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I've just had a new client tell me that her last nail tech used "Matrix Nail Products" and was trained by Matrix. I have never heard of this (I thought Matrix only did hair products). Is this a company I have missed? Any one else heard of them?

I have just finished painting about 100 colourpops!! Most of them are absolutely smooth and shiney and look really nice, but about 10 of them seem like the paint has tiny ripples all over. I am only using OPI polish and the rippled ones include dark and light colours. Anyone got any ideas...

Just came across a stunning picture in this weeks Grazzia magazine entitled "The Louboutin Manicure. The picture and the nails are stunning and produced by Zoe Pocock. I tried to email Zoe, but I must have an old address. Have a look at the picture if you get a chance, its stunning.

The results should be in now I think. Anyone heard anything yet?

I have now spoken to the Performing Right Society. And yes we all need a licence if our clients can hear music in the salon irrespective of whether the equipment is actually in the salon or not. It makes no difference if you only deal with one client at a time. Apparently the rate of £61...

Did anyone else receive a letter this morning from the Performing Rights Society? Apparently they are targetting salons at the moment. It looks as if it will cost £61 per year to play the radio in your salon. According the the website only 33% of salons in this country currently have a licence.

I am a self confessed sucker when it comes to advertisements. Anyway, I have seen a product called Sheer Cover recently on TV shopping channels. A powder like foundation. Of course it looks brilliant on the ads and I have very nearly phoned my order through, but I thought I would stop myself...

I just did an infill on a client and my heart sank when she said she wanted foils - I hate doing them and never seem to get them right. A few days ago someone and I think it was NailStyle said that the trick was to rip the foil quickly like waxing. Gave this a try and it works perfectly, no...

I had a call this morning from a company called Art Deco Nails. Apparently they are a big brand in Europe and they come from Germany. They say they will be launching soon in the UK. They are coming to give me demo of their gel system in a couple of weeks time. Has any one else heard of them...

I received my ANT Membership "Pack" this morning. A creased certificate (because of ordinary not hard backed envelope) and a pen. How they can describe this as a "Pack" I'm not sure. It only took three weeks to come too! Not sure I will bother renewing my membership next year. What...

I was asked yesterday to do a charity stall tomorow evening!! Short notice or what? Anyway, the 150 ladies will be paying a £15 entrance fee to a pamper evening where none of the stall holders will be able to charge, so its just to sample your stuff and hear about local businesses. I can...

Does anyone know of a decent nail technician in Davenport or Kissimee in Florida? I have been searching the net but can't find anything. I have a new client tomorrow who will be having a full set of fibreglass. She is going to her house in Florida for six weeks on Saturday so will need at...

Have a look at these nails I found on another site. I think they are fab, so simple and classy. http://www.beautytech.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4035

I have been searching around the internet recently trying to find cheap nail art products. Came across a Korean site which has great instructions for applying 3D stickers: [Direction for use ] 1. It takes off the sticker from the vinyl and after putting out, it wants in the location which...

** WARNING - NEW SCAM ** Generally, I hate the warnings that get sent around, but I have to admit that this one is important. Please protect everyone you know by sending this to your entire email list. If a man comes to your front door and says he is conducting a survey and asks you to...

A few months ago I saw advertised on some website unbreakable tip boxes that were not affected by polish remover and other products we use. I think they had them in purple and white. I have looked and looked and I can't find them again. Does anyone know where I can get these from?

I saw something horrific today. A new client (from an NSS) with one forefinger nail completely missing. Apparently she had shoved her hand down the back of a car seat to find a £1 coin she had dropped. She caught the enhancement and it stayed on her nail plate but not on her nail bed. The...

Have you seen this on Ebay? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CREATIVE-NAIL-DESIGN-NAIL-TECHNICIAN-BADGE_W0QQitemZ5639962806QQcategoryZ11870QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Is it really worth what they are saying? Can you only buy it after a certain amount of training or something? Why would anyone not Creative...

I have just received my copy of Professional Nails. Page 42 has a special reminder about it being the competitor's responsibility to enter in the correct category. "In future competitions, if it is discovered that a competitor has entered themselves into the wrong level, whether knowingly...

I am confused!! How was it possible for someone to receive a second and third place in Nailympics both in Division 2 and then receive a third place in the National Nail Comp this week also in Division 2? Should that person have entered in Divsion 3 for the National Nail Comp? Or is that...