Should I sell my acrylic stuff

[Deb379]

Hi all

It's been over 6 months if not more since I've done any acrylic nails. Just don't get any requests for them now, possibly due to the location where I rent a room. Not the sort of clients who want nail extensions. Also quite a few of them I have spoken to have been put off acrylics by having them done in the past and ending up with problems with their nails!
Most of my clients have now switched to Bio sculpture gels (which I do also).

My dilema is, do I keep all the stuff in case one day I move to another location where people ask for them all the time (bear in mind the ££'s I've spent on training and gear), or do I sell all the stuff and just concentrate on the gel nails?

Regards
Deb379

 

[ValencianNails]

what I think you have to consider is...
what about the client who doesn't suit gel enhancements?

it's always better (IMO) to be able to offer more than one type of enhancement.
if I were you then I'd keep the L+P stuff and advertise it as a service too.
xx

 

[Little Angel]

Hi

Why are you letting the clients tell you what to do?? If i have a client (bearing in mind i am very pro biosculpture too) and she needs L+P then thats what i advise her to have. You are the professional its up to you to recommend the correct treatment for that individual client.

Its a bit like going to have your nice long hair highlighted and asking for the cap, your stylist should advise you that there is a better way, as in foils, you don't know, never heard of it so its up to her the 'professional' to advise you. That's the point i am trying to make.

I am not saying you should boss your clients about just give them your recommendation.

:hug: Hope it works out well for you.

 

[Trinity]

I agree with Little Angel (cos she gives good advice ) not all clients are suited to gel, I personally can't wear it, it's L&P for me everytime

If your clients have been put off Liquid & Powder due to other careless techs in your area then it's an ideal situation to be able to show them how they should be done and prove it's a bad tech not a bad product that causes the damage.

I rarely use gel, but I'm not getting rid, because you can guarantee the moment I do, I get a new customer wanting gel

Trin
xx

 

[nemotail]

Dont do it Deb - I sold all my L&P stuff, everything right down to manicure tools and still regret it. I didnt think I was 'getting' L&P and now realise I just wasnt dedicating enough time to it. 3 1/2 years later and I have picked up Brisa gel and I love it, but am itching to try L&P again. The less you do the less you fell like doing, offer a friend or relative a set of L&P so you keep your techniques up.
Why not do a special offer on L&P to attract in some new customers?

 

[Sassy Hassy]

Hi Debs, it's a tricky one. If you think you are going to stay there for a while and doing more on the beauty side than the nails side then I would say sell it as it has a limited shelf life. But sod's law will say that it you sell it then that dream salon you've been looking for will come along and you'll wish you hadn't. Maybe just sell the consumables but keep all your hardware!

 

[kateyork1]

Great answer there, I've had a lot of personal problems recently and nearly gave up nails just because I haven't had the time to put into it. I only really started in Feb this year but then had some serious problems in May Which aren't quite sorted but are getting sorted so not too stressful anymore. I love doing nails though so there was no way I was going to give up on it!!
I am just getting back into it and have lost a lot of potential clients (there was a fire in my apartments and I have lost my landline which is the number that was on all my adverts!). I need to do some serious marketing with my new landline etc - do you have any not too expensive suggestions?

 

[Sassy Hassy]

Kate we're going a bit off topic here, but glad you are okay - Creative Tech (aka Lucky Star) was asking about you a while ago as she hadn't seen you on-line.

Anyway, can you not contact BT (or whoever your phone line is with) and explain the situation and ask them to put a divert to your new number. I did this when I last moved and couldn't take my number with me. I had to beg and must have phoned up weekly to speak to someone who could finally be bothered to get up of their backside and go that extra mile and sort it for me.

I was with NTL and they couldn't divert the line, but when I explained that if they gave my old number to someone else they wouldnt be happy with getting loads of calls for people wanting nail extentions, and that had over 2 grand's worth of advertising linked to that number, they did it for free (well it was a message telling them my new number, not a divert) for 12 months. I could have hugged the bloke that finally sorted it!

 

[kateyork1]

Yeah I know - Paula's reply just made me think. We are all okay thanks so could have been worse! Tried with BT they wouldn't do anything! Just a case of starting again I think!

Kate we're going a bit off topic here, but glad you are okay - Creative Tech (aka Lucky Star) was asking about you a while ago as she hadn't seen you on-line.

Anyway, can you not contact BT (or whoever your phone line is with) and explain the situation and ask them to put a divert to your new number. I did this when I last moved and couldn't take my number with me. I had to beg and must have phoned up weekly to speak to someone who could finally be bothered to get up of their backside and go that extra mile and sort it for me.

I was with NTL and they couldn't divert the line, but when I explained that if they gave my old number to someone else they wouldnt be happy with getting loads of calls for people wanting nail extentions, and that had over 2 grand's worth of advertising linked to that number, they did it for free (well it was a message telling them my new number, not a divert) for 12 months. I could have hugged the bloke that finally sorted it!

 

[Deb379]

Hi

Steady on - you've have misread my thread Littleangel. I certainly don't let clients tell me what to do, not sure where you got that from! I always give them the best advice I think is right for them. A lot of clients aren't stupid and know what they want.

My previous clients who have had acrylics done by me were just not suited, even when fairly short! I persuaded them to try gels which they are much happier with and love more than acrylics.

Other clients who came to me for other treatments have occasionally mentioned nail extensions such as acrylics and have been put off because of fungal infections or damage caused by those salons we all dread. These clients would never try them again no matter what information I gave them about looking after them, techs not qualified enough etc etc.

Most of my clients are older 50+ and prefer manicures and are not interested in spending time, effort and money in having nail extensions. They would rather have manicures, pedicures, facials or massage or other beauty treatments.

I use creative products so no cheap and nasty stuff here. I didn't train because it was my "dream job", I wanted something different to do now the kids are older and I am not giving up. I am not struggling to get clients, I've done pretty well since April in this place and I'm only there 3 days a week. I've not really needed to advertise apart from my priceslists in the salon and word of mouth. I have over 100 customers now.

I have progressed from nails to beauty treatments in 18 months to offer a variety of treatments. I have priced my treatments fairly, not too cheap not too expensive. I also do mobile work if required. Hope I have answered all your points raised.

Another consideration as you say Sassy is the shelf life.

Regards
Deb379

 

[Little Angel]

HI debs

i certainly didn't mean to cause you any offense, and i don't think your clients are stupid at all.
I know if a new client comes to me for a set of extensions after consultation i tell her what i think would best suit her and her lifestyle and we decide together after i give her her options.

As to your original question if you are worried your product will go off before you use it just sell your monomer as your powder has a very long shelf life if stored correctly.

Hope your not upset with me.

 

[geeg]

Sounds to me like your heart just isn't in nail services as opposed to the other things you do.

The ones who do best at nails are (in my opinion) the specialists. Not to say you can't offer more than one service, sometimes I guess you have to but the nail specialists get the most nail clients.

 

[Karen]

Hey Debs,

I too am in an area where manicures are much more in demand than acrylics. In fact, I only have one acrylic client who has athritis and finds the acrylic overlay helps protect the bones of one of her fingers and stops the pain, so she has her acrylic over lay infilled once every two weeks.

Other than this client all my ladies prefere natural nail manicures and I'm more than happy to treat them.

Until recently I was also using my acrylic to correction a broken toe nail of my own.

It's for this reason I'm hanging onto all my acrylic equipment just in case a client with similar needs walks thro the door.

HTH.

Best wishes,

Karen
x

 

[RedAdmiral]

Whe I started in the Tan Shop we agreed not to use monomer on a regular basis so I became a gel tech, I gave away my stuff but kept sampler kits which was enough for infills on walkins or repairs. Now I'm home based I invested back into l&p and have no probs as I do equal gel n l&p. Never keep too much banging around its just clutter (unless you are a product junkie and have a use for every lil titbit!)