Artificial Nails
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I had an op on my hand recently and was told I did not need to remove my nails.
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I use 'Heads Above' on Deardengate in Haslingden, £28. Most places charge between £20 & £30 for a full set of acrylics, tips are sometimes slightly cheaper.
I once tried a place in Clayton, near lights
, also a place on Water St Accy
, & would not recommend either.
I go to Angela Kay's at the bottom of Water Street.
Kathy at Visions of Beauty on Union Rd in Ossy did my gel nails for a special occasion last year. I was very happy with them and went back every 5 weeks for in-fills for 6 months afterwards. I was loathe to have them removed but in the end money is quite tight in our house so couldn't justify the expense long term. It cost £30 for the initial full set and then £20 for the in-fills which you need every 4-5 weeks.
Home and Bargain have some great false nail sets in; a mere £ 1.99 ! They look really good on and you can varnish over them too ! They are called " red professional airbrush manicure nails" , you get 24 plus glue in a pack and they are ideal for holiday/ weekend out etc when you don't want the hassle of having the damn things getting in the way of work afterwards ! I put a set on last saturday and they have lasted until today ( thurs) without any falling off. Plus you can the things off yourself and not have to pay £10 for the privilege!
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Who did your at Angela Kays jellybaby? The staff has changed since Angela had her baby. Do you have gel or acrylic?
I once had mine done at Pasha and - never again! They were like spades.
The best I've ever had done was in Lancaster.
I once had mine done at Pasha and - never again! They were like spades.
The best I've ever had done was in Lancaster.
As far as I know, you can keep them on but not have coloured polish on them, the polish must be clear for an op or it will be removed by the nursing staff with Acetone. A word of caution though...... microbiologists have taken swabs from underneath acrylic and gel nails. The swabs grow so many bugs that it is unbelievable (far more than under natural nails for some reason), you would never eat finger food with them again if you'd seen these swab results....
On that point, it amazed me how many girls I worked with that had there nails done!! We work in a care setting, and when they had had them on for more than a week, you could see how dirty they were underneath
This cannot be very healthy or hygienic , and I'm sorry but ALL nurses and health care workers should be told they are NOT allowed Acrylic or gel nails on!
Do you mean they get dirt between the gel and their own nail? How does that happen when the gel is bonded to the nail? Is it just a bad nail job? I know when I've damaged my nails and the gel has lifted I have had times when I got muck in the gap between. That really bugs me. Mostly though it just doesn't get between my nail and mu finger when they are long.
Well these girls go to pasha, and believe me there nails are disgusting after a week!! I wouldn't do health care work with my nails that long to start off with, god knows what are caught under these nails
Hmmm, I went to Pasha once and they were grim. They gel lifted from my nails and muck did get trapped. I couldn't even shift it with a nail brush and it was horrible.
Well personally I don't know a good job between a bad job, luckily my nails are good, and grow on there own!!
But honest, these girls nails are MINGIN ... and they should be stopped from having them done if they work closely with poorly people!!
it only takes 1 little piece of POO to get stuck under them nails, then they go to another Client, and accidentally scratch them and break the skin, and you have a full blown infection on your hands!! easily done!
OOOH yuck! No, if mine were apt to getting stuff stuck under like that then off they would be PDQ.
My point exactly Willow, so why are Bosses not taking any notice of this potential cross infection going on in nursing homes and hospitals?? The mind boggles
Yes I totally agree Slinky. It sounds like an obvious way to spread infection.
Until I was expecting Emzie my own nails were strong and used to grow very quickly but during my pregnancy and afterwards they became very weak and would split and dirt get down between the splits. That drove me up the wall. One nail is particularly weak because I severed my finger years ago and the blood supply doesn't get to the nail bed properly. The nail grows oddly but it's difficult to describe. I haven't had those problems since having the gel overlays which is why they seem cleaner to me because nothing gets stuck as there isn't anywhere for it to get stuck.
Until I was expecting Emzie my own nails were strong and used to grow very quickly but during my pregnancy and afterwards they became very weak and would split and dirt get down between the splits. That drove me up the wall. One nail is particularly weak because I severed my finger years ago and the blood supply doesn't get to the nail bed properly. The nail grows oddly but it's difficult to describe. I haven't had those problems since having the gel overlays which is why they seem cleaner to me because nothing gets stuck as there isn't anywhere for it to get stuck.