Hi All! I'm new here and I really need your expertise. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
SO...I've always been a fan of regular manis with occasional acrylics but I recently got into gels. In the past two-ish months, I've gotten four color changes. Basically, every two weeks I'd get a new set. I'd ask for a fill but they'd remove the gel and reapply each time. So here are my questions:
1) Is there no such thing as a fill for gel nails? If there is, what is included in the process? Do they keep or reapply the exact color or nail art you had on prior?
2) Is it possible to request a color change without having to get a new set done?
3) Is it okay to file the free edges if the technician left them too sharp?
I'm confused mainly because I can't seem to tell a difference between a full set and a fill appointment.
So the first set of gels I ever got was in burgundy. Two weeks later, I wanted to get french nails. My nail technician told me I needed a new set (gel completely removed and reapplied) because the shade I had on was too dark, which made sense to me. I got a new set in nude pink french. In two weeks, I made an appointment for a fill.
When I went in, they asked if I wanted my nails to be shorter, to which I replied, "sure". I got my nails trimmed, cotton pads on my nails, and before I knew it, my nails were being scraped again. Scraped then filed. I asked if this was a fill. They nodded and asked if I wanted to try new colors, so I picked out some new colors for my french nails. The process was exactly the same as when they did the removal and reapplication.
I left there so confused but left it alone. Two weeks later (few days ago), I made another appointment for a gel french nail fill. This time, I made it more clear that I wanted a fill for gel french nail and to keep the same design and/or color. As you can imagine, the same process all over again. I had cotton pads and was asked to soak my nails again, so that they could scrape and file off my gel. They offered to switch colors around on my fingers while they were reapplying (thus the 4th color change).
My nails are so fragile from all the scraping and filing. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. Is there no such thing as a gel nail fill? What am I saying wrong? I didn't really ask for a color change but ended up getting them because they had already completely removed and reapplied the gel anyways. Each appointment took about 1.5 hours. I'm not sure if that's normal for a fill either.
Anyways I'm hoping to get an answer before my next "fill"... Many thanks in advance!
SO...I've always been a fan of regular manis with occasional acrylics but I recently got into gels. In the past two-ish months, I've gotten four color changes. Basically, every two weeks I'd get a new set. I'd ask for a fill but they'd remove the gel and reapply each time. So here are my questions:
1) Is there no such thing as a fill for gel nails? If there is, what is included in the process? Do they keep or reapply the exact color or nail art you had on prior?
2) Is it possible to request a color change without having to get a new set done?
3) Is it okay to file the free edges if the technician left them too sharp?
I'm confused mainly because I can't seem to tell a difference between a full set and a fill appointment.
So the first set of gels I ever got was in burgundy. Two weeks later, I wanted to get french nails. My nail technician told me I needed a new set (gel completely removed and reapplied) because the shade I had on was too dark, which made sense to me. I got a new set in nude pink french. In two weeks, I made an appointment for a fill.
When I went in, they asked if I wanted my nails to be shorter, to which I replied, "sure". I got my nails trimmed, cotton pads on my nails, and before I knew it, my nails were being scraped again. Scraped then filed. I asked if this was a fill. They nodded and asked if I wanted to try new colors, so I picked out some new colors for my french nails. The process was exactly the same as when they did the removal and reapplication.
I left there so confused but left it alone. Two weeks later (few days ago), I made another appointment for a gel french nail fill. This time, I made it more clear that I wanted a fill for gel french nail and to keep the same design and/or color. As you can imagine, the same process all over again. I had cotton pads and was asked to soak my nails again, so that they could scrape and file off my gel. They offered to switch colors around on my fingers while they were reapplying (thus the 4th color change).
My nails are so fragile from all the scraping and filing. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. Is there no such thing as a gel nail fill? What am I saying wrong? I didn't really ask for a color change but ended up getting them because they had already completely removed and reapplied the gel anyways. Each appointment took about 1.5 hours. I'm not sure if that's normal for a fill either.
Anyways I'm hoping to get an answer before my next "fill"... Many thanks in advance!
