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  1. Foxglove

    Best glue for eyelash lifts and perms?

    I have been using Thuya glue for years for my lash perms, but have recently started using the shields from Salon Systems - I bought the kit which contained the eyelash glue - but I am finding it really ineffective. The lashes seem to hold initially, but ping off when the perming solution goes...
  2. Foxglove

    Gel sensitivity?

    Hiya.......I am looking for a bit of help as I am still really new to this profession and am, quite frankly, flummoxed. I did my Calgel training last month and things have been going really well - repeat clients have come back for their maintenance with fantastic looking nails - no lifting or...
  3. Foxglove

    3 in 1 Eggpot wax heater - anyone?

    I am looking for a new wax heater....after a year of sporadic use, my PHD unit has given up th ghost! I like the PHD method of individual tubes and applicators for each client, but do not like their heater at all. The new waxpot will give me the ability to heat wax pots or tubes, which sounds...
  4. Foxglove

    Valentines Promotions?

    It is nearly that time of year again!! So what does everyone have planned to promote your services for Valentines? I thought I may visit some male-orientated workplaces to see if I can sell them Gift Vouchers (Beauty and holistic) for their wives/girlfriends - or maybe even avertise in the...
  5. Foxglove

    Would Gel Nails be suitable?

    I have booked my training with Calgel (in February, cant wait!!), and have already recieved my kit. So, I have been playing on my own nails...as you do!! I have already had a couple of my beauty clients notice them, and ask when/how much tohave their nails done etc :green: However, one...
  6. Foxglove

    Split free edge - Calgel OK?

    Hello all! I have a client that has a vertical split in the free edge of one of her thumbs. It is always there, and the rest of the nail is perfectly healthy, leading me to thing it is due to damage in the matrix at some point in the past. In the past, I have put a silk wrap on it, just to...
  7. Foxglove

    Calgel - thinking of training.

    I am really keen to start offering gel nails as a service to my beauty clients. I have had several of them enquiring about it already, and think I have 4 definates already. I have had a good old search through the forum and really like the idea of the soak off gels. I am particularly...
  8. Foxglove

    My new Website.

  9. Foxglove

    My new Website.

    Hello all! Just launched my new website,for my Beauty and Holistic Therapy business on the Isle of Wight and wondered if you would all mind having a little look and give me your feedback please? I do need to twiddle a few bits and tweek it here and there, but the general gist is there. Would...
  10. Foxglove

    Client losing a nail...advice please!

    This is a little bit of an ongoing saga! Briefly, my client shut her thumb in a car door a few weeks ago (2 weeks before her wedding too!). She still has bruising around her matrix, and has been having regular natural nail manicures with me. Today I noticed that the nail has a gap just...
  11. Foxglove

    Wish me luck.....

    I have just ordered the Fibreglass and Maintenance courses from Essential Nails! I am so excited, and really cannot wait to get started! I have been trying to decide wether to go for the Creative Fibreglass or the Essential Nails course, but in the end I decided that due to family and work...
  12. Foxglove

    Silk wraps......bear with me!!

    I am still very new to nails, so treat me gently :). I qualified in Manicure & Pedicure a few months ago, and am loving it! I really get a kick out of the fact that my clients comment on the improvement in condition of their nails, even after a couple of manicures - so rewarding! I would...
  13. Foxglove

    I passed!!!

    I havnt managed to post on here as much as I would like because I have been working my socks off during the last few months (since January).....and it has paid off!! I have passed my VTCT asessments in: Manicure & Pedicure (thank you for all of the advice :hug: ) Facial Massage and skin care...
  14. Foxglove

    Enamel Reccommendations Please !!!!

    I am currently training for my VCTC in Manicure and Pedicure, before goingon to learn Acrylics. At the moment, I am having lots of problems with the enamel......I have mastered the application, I think......but the enamel is not drying for literally hours :confused: I have been using...
  15. Foxglove

    Need a bit of advice, please ;)

    I have just started my VCTC manicure and pedicure certificate to get used to working with nails before training to do acrylics......but I have hit a bit of a stumbling block. Enamelling! :eek: I am hopeless at it! I can get it on the nails ok, but then it just seems to stay tacky forever...
  16. Foxglove

    Waxing Problems.......!

    I had a very sticky (pardon the pun) moment with a client yesterday, and wondered if this sort of thing has happened to anyone else....... I was waxing a bikini line, and the wax simply stuck to the client and wouldnt adhere to the fabric strip! No matter how many times I tried to get the wax...
  17. Foxglove

    Help! Choose my new business name please!

    I need to sort a name out for my business!! It is driving me nuts! I have the webpage all sorted - but I need a name!!! So far, the shortlist includes: Buff! Mobile Beauty Treatments Quality Thyme Beauty Treatments A Beauty Call Isle Indulge (as I live on the Isle of Wight, though not...
  18. Foxglove

    Just booked my waxing course!!!!

    I start next Wednesday - I am so excited as it is the start of a whole new career for me :D I am so lucky - the tutor is lovely and I will be having 1 to 1 tuition at no extra charge. So, how do I get my 'models' then? I have a few for legs, lips and chin. I am sure I cn persuade some...
  19. Foxglove

    Portable Massage couches - a question!

    I am due to start on my Depilation course soon, so I have started looking around for a truly portable (ie one that I can actually get in and out of my 4x4!) treatment couch. Most of the cheaper end of the market (ie under £250) seem to weigh around 15KG, which is the weight of a bag of my...
  20. Foxglove

    Another silly question from me....Sorry!!

    I am going to book on the beginners L&P EZflow course in the next couple of days.....but I am a little worried about how new I am to this. Will they also teach me how to do a basic manicure on the beginers course? Will I be able to offer a simple manicure after I have completed thsi first...
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