There are three main reasons to look after your gel nails properly:
- Your nail health. If you regularly do bad things to them as listed below, it can compromise your nail health and even result in permanent damage.
- They will look better for longer. No one likes chipped nails.. Especially when own name is attached to them! Please follow the guidelines below to ensure your nails are always looking their best.
- Infill cost and financial/time factors. If you look after your nails well, you won’t need to come in as frequently or for extended infill appointments, which will save you money. With proper care, our nails can last as long as 6-8 weeks on some clients.
DO
- Treat your nails like jewels, not tools.
- Wear gloves when you do your household work.
- Use a spoon for opening soft drink cans.
- Test your hold when lifting heavy objects.
- If you decide you want to remove your artificial nails, please do not pick them off.
- After you shower, gently push back your cuticles with a cuticle pusher or your towel.
- Use the file provided to gently remove some length each week to avoid them becoming too long and top heavy
- Let us know if you have any concerns or questions – we’re always happy to help!
DON’T
- Pick your nails off!
- Use products containing vaseline or mineral oil
- Glue down any lifted areas
- Let water or moisture sit around your nails for excessive periods of time
Why Use Cuticle Oil?
- Have you ever experienced that curling up thing at your free edge? Generally this is due to the nail plate no longer receiving oil and moisture from the nail bed. When your dried out plate comes in contact with water or moisture, it sucks up, making the plate expand. The plate then dries out and contracts. The plate then begins peeling and loses it shape, pulling away from the product that it’s attached to.
- Cuticle Oil will shrink back your ‘cuticle’ making it more soft and supple and help to prevent hangnails.
- It plasticises the enhancement. Not using oil on nails is similar to not having shocks on your car, every impact is amplified which makes the product more prone to form cracks or break. Cuticle Oil is designed to penetrate through the enhancement to act as a shock absorber.
Stay away from Mineral Oil, Vaseline, and products containing Mineral Oil!
- These are petro-chemicals, synthesised from crude oil. They are not absorbed into the skin to replace lost moisture, but instead, sit on top of the skin and leave you feeling greasy. Petroleum based products may even leech more moisture OUT of your skin, contributing to dryness!
- Lotions are good for skin, but even the best lotions will not replace moisture as effectively as a good botanical oil. So don’t forget to use it! It only takes a few seconds a day and will protect the investment you made in your nails like no other home care product!
Infills
If you wish to maintain your nails, usually between 2-4 weeks, you will require infills. Timing depends on factors such as:
- How fast your own nails grow (they also grow faster in summer than winter)
- How you treat them
- If you have an event or function you would like the colour or style changed for
Before you come for your next infill:
- It’s wise to book in advance – particularly for evening bookings – these times are most popular and can book out months in advance.