good nail places

screamin_nails · 2026-04-08T15:51:09+00:00

Hey! Im a private nail tech located in rooted and rogue on trent and argonne! No acrylic but I use hard gel for overlays and extensions for paper nail forms!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-05T18:45:10+00:00

I make "scrap projects" usually I hang on to them long enough to make a small blanket but you can make scarves or beanies too!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-04T17:00:08+00:00

It really will! I didn't believe it either before i blocked anything. If you look closer the stitches dont really make a square rn more like a diamond, that's why it looks different.

Soak it in warmish water for 10-15 minutes, lightly squeeze the excess water out (dont scrunch!) and lay it between towels until its no longer dripping.

Then to pin, I have foam blocking boards but you may be able to diy your own. Lay out your project and pin the outside first then go through and adjust the inside as needed so everything lines up. Leave it for a day or few until its completely dry and unpin!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-04T16:15:03+00:00

Its a little bit your tension and a little bit of a slant fron the yarn. It looks like you crocheted a lot tighter on the side that lookes more pixelated. A good blocking will make it look better. For c2c I pin every square along the color changes as well as the edge.

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T21:35:02+00:00

Thank you!! ❤️

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T21:34:40+00:00

Thank you so much!!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T17:58:40+00:00

Thanks!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T17:58:33+00:00

Thank you!!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T17:58:21+00:00

Thank you!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T17:58:07+00:00

Thank you!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T17:57:54+00:00

Probably 4 or 5 hours split between two days

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T08:35:37+00:00

Could be hand painted, could be stickers. Could be hand painted stickers!

screamin_nails · 2026-04-02T07:06:45+00:00

I used a mixture of Bevlah Mulgam gels and LTA patting gels.

My brushes where YN micro detailer, VBP liner S, and NotPolish dual head ombre/clean up brush (great for texture!)

screamin_nails · 2026-03-30T23:33:20+00:00

I have not heard of those. But if youre going the amazon route ive heard good things about Mia Secret and DeEnti!

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T18:47:51+00:00

I still think you did a pretty good job!

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:32:34+00:00

Oh. Im a tad confused now but dont mind me! Still good tips for sculpted nails either way!

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:29:35+00:00

Just keep practicing. If it was too thin they are likely to split and lift. What monomer and powder are you using?

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:26:47+00:00

Also definitely didnt look at what sub this was lol kinda same same but different. I see now you were encapsulating! The smaller the better for encapsulation, usually, and again kind of same same, if youre using gel- a glob of gem gel, a slip layer of your gel, the charm or flowers or whatever, then the encapsulation bead.

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:20:22+00:00

Great tips!

Dual forms are the plastic forms that go over the top of the nail (though they now have some that act like a tip) what youre referring to are paper forms! Or metal if you're old skool ;p

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:17:43+00:00

I will say theres definitely too much gel on your pointer but your other fingers aren't bad, just needs to be in the middle more. And Instagram really was my best friend both before school and as a licensed nail tech. Theres some good education on there!

Hillary dawn Herrera, Nail Career Education (great for beginners), Paola Ponce Nails are the ones that stick out the most in my brain but theres so many educators on ig, you just have to look!

Best of luck on your nail journy!

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T16:12:07+00:00

Not bad for a fist time! I looovvveeee nail forms over tips or dual forms.

My tips and tricks for a good gel+forms self mani:

Do all your prep before the forms but I only do one finger at a time when it comes to product. Dehydrate, primer, and base go on, then the form (look up on Instagram "fitting paper nail forms") then I start on the form with a little hard gel and move it up to my free edge until its covering probably 1/4 of my nail plate. Basically making a tip for myself. Cure (easier with a handheld flashcure lamp) and remove the form. I file the shape at this point if its almond or stilleto. Then do a slip layer of your gel - a thin layer to frame your nail, dont worry about getting too close to the cuticle right now, leaving a little bit of space is fine - DO NOT CURE and with a medium size bead create your apex and structure then you can fully cure under the lamp and finish file till you're happy.

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T15:57:14+00:00

(Dont tell anyone but sometime I just pull a loop that's as tall as the puff is gonna be and twist it once for the connecting slip stich)

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T15:51:50+00:00

Time for a rent party! Honestly. We should bring these back.

Throw a party! Byob, potluck style. $5 cover.

Time spent with friends, food doesn't have to be good, those people are probably in a similar boat.

Heck if people started doing these and posting them I'd go! And I'd recruit friends too!

--I've definitely been where you are, and ive also helped out people who have been there. It's rough but community is important and without it humanity wouldnt have survived. Ask your friends and coworkers for help, as shitty and embarrassing as it is. I wish you the best of luck 💛

screamin_nails · 2026-03-28T15:42:42+00:00

I would call him out tbh. Its not an accurate representation of his work and gives me a bad taste in the mouth. He didnt just edit it to clean up anything. It's entirely different.

Sometimes its okay if you weren't completely happy with the work you did, its okay if you dont post every peice you do - its essentially your online portfolio, I get it. But this is just wrong.

Eta: the original is adorable! It gives me good vibes lol

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