Gel manicure advice

[Bejazzled]

Does anyone else suffer from really painful skin around their nails after a gel manicure? I’m not sure if it’s my nail tech being rough or just not careful enough with the filing part of the gel removal. I’ve been going to her for years and there’s always at least one or two finger that end up bleeding :(

That’s really bad! I sometimes get a little scuff from them filing but I get BIAB so they have to use really coarse files. And even then it’s only every second or third session I’ll get this. And never as bad as what you have there!!

I've never had this.

Wtf! Maybe once or twice my nail techs have caught my skin, but NEVER that bad

why don’t you try someone else for a while and see. FWIW, I don’t think she’s done a good job anyway, the shape is a bit odd and the polish application is wonky.

My nails are getting done again on Monday, so this is as grown out as they get but you can see the application is smoother, and the shape is more even.

vote with your feet… or hands 😂😂

Same, BIAB and very rough files. Some fingers get a scuff which isn’t a problem but this is SORE.

That looks like filing issues. I did this to myself the first time I did my own, but not as bad.

I was expecting to see dermatitis but that’s just negligence. Change nail tech immediately!

Change your nail person. That is shocking.

I think you’re right. I just needed to hear it. Your nails are lovely.

I just have shellac… I’ll try to remember to ask my tech on Monday if it’s more likely to scuff.

Thanks love! 🥰 I box too, so these are strong enough

im a bit ignorant when it comes to the difference between BIAB and normal shellac, but if its just strength, this stuff is pretty good, I did tough mudder a couple of weeks ago, deftly did the nails the day before, and all the nail tech did was take them a bit shorter and adding a strengthening layer. This is Kirsty Meakin Chezza, it’s such a pretty coral colour, have it on my toes too

go and see some other people and see how that goes.

do please let us know how you get on? 😊

Right, I had the nails done again on Monday, and I asked my nail tech about this.

(you probably know this already, I didn’t so apologies if the case)

BIAB do make a soluble version; one that can be removed with acetone/remover, but the one you clearly have isn’t soluble and needs to be filed off.

there is NO reason why you’re being damaged every time, yes brand new files are sharp but they can be properly prepared to take the bite out of them.

, I’ve been caught once or twice by an edge here and there. Feet mostly, my toes are meatier than my fingers.

now.. as I said, I have shellac, this is soluble so comes off with a bit of light filing, then soaking in acetone. I also had a strengthening layer added the week I participated in Tough Mudder, and they held up beautifully.

is there a particular reason you’re using BIAB? Could you not switch to shellac? Or at least find someone that uses soluble BIAB?

in any event, your nail tech isn’t competent with a file - manual or electric - you do need to find someone else. The change will be stark, what’s happening to you literally shouldn’t ever happen, and definitely not routinely.

Nail tax attached 😂 Kirsty Meakin Savage