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I just had a few thoughts on this and was wondering if anyone had the same thoughts or if they can enlighten me a bit more... I think that the idea of shellac and gelish is a great addition to the nailindustry. It´s super thin, flexible and holds up incredibly well. BUT... there is such an...

I only managed to do four... that means one less i had to soak off :) I´m a messy worker so don´t mind the paint on my hand.

Made this after seeying iron man 2 like the true geek i am ;)

Hi, I have been sampeling odyssey´s acrylic system and really enjoy it, but i still have a few issues with it. The nails sit well and ít is a really strong product but i do get lifting in the sidewalls now and then. I never have any problems usually so it really bothers me since i must be...

Hi fellow geeks, I didn´t know where i should post this so please correct me if i should take this somewhere else :) This morning i woke up, mentally prepared for a new day but all of a sudden got a crippling pain in my left neck and upper back muscles. I could bearly move my head an inch to...

I recently ordered some vip powders from odyssey with the advanced monomer and bonding aids. I have been testing it today and really like it. easy to work with, nice colors that are vibrant... really pleased with it. BUT, i am used to working with a fast setting monomer and using the advanced...

Today a customer brought one of the new opi matte polishes allong to paint her nails with. I have never experiences a polish that dries soooo fast! While i was painting the nail it was allready drying! The result was very different since i,m not used to it, i don´t know if i like it or not. It...

Hi geeks, I recently converted to brisa and i am really happy that i finally made the change *needed to save up a bit first ;)*. I really like the results and the workability of the brisa gels and feel very satisfied about the product but one thing bothers me a tiny bit. When i whipe the...

Hi, I posted before concerning the shelf life of cnd liquid and how if it was visible on the package. i asked my cnd distributor and they didn´t really knew how to figure out the manufacturing date by reading the codes on the back. But they said not to worry since if you don´t open the bottle...

Hi geeks, Just wanted to share my experience today. I work with cnd and i have always used retention + just because thats what i started to use and thats what i am used to. Today when i went to my distrib. i tought lets take one of the small radical liquid bottles to see how it works... and my...

I have been looking trough previous threads and couldn´t find what i was looking for so here i go.... Odyssey´s VIP powders come in three different pinks. I was wondering if anyone knows if one of them is an opaque powder to enhance the nailbed?? Can´t find any examples online either. Would...

Thought to post a picture of some regular salon nail art that i do at the salon since i just bought myself a digital camera...always needed one but always spended my money on small unnesecairy nail stuff :) Probably will be posting a bit more pictures now :lol:

How do you register for the nailympics? i went to their website but i just see a page where to order the tickets. Do we just apply for the ticket and then we are registered or how does it work? Sorry but I´m not getting it :confused:

I had a few questions regarding how to be a good model for one of my fellow nailtechs. I will be at the nailympics in september and she asked me if i could be her model since i will be there anyway. I will send her a picture of my hands next week. I was wondering what i should do in the meantime...

Hi there, Since there is no critique here i thought to post here. I have been working now 6 months with permanent make-up after my training an thought to get my work evaluated by all of you since you are all professionals. What do you think? there are some slight purple dots still left on the...

I bought about 6 months ago a small 8 oz moxie cnd liquid. When i wanted to buy a new fresh bottle in the store one of the teachers told me that they had a box of moxie liquid where a product got spilled in discoloring the outside of the packaging. She gave me 50% off on the liquid which i...

I was trained with a brand that wasn´t all to high in standard so to speak and did a conversion with creative quite a while ago. Recently i converted to ezflow since i was planning on starting to compete and since i thought it was really easy to work with ezflow aswell i really wanted to give it...

I have been thinking on starting to offer gel overlays on toenails since many of my customers have been asking about it. I have a few questions on which i hope you guys can help me: I am using hard gels and haven´t used them on toenails before. Reading trough some threads here i read that many...

Hi geeks, I rent my own desk at a beautysalon in the center of Gothenburg and we always get a percentage on what we sell. I have to say that i am sooo darn lousy at selling nailproducts or any product for that matter to customers. I really want to turn this around but i always have the...