Pro tip: a nail tech at a salon in Boise showed me I was cutting cuticles way too aggressive
I was getting my own nails done on vacation last month at a spot in Boise and the tech stopped mid service and said, "you're bleeding yourself." Turns out I had been pushing back and nipping every single cuticle for 8 years thinking that's what clean prep meant, but she only nips the hangnails and uses cuticle remover for the rest. My clients' nail beds were constantly red and I just thought that was normal. She showed me on a practice hand how much damage I was doing with the nippers. Any of you switch to remover only or do you still nip?