Great tutorial! Never been so sure about true cuticle until now! Also now know why I always have the little lifting along the side walls and the corner! That little tool 'curette?' looks like a great tool! Never seen one in my country though... I like this video better than the cuticle work V2. I think in this one I can see nails closer and better... Anyway, both are really really helpful!
I started cleaning all my clients cuticles this way, but I have a few questions. I notice the surface of the nail was not smooth. I felt ridges. What did I do wrong? I use a buffing block to smooth out.. I used water to remove the cuticle eliminator product, but it felt like a gummy residue remained. Is this normal? The free edge bended more during file which I was concerned about. I would like to know your manicure method, & the time I need to shot for. I hope you answer. Thank you
@ofangels3 Are you just feeling the natural ridges of the nail? Be sure to go over the entire nail with the pusher gently so as not to leave behind those pieces that tempt buffing. Put a tiny tiny tiny bit of liquid soap in your water spray bottle that should help get the nail to a better clean. do the shaping first, that should help with that.. Industry average for a very basic manicure is around 30 minutes.
Thank you so much for this video! You are amazing for sharing this important information. I work as a nail tech, and I can't wait to go in tomorrow to try this new technique.
I'm not a nail tech, but I prefer to do my own manicures and occasionally pedicures. Would you also use the same cuticle removing method for pedicures as well? I'm assuming so, but curious to know if there is a different technique for toes.
Also, if you buff your nails, do you effectively remove the true cuticle, or do you find that the cuticle remains, and you still need to use the cuticle remover/pusher/curette method?
@BarelyLit You can use the same method for toes. I am not aware of a home use product that would be quite as intense, so maybe a yearly or bi-yearly salon visit would be helpful then your home maintenance would be easier and more effective. Buffing can remove the cuticle, but you run the risk of over buffing the nail plate. If you opt to buff go for a high grit and use soft strokes avoiding filing in the same place too much!
Thank you for this video, this is the right technique to remove cuticles, I was scared To use the nippers. I just want to know what you would actually use the nippers for, in which case? and I want to know are you going to do the false tip application with acrylic and gel ?? Again big thank you :)
@desserts00 sometimes there may be a flap of cuticle that does not completely release from the nail plate and you could nip that, it does not happen often with Cuticle Away though. I did not have plans of doing those but will add them to the wish list :o)
What happens if there is alot of eponychium present?
And thanks for the video- it was amazing, the comparison between nail you did with the curette and the one you didnt touch. What brand was the curette?
@Jac4Harry if there is a lot of eponychium, I have them purchase Cuticle Eraser and promise to use it every night. Cuticle Eraser wil micro-exfoliate the eponychium and other skin around the nail plate. When used with Solar Oil it also creates a moisture pack and the two could be considered "shampoo and conditioner" for the nails! I use a Mehaz curette.
Thanks again for the great teaching! I am in school now and they do not teach us a thing! If it was not for you and Salongeek, I would not have a clue as to what to do! I have a full set to do today and I know my prep will be better then ever now.
Great job- and very helpful- it really made the biggest difference in the Shellac application- when all the cuticle is gone from the entire nail plate- the Shellac really gets that glass-like finish!
FingernailFixer: a)does this mean I can throw that scary V-shaped cutter tool away now? (phew!), b) which side of the curette are you using 2 remove cuticle? The open side ro the rounded, closed side?, c) what about when you remove cuticle and then it leaves the flaps of skin sticking up around the eponychium? Should one not trim those? Please do help me out. A s abeginner, I'm going into cuticle-removal stress and perfection, for some reason? Thank u in advance. Look 4wrd 2 ur reply!
@NailArt5 yes, use the scary tool no more lol use the flat/open side of the curette flat to the nail. I reshot this video with better lighting and more information if you want to check it out by looking at my video list and select Cuticle Work V2. If there is some flapping cuticle and it is not eponychium, that is what can be trimmed if your state law allows.
@alexandranelsen the curette really gets the cuticle out of the corners and sidewall gently and effectively before enhancement application, I rarely need to use the nippers and my clients love that.
Hi Holly! Thank you for your video. I have a question. I thought that if you use a pusher over the whole nail, you'll remove layers of the nail plate. Is this possible? Because I think I've done it before and it's made me maybe too careful with my pusher. And is there only cuticle in the middle of the plate on a client who never had a manicure in her life , or like more than a year?
@jb100680 You would have to be really digging in to remove nail plate layers, you can use a gentle touch and still get the cuticle up and off. A client could have had a manicure last week and still have cuticle in the middle of the nail if no one removed it ;o) Once you remove it from the entire nail plate though as they are coming back in you would only need to go over the area of new growth.
This was one of the best tutorials i have seen!! I am fascinated by the newish idea of correct thorough cuticle removal, then dehydrate and correct application of product means no damage to natural nail plate and no lifting!! this is seeming so much more likely and the future of nail enhancements without damage,thanx so much sharing this
very helpful!! thank you :)
mmL2145 1 month ago
Great vid,ty!
79JesusFreak 1 month ago in playlist Nails
It is about time more professionals tell the public and lessor professionals where the real cuticle is. I applaud you. You go girl!
jessknepper 6 months ago
Great tutorial! Never been so sure about true cuticle until now! Also now know why I always have the little lifting along the side walls and the corner! That little tool 'curette?' looks like a great tool! Never seen one in my country though... I like this video better than the cuticle work V2. I think in this one I can see nails closer and better... Anyway, both are really really helpful!
honeysabai 8 months ago
@honeysabai if you can find a professional distributor that carries Mehaz I bet you could get the curette!!
FingerNailFixer 8 months ago
I started cleaning all my clients cuticles this way, but I have a few questions. I notice the surface of the nail was not smooth. I felt ridges. What did I do wrong? I use a buffing block to smooth out.. I used water to remove the cuticle eliminator product, but it felt like a gummy residue remained. Is this normal? The free edge bended more during file which I was concerned about. I would like to know your manicure method, & the time I need to shot for. I hope you answer. Thank you
ofangels3 9 months ago
@ofangels3 Are you just feeling the natural ridges of the nail? Be sure to go over the entire nail with the pusher gently so as not to leave behind those pieces that tempt buffing. Put a tiny tiny tiny bit of liquid soap in your water spray bottle that should help get the nail to a better clean. do the shaping first, that should help with that.. Industry average for a very basic manicure is around 30 minutes.
FingerNailFixer 9 months ago
Thank you so much for this video! You are amazing for sharing this important information. I work as a nail tech, and I can't wait to go in tomorrow to try this new technique.
ofangels3 9 months ago
Hi FingerNailFixer,
I'm not a nail tech, but I prefer to do my own manicures and occasionally pedicures. Would you also use the same cuticle removing method for pedicures as well? I'm assuming so, but curious to know if there is a different technique for toes.
Also, if you buff your nails, do you effectively remove the true cuticle, or do you find that the cuticle remains, and you still need to use the cuticle remover/pusher/curette method?
BarelyLit 10 months ago
@BarelyLit You can use the same method for toes. I am not aware of a home use product that would be quite as intense, so maybe a yearly or bi-yearly salon visit would be helpful then your home maintenance would be easier and more effective. Buffing can remove the cuticle, but you run the risk of over buffing the nail plate. If you opt to buff go for a high grit and use soft strokes avoiding filing in the same place too much!
FingerNailFixer 10 months ago
Thank you for your response ;)
desserts00 10 months ago
Thank you for this video, this is the right technique to remove cuticles, I was scared To use the nippers. I just want to know what you would actually use the nippers for, in which case? and I want to know are you going to do the false tip application with acrylic and gel ?? Again big thank you :)
desserts00 10 months ago
@desserts00 sometimes there may be a flap of cuticle that does not completely release from the nail plate and you could nip that, it does not happen often with Cuticle Away though. I did not have plans of doing those but will add them to the wish list :o)
FingerNailFixer 10 months ago
What happens if there is alot of eponychium present?
And thanks for the video- it was amazing, the comparison between nail you did with the curette and the one you didnt touch. What brand was the curette?
Jac4Harry 11 months ago
@Jac4Harry if there is a lot of eponychium, I have them purchase Cuticle Eraser and promise to use it every night. Cuticle Eraser wil micro-exfoliate the eponychium and other skin around the nail plate. When used with Solar Oil it also creates a moisture pack and the two could be considered "shampoo and conditioner" for the nails! I use a Mehaz curette.
FingerNailFixer 11 months ago
Thanks again for the great teaching! I am in school now and they do not teach us a thing! If it was not for you and Salongeek, I would not have a clue as to what to do! I have a full set to do today and I know my prep will be better then ever now.
Lessaren74 11 months ago
Great job- and very helpful- it really made the biggest difference in the Shellac application- when all the cuticle is gone from the entire nail plate- the Shellac really gets that glass-like finish!
makinguup 11 months ago
Thanks so much, FignernailFixer! I shall definately check out the Cuticle Work V2 soon! Thanks for uploading these vids!
NailArt5 1 year ago
FingernailFixer: a)does this mean I can throw that scary V-shaped cutter tool away now? (phew!), b) which side of the curette are you using 2 remove cuticle? The open side ro the rounded, closed side?, c) what about when you remove cuticle and then it leaves the flaps of skin sticking up around the eponychium? Should one not trim those? Please do help me out. A s abeginner, I'm going into cuticle-removal stress and perfection, for some reason? Thank u in advance. Look 4wrd 2 ur reply!
NailArt5 1 year ago
@NailArt5 yes, use the scary tool no more lol use the flat/open side of the curette flat to the nail. I reshot this video with better lighting and more information if you want to check it out by looking at my video list and select Cuticle Work V2. If there is some flapping cuticle and it is not eponychium, that is what can be trimmed if your state law allows.
FingerNailFixer 1 year ago
Do I have to use the curret (sorry for misspell the word)? Can I not just push the cuticle and then nipped off?
alexandranelsen 1 year ago
@alexandranelsen the curette really gets the cuticle out of the corners and sidewall gently and effectively before enhancement application, I rarely need to use the nippers and my clients love that.
FingerNailFixer 1 year ago
So two new clients today and I got to try this technique....WOW! What a difference!
jb100680 1 year ago
@jb100680 awesome!!
FingerNailFixer 1 year ago
Hi Holly! Thank you for your video. I have a question. I thought that if you use a pusher over the whole nail, you'll remove layers of the nail plate. Is this possible? Because I think I've done it before and it's made me maybe too careful with my pusher. And is there only cuticle in the middle of the plate on a client who never had a manicure in her life , or like more than a year?
jb100680 1 year ago
@jb100680 You would have to be really digging in to remove nail plate layers, you can use a gentle touch and still get the cuticle up and off. A client could have had a manicure last week and still have cuticle in the middle of the nail if no one removed it ;o) Once you remove it from the entire nail plate though as they are coming back in you would only need to go over the area of new growth.
FingerNailFixer 1 year ago
@FingerNailFixer great point! And what a wonderful demonstration!
jb100680 1 year ago
Absolutely the best video I've seen regarding the cuticle. Thank you for posting this.
PetiteBellaDancer 1 year ago
great video, sometimes we need to go back to basics. thanks for video
Mrsjvaltierra 1 year ago
Wow! Amazing tutorial. More pls.
jjbenna 1 year ago
This was one of the best tutorials i have seen!! I am fascinated by the newish idea of correct thorough cuticle removal, then dehydrate and correct application of product means no damage to natural nail plate and no lifting!! this is seeming so much more likely and the future of nail enhancements without damage,thanx so much sharing this
CooksAndLooks 1 year ago
@CooksAndLooks You're welcome!
FingerNailFixer 1 year ago