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    Small nails - Which tips?

    Hi, I've been working in a salon part-time for a few months, and really enjoying it. We full-well tips, and enjoying working with them. I have someone i know who would like to book in with me nearer christmas, but she has very small nails. They are not bitten, they have a free-edge. They are...
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    Acetone

    Hi everyone, I'm going on holiday on sunday, and i'm taking some of my nail things, just incase. I'd like to take a small bottle of acetone, but i know it melts plastic. Is there any little bottle in the shops that are safe enough to put in acetone in?? Thank you in advance!! :) :) Sam
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    Blink n Go

    Hi everyone, Not sure if i', posting in correct place... I was thinking about getting Blink n' Go eyelashes done, or something the same. Does anyone one do them glasgow/ edinburgh area?? I've looked on there website, but no such luck. Thanks in Advance. Sam :)
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    Weave hair extensions

    Hi, Ive got a appointment this friday to see about getting a weave sewn in. I would just like to know how they would do it in my hair, as i have shoulder length hair. Where would they braid it? (i'm getting it done in a afro/carib hair salon) Has anybody had it done? How does it last? and can...
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    Sewn in Weave

    Hi, Ive got a appointment this friday to see about getting a weave sewn in. I would just like to know how they would do it in my hair, as i have shoulder length hair. Where would they braid it? (i'm getting it done in a afro/carib hair salon) My friend in the salon has just had her's done...
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    Rebalance on silk - Please help!

    Hi, I start my new job in salon on saturday part-time. The salon only does silk extensions/wraps. But... I've not done a re-balance on a Silk Extension for a little bit, and need a little advise. Do you just replace the silk on the regrowth area (which will be really small) or the whole...
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    Going Self Employed in less than 2 wks - confused!?

    Hi, I'm going to be working in a salon part-time in 2 weeks, and start 26th. Everything is supplied, products, stationary etc... and will be doing the treatments that are on the price list etc... All i have have to is turn up. It won't be rent a chair, just a % taken off, which is fine...
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    Any chiropodist out there?

    Hi anyone, Just wondering if there are any chiropodist here? I would like to start studing it, but struggling for info about course, and whats needed to get into courses... and do i need to study full time, or can i do it part-time around my job?? Ive emailed someone today about info, so...
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    Eyelash/brow tinting

    Hi, I'm nt a skin geek, so just looking for advice. I've got lashes in the now, but want to get them removed soon. I would like my eyelashes/brows tinted, but how offen can you get this done? Is it every 2 weeks, or month etc?? I'm not sure. Thank you kindly :D
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    Spotty skin..help!

    Hi, Im not a skin geek, so i'm unsure what i'm talking about.. I've been suffering from spots around my chin, jawline now since last year... I'm not used to it, as I've normally have really good skin. They disappeared on holiday last year, and when i returned back :sad: they came back, but for...
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    3 clients in one night..?

    Hi, I just got a txt from a girl i done a set of Gel nails on last year (December). She has asked if i'm free to do 3 people on Tuesday.... The thing is, I have another fulltime job, plus I've not been in the nail industry very long, and haven't done any sets since January, apart from my own...
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    Nailclass

    Hi, I'm after a book to help me with nails, as i'm still learning. I've heard the Nailclass book is really good. I looked on a couple web-sites, but they are either sold out, or there is a waiting time :sad: Where is the best place to it?? I don't want to wait ages for it... Thank you Sam :)
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    Needing some honest advice...

    Hi Everyone :) End of last year, I passed all my training in NSI Acrylic, Gel and Silk/Fibre. I'm working towards Mani/Pedi, Hollywood Toes, and Nail Art this Spring. I have dreams to have my own salon before i'm 25. Though, at the moment i'm working full time, and can't afford to leave that...
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    Silk extensions

    Hi, I hope someone can help, as i'm slightly confused :rolleyes: I'm trained in NSI Silk extensions, and have been reading alot about them on here, and it sounds like theres a different way of doing it?? I was taught, apply resin and activate (brush on) then apply silk. Then, brush on...
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    Best natural tips?

    Hi everyone, I looking for natural tips.... I started off using the NSI tips, as that who i've trained with, but i did'nt like the well, plus never thought i was great at blending them :sad: So i purchased the Pro Impression natural well-less tips. This might sound stupid, but there quite...
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    Hair Extension question...?

    Hello, This might sound silly... But I got real human hair ext at the end of January, so far there fab! Still soft, smooth and not having any problems at all. Although... I have noticed there afew spilt ends, is this normal?? I think it could be, as it is real human hair, and like normal hair...
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    Hair Dye question...?

    Hello, About mid december, my mate (ex hairdresser) dyed a small slice/section near the front of my hair bleach blonde, so i could get a 'crazy colour' in, as i wanted purple, and i have naturally dark brown hair. I'm now fed up of it, as bits are blonde and bits are bluey colour. I was...
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    Jobs. Where to look?

    Hello all, I was just wondering where are the best place's to look for jobs (Nail Tech,Trainee nail tech preferably) I'm in Scotland, and when i do have awee look on the net, i never seem to get any results for scotland, and starting to think i'm looking at the wrong places :rolleyes: Any...
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    Chemically Straightening....

    Hello, I don't know alot about hair :rolleyes: Sorry. I'm being a model for a girl on monday, to help her gain the rest of her qulifications. My hair is getting straighted chemically (I've always fancied this, as i have curly fizzy hair) I don't know alot about it, as far as i know it's...
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    Registering your company name ??

    Hi, I have plans to have my own business (nail bar) once i've gotten more experience etc... I already know my biz name, and would like to register it, so no-one else will have it.... but i've heard if your not trading straight away (as i won't be), you to get an account to sign it off once a...
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