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My Supplier tells me that CND have discontinued formation tips, certainly in the clear range, is this correct? The E-mail from their distributor was very vague and just indicated that they don't have them, no explanation no ETA. Can anyone advise?

Hi Skincare geeks I was hoping for some advice around a skin care line I am looking into here in Canada. The line is advertised as Gluten free however the ingredients listed include barley extract. As the mother of a celiac child I have been advised by our doctor and a dietician that barley...

Hi Geeks I am looking for a really great photo of a set of liquid and powder forever French enhancements that have been buffed to a high shine instead of using the gel top coat. This is for a blog post I am writing and the photo that I use can have backlinks to the original owners website (if...

Hi Geeks I sat down with a business coach the other day to come up with some new ways to bring in customers and one of the questions he asked me was what is the average life span of a customer? Now I had difficulty answering this as I have only been in business this year but was hoping that...

Hi Geeks I just got my Forbidden collection in yesterday (we are a bit behind here in Canada) and are wondering what the heck to do with them! I thought it might be nice to start a thread to display pics of your ideas for inspiration to others so post away, I'd love to see what you are up to!

Does anyone have the Shellac colour chart that goes with the spinner rack? I am stuck on a colour combination. Number 41 shows as kind of a nude colour with a shimmer over the top which I am sure is moonlight and roses as it has that violet/pink hue to it but I don't know what the first colour...

Hi Everyone I am looking for a nail tech in Devon that offers CND Shellac for my Mum. I just did her toes with Shellac and glitter as she is over here on vacation and she loves them so much she wants to get them done back in England! She lives in North Tawton, so looking for a tech in...

Hi Geeks I am currently trying to collect some primary market research for competition to my business that I am in the process of setting up. Of course I can't just roll up to my local competitors and ask them to share their trade secrets with me, but I can get the infomation from others in the...

Hi Geeks haven't been on for a while as I have been super busy but just wanted to share that I passed my CND Master Painter and CND Master Sculptor yesterday and today. It was fantastic, I learned so much and got tons of new tricks and met some great people. CND really do have the best...

Hi there geeks I have a new client that has been to me twice now for BL smoothing and Shellac. The first time I did her nails I really struggled to get everything on so that it was nice and smooth as she has lots of nail conditions. it looks to me like she has club nails as her finger nails...

Hey Geeks I have just been looking on a suppliers website and I notice that they have 3 different kits of perfect colour powders. Perfect colour bolds, Perfect colour skin tones and Perfect Colour Shimmers. They also have individual colours in iridescent glitter, silver shimmer, black and red...

Hi Geeks. My new website went live last Friday. I'd be grateful for some feedback on it. I still have some pages to add such as portfolio, retail items and news/articles but i'd like to know if I am going in the right direction so far! WWW.primpandpolish.ca Thanks Jackie Sent from my Nexus 7...

Hi Geeks please help, I am at my wits end today, I would have posted this to my blog, but I don't find I get any replies there. Some of you may know that I lost my job back in January, and due to some circumstances at home my husband and I decided that it was time to look at launching my salon...

Hi Geeks! I need some advice. I have 2 brand new clients booked in on Saturday (yay) one wants a removal of her existing set which she says is gel but she does not know which brand and so I have no idea whether it is a soak off or a buff off. Any advice on the best way to remove them? 2nd...

Hi Geeks! I am currently working on my website and want to included a page that highlights the differences between CND nail enhancement systems and I am struggling to put it into words. I use all the systems as I know each client has different preferences on application technique, but I am...

Hi Geeks I am just wondering if there are any custom belnd "recipies" floating around out there. I kinow in the old custom blend kit it came with information on how much of each colour to use for the mixes, but it seems that there are no kits for the new additives, or if there were, they are no...

Hi Geeks I am hoping to move quickly with training and to take at least one of the CND Masters in the next 6 months. Unfortunatley there are no EA's for CND in Alberta, the closest one being in Vancouver and I know my supplier is working with her to organise some education here in Alberta but...

Hi Everyone When I trained with CND in 2006 I was taught that all nail systems are acrylic based and the only difference was application methods such as Gel, Liquid and Powder, Fiberglass, silk etc. We always referred to what many people called acrylic as liquid and powder, but I notice that...

Hi geeks it's been a while since I did my nail training and there seems to be a few things that have change. I am wondering if anyone can tell me what the difference is between 99% isopropyl alcohol, pure acetone and nail polish remover?