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I currently use young nails for enhancements. And Shellac or Gelish for soak off application. She has new nails growing but I am very reluctant to put any product on them. I told her to keep the nails trimmed short and watch for any swelling or infection (the beds are exposed and peeling ) sorry...

Thank you for your suggestions , that is our plan. The new nail growth looks healthy. But they are a mess at the moment. I wondered what others did with Thier clients in this situation

Looking for advice. I had a client in today who has started losing her nails. They are VERY green! She was wearing gels and was told she was able to from her oncologist. However between her last appt and this one they started to lift and turn green I have removed the gels and trimmed the nails...

sorry if I confused any of you... what I should have said is that she has been wearing nails for 10 years... and from what I have seen so far she goes for gel most of the time and when she can't get her gels filled...she gets the NSS nails... grr again. I am hoping that I will get better at...

I have just rec'd my "Gel Life" trial kit by Dashing Diva. I am hoping that their approach to "weekend Nails" will cure my Grad and Wedding woes. It drives me bonkers to sculpt a full set for a client for Grad Day or Wedding Day just to see them 3 days later and they have most/all chewed off...

sorry... what else would you call them? I think I used that term cuz she is making me mad! LOL Thanks for all of your support ladies... She came in today for to fixes stress fractures... OH MY FREAKIN GOSH!!! I had to look for them! so it isn't like they were major ones! Fixed and...

Okay... so here it goes... I am so sorry if it sounds like I am being sensitive about this.. but I am a little cranky.. I will try to keep it together. I have just recieved this new client. She tells me that she has been wearing gels for 10 years. In those 10 years she has never had a...

If you notice the "bald spots" right after it comes out of the lamp, you can usually just reapply the gloss top and cure again for 2 minutes. I purchase the glosss top in a 4 oz. size so i have put it in a different container, I use the same brush to apply the UV Gloss Top as I do the rest of...

I have purchased some foil for nails. I have tried a few times to use it on different clients. Ihave clients that can wear it for about 3 weeks and not have an issue with it and then I have a few clients that can barely make a week with it. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am a gel...

Hey all! Just a quick question... what is the going rate for Comission? I am a tech but I own the salon...so I don't get a comisssion reate or a paycheque for that matter LOL. Just curious to see what the %'s are like out there. I am thinking of adding another tech to my salon to take some...

I am thinking of starting a wholesale/distributor/training Centre in Canada where I live. We are lacking in serious training, I have had to travel out of the country to get training...We also have to deal with getting our supplies from suppliers that know hair...not so much the nails side. I...

Hey All! I am looking to implement software into my salon. We are a small salon, and as a rule there are 2 to 4 employees. I was looking at the Salon Iris Software and was wondering if any of you are familiar with it. Can you tell me the prs and cons of using and what we should look for...

Just a question for all of you... Recently (May 15th I believe), Nail technicians in Saskatchewan are able to Test to become a Journeyperson. Do any of you have any advice for studying?? I always get messed up with the diseases so I know that I have to study that a lot..but other than that...

YES YES YES!!! Finally!!! Where I live people charge anywhere from $45-$65 for a set of gel toes (just basic french) and then they chare $25-$45 for "fills". I THINK (this is just me) I agree with Bagpuss! I think that you CANNOT fill a gel toe! the toes are so tiny and they lsat for like...

OMG! I have been thinking of putting up a sign in my salon about kids. Honestly it isn't all of them, just some of them but I have one nail client that beings atleast 3 kids with her every time!! they are 3 months (this one just new) but usually it is a 3 year old boy (bad to the bone) a 18...

Thanks for all of your help and suggestions! I have been waxing her for about a year and never had ths happen. I asked her about her skin care and such and she swears she didn't change anything...I still feel bad but I have spoke to some of my friends and they tell me that they have had this...

Hey there I have been waxing for about 6 years now and just the other day I did an Eyebrow wax for an 18 year old girl. They looked pink as they often do after we waxed but later on she said they started to feel tight and hurt a bit. I had her come in and see me today. It looks like the...

For Me personally... I wear Gel on my nails and change the designs every 3 weeks or so...but on my toes...well I change those too much to wear gel on them ( I am too lazy to bend over and do all that filing LOL) I wear polish that I change sometimes every couple of days to every couple of...