Advice for a newbie pls

[emma82]

Hello everyone I really hope you can give me some advice I am currently qualified to nvq 2 level beauty therapy and after having my son i really want to get into nail extentions and work for myself, however I have no idea how to find the RIGHT course I have researched the intrenet and get choices ranging from 1 day to a whole yr at varying costs too. I want to learn all the systems so i can provied a wide choice but which would you say is the most popular?
so i guess i'm asking could u recommend a good course which will give me a sound start and what type of nails u find sucessful.
I'm not looking for cheap and quick i really want to do this properly.
Thanks Em x Dorset

 

[user 35377]

My best suggestion would be to find something hands-on that would provide you with all of the basic nail chemistry along with some basic sculpturing techniques. With those basics, once you graduate or even while you are in school--you could be taking advantage of all of the wonderful internet resources available as well as manufacturer workshops to learn more advanced technique from.

 

[LOU LOU]

Hello everyone I really hope you can give me some advice I am currently qualified to nvq 2 level beauty therapy and after having my son i really want to get into nail extentions and work for myself, however I have no idea how to find the RIGHT course I have researched the intrenet and get choices ranging from 1 day to a whole yr at varying costs too. I want to learn all the systems so i can provied a wide choice but which would you say is the most popular?
so i guess i'm asking could u recommend a good course which will give me a sound start and what type of nails u find sucessful.
I'm not looking for cheap and quick i really want to do this properly.
Thanks Em x Dorset

Hi there, well this is my personal advice .......... I am currently at college doing an evening course at college which is 17 weeks long and this is the fibreglass system. Before doing this I had to do another 17 week course for manicure/pedicure. Without doing this initial course, I could not do the Nail Tech course. I personally think doing a one night a week college course would be perfect for you with your current circumstances (just having a baby). I would like to stress though, how intense the courses are and there are a lot of assignments to be done.

When I finish this course I am then going to do a CND course in L&P.

Ithink that this is the way forward in ensuring that you get the right training. I really don't see how anyone can learn to be a nail tech in one day or even one week. It is definitely the most difficult course I have ever done.

I would suggest that you contact your local college and see what course they offer.

I also think that L&P is the most popular system from the feedback I have got from my college tutor. I have personally had the fibreglass (silk) tips myself for the last 9 years and this is very popular in my area.

I hope this helps.

 

[emma82]

thanks ladies for your advice I studied my beauty nvq2 back in 2003 and worked in a salon for a bit then stopped went in to office work but still did a bit on the side, I so wish i had gone on to nvq 3 and completed artificial nails but hey ho at least now i have the time (my son is 3 /2 and going off to preschool). I am well preped for all the assignments after doing nvq2 for a year so hope 17 wks will be cool.
i have all the a&p knowledge of nails just not the chemisty of artificials or the knowhow lol.