Pam, Airbrush on natural nail and then proceed with the Shellac base, sheer color (Negligee for example) and then the top coat.
I used to use an airbrush machine years ago, I have not tried it this way but I'm almost sure it would work... Arpi Sekeryan Nails O Naturel On Jun 29, 2011, at 10:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Teks, > I had a bride request a Shellac French Manicure today. She had her own > natural nails which were a decent length. I sculpted a tip on one nail that > was shorter. I have been doing quite a few Shellac French Manicures lately > and felt pretty confident that it would turn out nice. I did a base coat, a > coat of sheer pink, then carefully painted on the white making sure that the > white covered completely, while keeping the application thin, and making > each nail match the rest in shape and contour of the white. Ms Bride didn't > like the results. :-( She asked me if I would put another coat of white > on, I couldn't see how that would help. The white WAS covering correctly, > I'm sure she was thinking about how it looks when it is airbrushed instead of > painted on. I ended up putting a base coat OVER the shellac, then airbrushed > white on, and put a top coat on. I wasn't thrilled about the extra work, or > the outcome. I'm not sure it looked that much better than just the shellac. > I've tried airbrushing on a natural nail, and the putting shellac over the > airbrushing, but it doesn't last very long. Any ideas here? I like > airbrushing better also! It takes WAY less time than painting each and every > nail, and it looks WAY better too! > Wah! > Pam > Nail Designs > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
