acrylic nails - please help!

rebarobert2012

I have acrylic nails.  I have had them for a few of months now, and I get them filled in and re-painted every 2 weeks.  My wedding is in July, and I am planning to keep my acrylic nails at least until then and indefinitely afterwards, continuing to get them filled in every 2 weeks.

However, I am having problems with them breaking.  I don't do much physical work, and I wear gloves when I clean or do dishes, so I can't figure out what is causing them to break.  I broke one putting on my shoe last night.  The entire top just snapped right off.

I seem to have better luck with them not breaking when I just get the traditional french manicure as opposed to getting other nail polish colors, but maybe I am just being superstitious.

Could anyone help me?  I'm wondering what might be causing them to break. The salon I go to is great about getting me right in to fix them, but since I have to pay per nail (and tip, of course) when they break before my 2 week appointment, it's starting to get expensive.

That Gal

You might have water under the acrylics from hand-washing.  When I had mine filled last year (wore them for a few months only), they snapped RIGHT off after the first filling doing small household things.  All I can imagine is that something is under there, again, like water to prevent it from remaining sealed onto your nail.  I would probably have them soaked off and a fresh set put on. Hope this helps!

jtoly

I'm a nail tech and either there's water under them or they weren't filled properly. Maybe a step was missed or did they get new product and used it over a different product? I would suggest soaking them off as well letting your nails breath for a while, even if it's just for a few weeks, and get them put back on.

OBX2011

Have you tried shellac nails?  I used to wear acrylic years ago but it damaged my nails and I absolutely love the shellac.  They don't chip or break and the polish looks like it's brand new, even after 2 weeks.

jtoly

I agree shellac is much better on your nails than acrylic. I wear shellac on my nails because it doesn't damage your nail beds!

Grits8812

I have heard great things about the shellac. If the french manicure works better for you, you could maybe do that and just have them painted a different color.

rebarobert2012

Thanks, everyone!  She has me wash my hands right before she is ready to fill in the acrylic to get rid of the dust, so I'm wondering if I didn't dry my hands well enough before she applied the acrylic.  I am going to be more careful and see if that solves the problem.  If not, I will definitely consider switching to the shellac.

Thanks so much everyone for your help and advice!  I really appreciate it.

jtoly

That's definitely a possibility, but I normally wouldn't have anyone wash their hands right before applying acrylic.

c_b_love

Some times you would leave acrylics off for at least a month every once and a while so your nails have time to breathe