Search results

Hi all, I've got a query I'm hoping someone might be able to help with! I am a fully qualified nail tech, in hard gel, acrylic, manicures and gel polish. However, just as a FYI, I've not been working in the industry for years now. The only nails I do are my own. So I have an issue with one...

Hi All, This is a bit of a funny one as it's about doing something for myself. I am qualified in acrylics but haven't, as yet, done a gel conversion. I am also qualified in manis/pedis and gel polish. At the moment I am working mobile and only offering gel manicures (IBD Just Gel). I have...

Hi All, I'm really struggling to make a decision here so I'd love some input from you lot, especially if any of you have tried off of the above... I qualified several years ago but for a variety of reasons gave up doing nails altogether. I sold ALL of my equipment. Every last thing. I'm...

I'm thinking of switching to Gelish and an aquaintance (who owns a salon) has offered me a couple of products to get me started. Among them is the Foundation and Top it Off. I'm a bit confused as the Top it off label is a bit different to what I was expecting... on bottles that I've seen...

Is anyone at all familiar with this brand? So far as I can tell, they are a brand operating from a salon in Scotland, with their own range of gel polishes. The colour range is huge. I've got a few and they perform really really well and as I say the colour range is excellent. They are also...

Hi guys, I did my manicure pedicure training in may with a reputable firm and I enjoyed eh course and it taught me a lot and was very thorough, I've had a problem with the products not being suitable for mobile work though (leaking and not locking that kind of thing) so after asking on here...

Hi all, just a quick public service announcement, Louella Bella have the Beverly Hills Foostie Bath's in stock. I ordered mine BEFORE spreading the word of course ;) Charlie x

Hi folks, Just wanted to pick your brains. I've recently been sent two Orly Instant Artist water based paints (to review on my blog). My nail art skills suck so it should be fun. Anwyay, I've got Artistic Colour Gloss on at the moment and knowing I can just wash this off I had a little...

Excuse me, this might turn out to be a bit of a ramble.:o Long before I decided to train in nails I was a polish enthusiast. (hence the eventual career change!). As such I've got quite a huge (think 300) collection of nail varnish (Deborah Lippmann, OPI, China Glaze, Essie etc). As a mobile...

Hi guys, Sorry for another pedicure question but I'm really feeling my way with this stuff. I've been collared this morning by a lady asking me if I was the lady who does nails, which I am! She says she'd like a pedicure but she wanted to know if I used a knife on hard skin or a file, I...

Hey all, I'm wondering if you can help me. I was trained in Spa Elements manicures and pedicures and am satisfied with that and all they taught me (soaks, scrubs, massages, moisture, cuticle work, filing, polishing) but I decided to offer two other pedicures to my clients, one just a file...

Hi All, Just a quickie. I've had a search around to see what kinds of prices people are charging for Crystals and it seems most people have a set price for nail art like "add £4 for nail art". But I don't offer any other nail art at the moment (because I suck - but I am practising!) so was...

Hi All, I've googled for about an hour with no joy, and read through all the paperwork they've sent me, but still no answers, I know cheques you pay in take ten days to clear, but does anyone know how long cash paid in takes to clear? Also, am thinking of setting up a business paypal account...

Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations for products for Spa Manicures and Pedicures (preferably one set of products that does both). The brand I'm using (and do like a lot) are wholly unsuitable for working mobile and have totally trashed my brand new and very expensive case. So I need some...

Hi all, I've not long been working as mobile and am trained in Gel polish, manicures and pedicures but no enhancements yet. A friend has asked me if I can remove Gel overlays she had put on for her wedding... Is the kind of thing I could do for her or do I need to refer her back to the...

Hi all, I have a quick query you might be able to help me with. I recently started a large thread asking loads of questions about starting up as mobile and I want to thank everyone for the advice given as I've booked my first two clients and am just starting out. My question is that I...

I really need some help. The first problem I've got is smile lines. I've watched lots of videos and read a lot of threads on here and I just need to find the right technique for me and practice practice practice, which I am doing on tips, which is incredibly frustrating but I will keep going...

Hi, I'm really hoping someone can help me with this as I feel so daft! I used my Spa Elements products to do a luxury manicure the other day and I can't get the pump bottles to lock closed again? I'm mobile so I need the pumps to be secure and to not be worrying about them getting pumped...

I've been reading copious amounts of historical posts but so far haven't found an answer to this. About six yearsr ago I had fibreglass nails for the few months leading up to and after my wedding. My nail tech used and sold me a bottle of solar oil and I used it religiously and I have to say...

Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me and bear with me because at the moment my head is spinning and I'm struggling to get my head around everything, so in part this is just an attempt to get my thoughts down. I'm a stay at home mum who is about to start training to be a nail tech. I have two...