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  1. Kstewart

    Normal polish over acrylic/gel nails - which topcoat?

    I was wondering if anyone could answer a simple question for me?? What top coat should I put over painted acrylics/gels when I have used just normal nail polish? I tried a gel top coat to try to make them last but it made the polish wrinkle......please help :sad:
  2. Kstewart

    Gels cracking on one client only

    Hi, I have taken on a very lovely client for gel nails recently. In the past she has been told by other nail techs that her nails are too oily for enhancements of any kind and therefore would just keep lifting and coming off! For some reason they do not lift when I do them, which I am very...
  3. Kstewart

    NSI Polish Pro - layering or accessories

    Can anyone help me....? I have a client who would like polish pro with glitter over the top, she is not sure what colour she wants yet though. I thought I could just use 'Dare to Ski Diamond' from the new Ski Bunny range as it looks like it is just silver glitter, on top of any colour she...
  4. Kstewart

    Please can someone advise...?

    I have a client tonight wanting gel extensions. Now, I am an acrylic technician really but thought I would learn gel as I was getting asked for it a lot, however I only qualified in September last year and haven't done many extensions (usually do overlays). I like to sculpt with my acrylic...
  5. Kstewart

    A little advice please.....glitter acrylic

    Hi Geeks.....I am suppose to be doing this design on one of my regulars tonight. I have a general idea how I am going to to do it but I was wondering if any of you more experienced geeks have any advice as to how you may go about it? I will be using glitter acrylic powders. Thank you :Love:
  6. Kstewart

    Having your nails done by another nail tech

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem as me. I am a qualified nail tech and have been for 4 years with acrylic but only 3 months with gel. My clients nails are all fine, I have no complaints of them lifting or coming off (except for a few nail biters), however whenever I do...
  7. Kstewart

    Help! Nails 'falling' off on one client?

    Hi, please can someone help me?......One of my clients have just called to say 3 of her acrylic nails have just 'fallen' off and she swares she hasn't been being rough with them. Now, I cannot for the life of me think why or how because I did nothing different in terms of the application then I...
  8. Kstewart

    Nail polish over acrylics

    Hi, this may seem like a stupid question but I am having a bit of a memory block today...... I have a client tomorrow night who would like full colour acrylics with glitter. Now, I have previously been given advice to just use nail polish over the acrylics instead of coloured acrylics as it...
  9. Kstewart

    NSI Nail Wraps - Opinions/Reviews

    I was wondering if anyone had tried NSI Nail Wraps and if so what they thought of them? Easy to use? Last long? etc etc..... Thanks and much love :Love:
  10. Kstewart

    Polish Pro Curing Problems

    Hi Geeks, not sure if anyone can help me on this as it may be differcult to explain, but here goes..... I have recently bought an NSI lamp off someone that was 6 months old and had been used once a week within this time. The bulbs have not or are not yet going black at the ends (which I have...
  11. Kstewart

    Gel Infills when covered with NSI Polish Pro

    Hi, how do I infill gel nails when I have put NSI Polish Pro on top? Do I need to soak the pp off then do the infill and re-do the pp?? Really sorry, if this sounds silly but I just want to make sure I am doing it correctly to obtain the best results. :wink2: Thanks and much love :lol:
  12. Kstewart

    Battery powered nail file/buffer/drill

    Hi, I was wondering if a battery powered nail file/buffer would work to get rid of the bulk on an acrylic nail? I only ask as I have a client who has french (w&p) acrylic on at the moment but wants me to change them to red tips on her next infill. Now, I will have to file ALL of the white...
  13. Kstewart

    Rockstar Toes

    I have watched a video on Nailangel for Rockstar Toes. They used NSI Balance finish clear gel, I don't have this gel, does anyone know if I can use either the body builder clear or sheer pink builder? Thanks :wink2:
  14. Kstewart

    NSI Balance UV Gel - Teething Problems

    Hi, I am newly qualified in UV gel nails and use the NSI Balance system. However, I am having a few teething problems I see in the videos on Nail Angel that the X-treme white is dabbed on fairly thick but not so its bulky of course, whereas when I did this it didn't seem to cure properly...
  15. Kstewart

    Scultping l&p on a nail biter?

    How do I sculpt l&p on a nail biter to give the illusion of a longer nailbed? Do I start the white further up the form (not touching the free edge of the nail) then join it with pink opaque??? Hope this makes sense and someone can help me....:confused:
  16. Kstewart

    3D Acrylic Flowers - Bought

    Hi Geeks, I have bought some 3D acrylic flowers from Nail Delights and was wondering how I use them. Do they need to be set right into the acrylic while it is still wet? I know they are supposed to stick up from the nail (obviously, 3D lol) but they seem to stcik up really high if I was to just...
  17. Kstewart

    Curvy Nail - Best way to apply enhancements

    Hi Geeks, I have a client wanting gel nails next Thursday but she has a curvy nail on one of her index fingers. I would like to know I am going about this the correct way, so could someone please give me a little bit of guidance as to how to go about enhancing this nail? Thanks Kayleigh
  18. Kstewart

    Acrylic Lifting Problems

    Hi Geeks, I am in need of some advice. All the acrylic nails I do seem to lift after just one week. I had a client last week and I thought I did really well with the prep and the finished product looked great, however I saw her last night and they were lifting around the cuticle area. Obviously...
  19. Kstewart

    Rockstar Nails

    Hi Geeks I was wondering if Rockstar is only done using Shellac or can you use normal gel? Sorry if its an obvious question :o Thanks Kayleigh
  20. Kstewart

    Correct care instructions for acrylic brush

    Can anyone clear this up for me?? How do you properly care for your acrylic brush to stop the bristles splaying etc and make it last longer, because I have been trained for 4 years and heard all different things. Like, don't clean it, do clean it, don't wipe it too much etc etc......I got...
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