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I really hope this works.... I wanted you all to see the new addition to our family.We've called her Libby and we got her from a rescue place last Thursday. We think she's a retriever crossed with a labrador and is about a year old. Her previous owners had been keeping her outside and she'd...

I've just soaked the acrylic off my nails a couple of days ago, after wearing it constantly for about 2years, and my nails are really soft and bendy.I've cut them all short to stop them breaking,but is there anything i can do to strengthen them? I want to give them a rest from l & p for a while...

I never seem to have this problem on clients nails....only my own!! Does anyone know why the acrylic might look 'frosty' at the cuticle edge, and it flakes off quite easily? Am I doing bead 3 too thin or what? On my own nails, for some reason, I have loads of trouble 'pressing' the l&p down at...

Hi Been thinking about getting a camera phone and I just wondered if anyone's tried to take photos of their nails / nailart with one, and whether it would work or not.Do they come out quite clear, and can you put them on the computer? Haven't got a digital camera, so thought I'd join the modern...

With all this talk of disgusting clients who spit on you accidentally it's brought to mind something that happened to me a few months ago .......... I work in a tanning salon doing nails and I also do tooth crystals. One day this lady came in and asked me if I could put her a tooth gem on,so of...

I keep reading all the good things about Scrubfresh, and i gather that you 'scrub' the natural nail with it using a lint free pad. Can anyone tell me why you actually scrub the nail ? When I did my course, i was told to just spray the nails with the dehydrator spray, and not to touch them with...

Hi Carole, Just had a look round your site http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/nailsonwheels And i just wanted to say what a brilliant site it is. Dead professional looking !!! Hope it brings loads of work your way!! Best wishes, and hope you're feeling better soon, after your attempt at jumping...

Been browsing, and found this site...I'm glad I don't go to her to have my nails done !!!!!!!!!!! AND she's using Creative products!!! http://www.yestheyrefake.net/nailcare.html

Hi I've got a lady coming in for l&p enhancements, and she's a terrible nail biter with absolutely rock hard cuticles !!! I've tried softening them with cuticle remover and pushing them back, but the little beggars just won't budge! They cover half of what little nail plate she has and look...

I am absolutely steaming about an article in this weeks Best magazine, dated 1st June 2004. Its on page 18, and regards acrylic nails.... quote..."When the nail tech buffs your natural nails with a file so the false nails stay put,it weakens the nail bed.This makes your nails flake,split and...

I always advise my ladies to keep their hands out of bleach etc when they have l&p on their nails, and yet when they go on holiday, they're in and out of the pool (ie.nails are in chlorine all the time) so their nails start to peel and lift. Is there any way round this happening, other than...

Hi !! I've seen topics on here saying you can seal in airbrushed designs with a coating of UV gel...do you put the gel directly onto the design, or do you top coat it first so the design doesn't smudge? And can i use the gel i normaly use for normal overlays, or does it have to be a special one...

Just been browsing, and i found this article on 'how to apply acrylic nails' This is frightening stuff,especially the bit about 'using a rough file' !! http://www.geocities.com/pattymanicurist/information.html

I've got a lady coming to have her nails done on Monday, and she has 'fan' shaped nails... they're narrow at the cuticle, and quite broad at the free edge. What's the best shape to go for when i sculpt them so they don't look silly? Do you think square would look the most natural? Thanks

I was sent this in an email, and thought i'd share it with you all!! This is an actual job application that a 17-year-old boy submitted at a McDonald’s restaurant in Florida; and they hired him because he was so honest and funny! NAME: Greg Bulmash. SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the...

I've been having problems with my airbrush these last couple of days...its fixed now, so panic over, but I'm thinking about getting another one as a stand-by in case i have any more mishaps! I already have the iwata HP-B, and wasn't sure whether to get this one again, or one of the Badger...

Hi I hope someone can help me out here..... I gave my airbrush a really thorough cleaning yesterday....left it to soak overnight as suggested to me in an earlier post, but now my little lever that you use to regulate the flow of paint has fallen off I just start thinking i've got the...

I just wondered if anyone knows if you can 'soak' the airbrush in a soapy solution if its clogged with paint? I've cleaned it all as i usually do, but it still seems to be a bit clogged up. If i took the needle, crown cap etc off, is it safe to submerge it in water?

Can anyone give me some help on wording something on the flyers i give out? I want to be able to let my clients know that i can provide them with cuticle oil, nail varnishes etc etc to help them care for their nails in between appts, but i dont know how to word it so its not too 'in yo9ur...

Hi Can anyone tell me how you do the 'lacy nails'. I've seen pics of them and they look really good for weddings etc I've airbrushed over a piece of lace before, but i've seen others that don't look airbrushed, if you know what i mean! Are they transfers, and if so, where would i get these...