Acrylic nails for a 14 year old

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Just need some advice regarding acrylics
My 14 year old wants them as a birthday treat but I'm worried about the nail damage just wondering if anyone has had them done for anyone around that age and if they are worth it
Thanks in advance

My Dd had acrylics when she was 14. I was nervous about it too. She's not allowed nail varnish at school, so she's only had them done about 3 times to coincide with long school holidays. Her nails are fine. Probably because it's not a regular thing.

Thanks

Ruins your nails in the long run but once or twice won't hurt

Thanks I've already told her but u know teenage girls all her friends have them and according to them nail damage is rare cba to argue anymore with her

My DD is 14 (her school doesn't allow false nails or coloured polish)

She had acrylics in the summer holidays- they are a longer term than stick on nails commitment.
She had infills 3 times (they grow different rates but average 2-3 weeks) and repainted.

Pricewise £20-£25 for the first lot then IIRC £15 to infill/paint.

Once they came off, her nails were fragile even though they were removed properly.
She's using nail strengthener now (and yes she wants them done next summer)

You'll need to search to find somewhere that will do nails on a 14yo (a lot of places I looked at/phoned were 16+ or had rubbish reviews). I had to go with her.

And be prepared for "Mum can you fasten my earrings/undo my laces knots/ open this"

And lots of posters will tell you they look cheap'n'tacky on a 14yo. Depends on the style,colour and how well they're done.
Not my taste but DD loves them and yes, they did look nice.

Thank u ladies
She wants these in Christmas holidays because they aren't allowed at school, any other type of nails that are more temporary
Suggestions will be much appreciated
I've been ringing around and prices ranging from £25-£40 and parental consent forms have to be signed by the ones that do them
Still in 2 minds about it and would prefer something that will only last 2 weeks maximum

What about a set of gel nails?

Gel nails, acrylics and hard gel all involve buffing. I'd avoid all three until 16.

Properly applied and removed extensions don't damage nails. You soak off in nourishing remover and they come away. There shouldn't be any scraping with an orange stick or more buffing of the nail plate needed.

A whole new set should be at least £40.

A lot of nail techs won't even do shellac on under 16s. It's polish only & IBX strengthening treatments. Polish wears better over IBX. The woman who invented it has beautiful long nails after years of acrylics due to thin nails, she only needs polish now and her nails are perfect.

If she is is taught how to use solar or Dadi oil now, file with the correct grit file and not to buff at home she'll have lovely nails anyway.

If they stop her doing something - she goes without that something. Might teach a lesson!

TBH, it would be a flat no from me. I'm not keen on the idea of a 14yo with immature nail plates having buffing.

How about a normal manicure with coat of vinylux polish, and you buy her a bottle of solar oil to paint on daily for strong nails?. Vinylux polish lasts 7 days.

I agree, a bit too young for this yet imo. As said above, manicure and polish should do the trick.

I think they look great, but they are a lot of maintenance.

I think this is one of the things I would try very hard not to let my daughter do. I have had acrylics on and off since I was 15 and as a result my nails are knackered.

I haven't had them on in a while now and I'm only just starting to get my nails back in a decent shape.

I'm not sure about acrylics on a teenager - couldn't you compromise on a professional manicure with normal polish?

Fluffycloud
'Should be at least £40'
You don't even know where the op lives!
The price varies greatly. Just don't go anywhere that drills the natural nail bed.

special my DD helped me with the guinea-pigs feeding /cleaning/cuddling/claw clipping , it was random fiddly things (like pulling the backs off her earrings) that foxed her.
Any suggestion that she went without would have resulted in me being prodded in the spleen with her fearsome nails

On my part it was envy that she had 6 weeks admiring her fingertips (while I serfed away at work) and had to sit in the salon watching her when she went.

The price varies with the quality of product used. Your going to pay £40min for a set of decent nails using a high quality system in a clean salon.

It's an hour at least for a full new set. If a salon can operate for less per hour where are they economising?. Hygiene? Quality of product? Training?.

It's not cheap to sit there for an hour using quality products.

You get what you pay for with nails. No one cares why nails are cheap until damage is done.

Not true.
It depends where you are in the country.
Competition winning CND master tech in an immaculate salon near here is £32 for a full set. Takes industry standard 1.5 hours.
I don't think just telling the op to spend a lot is the answer. There's much make to it- avoid NSS, drills on the natural nail and MMA.
money doesn't always buy quality. Some of the best nail techs shouldn't be thought of as bad because they charge competitively.

*more not make

What about shellac? Lasts 2 weeks, no buffing the nail, easy to remove (compared to gel IME). Just emphasise not to peel it off, I did weaken my nails doing that.

Thanks ladies , she's changed her mind, thank God and said she would rather keep the money and buy her own nail kits and do them herself now, all that stressing for nothing but I'm glad ,
Thank u all for your input, it's much appreciated

So she's just going to paint her nails with normal polish?
Is that what you mean by nail kit?

Yep nail polish kit just glad she changed her mind herself

Hopefully she won't get a home nail kit for acrylics.
my DD is hankering after another trip to the salon (but she knows she'll need to wait till Summer) she bought a kit ( without my knowledge) put them on.........they looked shit.

She does wear regular false nails (they don't last long TBH) but she shapes the nails, paints and applies. They look good.
The acrylics were all weirdy shapes, stuck upwards at the ends, looked awaful.
And a nightmare to remove (I told her she could use my ££ remover, but if the school made her remove them they'd sent her home and she'd need to cut them off and hack at them with acetone)
Right way is warm the remover over a hot water container, the acetone in a small bowl, and wrap the cotton pads in foil.

little madam