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Please help! I am looking for a rose gold glittery gel polish and can’t quite find what i’m after! Any suggestions on where to look or how to create it!

Hi everyone, looking for a wee bit of guidance... I am currently on maternity leave and trying to decide which direction to take my nail business in when I return to work. To cut a very long story short, I have been doing l&p extensions for nearly ten years with a devoted customer base without...

Hi, I'm on a mercy mission for my customers - I am due my baby at the end of march, and finishing work at the beginning of march, and feel I am leaving my customers in the lurch nail-wise! I know of several nail technicians in my area that i could re-direct them to but unfortunately their...

Hi everyone, I'm after some good advice! My husband and I have decided to try for a baby and I'm not sure how the chemicals I work with will affect my baby while i'm pregnant, if at all? I'm self employed, and I use CND's liquid and powder, minx and brisa gel, and any accompanying polishes and...

Hi, I have been a nail tech for 8 years now, and in the last few months whilst working I have found my eyes stinging (to the point where I have to physically close my eyes to relieve the pain). It is occuring at least once, if not more, during each shift now, for example: today i've only...

This is going to sound really dim so I apologise in advance! I'm a nail tech working for myself in my own salon, just wanting to know if I can burn candles in my salon without the place going up in flames?! I've a lot of manicure customers as well as nail enhancements ones and I want to make the...

Hi, I'm getting wed this september in greece, and i'm wanting opinions on my nails. For my fingers i'm going to do l&p pink/white cos i think they're dead classic for brides, and was going to briza gel my toes the same. However, i'm doing minx now, and wondering what everyone thinks of the...

Hi, I've just got minx into my salon and after a couple of weeks trying it out, i'm going to go ahead and offer it as a service. I want o advertise it well as i'm the only tech in my area offering it, but how do i go about getting hold of the logo to use on my price lists and flyers?!

I'm so excited! I've finally ordered my Minx Kit, and can't wait to get started - does anyone have any hints and tips (apart from doing the training course, which i'm waiting to hear back about) to help me on my way?! And what are you charging for it?!

Hi, I'm a bit confused, so please help! I'm getting married in Zante in september, and being a nail tech myself, i'm doing my own nails for the wedding. I'm planning on doing my nails before i go out to Zante, but i want to take some l&P with me...just in case of an accident...but not sure...

Has anyone been having any problems with CND's new colour range? I've been using the colours and effects for a couple of months now, and customers are coming back with the effect peeling off the top of the colour. It's happened to every customer i've used the colours and effects on, but not...

Quick question - how much do you charge as a nailtech for: a) Full set ext - acrylic; b) Nail Fill - Acrylic; c) Standard Manicure; d) Luxury Manicure. And where are you based? Been looking at various price lists in my area and want to make sure i'm on an even keel!

Hiya, I had a new customer who phoned me asking about a natural nail overlay (I'm a l&p tech). She'd heard she could have it applied, that it would last 2-3 weeks and then have it removed. Yes, i said within reason, so we booked her in for an appt prior to her hols. When she came in for the...

Hi, I'm currently deliberating over wether or not to relocate my shop-based nail business into a home salon or not. I've been established for 18 months now, and have a good regular clientele, however due to the marvellous 'credit crunch' and increased premises and stock prices i'm considering...

Hi, Logically i know there are 52 weeks in a year, have got to the end of my simplex-d book and (according to the book) there are 54 weeks! I don't know what to work out up to - 52 as i've done, or change weeks to 53 and 54 instead of going back to week 1 and 2. Can anyone help me?!

:confused:Hi, One of my customers has left me a bit of a challenge. She had her big toenails removed about twenty years ago because they were ingrowing, so out they came, roots and all. She was asking if there was anything i could do to them l&p-wise, i.e. sculpt them. I said, probably not as...

Hiya, Does anyone know if creative have released an autumn/winter colour collection? Meant to ring sweet2 today and forgot!

Hiya, Anyone any idea how long it takes for the swelling to go down after a cartilidge piercing at the top of the ear?!

Hiya, Can anyone tell me ( I am ringing CND tomorrow but want to know now!) if the CND Masters program would be equivalent to an NVQ level 4? I'm going to do the masters but need help with funding for me and a member of staff and i've been told that if CND can justify its masters program as...