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Hi! I work for a salon and my boss and I are scratching our heads about nail art. My prices since I started are £17 gel polish £6 removal. Most of my sets are nail art and I bring in lots of new customers (I’m a hairdresser too) for beauty and hair. I love doing art and but I’m a SLOW tech. We...

Hi, How do you cap the free edge if it’s really short? Not bitten but cut down to about 2mm of free edge. Very new at this!

Hi! Im UK - West Country, just starting out. I’m looking at my pricing: Gel overlay - £20 Removal and overlay - £24 Extension and overlay -£30 How do you price infills? Do you price differently for removal or infills if it is not your work? Do my base prices look ok?

hi! Just got a small set including the top and base coats. All but the two reds I bought have air bubbles when I apply. What could this be? I’m a newby but never had this problem before with gellux

Hi! I’ve roped in about eight people for one set of free gels as they will be my practice case studies They have all different needs and issues with their nails so I have picked a good bunch I don’t want to undercut any other techs but this group of people will be my victims for the next few...

I’m doing case studies towards my acrylic qualification. This was my first removal since the course and I did not apply it. I cliped and filed with 240 grit all over, soaked in acetone (Sally’s) for 10 minutes with a Bain Marie method . Scraped gently, filed ,soaked..this went on for 1 hour and...

thanks for your advice about products and colours setting up as a mobile tech part time when I become redundant in March. The salon that I will be working in for hair, like halo and were happy to mentor me through the early stages as I’ll be working as a hair apprentice to get my next level of...

Newby here.. I’ve got a few clients with short hair who like highlights in their hair. I either cap highlight or do traditional t section highlights but I’m not getting the effect either of us are looking for! I’ve attached a couple of photos of what they’ve shown me. Is it my technique...

Hi. I haven’t settled on a gel brand yet, does anyone have suggestions on a top and base coat which seems to work with multiple brands? I’m lucky to have some volunteers and really focusing on my prep and application initially as I think the different brands will help me see what works for me...

Hi! I’m UK based, just accredited as gel technician today. Now I think it will take a while to become professional and I have insurance and the basics to start. I have lots of colours which I’ll be using on my training clients, some are professional products (gellux and a gelish) and some are...

I work in an office full time and I am doing a gel nail course on Sunday. I will be mobile from April (I’m being made redundant and I’ll be a hairdressing apprentice level 3 from April). I have student insurance and will convert to full once qualified. So my plan is to apply a number of gels...

had two new clients yesterday- advised my salon (I am self employed) they wanted a trim each, Mum and daughter. The salon advised that I was newly qualified so get a discount. So they turn up, one wanted a wash which was fine. I enjoyed doing a nice long hairwash.. but as I was doing so they...

in a newly qualified level 2. I’m learning more colour corrections at the salon so this is good but it’s a slow process finding suitable clients! Just looking at my own hair for a theoretical purpose....So if changing the tone of level 6 hair to more of a slight mauve brunette, what do I counter...

Christmas is coming and I'm a newly qualified stylist renting a chair in a salon! My partner bought me some swish new scissors and a carry case when I qualified, I have mostly college kit stuff so what else would be good to ask for.. new set of combs and brushes? Hairdryer? What will benefit my...

im newly qualified and I'm doing my partners mums hair tomorrow. Her previous hairdresser I think got her foiling confused last time and did 2 bleach to one tint. Then she went on holiday. Then went and put root cover nice and easy on it and we had a nice shade of karki! I cap tinted a very...

Hi all! I just want to show some of my work through college and to now where I'm newly qualified level 2. I volunteered at a salon when I was in college and now hiring a chair plus getting training and support from my salon. I work full time as a project manager and I am saving for a house plus...

What cuts and /or colour services are your clients are requesting over the last few months? Thanks!

I bought a mobile basin from eBay - seems very similar to most I've seen and pretty sturdy. I bought it to wash my mums hair as she isn't very mobile. Anyway I can't seem to get the angle right and we have a right laugh as I seem to give her a full body wash unintentionally. Any tips to stop me...

I asked about highlight techniques on an assymetric pixie the other day (no replies) but I actually got the chance to do some bright red lowlights on this lovely chap with a long side parted pomp style cut. I did horizontal chunky weaves at the front going back in a brickwork style to very fine...

Newly qualified..My client has short hair one side, naturally wavy hair to the bottom of her ear on the other side, natural level 5. It is bleached to 7/8 with a shadow root and takes quasi/Demi colours well. She's bored of the current colour and happy to do something different! But can't be too...