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I worked out that once I have paid my tax and national insurance, accounted for expenses and purchases and divided what’s left against the hours I’m working, I’m approximately earning the same as I do in my other caring job. I am mobile, and the travelling around the community has to be...

Good to know, thanks

It’s all good, the hospital phoned this morning and it’s not a problem at all to have glitter, foils or diamante nails so no need to remove 👍🏻

Thanks ladies, I’m going to phone the MRI department again in the morning to see if I can find out and hopefully not have to remove it before I go. If I do I will just file down the top layer to the base gel and redo when I get home. X

Hi everyone, I’m due to have an MRI scan tomorrow and stupidly forgot possible repercussions of using holographic nail foil and glitter polish when doing my Christmas nails this afternoon. Does anyone know whether glitter is actually containing metal or is it something else and what about the...

It’s fine to do a full pedicure with a foot soak so long as you make sure the feet are completely dry and the nails dehydrated before you apply the gel polish. I have been mobile for 12 years and I do this regularly. In fact all my gel pedicures now involve a foot soak. Just make sure you...

CND it’s an amazing product and a brand I’ve used for very long time. However, there are some wonderful brands out there who invest in their research, produce sound, safe products that are producing wonderful results for nail technicians. We are all biased towards the brands that we have chosen...

I started experiencing the same thing about three years ago. Some days my hands were so sore I didn’t know where to put myself. Finally had an x-ray at the end of last year to find I have moderate arthritis in my thumb joints. Like a previous poster has said, I think the pain is exacerbated by...

I am currently using link after rebranding from The Gel Bottle. Lots of techs were experiencing nail separation issues with TGB and there’s been a lot of negativity towards the brand amongst nail techs. Do your research. INK are a British brand with an in house chemist and manufacture in the EU...

I’m really sorry to hear this 😢 To be honest though it would probably be really helpful to post pictures so people can really say what potentially could happen

Ditto what everyone else has said above. Qualifications are there for a reason, to make sure you are adequately trained and experienced to be able to get insurance and provide a service to others. They are the benchmark of our industry. I personally wouldn’t let anybody cut my hair, pierce my...

I invested quite a lot in TGB myself and joined the Facebook group you mentioned as I have been trained for over 12 years. I have to say it’s very alarming what I have discovered on that group in terms of what other techs have experienced in the three or four years they have been using the...

Definitely do your research! Consider joining the nail tech awareness group over on Facebook as it’s been a complete eye-opener for me. I have after a lot of research rebranded from the gel bottle to ink London. For me personally, I have not experienced any issues with the gel bottle, I loved...

I have just started using INK. Impressed so far.

I’m trained with Lash Base, which is super easy to use with good long lasting results. However, when I last tried to put an order in recently none of their products were available. They have bought out a new range which I’m thinking of giving a try.

The first few times my husband got a back wax he had these awful acne like spots for ages. Now, after persevering, he’s absolutely fine. I’m sure this is actually quite common

I started to train in my early 30s and entered the industry at the age of 34. I’m a curvy girl and make no apologies for it, I am who I am. my uniform is always clean, my makeup fresh and my nails manicured. I’ve built up a fantastic client base and over the years my clients have always said...

Oh my goodness I feel your pain. This is me too

Thank you, that’s interesting to hear about the pro health basecoat. For now I have told her to go to the salon she appears to be having the success with. I explained that with all the goodwill in the world, I enjoy her company and my visits to her home to do her nail treatments, however if...

I had no idea that overcuring can cause lifting! Why so?