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Can anyone advise me on the proper cure time with CND LED lamp and the gel bottle inc polish?? I can't seem to find a thread for it on here. Which of the buttons do you use with the CND led lamp to cure each layer? I don't want to under or over cure this product as I'm used to using CND Shellac...

After 5 and a half years I've decided to close my salon and go mobile, sad but very excited for my new chapter! I'm researching new products for manicure and pedicure and came across Morgan Taylor Bare Luxury 4 step complete manicure and pedicure system and wondered if anyone had tried it? Each...

I know this has been asked before but it's been a while and I wondered if anyone has any new dupes for CND additive sizzling sand? I literally have the tiniest amount left, possibly enough for one more set but that's all! Can anyone help me?? X

I have a client who usually has 13% but wants darker. I've just bought the take me higher intensifying drops, the instructions say 3-5 drops or 5 or more for darkest. Can I ask if anyone uses these? How many drops for say 16%? And when they say drops do they mean a whole dropper full or a small...

I've just used my top coat (been using on regular clients to test out) and it looks yellow! I used it on Creekside and it made the nail look a dirty tea stained yellow colour. I've used it around 5 times now and this is the first time I've noticed it look yellow. I had to wipe it off and use the...

Can anyone give any tips on storage for lash base glue? I've just checked my bottle and nothing is coming out, tried to open the neck of the battle and it's stuck. I can't see any dried glue in the pourer so I don't know why it's dried up. I don't do lashes that often so I'm wondering if that...

Can anyone give any tips on storage for lash base glue? I've just checked my bottle and nothing is coming out, tried to open the neck of the battle and it's stuck. I can't see any dried glue in the pourer so I don't know why it's dried up. I don't do lashes that often so I'm wondering if that...

I'm on the hunt for a nice coral glitter powder for Rockstar nails with CND Shellac. I own so many glitters but some how I don't own a coral/orange which I think will finish off my collection nicely. Can anyone recommend one? Pictures would be great too! Thank you xx

Hi everyone, need a bit of advice. We have a client at the salon who has been coming to us for quite a while for CND Shellac, I've just received this message on our facebook inbox.. "Hi, I had shellac applied last Friday and as a result of pushing back the nail cuticle the skin was broken and I...

Just bought two small bottles of crazy angel to test out, usually use Sienna X or Beach Brown so I'm unfamiliar with this brand. It's says 4-6 hours on the bottle, how many hours do you recommend your clients to leave it on for? Would it be lighter if left on for 4 and darker at 6 or not much...

If I have a client who's hands are too tense or stretched out I politely ask them to relax their hands each time I happens, but I've just had a client who's hands were the complete opposite. Totally limp and floppy and it made it very hard to do her nails, I kept trying to think of a way to...

Been doing stamping with Shellac for a few months now but just the usual stamping with KONAD or Mundo De Unas, but I'd like to offer more of a variety of techniques.. I'd like to know the best way to fill in or "colour in" a stamp after applying it to the nail? At the moment I do full shellac...

Does anyone know of any discount codes for MoYou? About to place an order but thought if check if anyone has any codes to save a few pennies x Felicity xx

Does anyone recommend this tan? I've used sienna x for a long time but it's not as easy to get hold of now they're direct only. I prefer to get all my beauty stuff in one place (capital) instead of bits here and bits there. Capital stock crazy angel, sunless solutions and one other one that I...

Can anyone send me photos of their shellac and Vinylux grape gum, I've had grape gum in shellac for a long time but I've just got the Vinylux version today and it is totally different. My Vinylux one looks very metallic almost foil like but my shellac one looks nothing like that, total cream...

Has anyone got pictures of Night Glimmer, Steel Gaze, Rubble and Asphalt in Shellac please? I've got pretty much every colour except these ones and the very latest lot, I've seen a few swatches online but does anyone have any pics I can look at? Some online look different to others so id...

Sorry if this has been posted before but just watched a video on this and looks really cool, if it works! Has anyone used it and have you used it with shellac? The video was used with Gelish and worked well for the video, had a look at reviews on amazon and a few techs have said it's allowed...

One of my employees has noticed after taking her Vinylux off she has very large white patches on her big toes, she removed with acetone and this is what was on the nails.. Does it look like damage or dehydration? She applied cuticle oil and nothing happened, she lightly buffed over them and...

Just had a client walk in and show me her nails, my employee (Sarah) did her nails yesterday she had Rosebud with Desert Chameleon additives. The nail hadn't chipped as such but the additive had peeled from the nail, the Rosebud colour coat was still intact it was a small piece at the free...

Been using NSI dura files but want to try some CND ones, there's so many I'm not sure what the best ones are. Can someone advise me: Best file for natural nail? Best files for acrylics? Before anyone asks, yes I am trained and know about grits but id like some advice from people who have used...