I have seen lots of posts about Orly Nail Rescue, it's a great thing. But I didn't want to post about how easy it was to fix a tear. It's already all over the internet. So when I had a chunk of my nail go missing (mishap with the kids) I was stumped how I was going to fix it. I didn't want to have to cut them all down. I had finally gotten them nice and strong and at a good length. So I was brainstorming with a few buddies in PAA and then I decided, since I wasn't going to make it to Sally's for a proper solution, I would do with what I already had. There is a technique for using tea bags to repair tears, I have done it. I don't love it. Which is why I have the Nail Rescue. Sooooo, with a chunk missing, what was I going to do? No acrylic powder, resin or wraps to speak of. I decided I would combine the 2 techniques. I cut a small piece of tea bag and using the Orly brush on glue, I glued it to my nail, covering the gap. Then I applied another layer of glue and dipped in the Nail Rescue Powder. Then I filed the top of my nail a bit and then glued and dipped again. I wanted to make sure I got a nice coating. I filed my nail some more, made sure you couldn't see any raised edges and then added a coat of Rejuvacote (my new favorite treatment) and done! Here is the before and after
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I don't know how often a break like this happens, first time for me, but there is a simple way to temporarily fix it :)
I did this repair on my nails 5 days ago, still holding strong!
I did this repair on my nails 5 days ago, still holding strong!
