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Any brisa girls in las vegas? Desperate for a fill!

Quick question, what is your preferred job title? Nail technician, manicurist, etc? I have been in the business over 9 years and am getting new business cards printed and I'm not sure what to go with. I am leaning heavily toward the understated "manicurist", although I do have a full cosmetology...

I had a new client recently who had never had acrylic before, and got them for her wedding. After she got home from her honeymoon, she called to tell me she only had half left, the rest "fell off", and that the nails looked terrible underneath. So I went into the "Oh dear, how did that happen?"...

Does anybody remember that CND poster from a few years back with the blonde on a white background and she had a ribbon in her mouth connecting to her fabulous laced up french nails? I feel like I've scoured the entire internet, including this website, to try and find any articles about this...

I apologize in advance for the length of this post, I know many will skip over it because of it, but I really need some guidance. I don't know how to respond to this client's extreme reaction. I'll start by explaining the situation. A regular client came in for her 2 week fill appt and had 2...

I recently had a client return after 2 months for a pedicure. She had had a fungal infection under her big toenail, said she'd had it forever and tried the oral medications and such and nothing seemed to work, so I recommended tea tree like I usually do. Well, when she returned, she said she...

I just ordered a new Ultra Sculptor-my favorite brush ever. And it happened to come with a free case, which was awesome. But when I opened the brush, it looked a lot smaller than the old #10...I started using it, and it is DEFINITELY a lot smaller than the old brush. It almost seems like they...

I've been really working on my stiletto application lately. Here's my latest set, CND neutral pink coverage powder (I seem to only use this one of the three lol) and the pink is from Young nails. I hate how you can still see the natural nail a bit in the photo, but in person, you can't. Why is...

Can you encase nail art done in acrylic paint under L&P, gel or gel sealant?

I haven't done a critique in a long time. This is our receptionist's nails. She is going to Golf Shores, AL, so we thought we'd give her some fun nails. She ripped her last set off, hence the icky before. I used CND's Pure White, neutral opaque coverage powder and Brisa top gloss. The ring...

Just thought I'd post this for you guys to read. I am raising my prices slightly, so I typed up a new price sheet (which includes gel services, which I am now offering). While I was add it, I typed up an aftercare sheet. I don't have anyone around me that could be my editor and I had difficulty...

So, I'm only on the 5 year mark of working in a salon, the last 3 years doing strictly nails. I have always worked 5 days a week, but the last 2 years, the days are 7-9 hours of nails. This week, I am experiencing sharp shoulder pains. I'm on day 3 of it. It is when I lift or lower my arm...

A client of mine has started developing what looks like bruises on the insides of her big toenails...though she says she has never bumped them or damaged them in anyway, including wearing tight-fitting shoes. I don't do her feet super regularly, so I can't say if they just appeared where they...

I just needed somewhere to vent! Has anyone ever gone through a patch where it seems like all your clients are having issues and you can't figure out what's going on? The last few weeks, maybe a month or more now, I feel like more of my clients are having a lot more problems than they used. I...

At the moment, I am strictly an L&P girl, but I have had a few requests for gel nails. I did some gel nails in beauty school, but never got on with it. I found it too fiddly. I have done lots of searches, just not finding what I need exactly. I am looking for a gel that is fairly easy to...

I have looked all over the site, reading about bacterial infections, but none mention it being under the natural nail. A regular client of mine came in today with a serious bacterial infection (very dark green) on her nail. I first suspected that there was sidewall lifting and we had trapped...

Maybe this sounds like a silly question, but it seems to me that my l&p gets harder on some of my clients, making it tougher to file (I use Creative Perfect color l&p/Retention+). I have one client that even though she has minimal lifting, the acrylic seems so hard, that I cannot blend the line...

I had a client ask me the other day if her (almost excessive) use of lavender oil would be causing her lifting. She says she uses it in her bath and to run into pressure points at night to help her sleep. And the lifting is always on her ring and middle finger of her right hand (which makes me...

Just some fun stuff I thought I'd share.

I had so much stuff I wanted to show, it was too much to put into the critique section and I thought it would be annoying to make a thread for each! Everyone seems to likes pics, so I hope posting all these is alright! First off, here's a quadruple dip, as promised (used 3 colored powdered...