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So i had a client today that was coming in for a soak off gel removal and having a new one put on, i did not do the one she had on, i asked if she knew what brand it was she said she didn't know but the lady at the store she had it done told her to soak cotton pads on acetone and wrap them in...

I am really upset about something that happened, I had done gelish to a client, it worked fine they last for 3 weeks, i always leave my clients with instructions on how to remove gelish if for some reason they can't come to me for removal, and she decided to remove it herself, i had even showed...

As the titles says i want to change the Acrylic brand i am using and i want some opinions, currently i am using the nubar acrylic system and i am not satisfied with it, i had also used tammy tailors acrylic system but i didn't like that either. Any suggestions are welcome and if you could also...

Hello All! I am in need of advice from my fellow geeks once again.:o I have a client booked for Monday that wants me to do a sideway french using l&p, l&p is not very popular here so i do not use it very often so i do not have much experience in it. I have done french with l&p before but never...

Hello All! I want to ask all you lovely techs here do you use primer when doing gel nails? I was taught to use primer when doing gel nails but i have heard many techs don't use it, will not using it make the gel extensions i make more vulnerable to lifting? I am kinda worried cause i had a...

Hello all! Recently i bought silk for nails, its not pre-cut wraps its just a long piece of silk, and a bottle of resign for it, when i was doing my training we used resign then put the silk patch that we had cut on the nail and then used an activator, well the lady i got the silk from told me i...

Hello all! I am slowly starting to practice 3d designs with acrylics and i have a question about them and thought i could get the opinion of you geeks ;) Well basically i want to know when to do the 3d design, do i do after i am done with the nails over the top coat? will it even stick on the...

Hello all, I have been using gelish for a litle while and generaly do feel confident about it, but i have had one issue lately of it peeling/breaking a tiny bit on just one nail at the edge, and this happened in a couple of clients, i do tell them that gelish is flexible and softer then hard gel...

As the title says, how does fungus spread? I have tried searching on the forum about this but i have not found a topic with all the information needed. I am sure most of us had to deal at some point with a client with nail fungus, and to be honest my training did not make me fully prepared to...

Hello all, I am here yet again searching for answers, my issue today is this, while i was training i was taught that gel and l&p nails need to have a certain thickness because if we make them too thin they wont last and they will break, so today one of the girls i trained together with went to a...

Hello all :) I have a quick question that was asked to me by a client and wasn't sure what to answer, after i was done with my gelish application before she left she asked me if she can paint her nails with nail polish over the gelish if she gets bored with it and if she will be able to take it...

Hello :) I would need some advice on what gelish color to get to accomplish the effect i want. I am using seek white for french tips and usually top it with simple sheer, but i want to find a diferent color to top it off that will give more of white look to the nail instead of pink but a...

How will I know if a store that is selling gelish online is a genuine one? I need to find a salon in GA U.S that sells this and i found this one online Nailsupplies.us but i do not know how to tell if they are authentic or not. If anyone knows an online store in GA U.S please let me know.

Hello geeks :) I have a few questions and matters that i really would need some advice since i am still new to this, so i am gonna try and cram them all on these post :) My first issue is that i have a client whose nails do not keep nail polish without chipping not even a whole day, i have...

Hello, I am new here and so far i am loving this forum, I have recently finished my training and i am slowly trying to spread my wings into the profession. Having like i said recently started i am not full equipped with all the colors and brands in gels and stuff, i have bought the gelish system...