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Hi Geeks I just want to know what you charge a client if they say they have had shellac and its NOT shellac and then you spend 30-40 minutes trying to soak and buff it off BEFORE you even begin your shellac? Do you charge for the time you have used up on that? Let me know as I don't know...

Hi Geeks, I had a client come for re-shellac ( I had not applied initial shellac) anyway I have not been using cnd wraps just acetone on cotton wool and cling film wrapped tightly around...now I had it on them for 10 minutes which turned into 15/20 25 etc The stuff just would NOT COME OFF! I...

Hi ladies A lady wanted to know if 14 was too young to shellac? I always thought not to really do most treatments on anyone younger than 16....whats your thoughts?? Lisa

Hi Guys This is the second topcoat I have bought and the second time it has gone all gloopy and thick. I have used my wax heater to heat it before shellacking and yet it cannot be applied well and makes the nails lumpy. I'm sick of it now. The light has not got at it either as i keep them in...

Hi guys I am finding it very difficult to know when to replace the above as they are black in colour and i don't know when they have run out......any ways that have helped you guys to know would be appreciated. Thanks :)

Hi geeks i think I know what I am going to do here but out of curiosity what would you do??? Client calls (recipient of gift voucher) leaves vmail saying she has a gift voucher but it expired December last year and can she still use?? What would you say?

Hi nail geeks.......I hope all is well with you all......I have a perplexing question. I had a client come for shellac mani and pedi 2 weeks ago or more and I emailed to ask how she got on with it and the strangest thing replied...She said she had an allergic reaction to the polish when she...

Hi guys I want to print a sheet of things shellac clients should do/not do after having shellacked their nails?? Here's what I have so far please add: solar oil 2 x daily no suncream on nails wear gloves for washing up/using chemicals i'm not sure in chlorine affects them (if people...

Hi Guys does anyone know why this would happen? i'm looking at it and it is definitely growing wonky :( Would there be anything i can do about it....i assume i bashed it or damaged it somehow...help appreciated Lisa

Hi Geeks I'm at the end of my teather - I have called and checked the internet daily and this is constantly out of stock!!! I thought several weeks ago I was told on here that a batch of fedora was coming in?? I don't know how to get hold of it? I want it for this month and am losing my rag...

Hi Geeks, So i've always had really strong nails that it was difficult for me to bend them but i have to say after taking my shellac off the other day they feel awful!! They are breaking and really bendy and flimsy. I thought shellac was supposed to make your nails stronger? I really very...

Hi Guys.....Ok so a couple of months ago my doc did some blood tests as I was feeling very tired and shakey etc and he said I had a vit b12 deficiency so he put me on tablets for 3 mths...they are very high strength but apparently you can't overdose on vit b12 (anything your system doesnt use...

Hi Ladies I have recently taken on shellac and to be honest I've had lots if issues with it but recently i have been finding that the brush within the shellac bottle is so flimsy and makes it very difficult to evenly and thinly apply the thick shellac. Have any of you nail geeks that offer...

Hi Geeks are there any reasons why shellac wouldn't last 14 days or anything that the client could be using or doing that would affect it? I know that apparently they should use solar oil but even if they do not have this i am assuming the shellac should still last? If anybody has any...

Hi Ladies I shellacked my mums nails a couple of weeks ago...anyway long story short i didnt remove with acetone but they peeled off. I Know this is not right and it was probably because i didnt use d sperce at the end of treatment to remove inhibition layer anyway she has 3 or 4 nails that...

Hi Guys I would just like to say that after hearing on this site that after a shellac application I could use either non acetone remover or surgical spirit to remove tacky layer ( because i didnt have d-sperce) and having 2 clients shellac peel clean off I contacted cnd and was told under NO...

Hi Guys Just windering what you are charging for a) first shellac application? b) soak off only? (no reapply) c) soak off and reapply? And also how long should each of the above take? Ta

Hi girls - so i have done 3 shellac manis now and to be honest i am NOT HAPPY :( I have done 2 or 3 on myself and they keep chipping and stuff.... I have tried to do then really thin ( it actually looks too thin aswell) not just that but i find even when i cap the free edge it doesn't stay...

Well it seems i could well be right about the duff bottles of shellac....after the iced cappuccino incident with my client on Monday i went over to see my mums nails and one of them came clean off....it flipped up from free edge and then could be peeled right off whole! I am abit annoyed now...

Hi Geeks - Now i did my 3rd shellac manicure today and OMG...i was soo annoyed as the iced cappaccino kept smudging even after it was cured. I was putting on top coat just after curing the 2nd coat of colour and it was dragging the colour off!! Now i wasn't advised if in doing the manicure its...