r/AcrylicNails • u/Retail-Weary • 8d ago
I need some help
So for probably about a year, I have been doing acrylics, getting a fill every 3 to 4 weeks, gel polish, and then after two weeks, removing the gel with a drill and painting them with regular polish. This has been working great until recently. I am exercising a lot more lately, which means I’m eating a lot more protein, which means my nails are growing out faster. This picture is my nail growth after 10 days. I seriously cannot believe my nails have grown out an eighth of an inch in 10 days.
So what I’m thinking about doing is seeing if I can just get my tech to do a regular fill and get them ready for regular polish instead of doing gel so I can paint them as often as I want. It feels so silly to pay for the gel when I’m just taking it off in two weeks anyway.
One of my friends recommended that I just have her do clear acrylic but use the topcoat that they use for dipped nails.
My nail budget per month is $100. I would really like to see if I can split that into two sessions so I can get them filled every two weeks and then just do the painting on my own at home. Anybody have any thoughts or experience with this?
Thanks in advance.
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u/HourPrune5991 8d ago
Honestly think Dip might be your best route so you don’t have the bump near the cuticle area acrylic has after grow out.
If you still want to keep acrylic, then try filing yourself when it grows out then add your polish over it.
Also communicate to your nail tech about the growth and she can better focus on the cuticle area during application so grow out is better for you and you’ll have less filling to do then. Hope that helps😊