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Hi. Sorry you're experiencing this. I know how disheartening it can be. Sometimes it can be down to a very simple thing, like a primer being old, or perhaps you're cleansing with the wrong type of wipes, the lamp isn't curing your products properly all the way, your filing technique, or your...

You might want to research Gel Bottle a bit more before making your decision. There's quite a few people having serious problems with the brand. There are some Facebook groups you can join where you can search and read more to make sure you make an informed decision. :) for example Nail Tech...

If you buy Swarovski in retail packs (usually 1440 per pack) from authorised resellers then it actually doesn't end up that much more expensive than the "fake" ones. Retail packs are good value for money. Check out for example bluestreak crystals where a pack of 1440 size ss7 are £22.50 for...

I do offer tea or coffee, but I serve it in those disposable coffee cups with lids, I buy everything in large quantities and of course write it off on taxes so it's not very expensive per client. I prefer the coffee cups with a lid because there can be some dust flying around. Not a lot since I...

Please distribute in Norway. We want ikoniq here. :p

These days I only use genuine Swarovski crystals. You can get them from for example scatter crystals or bluestreak crystals. If you buy the wholesale/factory packages they end up very affordable. The clear colour and the AB colors are my most popular, but also rose gold and blush Rose are...

You could look for a combined manicure gel polish course. I know Indigo do those as well as e-file courses, so could be worth checking if there are any educators near you. Looks like they offer custom tailored 1 day courses too so you could potentially email them and tell them what you want to...

I invoice them and send them the invoice on both email and by regular post if they cancel later than 24 hours of their appointment or no-show. I'll show some gesture of goodwill if it's a regular and they have a good reason. But people who just mess me about - I invoice the hell out of them lol...

You'd remove the sticky layer before stamping anyway, otherwise the stamp may not transfer properly. So yes you can go ahead and wipe it off if you need to, but ideally you shouldn't need to. I'd recommend dedicating an evening to practicing stamping on nail art tips, just to get the technique...

Looking back, this would have been very helpful to have a whole day just to focus on infill, but it was not available or offered to us. We had a 6 day course (monday-saturday), and an exam some 6 weeks later, theory and practical. Though to be fair to them, it would have been nearly impossible...

They don't necessarily teach this on all courses *shrug*. I wasn't taught either removal nor infill with CND on my foundation course, and many other brands don't really teach it either, apart from a couple minutes talk about moving the apex back. There's nothing much to be done about this so I...

As nail technicians we need to always keep evolving. I did my foundation course in gel enhancements with CND, and we didn't learn to infill either. I did a few separate courses with various educators and brands to learn more, like reverse French, gel babyboomers, different shapes, infills and...

Sorry I was referring to VAT, which is another fee to be paid by self-employed (after a certain threshold), at least in many countries. But the threshold might be vastly different from country to country. In Norway, once you've earned more than £5000 you need to register for vat and subsequently...

When I started I had 10 colours. Throughout a week, I mostly use 10-20 different colours. Most popular is nudes and reds. But it's also important to have black, white, and a couple pinks. Secondary to these main ones, my customers usually go for mauve type colours, browns, and during summer I...

I have not used Gelish or OPI. But if I may be quite honest and with all my best intentions, I do not think swapping brands will magically make your issues go away. Even Shellac, which is not as hard wearing as a gel polish, should get the full two weeks wear or more if applied correctly. There...

I use Lilly Nails, but there are many good brands out there. Have you tried Creative Play gel polish and still getting poor results by the way?

If you want something harder wearing that works with your CND lamp you could always try the gel polish by CND, it's called Creative Play. Although you should get 2 weeks out of Shellac for sure, it's not as hard wearing as a gel polish, and clients would at the minimum want 2 weeks out of their...

It looks like the tip might have been too small for the nail, looking at the side of the free edge. Especially since you also say you applied a good amount of pressure to it, which could suggest that you're not using the correct size tips. I only sculpt myself, I don't use tips anymore, but...

Hi, For stamping you are best off using a stamping polish or another highly pigmented polish. You will also need a stamper, scraper, and the stamping plates themselves. If you have applied gel polish to the nail, you'll want to remove the sticky layer before stamping. There are plenty of brands...

Short answer, they don't know what they're talking about. Long answer, maybe they are referring to nss acrylic which smells like cat pee when removed and is hard to remove. ;) Most nail techs, whatever system they use, should know what hard gel is, or at least possess a general clue even if they...