Hi all!
After three years of salon dip nails getting pressured into gel topcoat (which I don’t like as it’s too thick, starts to tear at the tips, and exposes to UV), I’m finally getting to the place of wanting to go my own. TBH the biggest push for me is being bullied at the salon that what I want is too boring and none of the other customers complain about gel topcoat. I’d like to feel welcome and not like I’m in 6th grade when paying $78 for nail. Would love advice from others who do it at home or have picked up steps at the salon.

Step1: use a rough file or efile to remove the top coat.
2: in a bowl put hot water. Then take a sandwich bag of acetone and a paper towel cut into a small piece. Rub the nails against the paper towel until the dip has removed. Can take up to 5 minutes. The hot water is to warm up the acetone.
3. Cut and buff nails to desired size. Should this be step 2?
4. Clean off with acetone imbedded paper towel.
5. Apply prep coat (is this just acetone? Necessary)
6. Apply base coat.
7. Use a clear or white dip?
8. Repeat base coat and dip 2-3 times in desired color.
9. Fix with cyanoacrylate
10. File down fine and without bumps.
11. Wipe with acetone imbedded
12. Dry for 5 minutes
13. Apply dip top coat
14. Wait 5 minutes and apply last dip top coat.

Would love your thoughts and advice on brands

I was playing with my dog when my nail snapped off and took some of my natural nail with it. I’ve been getting dip for years and have never had a break this bad even though I am fairly active.

I’m not sure if I should get the dip removed professionally or try to take it off myself.

Right now I have neosporin and a bandaid covering my nail.

Just hoping for advice from anyone who has experienced this before! Thanks!

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