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    Commission vs rent a chair?

    Hi all, I was hoping for a bit of advice please. I've met a lovely lady recently who is considering opening a small nail salon in my town. She is more a fan of gel so was looking for someone who could offer acrylic too. I have no client base as I haven't worked for a number of years, so she very...
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    Please help me decide on a hair extension course?

    I'm a returning newbie please be gentle ;) x Hi all it's a while since I was last here so please be kind. I've been looking into training with hair extensions for a while now. I'm sooo confused with which company to go for. I need somewhere either leeds or Bradford area due to time constraints...
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    Help with weekend nails?

    Morning all, I have a lady who is getting married in November and wants a full set of gels for the wedding. But she also wants her nails doing for her hen night about a fortnight before. She has never had enhancements of any description before and is a busy mum, so I don't think I would hold...
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    NSI courses??

    Good evening geeks hope everyone is well? I asked this a couple of weeks ago in the skin geek forum but didn't get any replies, so I'm going to try on here instead. I have been thinking about doing more courses eventually (other than nail stuff) and have been looking at some of the courses...
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    NSI beauty courses, any good??

    Hi all please excuse me if this has been asked before, this is my first visit to the skin geek forum. I'm a nail geek and have just finished my training (l&p last year, gel just this week) and as yet don't do them as a full time job. I have always loved makeup etc and would really like to...
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    Advice needed for friend/clients nails please.

    Hello geeks hope everyone is well :green: Just a query about some enhancements I did just over a week ago on a friend (and also my first paying client). I used well less tips and CND l&p but left them quite long as this was how she wanted them (against my advice though). I have seen her at...
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    Can I soften pure white?

    Hi geeks hope everyone is well this morning :green: I was wondering if it is possible to tone down a pure white powder? I have a friend coming this weekend for a full set of enhancements and she has said she would like them to be quite natural looking. The only problem is the only white I have...
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    Help finding measuring scoops?

    Good morning geeks, just wondering if anyone uses small measuring scoops for mixing glitter powders. When I have finished day 5 next week I would really like to have a little play with mixing some glitters etc. But really want to be careful with how much I use etc, is there an ideal ratio I...
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    I know there isn't a magic formula but?

    I am having real problems with my mix ratio, I am currently training with creative and this is my one big huge problem at the moment! I go great guns with the tips, blending etc using my trainer hand (Bob!) then the problems begin, it is either too wet or too dry. I have tried every which way...
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    Choice of tips for practise?

    Hi all I have just finished day four of my foundation course with cnd, and at the moment have plenty of tips to be practising with (am loving velocity lol). The question I have though is this, are there any other any makes of tips similar to cnd ones that might be slightly cheaper for me to...
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    Ezflow training location help please?

    Hi I've been waiting for a lady from Ezflow to ring me back this morning and as yet have heard nothing so was wondering if anyone knows where the places are for their training, I have looked on the website and have seen where the educators are based does this mean that this is where the classes...
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    Ezflow training location help please?

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    Would it be a good idea to learn manicure?

    Hi all I am still trying to decide the best way to begin my nail training (cnd at the moment is the way I think I'm heading) but I was wondering if it would be beneficial for me to start right at the beginning and learn how to do a full manicure, before I go on to learning l+p etc. I've been...
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    Can anyone help with a training head question please?

    Hi im thinking of buying a training head so i can practise updo's, we didn't get much training on this subject many moons ago when i qualified and i would like to have a go to see if i can do it. I googled it and found a few sites with them for sale but i have no clue which one to go for, all...
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    Can anyone help with a contraindication ? please..

    Hi all just wondering if anyone can tell me what 'abrasion' would mean in the context of a contraindication please? Its part of a question on some coursework I have to do and I need to know if it would restrict a treatment or would it need a gp referral before I can carry on with the treatment...
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