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hi all, i am curious... how many of you know that you can use acrylic to apply tips. and if you do how many of you practice this method ,and do you feel it is much more sturdier than using nail glue. for me, i use the acrylic method when my client has short nail beds and no freedege i...

hi victoria here is the clip i promised you on pinching. and its open for everyone elese who is interested in knowing how to build a nail on a nailbiter or person with short nails and also how to pinch the perfect "C" curve file:///Users/andrewthomas/Desktop/Maxine%20Nail%20Video.mov

okay my question is this. how do you get the feet to be smooth and soft after a pedicure and have it remain that way for at least a day. or is that too much to ask? reason is that when i do a pedicure i notice that by the end of the treatment and at polishing, the feet especially the heels feel...

i posted some picture this morning but i thought of something different so i added some black nail art to the nails and i think these look better. what do you think victoria? at least now you can see some "smile/grin lines" http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/sophy_photos/three013.jpg...

hi my hubby is in englad and says he is at a place called barnsham or frodsham or somewhere like that but the area code for the hotel he is at begins with 1 252. could somewhere please tell me xactly where this is. he says he is about an hour out of london? i know this may be he wrong are to...

godnight everyone, hope you are all good. well just want to say i had an off day today. i had a client that i had to buff off her gels and reapply a new set but i was feeling a bit off before i even started but what made it even worse was when she said she had to leave at 12.00 ( i started her...

hi all. i did these nails for my client yesterday, she is in the entertainment and fashion industry and stuff so she likes her nails very long and showy. i know the rule about freedege being longer than the nailbed... but its what she wanted. i used azkentz trilite gel over a custom blended...

hi i need to reconfirm something ...... longer nails = more product= more cost? based on the above is okay to charge based on length of nails or should there be one basic cost? need to know ASAP please

hi all i am a bit irked at the moment i have something on my mind. on friday i had a client come to me for the first time to do her nails, she wanted them done for a wedding the next day saturday, anway she said she wanted her nails done like mine and i had on gels, she also wanted a design on...

hi everyone this has been a worrying issue for me for quite some time and i would love your assistance. When curing sculpted gels how do you achieve the proper "c" curve on it. i find that even though i may apply the form correctly when the hand goes under the lamp the form is pressed down a...

i have been told and have been using 6 watt and today someone else told me 9 watt. what is the true story /

hi everyone i need your input on this. i am in a quandry because i want to go to the premier show in orlando in august but my husband travels quite a bit for his job and i would have no one to leave my kids with (i have 2 girls) as i am from a small family just my husband and myself and the...

hi all hope you are all doing fine. just a little tip i picked up on another board about applying nail polish to natural nailsand making it last longer chip free. its using creative products (yay creative!!) anyway the thing to do is to apply a bit of solar oil to the natural nails and rub it in...

hi i would like to show some of my nail art but cant as i keep getting message that i dont have enough space, i have tried making the pic smaller but still same, how do i fix this? help please am i really doing the right method in tryin to make pics smaller some computer whiz help please thanks

hi i am totally perplexed by this one, some gels call for you to file and buff after removing the tacky residue after curing, it says you are to file and shape perimter and freedge of nail, and then you can apply gloff finish, but how can you file and shape freeedge without removing the cap on...

hi all how are you all doing i do hope you are well... anyway i need your honest opinion on this matter of have with my timing. i find that i am very slow i use the excuse that i am thorough to my clients but i really am slow.. no matter what i do i cant seem to do it fast enough like i guess...

good day all, hope everyone is fine. i need some assistance in how to properly go mobile. do you need to bring a table with you and your chair? or do you make do with whatthe client has. is it okay to use the clients tables and stools? also do you charge for your gas to get there and also do you...

hi again all i forgot to ask this question. i have a client that wants to soak off like once amonth and put on a complete new set sometimes she wants gel nails sometimes she wants it on her natural nails sometime she want tips. i have told her soaking off is only okay like once every six months...