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Hi, I am going to be booking an acrylic course but wondering if I will be able to do acrylics to start with without an efile, I am trained in gels and dont use files only normal hand files as my gels are soak off, I cant afford an efile course to start with so wondering if hand filing will be ok...

Hi I have just signed up to do my acrtlic course, I am trained in gels but not really done much, just wondering what is popular eg. french, nail art, glitters , plain etc and what shapes are most popular at the moment.

Hi I have not been on here for some time, I qualified a some years ago in nails, beauty and holistics but over the last 10 years been doing catering which I hate, this is mine and my partners own business so I have put all my dreams of a career in nails/beauty etc to the back of my mind even...

Hi just wondering if I put a gel polish over a hard gel when its time to have infils can I just soak the gel polish off then infil with hard gel and re do the gel polish. Not used hard gels before and trying to work out how to do infils if client has a gel colour over the extension etc.

Hi wondered what Gel Essential gels are like, they are hard gels I use a soak off gel at the moment but was thinking of trying them on myself for a while as the soak off gels dont seem to last on me due to work and I have problems soaking off due to eczema on my hands.

At the moment I am using a soak off gel, but wondering what the benefits of changing to a hard gel would be. I like the gel I use at the moment but there are a few things I feel could have been better. I have tried nsi secrets and like the way its thicker and can be placed where you want it but...

I am thinking of trying another gel, looking for one that stays where I put it and not runs about, I use a well known soak off brand which is expensive and after trying NSI secrets which was a thicker soak off gel did get along better with it, but after looking on the internet at other brands...

Can any of you recommend a good hard gel that files of without using an efile, just I dont have one and dont really want to go to the expense of buying one at the moment so looking for a gel that files of easily. Thanks

hi , just wondered how many of you only offer gels, eg. Bio, Calgel, NSI soak off gel. Am trying to decide if I need to offer l&p as it is popular would I loose out client wise, are there enough people wanting just gels.. Just there is a course that I can do in a couple of weeks which is a vtct...

Quick question, why do some offer coloured gels eg. calgel, bio etc and still offer coloured gel polishes eg. gelish, shellac, etc. Just asking as its costing double to have the different systems and more to stock/carry around if mobile. Just interested.

Hi, I have not been doing nails for a while and even then only for myself and my daughter. I have been qualified for ages and really want to take the plunge and advertise but know I need to improve, alot . Please can any of you let me know what you think to these nails. New shapes to me as...

Morning Everyone, I have been thinking of doing an L&P course for some time, at the moment I am trained in Calgel and fiberglass, so l&p is the only one I dont do. I have found a vtct course near me where I have trained for most of my other vtct beauty/nail courses and was thinking of doing...

hi can anyone tell me if the vinylux top coat still goes gloopy, have not bought any for some time and thinking of giving it another try. Also my nails are quiet bad from eczema has any one used a base coat or ridge filler with vinylux and if so how long did it last.? I know you shouldnt but...

I would like peoples reviews on the above products please as I am not sure whether to carry on buying vinylux which I found the top coat went thick and wasted half the bottle unless they have changed it over the last year and the colours if not used need a really good shake, and I mean a REALLY...

Hi can anyone tell me if Faby or Jessica polish is any good, I am looking at the normal polish not the gel polish. Thanks

Hi just wondering what is the most popular nail shape, what are you all asked for the most. I see in magazines there is a lot of different shapes but what do most of your clients ask for?

Hi everyone, I am trained in Gels and fiberglass and dont know if I should go and do an L&P course. Most people I talk to have acrylics, now I have not started advertising i just do family but want to try and set up a mobile business, which I know will take time but should I be able to offer...

Hi just want to order some more colours to build up my collection, but not sure of the most popular colours to order, Im not a very arty person so looking for nice colours rather than colours for art. Any suggestions from other Calgel users please. thanks in advance

Hi , I would like to know what peoples thoughts are about two systems please, at the moment I do gels (Calgel) but I would like to add another system, I was looking at CJP so far there seem good reports, but I have seen Cuccio dipping system, I used this type of system years ago so know what...

Hi everyone, I bought the vinylux kit when it first came out, now I know the top coat went gloopy but I have not used my polishes for some time and they all needed a good shake most seem to be ok even though at first I thought they would end up in the bin. Thing is I want to add to my colours...