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Im just wondering what level 1 is because I skipped straight to nvq level 2 nails. Is it important that I have a level one? I mean my course covered all the basics

Ive noticed russian nail technicians polishing looks much more neater. Then I noticed there is no tissue around the nail plate so it looks like the colour is literally growing out of the eponychium. I really love how neat this looks so I googled and found out there is a separate russian cuticle...

Love russian nail art, and I know gel paint is one of the main things they use. However the price is ridiculous (around £13 for 4ml in a little pot) and before investing I just wanted to know if theres any alternatives. Can you use regular hard gel for the painting? What about soft gel (I mean...

For me it has to be when client sat down and I grabbed my tools out of barbicide and gone and sat down in front of her ready to begin treatment Client: "*points to tools with dirty fingernails* make sure you've cleaned those" Me: "They've been soaking in steriliser for an hour...." Client...

Today during a pedicure the client had very thick dead tissue around the base of her left toenail long story short I accidentally nipped her and she bled a little. I didn't touch that nail with any files/buffer after that and immediately sterilised my tools. Popped a drop of cuticle oil and...

Just curious :)

Seeing lots of instagram nail accounts upload pictures with these sparkly things on them but they never want to share the name. Does anyone know what this app is?

Someone recommend I do an apprenticeship. I have an NVQ level 2 in nail services and I want to progress to level 3. Can anyone here tell me a bit more about apprenticeships and what they involve? Also how long it would take ? Many thanks

These things that you attach sanding bits to?

Thought I'd make a thread on growing natural nails. Not enough women have them. My sister has gorgeous length and whenever she gets gel manis she always gets people asking if they're fake! if any girls wanna share any pics of your naturally long nails or want tips please share them :D

I get a lot of clients with dirt under their nails and trying to clean it genuinely makes me feel nauseous cause I dunno if theres poo or blood under there and its gross so I just leave it. Do you guys prefer to leave the dirt for them to clean (cause it's their responsibility) or do you clean...

My friends mum does hair and she briefly told me i should get a sallys card. Ive never shopped at sallys but what benefits does this card give me? Do I get offers/discounts? How do I apply for one? Are there any Sallys beauty supply stores in London? Any help welcome

Hi lovelies. Ive ordered a £20 36w lamp off amazon and im planning on using gelish and ibd gel polishes with it. Not going to use shellac as I hear you have to use the CND lamp which I will not be able to afford for a while lol Just wondering if anyone uses a generic lamp with IBD or Gelish and...

I've seen nail technicians in the 6 figure salaries! Is it possible? How can we increase our prices effectively without losing clients? Nunis nails charges well over a hundred dollars per set of nails, im guessing he gets 5 clients a day on average (he takes 2 hours to do a full set) not to...

I was just wondering do you need a conversion course to use youngnails? I live in the UK and will be nvq level 2 qualified in a few weeks. I don't want to use the whole range, just the cover pink acrylic powders and monomer. I also want to know which uv gel polish brand to go with. Im torn...

Been practising one stroke but when I get to the bottom petals they always go wrong. I wanna learn to do it without having to flip the nail thr other way round because I know I wont be able to do that with a real client. I use ebay brushes with whsmith paints and they okay I guess. Any tips...

I wanted to ask for some advice as I've noticed a lot of the best nail technicians use the one-bead method with a size 14 or 16 acrylic brush. Im thinking to do this as soon as I finish my level 2 nvq because I think my teachers teaching me the wrong way, my acrylics keep chipping or snapping at...

I just read a thread on here about how now there are insurance companies who no longer cover you in nail art? Thats extremely silly oh my god. Please can you guys recommend me a good insurance company that covers everything from enhancements to nail art to pedicure Thanks

Im almost at the finish line with my nvq level 2 and I will do lots of home practice before I go out into the industry after that. But I really need an electric file course because I have hypermobility in my joints, so constant manual filing of acrylic or fibreglass causes my fingers to "lock"...

I know she 100% uses clip ins for length and volume but if a client asked for this look how would you go about doing it? She is a hairdresser and does get people asking how she does her hair like this but she never responds lol Sent from my GT-I8190N using SalonGeek mobile app