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Hi folks, I'm just looking for some advice here. Sorry if this has been covered already..i haven't been able to use the search facility for seem reason known only to my laptop!! I really want to go into Botox and filler administartion (aswell as perm make up) and i was wondering if anyone...

Now I'm not sure if this should be a blog - apologies if it should- but today on groupon Glam lash are offering their glamlash training for £69. I was just wondering what people who have trained with them thought of this? Personally I think its a total no-no! If I had chosen to invest in...

Hey folks, A long shot but are their any geeks on here from gosport that do CND enhancements? Or know of anyone that does? Cheers x

Ok so my lovely well meaning mother who takes a keen interest in nails and shellac decided to buy me one of the new shellac colours from ebay as a surprise. I have now fully debriefed her on why this is a massively bad thing to do and she is now horrified and won't be doing that again. Bless...

Hey I have a client who gets ee (I don't offer them) who's asked if I can apply strip lashes ontop for a night out. Can any advise if this is possible? Or even a good idea?

Hi folks, Just popping over from Nail Geek.. I'm not sure if anyone here will be able to advise or not but thought it would be worth a shot! I've recently had to have quite a bit cut off my hair after a total hair disaster at another salon. Basically i had black hair and wanted to go lighter...

Hi there, After attending the Shellac Nail art class with the fabulous Nataliya yesterday i have been entrusted with the task of setting up the Shellac Nail Art Graduates facebook group! It is to be a closed group so that we aren't spoiling the fun for anyone who has to wait a wee while to...

Enthusiastic, committed nail technician looking for a beauty room to rent in Edinburgh. I'm CND trained and offer manicures, pedicures, liquid and powder enhancements, brisa gel overlays & enhancements. CND spa manicures and pedicures. Shellac and Minx. I also wish to offer spray tanning...

Hey folks, I use brisa gels and have a client who's requested a plum purple. I've got the purple, any suggestions of what to mix it with to make it more plum? Thanks x

Hi folks, i'm just looking for some advice here really... i've had a few comments over the last couple of weeks that peoples tans arent dark enough. I use Sienna X tan. One of my clients came in to show me the next day and i swear there wasnt even any tan line.. and i used 12.5% (my...

Hi folks, I'm just looking to hear from other geeks who use/retail CND products in the salon. Currently i only retail Solar oil pinkies but want to be able to retail a range of things to a) Give people the best out of their nail services and b) Bring in a bit of extra money. I'm also a big fan...

Following on from a few posts enquiring about Shellac aftercare advice i thought it might be useful to do the same about Minx... I'm in the process of putting together my Minx aftercare sheets and would love to hear what other geeks have on theirs. I know Minx is relatively straight forward...

Forgive me if this question has been asked 5 billion times! Where's the best place to buy photos for promo material? I'm totally new to this and am in the middle of putting together all my fliers etc.. Any help is appreciated!

Hi folks.. I'm really nervous about posting this but i'm going to anyway. This is my first attempt at french with shellac. French is NOT my strong point. The pic doesnt show the shine very well but all of them were nice and shiney so thats something at least! These are my mums nails and shes...

arrrrrrrrrg bloomin nightmare! So i've been using my wee handy clip on lamp for my nail table just to tide me over.. its got a daylight bulb in it.. yes i know i'm a total idiot.. Well my shellac top coat has gone all thick in the bottle and started to cure slightly round the inside of the...

Well... I've just taken delivery of... My brand spanking new shellac colours.. All 12 of them in all their shiney beauty!! (Yes I'm excited lol) Would it be distasteful to wear a different colour on every finger? I can't choose! :biggrin:

Hello Geeks! And a Happy new year :) Just a few wee questions really. I'm in the process of developing my Male manicure. I want to be able to offer a different manicure service to just my average mani. I've done a search on old posts and got some fab ideas and advice. A couple of my clients...

Hi geeks n geekettes, Had done a search on french manis and saw a couple of things suggested. First being to use a brush, such as a gel brush, to paint on the smile line. So I off I trotted to my local sallys and picked up a size 6 brush. I realise their brushes prob aren't best quality so...

Hi all Paraffin wax treatments are something im really interested in. I'd love to be able to offer this to my clients. I have a couple of male clients who are manual workers and their hands are really quite dry and i'm thinking this would help. Basically what im wondering is if it would be...

Hi there Geeks n Geekettes! I'm looking to do a waxing training course in Scotland preferably but am willing to travel further a field for a really good course. Has anyone got any advice? I know everyone will like different systems but am itnerested to hear your opinions. Cheers Joy :)