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    Nails- Do you do your own

    i do my own mostly for practise coz my hands are always available! plus its good advertising, when people ask where i get my nails done i can say at my house and give them my number! When i'm less skint i'd love someone to do mine though, a bit of pampering does you a world of good!:green:
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    Seeking strong opinion

    I totally agree, i've been doing this a year, a while back i applied for a trainee job in a salon as i was working on finishing my nvq and thought this would be helpful, the owner said the job had gone but did i want to work as a tech anyway? What?? i hadn't even finished my training! this...
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    Carlton institute...nail training?

    hey, i trained there too (last year) but found the course really good, they offer the nvq now so theres lots of emphasis on health snd safety and professional conduct which i think we all agree is V.important!!had a good converstion with one of the tutors about conversion courses and training...
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    see patches

    I see you've already got some great advice on the patches, but i thought i'd offer you some on the confidence thing! Firstly, find a willing ginea pig who wont phone up and shout and complain!(especially if they aren't paying) Theres nothing worse than that it can really knock your confidence...
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    What is your prefered system?

    I know exactly what you mean!! I'm not an expert in any one yet. I prefered gel at first because i could take longer sculpting it plus they felt lighter that l&p, but now i've run low on my nsi balance gel i've gone back to l&p and find i can do it a lot better and they seem to last longer, (i...
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    Session work - my dream job!

    hi natalie! I haven't done session work with nails, but i have as a make-up artist so i thought i might be able to help with a few ideas of how you could get started and share some of my experiences. A good way if you haven't got any session experience is to get in contact with any...
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    Nail advice for a transvestite

    hi (part time) girlie! I was going to say, theres a profesional make-up shop called charles fox's in covent garden(london) which actually did classes for transvestites doing make-up and nails, my tutor used to run it, she must have come across the same problem at some point,so they might have...
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    Gel users - Which gel do you use for French Manicure Natural Overlays

    hey girlies, i'm a bit new too! I'm trying nsi clear balance with x-treme white for french tip and blush pink i'm still practising (haven't finished NVQ yet) but my friends (and guinea pigs) like the look.
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    Training Providers - should they be more responsible?

    hello, i'm new here and have been enjoyin your debate so much, i felt compelled to write! I spent a good few months searching for a course, there are so many out there offering, just as you say, 'instant qualification' after only a weeks training for so much money. i found it hard to believe...
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