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karen1225
IP: 72.224.59.79
11/10/2005
06:16:58 |
 Subject: An Acrylic nail story
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A hundred years ago (well only 20, but it seems like more), I had acrylic nails. I went to a salon I had gone to for a while, and the girl who usually did my "refills" was not in, so I had a new girl. I think I only needed one nail fixed. She put so much top coating on my nail, it could have doubled for a CLUB. She tried filing it down, but it weighed a ton!!! (another exaggeration, but it was so thick and heavy). I should have known then not to continue them.
I now know that I won't have this with NGF, but it's still a funny story, to tell, so people thinking about acrylics might think twice.
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Barbara Wheeler
IP: 66.82.9.36
11/10/2005
10:13:18 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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karen
I never did go the route of acrylics. I am always too busy to sit down long enough for anybody to work on my nails.
My question on this one is ... Did you at least go back and tell her 'thank you very much!?'
Those salons are on just about every street corner, around in the most unlikely communities. I mean where are they all coming from. First thing you know there is an overwhelming need for 'salon' space.
Several of my customers take the kit when they go to the salon to get a leisurely manicure. That way they are less prone to infections from unsanitary tools.
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joytoday
IP: 71.50.214.162
11/10/2005
10:20:31 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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I've got a horror story about the wretched "drill!"
One evening after work, I went to my usual salon to get my acrylics soaked off. Well, my normal tech was booked, so I let this young guy, who looked like he was about 15 years old, do them. OMG!!!! First he clipped my tips down to "crack" them on the sides, then he took a thin piece of paper to slide between my nail and the acrylic to "lift" the acrylic off. Well after that he got to pulling them off. No acetone soak whatsoever. Ok, so after I survived that x's 10, he gets out the drill and begins to buff the glue off, and my nail beds were on FIRE!!! I kept telling him that they were hurting, and I would pull away. Finally he began to buff them more gently with the drill, but of course the damage was already done. My nails, from the matrix to the tips were so sore and so paper thin, it was horrible. Why I didn't sue the shop is really beyond me because I know to this day that that kid didn't have a license to do nails, he looked like he was new to the country! So anyway, I let my nails grow out for a few weeks, but of course like a dope, I went right back to acrylics because I couldn't stand the look of my nails, they had incurred so much damage from the way that the acrylics were removed, and that stupid drill. Not to mention the damage that acrylics cause anyway, regardless of how you take them off (however there is a right way, and this wasn't it!).
We women do crazy things to "beautify" ourselves. I thank God I am over acrylics now, I just want to be natural, and healthy!
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Moi
IP: 66.215.188.48
11/10/2005
11:13:28 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Kb - talk about lethal weapons! LOL
Joy, I am not surprised to hear your story. They don't really care all that much. What made me decide to take them off and leave them off was that I was in for my fill and and as she was just drilling down the top of the old nail, you know, down at the bottom where it has grown out? Well, it burned and hurt so bad I was in tears. She stopped and moved on to another finger, but eventually we had to deal with the couple that were killing me. She finally offered to put 'something' on them to deaden the pain. Deaden the pain?? That upset and terrified me! She could have drilled through to China and I wouldn't have felt it! Imagine the damage that would have been done!! Anyway, I said no thanks and left without the fill. It took me about a week, but I picked and cut and tugged on those buggers til I got them off. Yes, the manly yet foolish way to do it. My nails hurt for weeks! :( Anyway... I am a happy camper with my NGF results.
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Jill
IP: 71.137.22.62
11/10/2005
11:33:36 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Your stories are frightening, funny in hindsight, I'm sure - but
probably very motivating to people who may be considering
acrylics. I never gave into them because I'm allergic to so many
things and figured I'd be allergic to the glue or whatever they
use. So I would hide my hands, stop wearing rings, all those
maneuvers - not easy for someone like myself who has to give
business presentations all the time. Anyway, you each speak so
authoritatively from experience about the pain and damage from
acrylics, and it makes me very relieved that I never gave in and
finally found NGF and all of you.
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UniquelyMoi
IP: 66.215.188.48
11/10/2005
11:39:53 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Karen, 100 years ago??? You don't look a day over 20! Must be the Alpha Hydrox! ;)
Jill, you're lucky to have never fallen into the acrylic trap. I know people out there who love them, but I will never go back. It's taken me too long to get where I am and I still have far to go.
I have seen women even getting the acrylics on their toenails.
Barbara, yes - they are on about every street corner! You never have to have an appt. You can walk into any salon anywhere and they motion you to a seat. It's like a cattle call in many of those salons!
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joytoday
IP: 71.50.214.162
11/10/2005
11:42:25 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Moi, you are so right, these people don't care. It is just all about making money. And like Barbara said, there are nail salons on every corner nowadays. In the city, its crazy. I moved out of DC two years ago up to the country, PA. Anyway, the shop that I'd been going to up here was better, the lady really is nice, but she has the audacity to tell me that acrylics are good for my nails, they make my nails grow! I'm like, c'mon, give me a break. The only thing these acrylics are good for is her pocketbook, they are no good for me, or any of us! That was the statment earlier this year that really got me to thinking about all of this "fake" stuff that we have in our culture today. I mean everything is becoming so plastic in our quest to be beautiful.
So then I poked around QVC's beauty board and found out about NGF. I am so glad that I got those things off. And I too am enjoying the benefits of this product, and just being free of the expense of the acrylics, and the hassle!
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cheryl
IP: 206.159.161.156
11/10/2005
12:03:10 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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most of us have the same horror stories when it comes to falling into the entrapement of acrylics. the same story over and over and over. anyone who can't see this is just blind to the dangers of these nail destroying chemicals. somedays i feel like i could take on the entire acrylic nail industry, then i realize most intelligent women are making this choice for themselves. they don't always have all the facts though. most are just downright lied to. kind of makes me sad,then i realize we have this product, site and barbara and we are making a small difference one person at a time. then i feel better!
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Barbara Wheeler
IP: 69.19.14.25
11/10/2005
12:17:53 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Jill,
A really important question for you please.
With your being alergic and all, have you had any reaction what so ever to the NGF?
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Jill
IP: 71.137.22.62
11/10/2005
12:58:24 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Barbara,
To answer your question, I have NOT had any allergic reaction or
sensitivities to the NGF and I've been on it a bit over one week. I
always laugh that I'm like the canary they put in the mine to see
if there are toxins before allowing anyone to enter. I've reacted
to anesthesia, sedation, the contrast dye they use in MRIs, and a
whole host of cosmetics, foods, fragrances, you name it. I've had
several doctors tell me that no one in 25 years ever reacted to
what they were about to give me..and sure enough I have a very
serious reaction. So I think I'm a good test case for the NGF.
I will say that I had to delay using NGF because I was having a
skin reaction to my latest medication and the doctors did not
want me to put anything on my skin that might worsen in. At
that point, I had only tried the NGF once and could not vouch for
how I would tolerate it. So to be on the safe side, I waited to
start using the NGF again until I knew my skin was OK from the
medications. Since then, I've been absolutely fine with the NGF,
and even the aroma does not give me a headache - and I get
headaches from most fragrances.
Anyway, I can only speak for my own situation, but I would
certainly say that anyone with allergies and sensitivies could feel
a little reassured knowing that I've had absolutely no problem.
Jill
By the way, I apologize for the weird formatting on the posts
when I sign in from this particular browser. I have two different
browsers and each formats my responses to you differently. Go
figure.
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karen1225
IP: 72.224.59.79
11/10/2005
20:16:58 | RE: An Acrylic nail story
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Barbara, She was more embarrassed than I was. I think she was new at it, and she did try to buff it down with the file, the way they used to. After a while, I became allergic to the top coat, and my nails were ON FIRE under the nail itself and even the manicurist felt the heat and we had to take my nails off right then, and I never went back for any more. Now I have NGF and I no longer need acrylics, TIPS, ProStrong, Sally Hansen, or any other product. My nails look so nice and are shaped so nicely right now, I am so proud to show them. I would never put acrylics, silk wraps, fiberglass, or any new thing they have out there back on my nails ever again. In fact, I like the natural look, and using the NGF cream and the buffer gives my nails the look of the most expensive clear coat and there is no chipping of any polish. The nail is consistently shining, and healthy looking.
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