Hi all,

I was wondering what you do with all your nail polish? Do you carry every colour with you to your clients, doesn't it get heavy, as I am collecting so many different colours and running out of space in my big tier case believe it or not!

I have no idea what to do with them, I tried leaving some at home and then when showing my nail wheel to one of my clients I had to say, "I have just recently ordered a new bottle of that and it hasn't come yet, I'm very sorry." God knows I can't tell a lie to save my life so I probably blushed all the way

Any suggestions would help ... thanks!

Luv

Rose
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I ring them the night before to confirm appoinment and ask them if they have any ideas for colours normally they say if theya re going somewhere and are wearing something in particualr the majority of the time they say i will leave it to you so i just take what i fancy and they all pretty mutch get the same thing.
HTH

Why dont you leave your polishes in the car and take a colour wheel with you for them to select from?

I have jsut bought the carry case from Creative which holds about 50 polishes...or is that 30....not to sure now!!??

Sorry just had a blonde moment...lol

Anyhow i find that this is great as i had all of mine stashed at the bottom of my nail bag, which meant i had to take everything out to get to my polishes.

Hi Rose

I use a round make up bag, it was just the right height to carry the bottles upright. I dont carry all my collection, most of my clients are regulars so i tend to know what selection they might like. I always seem to carry more than i need just in case though. LOL

Julie

LOL!!! Sorry, I didn't think of that ... LOGIC not being one my finer points!!

Suppose I'll need to look a separate bag strong enough and big enough to stall all of these bottles.

Thank you for that!

Hi mamma,

Thanks for that, will look into it as I am doing a creative nail course soon so will consider that.

Luv

Rose
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well i have loads of enamels and over the years i have learnt just because i like the colour does'nt mean to say a client will! Last week i threw a suitcase full of old enamels that i had from when i started. I only buy creative and essie enamels now and they all fit really nicely in to a clear vanity bag i got last year for Xmas. This then fits really nicely in to my dolly trolley lol!
I do tend to take out all my enamels but i have to say i have only a few variations of each colour, if i find that clients are'nt really wanting particular colours then i will usually put it in my own personal collection or offer it to clients at a reduced seconds price. That way i am not losing loads of money and i can always replae my kit with different colours!
Well that probably seems like a right load of waffle so i think i had better get my self to bed!

Hi there the Creative case holds 30 bottles, I have double that so I have to take something else with me, I take the most popular colours with me, 3 shades of red, three shades of pink..etc. If they want something specific then they usually ask when they make the appointment.
Hope this helps.

Nail Order do a plastic case that I think holds about 48 bottles. Well, it does if it's the same as the one Perfect Nails sells. It's £15 for the case I think, and it's clear so you can see all the colours in it.
I bought a hairdresser's case on sale in Sally's several months ago for £15, lovely aluminium/metal one. Originally I intended to line it with foam like the Creative polish case and lay all the bottles down so they can be seen, now I have too many so I'm just going to paint up my big polish chart, give each colour a number and write the corresponding number on the lid of the bottles so I don't have to rummage around to find the right one.
I have seen some techs take only 3 or 4 polishes into an appointment: the few favourites her client had plus a couple of ones she'd just got in new, but I spose that only works when you know your clients, and if you have several clients in one day with totally differing tastes, I guess it doesn't help at all

Hi

I have two creative cases but it's still not enough! I have dark colours in one and light in the other and leave them in the car. I tend to guess what colours my clients like and keep a few of the popular ones in my kit case.