Hey queens, writing to you today because I NEED to talk about this post a fellow “beauty blogger” threw up a few weeks back allllll about nail care/getting your nails done. (She was a former nail tech!)
The entire post is about the entire process of getting a gel and/or “regular” manicure. She talks a lot about all the myths that come along with getting your nails done, and I have a whole experience I can share on my end! I’ve had my nails professionally done a total of two times. It’s been recently! So don’t think I tried once when I was 16 and hated it or something. Right now I am completely nail-ked (naked, ha, get the joke? ….anyways) and here’s the whole reason why:
I love the girl I go see for my nails. She is so sassy, kind, and downright personable. Her name is Yaniz and she always asks me to call her Yankee. Cute, right? Anyways, the first time I ever had my nails done was with her and she was so excited because she loved how I was so curious about how everything even works. Since I was an acrylic virgin, she spent a bit of time cleaning up my natural nails and making them ready to go for the full set. She explained to me, in depth, of what exactly she was doing each step which I found the coolest thing. I’m a geek, I know.
Here’s a pic of those baby things:
They were real cute and a soft nude color which I loved. The only sad thing is they really only lasted about 10 days total. I went about a week before I scheduled another appointment and she actually asked about how long they lasted.
It was so cool to see that she genuinely cared about the fact that they didn’t last that long, and said that she had gotten that feedback from other girls as well. She said she was going to try a different bonding solution this time!
This is the final result:
These bad boys lasted for weeeeeeeeeeeeks, but GIRL IF THEY WRECKED MY NAILS? Unfortunately (or fortunately, I don’t know,) having these nails on for about 3 weeks did an absolute number on my real nails.
I have a feeling it’s because I had never experienced fake nails being on for so long, so having my natural nails be so thin made me nervous.
On my left thumbnail, when I went to remove the remaining nails that were not already popped off (from various activities,) my entire damn nail just about ripped off. It’s hard to describe in words, and I am NOT showing y’all a picture, but when I tell you my nail is a little messed up right now….yeah…
Do I think this was Yankee’s fault? Absolutely not. I think that there definitely was a possibility of having my natural nail underneath be too frail when I bumped that nail, causing the tear to happen or something like that.
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT: I fully believe that, if treated correctly, acrylic (fake nails) won’t necessarily “wreck” your natural nails underneath. I’m agreeing with my girl Munchkin.
I made my nail appointment for next week, lol.
Kiss and Makeup? 
The thin natural nail would kill me. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do acrylics!
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Hi there! First off, thank you for mentioning me in your post! You’ve made my day! I actually took a break from posting for a while and it was just nice to see someone still checking my blog.
I’ll tell you the truth: some people’s nails JUST POP OFF. Sometimes we nail techs can’t have an explanation for it. But for the salon I worked at, any problem before a week, it can be fixed right away. Since you’re new at getting fake nails, it doesn’t hurt to try another nail tech. You try all kinds of people before you find the right one—right shape,
EXACTLY what you want, and NO POPPING OFF. Where I worked, many people were hard on the nail techs because it’s not a cheap service. They have high expectations for the nails to last.
If you have any nail-related questions, just give me a shout! I’d be more than happy to give you/make a blogpost for an answer. Much love,
Munchkin ♡
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