I’ve never had my nails done before. Well, I have but it was just for the girl’s practical exam as she was attending a course and needed to the hands of several girls for her exam. Anyway, on Tuesday afternoon I went over to my aunt’s new salon to get acrylics done, free of charge.
It was nice. Having my nails done, that is… But afterwards I regretted it. I doubt that my aunt had done them properly because about an hour or so after leaving her salon, the acrylics started to lift from a couple of my fingernails. They weren’t even done properly as near my cuticle, the acrylic was put on too far or right onto my cuticle…
Yesterday they started lifting more and have been coming off one by one. The first two snapped off when I was pulling my bed to get something that had rolled far underneath it. And it hurt when that happened but after that the others just lifted so much that they just came off. Less than an hour ago had the last acrylic come off. Now I’m left with my damaged natural nails.
Hopefully tomorrow I can hopefully buy something to apply onto my nails to strengthen and nourish them because they are thinner than before and look terrible.
Oh and when I can afford to, I’m going to a reputable salon to get my nails done properly.
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i hate doing my nails, i just paint them, eff that acrylic shit! can’t believe it’s coming off after less than a day! that’s not good.
saha added these pithy words on
Nov 02 07 at
5:56 am
I’ve had acrylics before and it took them until after 2 fills (probably about a month) before they started lifting! Did they file your nails down before putting the acrylics on? A lot of places still do that, and it’s completely unnecessary and really damages your nails. Invest in a good cuticle cream, get some Biotin, and just pamper those babies.
Tashina added these pithy words on
Nov 03 07 at
9:31 am
That sucks if your nails are damaged and they just popped off. My beauty school friend did mine for my birthday and they only lasted 3 days, but when they did pop off my nails were still healthy underneath. If they were on firmly enough to damage your nails you would think they would stay in place.
Still, it seems kind of bratty to complain about something done for free. I doubt she did them shitty on purpose.
J added these pithy words on
Nov 04 07 at
4:29 am
[quote comment="3273"]Did they file your nails down before putting the acrylics on? A lot of places still do that, and it’s completely unnecessary and really damages your nails.[/quote]
Yeah, she filed my nails down and said she forgot to use the something pen before applying the acrylic onto my nails. I don’t remember what she called that “pen” but she did say it helps the acrylic to stick…?[quote comment="3281"]Still, it seems kind of bratty to complain about something done for free. I doubt she did them shitty on purpose.[/quote]I am a brat. And I never said that my aunt had done a bad job on purpose, only that I doubt she had done them properly… I don’t know what proper acrylics should look and be like anyway. LOL!
Randi added these pithy words on
Nov 04 07 at
4:33 pm
Ahhh, well, at least she realized her mistake.
Hopefully they’ll last longer if you get them done there again. I’ve only ever had mine done at one place, and they filed them sooo thin. I didn’t know any better at the time and thought that was normal. But, apparently you can request that they either do minimal filling or not file your nails at all. I’m not sure if it makes much of a difference when it comes to the life of the acrylics though.
And, hey, even free services should still be decent. But, like I said, at least she realized her mistake instead of it just being because of low quality work.
Tashina added these pithy words on
Nov 05 07 at
7:36 am
