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  1. J

    Microblading advice

    Hi, I was wondering whether anyone could give me some advise on micro blading pricing. I passed my micro blading course in march, have been doing clients, but still at the price that I charged for my case studies. This was £60 in total £30 for initial and £30 for top up. would like to know when...
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    lifting

    hi, can someone tell me, i'm having a bit of a problem with lifting. i am doing my prep with cuticle remover, removing the non living tissue from the nail plate, using scrub fresh, but i've noticed that some of my clients are getting lifting. if the product lifts after a week or two would you...
  3. J

    male manicure

    hi i was wondering whether anyone has any tips on doing a manicure on a man that is getting married in june, he is a mechanic, he has dirty greasy hands, any ideas as to getting rid of the grease that is grimmed into his hands?
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    how often do you change your clients' enhancements

    how often do you change your clients enhancements. do alot of people want a new set say every three months or do you try to get them to grow out their tips to have nno's. or do alot of clients want a new set of tips. i have alot of clients that have grown out their tips and have nno's, but i'm...
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    help with pocket lifting

    can anyone tell me would not using solar oil daily cause pocket lifting, as i have found that i can do someones nails using l&p , when they leave their nails look good. after 2/3 weeks later and they are not regular users of solar oil, they sometimes have pocket lifting. i was wondering whether...
  6. J

    Please Help!

    Hi I Am Having Trouble With My L&p French Rebalance.i Have Been Trying To Do What Gigi Says In The Nail Class Book ,not To Remove All The White, Just Enough To Take Down The Stress Area And Remove Some Of The Thickness Of The Tip. After Doing This I Seem To Get A Shadow In The New White , Ive...
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    use of solar oil

    do all your clients use solar oil regulaly. do you think it makes a whole lot of difference to the enhancement. i use solar oil every day and quite a few times a day, i dont seem to have that many probs with my enhancements and i do them myself. i do have a few clients that when they come back...
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    chinese salons

    has anyone come across any chinese salons that cannot speak much english. they are very cheap for full set of enhancements.they use drills and seem to work on a system where one puts the tips on , move to next table where l&p is applied and so on. i have had a few clients that have been to these...
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    pocket lifting

    can anyone help? i get some pocket lifting on some clients, its usually in the centre of the nail. what is the best way of getting rid of it , it usually takes alot of time to file the pocket out ,is it best to soak off the enhancement and start again. i find it so time consuming when filing. i...
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    nails after removing polish

    i've found that when i remove most peoples polish from l&p enhancements that the enchancements looks frosty they loose their shine. do most of you re buff anyone that wants a re polish. i find that if i dont the polish looks abit matt looking.
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    L&P LOOKING CLOUDY

    after applying my bead in zone 2 with perfect pink how long should i wait for the bead to look shiney, i know geek says count to 3 before pressing out the bead . i usually have to count to 5, but sometimes after the nail has dried & i have completed my buffing the nails do not look as clear as i...
  12. J

    re stiff hands

    hi does anyone out there have problems with clients stiff fingers. They dont seem to relax their fingers are stiff and it seem like they are trying to see what you are doing . it is so annoying. any answers
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    Bead Control

    HI , please can anyone help. after pressing my brush into my liquid to get the brush staturated in liquid & then pressing my brush against the side of my dappen dish& picking up my first bead. When i go to dip my brush again do i need to press the brush to the bottom of the dappen dish or just...
  14. J

    nail enhancements & swimming

    should all nail enhancements with stand a client who swims alot. is gel better for this client or should all enhancements be o.k?
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    american nails

    i've justed replaced 6 nails on a client who is visiting her friend here, she is from florida, the remaining nails she had left where very flat. She said that over there they start the apllication from the cuticle in one big lump which is very wet ,it is then worked down to the free edge. i...
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    length of time for infill/rebalance

    what is the length of time it should take for an infill? i usually take about 1 1/2 hours . to do a rebalance it normally takes me 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. the other thing i would like to know is how often do you need to soak off or replace a set of nails / natural overlays, on my last 121 i was told...
  17. J

    new to chit chat

    hi im new to chit chat . im julie i've been a nail tech for 8yrs,but i'm still not happy with some of my work. i always want every client to come baclk with their nails as good as they left me, but they often dont. my clientelle is good and my husband always says, they wouldn,t come back if...
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    problem with bubbles

    i,m having problems with bubbles, after application nails look fine. say a week later small pocket lifting then it gets bigger. some of my clients come back after 2 weeks with large pocket lift in centre of nail. i have tried slowing down my application, tried getting my mix ratio right, but it...
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