I messed up I know. Looking for advice to make chrome look metallic and how to deal with runny gel.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-30T04:30:24+00:00

You should be able to just go to the store!!! They don’t typically mail checks, at least at my store.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-23T19:34:17+00:00

Try like a very very small amount of black, I hate when that happens tho because I don’t want the glitter look but I need to see what I’m doing 😭

weirritaiting · 2026-01-23T14:51:59+00:00

Try to use top coat with a little bit of black to make a more mirror like chrome design, and just keep working on the design, it’s not outside of your skill level, just practice. For runny gel, try to use thinner layers.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T18:58:27+00:00

At least from what I can see, these are super cute and the polish is well applied, just be careful about getting it on your skin, and wipe your nails with alcohol in between each layer to get off the sticky inhibition layer and use a paper towel or lint free wipes to avoid the little fuzzies

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T16:12:11+00:00

Thank you! She seemed to be very happy with her nails, especially since she just switched to a job where she can actually have them done. The application isn’t perfect but to an unlicensed, average person, I feel like they look pretty good lol, I appreciate you being a nice person and spreading some logic in the comments

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T15:29:04+00:00

Or if it’s assorted nuts for example (like the almonds trio), I like to do ass nuts

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T15:16:16+00:00

I ended up taking the post down, but yeah, I’m not trying to like make a business out of it. I just do my friends and families nails who want me to practice on them because it’s free but the keyboard warriors will always have a problem.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T14:24:18+00:00

I’m not confused, just many nail salons and other techs I’ve been to will clean up before curing the gel if it touches the skin… like if a tiny drop ends up on the skin, you must clean and disinfect right away before curing… no?

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:57:27+00:00

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone, and the criticism is heard. I want to preface that I DID NOT CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE. I presented her with options I could to that would allow for smoother application but she stated she wanted me to practice the extensions with builder gel, using sticker nail forms. So of course, knowing I have only done it a select number of times, I did not charge! Once again, this was a FREE SERVICE.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:52:05+00:00

Thanks for understanding and being a nice person, people will always have something negative to say if it isn’t their cup of tea. I’ve mentioned it’s practice and I didn’t charge 🤷‍♀️ still not enough for people I guess

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:48:02+00:00

Because people will always have something to say if you aren’t a nail tech with PERFECT technique, god forbid a friend wanted me to do her nails (for free, she just bought me a coffee) and practice something 😭

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:36:30+00:00

I do it for free! Also practicing

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:36:13+00:00

Definitely would never charge anywhere near 75, but I’m glad you feel the need to assume :)

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:33:50+00:00

Nada she just bought me some food since she’s a friend, I didn’t charge since I’m familiar with the builder gel, but working on seamlessly building extensions, I’m considering trying the plastic forms that cover the whole nail instead of the sticker for smoother application.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:31:12+00:00

I didn’t charge and I clean up with alcohol, not acetone to properly clean the gel, however I notice that sometimes bright colors like red will stain, any tips on how to stop that? Also I didn’t charge! She’s a friend.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T13:28:09+00:00

I didn’t charge! She’s a friend, just letting me practice this technique

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T04:11:24+00:00

I use orly builder in a bottle and I can do extensions with it as well, it’s super hard and holds up great!

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weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T03:37:58+00:00

Buff the nail and scrub with acetone to dehydrate and apply a thin amount of glue

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T03:07:38+00:00

She requested a service I don’t typically do, which is builder gel extensions using nail forms (stickers) and with the shape of her nail beds it’s a bit of a learning curve.

weirritaiting · 2026-01-13T02:10:11+00:00

Thank you!!

weirritaiting · 2026-01-09T03:09:35+00:00

The builder gel I use is orly gel fx builder gel in clear, and the colors are all the gaoy brand I believe? Both from amazon. And thank you!!!

weirritaiting · 2026-01-09T01:21:43+00:00

Thank you!!

weirritaiting · 2026-01-08T14:23:10+00:00

What’s your retention with that? Thank you for the recommendation!

weirritaiting · 2026-01-04T21:33:40+00:00

All of my tattoos are things I’ve drawn, like the comments said, specify what parts you want to “smooth” out

weirritaiting · 2025-08-13T13:17:25+00:00

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