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Manicure cushion - 09-02-06, 04:20 PM

Hi everyone,

I have done a search on this, but could not find a lot.

Could anyone recommend a good manicure cushion - or do most of you just use a folded towel?

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09-02-06, 04:40 PM

I just use a rolled up towel with another one flat over the top.
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09-02-06, 04:46 PM

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I just use a rolled up towel with another one flat over the top.
me too...

Angie (Nailstyle) has a nice mani cushion on her naildesk, it's in some of her gallery pics
send her a pm, i'm sure she'll be only too happy to tell you where she got it from.
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09-02-06, 04:58 PM

nailsplus beauty sell manicure pads.
here is the page just schroll down it and there is a picture and a price and you can buy on line
http://www.nailsplusbeauty.com/acata..._Products.html
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09-02-06, 05:09 PM

Try M&S Beauty Supplies, I can't remember their web address but if you do a search on google they'll come up .

I have a cushion but have found that some clients prefer a rolled up towel as it is softer to rest on and moulds better to their shape but on the other hand others prefer the cushion as it offers more support (so I'm informed by my clients, not that they're a fussy lot lol)
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09-02-06, 05:49 PM

Hi,
I actually went to Ikea and bought a lumbar support pillow. I use that and just cover it with a clean towel for each client. It's really comfortable!

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21-02-06, 03:32 PM

NSI do a nice one as well priced £8.99 exc VAT www.nsinails.co.uk
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21-02-06, 03:36 PM

i have the foam cushion from nsi, it has three holes so you can put in your polishes or cuticle oil. i find it very good. i got it from excel last year. its pink but has faded now and dosn't look to nice. they do a grey one so i'll be getting that 1 this time.
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21-02-06, 10:22 PM

I've got one of those Cushtie Cushion things which works quite well. Got it for Xmas and already had one. Didn't know what the hell I was going to do with it and then it occurred to me that it would make a nice rest for people while they're having their nails done! They're about a tenner and are in all the main shopping centres on those little stall thingys.

The few people who have used mine have really liked it. It's all squishy and moulds round their arms! My table is quite deep so there is space for it but if you're table is small then it might be a bit big!!! I just wrap a towel round it to protect it from the dust etc
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21-02-06, 10:48 PM

I got a new one now....it was from dunelm and cost £3...its a bolster...think thats spelled wrong...lol....but you know what people have on settee's its like a roll, log shaped cushion...and i cover it with a towel...its fab. xx
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21-02-06, 11:00 PM

Star nails do a manicure cushion. I dont know how good it is. It looks about half inch thick and is covered in white plasticy stuff, then I spose you cover it it with a towel. I think if you go to the capital website they have a pic.
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22-02-06, 08:40 AM

Thanks everyone, im going to have a look around at Excel for one, i like the idea of the NSI cushion with the holes for nail varnish.

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22-02-06, 12:20 PM

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Star nails do a manicure cushion. I dont know how good it is. It looks about half inch thick and is covered in white plasticy stuff, then I spose you cover it it with a towel. I think if you go to the capital website they have a pic.
That is the one i have and it is pants!!! I cover mine with couch roll as when i covered with a fluffy towel it didnt look quite right (towel too big for the cushion)!! That way I can throw the covering away for each new client and don't have to be doing tons of washing of towels!! But I am not happy with it, would like to find something a bit better.

I have a nice arm rest for my clients which came with my nail bar when I bought it.
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22-02-06, 05:51 PM

I use a piece of foam it's about 2.5 " thick bought it from a pillow shop they cut it to size and I cover it with a towel
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