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  1. spakitten

    Help, severe bleach allergy

    Will I sound ultra vain if I reply with "yes. Being platinum blonde IS worth dying for?" I've had my hair every other color and they look either decend, or awful on me. And I can't settle with decent... She has not tried any other bleach brands, she is using Wella Blondor on me. But in the...
  2. spakitten

    Help, severe bleach allergy

    I have platinum blonde hair. I have using bleach directly on my scalp for 15 years. For the last few years I have been getting terrible headaches when the bleach is applied. Over the years the process has gotten more and more painful, but I just delt with it because I love the blonde. The last...
  3. spakitten

    Help-severe bleach allergy

  4. spakitten

    Can you file length after Gelish has been applied?

    This is not recommended as it breaks the seal and the nails with chip. When they come in to have them re done recommend that you file their nails shorter so the re growth isn't so much that they need to file between apts. if they must file, tell them to only do so the last couple days or week...
  5. spakitten

    Using studs/3D gems with gel polish

    Putting another coat on over the gems helps them to stay longer I find. Although I am having trouble getting larger 3D gems and decals to stay even using this method :( the smaller ones stay fine doing this though.
  6. spakitten

    3D nail art help

    No am buying the decals. Looking to apply them on top of both acrylic or gel extensions. I've never had an issuer curing small gems into a gel top coat, but these extra large decals don't seem to stay by simply doing this. I've stried globbing gel on top and covering the decals then curing...
  7. spakitten

    3D nail art help

    Hi guys! I asked a similar question a while back and didnt get much of a response so giving this another shot! I've been learning how to do 3D nail art (ie: large pearls, bows, skulls, gems, etc) and am having trouble getting then to stay on my clients artificial nails. I tried curing them into...
  8. spakitten

    How to make large gems actually stay

    You do this on gel and acrylic nails? Do you just do this over the gel top coat?
  9. spakitten

    How to make large gems actually stay

    Hey guys! I have one client that loves the 3D look of having tons of LARGE gems, pearls, bows, etc on her nails. I've never had issues getting smaller gems to stay on my clients but am having trouble with the larger ones. I have tried two methods: 1: I put the gems into the gel top coat...
  10. spakitten

    Gel top coats over polish?

    Hi! I love having my nails done but cannot wear soak off gels as I am constantly handling acetone (as I do soak off nails on my clients). So I've been experimenting with gel lately. I build structured gel nails, then paint them with regular nail polish (OPI), then apply a gel sealer over the...
  11. spakitten

    What's in your make up kit?

    I've tried a lot of different products over the years and these are the BEST! Some may be more on the pricier side, but they are worth it. Mascara - KissMe for Daytime (for it's extreme lengthening effects, is also super gentle to wear on a daily basis and comes off with water!) and Falsies...
  12. spakitten

    Eyelash Perming - Which brand?

    Hello!! Up till now I have currently been working with the Thuya eyelash perming kits at work, and do not like them at all! I find that the rods are not sticky enough and I must always use a bit of glue to adhere them to the lid (even though there is already a line of adhesive on them...)...
  13. spakitten

    Opi aaxxium soak off gel- has anyone done the course/used it?

    I currently work with this system and love it. The only facet I am having problems with is the OPI lamp. Both and my boss are having problems with nails not curing (I believe since the sides are open) so we are replacing the lamp this week. Also, doing the thumbs seperately is time consuming...
  14. spakitten

    Problems with OPI Axxium lamp!

    Thank you for the advice! But alas, I have tried this. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. It depends on the angle of the clients hands, their fingers are always slowely fallings out of the machine because of the small amount of space inside, and I do not have the time to constantly be watching...
  15. spakitten

    Trainee job in a salon...advice please

    Experience is worth much more than money. I was being paid **** when I first started out (it was a dollar over mininum wage tho - I live in Canada). But I don't think it makes a diference, my advice would be to gain as much experience as you can. Do as many sets as you can, gain confidence...
  16. spakitten

    Waxing hollywood

    I had to teach myself how to do this, we dont have a lot of training for it where I live. My first 2-5 waxes were teeth-clenching, sweaty-palmed, bloody frightening! haha but you learn from your mistakes -this is why of course I practiced on friends- thank GOD I have wonderful, forgiving...
  17. spakitten

    Charging for Nail Art

    At my salon we charge a flat rate of $1 a diamond. Other than that, I have to "guesstimate" what I should charge a client for my "artistic abilities". Usually $5 a nail, but I do charge by the level of dificulty. Depends if they want a simple flower or a rendering of a Picaso!
  18. spakitten

    Soak off gel, the colour of the natural free edge area

    OPI has a soak off system with brilliant colors, but no sculpture gel :(
  19. spakitten

    Problems with OPI Axxium lamp!

    I am using the OPI AXXIUM UV curing lamp in my salon with their gel and soak-off gel systems and am having A LOT of trouble with it. If you are not familiar with the lamp itself, I have posted a link so you can see the design...
  20. spakitten

    Pedicure question

    I had a similar situation, not the same condition, but my client would rather have had me treat her than go her pediatrist. After treating her for a few months it got the point where I had to refuse her service, the condition had worsened. You are a professional and only you know the...
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