself this way since they are very strong 💪 with no lifting. But I thank you for your willingness to show us that we aren’t the only ones critical of our own process!! Love love love ❤️ your videos Anastasia you are really patient and explain things really well. Hope your staying safe and above all healthy!! 💕💕💕💕💕
They look fine . For me though , I feel like systems like this are no more different than full glue on nails. The only difference would be using gel as the glue . These systems result in nails with no structure or apex .... a flat nail . No one needs any skill to glue on these type of nails .... like per say , sculpting nails with a paper form and product .
they have pre-sculptured nails so it has a full apex they also have them short long, box, square, round, oval, stiletto. funny you say glue but i like to think of the gel as a glue, i have used all kinds of nails and i have to say the systems go as press on nails being easiest to last then apex nails then acrylic then gel for me. reason press ons are last and easiest is because they don't have a structure or apex, where as apex nails do and are not flat at all.
. Denisejohn65 - Nail Ed sounds more like a user error. They are structured with more of a c-curve that runs down the whole tip. As far as the apex goes, that’s normally an issue if you’re pressing them down too much/flat. I feel their “sculpted” ones tend to have a deeper c curve and there’s more space in between the tip and natural nail to sort of do a reverse apex where you just have to fill in that gap which fills the apex, if that makes sense? Idk, I’ve done them on quite a few clients and they didn’t have issues with them snapping off. You get 2 fills or so before you have to do a rebalance
Thank you for sharing this video! I was also struggling with Ares’ nails but I thought it was my lack of expertise. I had a terrible time removing any product from my nails on top and through them. I even thought at one point, is the drill bit sliding on them and not penetrating? I was using a coarse drill bit. Perhaps easier had I just soaked off. But I was already too invested to start over plus sheer determination. They also looked worse when I got down to them. Thanks again for sharing! I love all your videos. Very informative, educational plus you’re adorable watching. 💕
Scleroderma Smarter Right. It’s supposed to be a 100% soak off system each time. I’ve had them for up to 5 weeks and only then was there some lift age.
Meaghan Lamm mine last from 6/8 weeks with one fill and I’m super hard on my nails and use the XXL 123 go from enailcouture they are amazing. I put them on with a polygel or similar or soufflé gel from same company and they never lift in fact when I soak off it takes longer than doing a full set.
Emily Bacon what is the point of your response? My comment is about how people can go 6-8 weeks without any nails popping off not about how much it costs.
When I have to remove nails with this problem I get very nervous 😅 that I started sweating so I rather remove them and not just that , i spend too much time filling .🌹
Yes I experience the same. Some clients can be very naughty and it takes some time to educate them not to pick and bite. Especially when they come to me with bitten natural nails I know they are going to go after the new nails like a pit bull goes after a new chew toy, lol.
It was really interesting to see that these tip lost their inner c-curve when all the surrounding structure was gone😉 Don't be so hard on yourself.😘 You can see from all of these comments that you did a great job!👍I know after learning from the best teacher how important a good c-curve is and I want to scream it from the rooftops😉😁😅 But almost every client are more than happy with a result like this👍😘 Otherwise I have only done easy infills with no lifting on max's forms and that went fine. And I usually like to use my regular gel pots for most of my work. But if I am doing a simple infill with no additional problems I often turn to a gel in a bottle. Thanks you so much for sharing this video sweetie!😘 We all learned so much from this😁👍👏😘💖💖💖
Thanx for sharing an being so honest. I did a fill with gel x for my daughter an omg it’s ti much work. The gel x as u said has its shape ❤ an structure so once u remove it it totally changes it all. It’s best to do a new set definitely.
Thank you for sharing. Seeing other people have issues helps tremendously with my learning for sure.. I get so stuck on my mistakes that i lose sleep!!
Great video! Thank you I use Young Nails Fiber Gel to adhere these Apres Nails and I get 3 weeks before I rebalance and they still keep the shape but after 5 weeks I have to do a new set.
Hi Anastasia. The truth is that for me they were beautiful!!! Painted, no defects visible. Now I ask you: is it worth spending so much time refilling, leaking and so on when you would spend less making a new set? I'm new to this nail thing that's why my doubt.
We all have bad day from time to time ,I find when I’m having a bad day I’m even more critical of my work which doesn’t help..I’m sure your client still loved them , and did not even notice the difference , being a nail tec we become perfectionist because we see all the nails together and want them to all match perfectly ,
I appreciate your honesty and I think your being much harder on yourself that you need too, I still think they look nice. But I have also come to the same conclusion I do not fill apre, I just soak off and new set
I think they look good. Don't be so hard on yourself. I just used full nails off Amazon and they have kept the c curve great. I had one with an air bubble that I had to remove part of the nail (on myself). They held up great and still are great.
I just had the same issue and wound up having to start over with polygel and still hating the results. Just like you, I was going to never reveal my struggles but decided instead to do it because I am not perfect or a pro.
We really do need to know the good the bad N the ugly stuff about nails! So really cool to post it tell us what will happen so not to do it right x so thank you . What we do for experiments lol 😂
Does anybody find it satisfying when she drills off some of the nail? And omg girlllllll I love your accent 😀 and your nails are fine girl you did great. If I were that client I would be so blessed having my nails done
Wow you can tell you are such a pro, because they look really good to me! I get it though, I’m also anal retentive about my nails lol. SO happy I found your channel, absolutely loving your videos girl!!
You can actually pinch them by heating them a little and letting them cool in the pinching tool. I'm not a nail tech but got this tip from a hair client of mine who is a nail tech 😊
I think your being too hard on yourself I bet the client didn't even know.... The colour was lovely and we all learn I too tried infill like this but I think that appre nails are great for thr short time wearer but I like my sculpted hard gel (pinched) I also like to Infill with B.I.B. Keep smiling I learn something fron you every week and I think your work is beautiful 👍
My gosh! They look awesome! But I do understand that when you know you are good and sometimes things don’t go the way you want you can be harsh on yourself! Again they look beautiful !
I just started using the Apres Gel-X System and I don't see any reason to do infills, maybe once with acrylic but no more than that. I prefer this system I believe it's faster and easier on clients.
I am just learning nails and my first set i tried on me i didn't like though everyone said it looked good. your work is amazing. I think though we are perfectionist when we work on others nails.
