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Hi all I know I dont post on hear much and haven't been around for a while but thats coz I wasn't too well and ended up in hospital for a bit BUT I'm feeling 100% (well almost) and I'm really pleased to say I'm 9 weeks pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm over the moon coz we had IVF and it has...

Has anyone received their Nails Mag this month (July). I know it isn' out every month and not sure if there is one or not BUT my post has been terrible recently and we haven't been getting all our mail so just wanted to check before I rang up! Thanks Mich

Girlfriends I'm only as strong as the cocktails I drink, the hairspray I use, and the girlfriends I have. Here's to you! Why do we only have parties for each other when one of us gets married, pregnant, has a birthday, or retires? What would most of us do without our sisters, confidants, and...

A LESSON TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITH RUDE CUSTOMERS Indeed, an award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate Attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo. A crowded Virgin...

Friend: calls your parents by mr. and mrs. Best friend: calls your parents dad and mom. Friend: has never seen you cry Best friend: has always had the best shoulder to cry on Friend: never asks for anything to eat or drink Best friend: opens the fridge and makes herself at home Friend: asks...

A girl asked a guy if he thought she was pretty, he said...no. She asked him if he would want to be with her forever....and he said no. She then asked him if she were to leave would he cry, and once again he replied with a no. She had heard enough. As she walked away, tears streaming down her...

Hi all Had a client this morning who comes weekly for polish and then once a month for thw orks (manicure & pedicure). I always apply a base coat before polish etc. Today she bought her own top coat (OPI base coat). I originally started using Toughen Up on her nails last year but she said when...

Hi all I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D I even got a prize for the best nails which completely shocked me!!!!!!!! I'm now a MASTER NAIL TECHNICIAN and VERY PROUD! Just wanted to share my happy news!!!! :D Mich

Just wanted to share with you all that I have finally booked my exam for the masters qualification. I did all my classes last year in Whitley Bay and didn't feel ready for the exam!! Now (I think) I am!!!!! So better get practising and revising ready for 24th Feb. I'll be doing it at Leeds...

Hi there I've just been seaching the web and seen that lanolin and shampoo can affect your enhancements. I knew that lanolin could cause lifting but haven't heard about shampoo having an effect. Has anyone else heard this?????? Thanx Mich

Help please!! I had a client come to me from anotehr salon a couple of months ago. She originally wanted an infill but it had been over 3 weeks since the set had been applied (didn't know what products had been used etc), there were some missing so I advised client to have a soak off and new...

Hi there I've started to get clients that want to bring their children for manicures and nail art and I was wondering what sort of price to charge and what to carry out at the manicure. I use creative solar and spa products and up to now have just been doing a tidy up and mini hand massage...

I've got a few clients who have a french manicure and a couple have said that the white has smudged when they have got home. I dont know what to do!! I use stickey base coat, allow to dry then apply the white enamel to tips followed by 1-2 coats of selected enamel then apply a coat of super...

Just wondered if you can use the gel to do nail art??? Has anyone tried??? Also I have just ordered the NSI balance gel kit, can you use any UV lamp to cure or do I have to purchase one from NSI???? Thanx

My friend is going to a seventies party saturday nite and she wants me to do her nails for her. She said they had to be bright and very 'seventies'!! Can anyone give me some ideas????!!!! Was it mainly swirls and pattterns in yellows, oranges etc??? Thanx :D

I really need some help (professional!) I've been up and running for a couple of months (have been qualified for year) and have had 2 people come back with discolouration to nails. I have been doing all my prep correctly, there is no liquid contamination etc. I have used Creative l&p and...

I had a client visit me this morning for a pedicure and they have a toe nail missing on the big toe. They mentioned having acrylic put on to create toe nail but I advised this would not work. Is there anything out there that could be used??????? Thanx in advance Michelle

Hi there I did a set of enhancements using creative and after a day a couple of the nails started to go slightly yellow near the cuticle area. I thought it may have been the cuticle oil but it hasn't happened to all the nails. Any ideas?????????? Many thanx Michelle

Hi there 1st time on this site! I'm just about to start out as a nail tech after completing all my training. I have decided to work from home to start with so that I can pick my hours and have also been ill and still receiving treatment. I have looked through several websites and been told...