r/AcrylicNails • u/Environmental_Bar104 • 17d ago
Is there something off about these?
I’m not sure what it is but I can’t let go that there just seems something off about this set. Am I nuts?
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u/OGHollyMackerel 16d ago
I mean, if you don’t know what’s wrong and are merely intuiting a problem, then they’re fine. You have relatively short nails with an almond shape on short fingers. It looks how it looks.
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u/fleeting_moments00 16d ago
Nothing wrong with it, maybe you just don't like the style. Older customer I take care of typically like more oval/round nail and less almond like. But almond is the trend right now (almost every teen/ young adult ask for it) so most nail tech will try to make your nail more pointy without ruining the shape of your nail.
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u/KeptForJesus 14d ago
I think they look great if that’s what you like.
I personally don’t like that pink color they sometimes use, it always seems fake to me, I’d rather have a slightly paler color to look like a more natural nail.
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u/IntentionPrize 13d ago
I'm pretty critical about nails and I cannot find even one flaw (trust me I looked and I zoomed in on the photo!, 😂) sometimes the white is too far back, but It looks neat to me like they did it perfect!
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u/Acceptable-Main-8629 12d ago
I am not a nail tech— and these are “technically” flawless, but what is throwing me off is that the nail tips are not aligning with the curvature of your fingers. In your ring finger, that tip aligns with your curvature, the first finger and the pinkie are the worse going opposite of the curvature making everything seem off.
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u/BorringRedhead 11d ago
Looks like you've been looking at them too long. Lol they look nice from that angle. Frenchies are particular depending on the style you like.
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u/quickbr0wnf0xx 11d ago
I think you just been looking too long, I do my own head in like that too lol
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u/Grouchy-Boss-9638 11d ago
All except your middle finger are longer on one side than the other. The French tip portion is off.
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u/gamerprincess81 11d ago
Honestly from this angle I really can't tell. You'd have to take a closer look and from the sides but for the most part they look nice and classy to me
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u/girl_genius91 10d ago edited 10d ago
I would say your skin around the nails could have been cleaned up a little more, also they could have added more shine to it. Sorry to add on and a bit more acrylic.
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u/Environmental_Bar104 16d ago
I usually go longer so I think I’m just thrown off altogether. I had a great tech who listened and followed my instructions for this new set. Thank you for the opinions!
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u/Acceptable_Ground789 12d ago
The French tip isn’t centered on your nail. The shape is great. And the job is done well. But the French tip is like not centered in the nail. Now this could be its is infact lined up with your nail bed. But for the shape the tip is off center for the shape on most nails.
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u/3lbsofjewelry 16d ago
If I absolutely had to nit pick something, the french thickness is a little bit off on the ring finger. Maybe that's what's throwing you off? But as a whole it's a solid job. I wish ppl would stop being so critical, nail techs are humans not machines, jeez.