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    Nail cracking

    Hi there I noticed one of my clients came back for another set and her natural nails were kind of cracked looking? Like they had stress lines and tiny cracks across her nail- what is causing this? Is it the acrylic application?
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    Dip vs acrylic?

    Hi! I have done research online but I’m not really getting a definitive answer. Is dip powder just acrylic powder? I had a girl ask if I do dip services (which I don’t because it’s unsanitary), but I mentioned if she doesn’t want any added length like a dip service I could do an acrylic...
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    Mix gel and acrylic?

    Hi all I had a client come in for a full set removal and as I was doing so I realized she had two different colored products on and she mentioned that her previous nail lady filled her acrylic nails with gel??? (To clarify, the client got acrylic nails, went back for a fill a couple weeks later...
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    Acrylic nail just popped off

    Hi I am new to acrylics and I thought I prepped right considering it took an hour to prep alone, but the nail popped full off!! What am I doing wrong? I am cleansing with alcohol, buffing, dehydrating and priming before lay the tip down is there something I’m missing?
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    E-File RPM uses

    Hi all! Recently got a an efile and I am wondering what RPM’s you all use? My drill goes up to 35000 although I would never use it that high- What do you put it at when you: 1. Prep the nail 2. Shaping 3. Removing product Or do you use the same speed for all 3. Thank you!!!
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    Acrylic lifting

    Hello! I’m sure this has been addressed a lot and I have read a few threads already but I wondered if I could get help directly- I did my first full acrylic nail set Mon, Feb 18 and today Mar 2nd, my client messaged me and mentioned lifting had started! Is two weeks a good or bad amount of...
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    Maintaining healthy nails

    Hi there! I was looking for some tips or products to maintain healthy nails after or during acrylics. I want to keep my clients nails as healthy and strong as I can, because from their experience acrylics ruin their nails in the past (I’m assuming because of their nail techs). I do not do...
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    Nails techs - time management help!

    Hello! So today I completed my first full acrylic set in around 2 hours! I was getting a lot of anxiety because that’s a long time (I know it’s not that long especially for a first set..) BUT the girl whose nails I was doing mentioned it takes her normal salon around 50 minutes. FAST! I spent...
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