Without a doubt the biggest problem that I have to trouble shoot with my Jamberry Nails customers is lifting tips. I used to have this problem myself, so I truly understand the annoyance and frustration that lifting tips cause, but the good news is that there is hope! I have the tips for how to keep Jamberry Nail wraps from lifting!
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I’m sure you’re wondering why nail wrap lifting happens. Jamberry Nails are awesome, and they can handle a lot, but for some of us we need to give our wraps a little extra TLC to make that happen. The biggest reason behind lifting wraps is that when filing the wrap off a small amount very often gets left behind. As you use your hands that small piece hanging over the edge starts to wear and that causes it to lift a little. Then it gets snagged on something and you end up with the big lifts that bother you so much. The other reason you could be getting lifting is because you’re not getting a good seal at the tips. So now the big question is how to keep Jamberry Nail wraps from lifting?
How to keep Jamberry Nail Wraps from Lifting
To fix lifting tips there are two steps you need to add to the end of your application process to stop your tips from lifting.
1. Start by applying your wraps as normal. Do the entire application process all the way through filing off the excess at a 90 degree angle.
2. Now go through and give the tips of your nails an extra blast of heat using the baggie method. This is where you wrap your finger tightly with a baggie and hold it in front of your heat source for as long as you can stand the heat (please be careful!). You really want to have the Mini-Heater for this part because you need to use both hands, so you won’t have a free hand to hold a hair dryer with. For the best seal I recommend using a thicker baggie as the heater will melt thin ones. I like to use a 1 quart storage baggie.
3. Once you have used the baggie method on all of your nails you’re going to file them again (go in the order that you heated them to be sure they’re cool enough). This time though you’re going to use a crystal/glass file, and you’re going to file at a 45 degree angle. When you do this you’re actually filing the wrap and you should see a very small amount of your nail showing at the tip.
4. You’re done! Once you’re done with the glass file your nail wraps are good to go. You may find a small lift now and then. This is far more common when you have light colored wraps on (like my Diamond Dust Sparkle wraps above) because it’s hard to tell if the tip of your nail is showing or if it’s just the wrap. If that happens just give the wrap a quick blast of heat using the baggie method again. Then wait a short time and use the crystal file again to file off the wrap from the area that lifted. If you have a tiny lift you often can just file it with the glass file without evening needing to worry about adding heat before.
For visual instructions on how to keep Jamberry Nail wraps from lifting watch my video!
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Interesting info. I have become slightly addicted to Jamberry nails lately and am patiently waiting my next order, any day now…
Waiting for the wraps to arrive is always hard. Good thing they ship pretty quickly. 😉 I hope the tips help your application.
Thanks for sharing how to do this. I’m going to try it. I’m sure this is going to help a lot.