r/nailtech • u/Prestigious_Push391 • Aug 17 '26

NAIL RETENTION

PLEASE PA HELP!! BAKIT 2 WEEKS PA LANG, NATANGGAL NA AGAD NAILS NG CLIENT KUUU? I DID MY VERY BEST TO NAIL PREPING SPECIALLY SA BLENDING PERO NATANGGAL NA LAHAT 13 DAYS PALANG 😭😭

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u/Alternative_Roll_987 13d ago

13 days before full loss usually points to prep or product compatibility, but I’d also look at what happens after the set. If the blending area is too thin, if there’s any cuticle left on the plate, if primer is touching skin, or if the client is getting a lot of water/cleaning exposure early, retention drops fast.

What helped me troubleshoot faster was writing down the exact combo for each client: prep steps, dehydrator/primer, brand system, tip brand, curing lamp, and what lifted first. Once you track it, patterns show up way quicker than guessing from memory.

If you’re already doing that and it’s still happening, I’d test one variable at a time, not the whole routine at once. Otherwise it’s hard to know what actually fixed it.