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Hi, Apologies, im jumping over from Nails but i needed to ask you lovely people which hair shampoo and conditioner would be best to buy. I'll give you some back info. Around 3 months ago i switched hair salon, however my hair has become incredibly damaged, so i moved to another salon last week...

Hi, I was just wondering what your best nail brush is to apply acrylic, I've always used the NSI precision brush bit fancy a change. Any recommendations? Xx

Hi, I'm organising a joint fund raising event with another twin play group in my town, they suggested I had a stall to do nails and then donate a percentage to the groups, I've never done anything like this before and have no idea what to offer, I was thinking just a shape and polish as time...

I've recently qualified in shellac and now I've started advertising and people are booking in I'm starting to panic that I'm not good enough, I did these on myself tonight and can't say I'm happy with them, even though I've recently taken off acrylics so my nails are odd shapes, i didn't have...

Right I'll give a little background so you can help me decide, I only trained in manicure, gel and acrylic extensions earlier this year and recently just done a shellac conversion course, I'm mobile but really really quiet, the majority of my customers are one offs for weddings etc so they...

Hi, I'm looking for shellac remover wraps on sweet squared but I can only find the tube one? I need them for my shellac conversion course end of this month, could someone point me in the right direction please? Thank you xx

Hi, could anyone tell me what brands do the colour changing gel polish or normal varnish? I've noticed a girl I went to college with has offered them and I'm curious as to know if it's a decent brand or just a cheap brand like blue sky? xx

Tonight I had a go at my very first set of white powder tips rather then using the white plastic tips, I tried the reverse method on the ring finger on the left and thought it looked too scruffy so went back to the traditional way, the overall finish looks blurry to me, no crisp smile line like...

What must have colours do you recommend? Please post any photos of nails you've i need some inspiration x

I've decided to go for shellac training with s2, would it be the conversion course I choose or the 2 day one? I have manicure training with my college and I'm registered with s2. Which kit would you recommend, all I can find on their site is the Introduction kit but it doesn't offer many...

I've been looking at doing a shellac course but have just seen this in the latest adel mag, it's offering free training, is it any good? I've not really heard much about it if I'm honest so tempted to stick with shellac x

Hi, I thought I was doing really well with having no clients that have had any lifting but recently I've had a lot that have had it around the side walls mainly and one has just messaged me to say all her nails except 1 has come off, I did her nails around 18 days ago though but still they...

Morning, as the title suggests I'm looking for any recommendations of a product similar to the nsi sani-pure, recently I've been having a reaction to nail products and having realising it's only in certain areas it seems to me that it could be the sani-pure so wanted to try another brand to see...

Hi, I've completed my level 2 in nail technology at college which covered acrylic and gel natural extensions, I've taught myself a few things like glitter tips etc but feel I need to know more, I worry with new clients that they will ask for something I can't do, I've looked at doing level 3 but...

While removing a clients acrylic nails with acetone and foil I noticed as I got towards the end she had a top layer of nail plate peeling away from her nails, it looked like damage especially on one of her ring fingers, like she had caught the acrylic nail and it had pulled away from her own...

When doing french tips on top of natural acrylic nail extensions with varnish do you use a neutral shade for the nail plate then do white tips or just paint the white tips straight on? X

I'm just starting out and a client I had a few weeks ago wants her white tips removing and having natural set instead. I charge £20 for a natural set at my introductory price but not sure how much to charge for removal as well ? Thanks xx

Hi, a few nights ago I had a clean through of my nail brushes and dappen dishes etc as they had started to get a bit grubby or a build up of hardened acrylic, I accidentally spilt the acetone on my left hand, as I've had it on my hands plenty of times in the past I thought nothing off it so...

Hi, just a quickie, does abt insurance cover you for gelish as well as nail extensions? I'm qualified in acrylic and gel but haven't done my gelish course yet but plan to in the near future, I'm worried I pay out for insurance in acrylic and gel then have to pay out for separate insurance for...

How would I do these on acrylic nails? Can I do it with normal varnish or would gelish be better to use? Xx