inspirations
Divorced Geek
You just know that when somebody say this, they are about to do, just that!
I am CND trained and use all the products.
I had a client phone me the other evening saying that she has just been laid of from her job. Then she proceeds to say that three of her nails have broken off. Then came the, "I think I'll just have them soaked off. I'm not knocking you, but because they are just not lasting and its a long time to sit there having them done for them not to last". Apparantely two came off in the first week. I had seen them two days after they were done and there was no lifting after curing and she was really happy at the time. Then another one came off in the second week. Now, the natural nail underneath is "shot to hell". This says to me that they were pretty well stuck on and it had been ripped away, removing a layer of nail plate...right?
This lady has been back three times to have her nails done by me. First time, I used Brisa gel as requested by her. They were lovely when she left and I gave her my advice leaflet for aftercare and SolarOil and asked her to read it. She did warn me that she is good for so long at looking after things but gets bored and gives up. Two weeks later, she came back with quite a few missing and as I started to buff away what was left, they just crumbled away. I asked her to have another look at the aftercare leaflet and see if there was anything that she may have done or not done. On scanning it again, she said, "Oh, I may have been using cleaning products without gloves on!"
I asked which cleaning products, to which she replied, "Orange Cleaner and Cillit bang!"
Ok, so I figured out why they were trashed!!!!!
I suggested we try acrylic on her. She typed in work all day, and I got the feeling she didn't take her time over anything and was maybe a bit heavy handed. I used nail fresh as an extra precaution. Two weeks later, she came back with on broken at the tip with a bit of acrylic left on the nail bed. She said it broke when she was cleaning. I thought that she accepted that that was not my fault. We did a rebalance and as there was still a bit of lifting going on, I used primer. Everything went on fine. My prep was great, and application had no bubbles and was lovely shape. Also, they were nice and short, only to the ends of her fingers.
Then, with this set, I get the phone call. As I said, they were fine two days after when they had cured.
I just feel that people expect steel nails. Is there some way that we can market them to say, yes they are strong but if you keep bashing them, they will break. I'm also very upset with the fact that maybe its down to money, and why can't she just say that instead of downing me?!
Feel like jacking it all in, but my heart won't let me. Very down in the dumps. I have loads of people who are happy and don't get any lifting or breakages. I wear them and don't get any lifting, even when I use my left hand to do my right. What is it with people!!? AAAAAgghhhhh!!!!
:cry: :irked: :sad:
Sorry, I lost it a bit because I keep getting worked up over it.
I wanted to add that I can see it from a consumer point of view. If I pay for something, it should last regardless. They are marketed as being strong and tough. This is true, because they are tougher than natural nail, but the average person on the street has differing views on toughness and strength. To some people this could mean that they are stronger than natural nail and they appreciate that you still have to be carefull with them. To others, it may sound like they are made of steel and will be good for getting dirt out of corners of the showers or for piercing through plastic post bags. I just wish that we could educate people better on what to expect from the nails.
I am CND trained and use all the products.
I had a client phone me the other evening saying that she has just been laid of from her job. Then she proceeds to say that three of her nails have broken off. Then came the, "I think I'll just have them soaked off. I'm not knocking you, but because they are just not lasting and its a long time to sit there having them done for them not to last". Apparantely two came off in the first week. I had seen them two days after they were done and there was no lifting after curing and she was really happy at the time. Then another one came off in the second week. Now, the natural nail underneath is "shot to hell". This says to me that they were pretty well stuck on and it had been ripped away, removing a layer of nail plate...right?
This lady has been back three times to have her nails done by me. First time, I used Brisa gel as requested by her. They were lovely when she left and I gave her my advice leaflet for aftercare and SolarOil and asked her to read it. She did warn me that she is good for so long at looking after things but gets bored and gives up. Two weeks later, she came back with quite a few missing and as I started to buff away what was left, they just crumbled away. I asked her to have another look at the aftercare leaflet and see if there was anything that she may have done or not done. On scanning it again, she said, "Oh, I may have been using cleaning products without gloves on!"
I asked which cleaning products, to which she replied, "Orange Cleaner and Cillit bang!"
Ok, so I figured out why they were trashed!!!!!
I suggested we try acrylic on her. She typed in work all day, and I got the feeling she didn't take her time over anything and was maybe a bit heavy handed. I used nail fresh as an extra precaution. Two weeks later, she came back with on broken at the tip with a bit of acrylic left on the nail bed. She said it broke when she was cleaning. I thought that she accepted that that was not my fault. We did a rebalance and as there was still a bit of lifting going on, I used primer. Everything went on fine. My prep was great, and application had no bubbles and was lovely shape. Also, they were nice and short, only to the ends of her fingers.
Then, with this set, I get the phone call. As I said, they were fine two days after when they had cured.
I just feel that people expect steel nails. Is there some way that we can market them to say, yes they are strong but if you keep bashing them, they will break. I'm also very upset with the fact that maybe its down to money, and why can't she just say that instead of downing me?!
Feel like jacking it all in, but my heart won't let me. Very down in the dumps. I have loads of people who are happy and don't get any lifting or breakages. I wear them and don't get any lifting, even when I use my left hand to do my right. What is it with people!!? AAAAAgghhhhh!!!!
:cry: :irked: :sad:
Sorry, I lost it a bit because I keep getting worked up over it.
I wanted to add that I can see it from a consumer point of view. If I pay for something, it should last regardless. They are marketed as being strong and tough. This is true, because they are tougher than natural nail, but the average person on the street has differing views on toughness and strength. To some people this could mean that they are stronger than natural nail and they appreciate that you still have to be carefull with them. To others, it may sound like they are made of steel and will be good for getting dirt out of corners of the showers or for piercing through plastic post bags. I just wish that we could educate people better on what to expect from the nails.
