JuicyLucy
Well-Known Member
I want to play devil's advocate a bit here.
I keep seeing the most amazing nail art, particularly on very long stiletto enhancements. One stroke blah, blah, blah. However, the only people who seem to be wearing these types of nails are other nail techs and competition models. I want to ask if there really is an every day market for this kind of enhancement and art?
Personally, I would love to be able to do this kind of stuff and I have been on three art courses now. I am pretty sure that given time and practice I could hone the skills. Therein lies the problem. I have not one client in my very busy salon who would want such nails and therefore I cannot get any practice. So I have to ask myself if there is any point - I am in business to make a living.
These days everyone wants a perfect French or perfect painting mainly with gel polish on their natural nails.
On one of the courses I was amazed to see the tutor's sample work. However, when she told me how long the art had taken, I worked out that a client would have to pay me approximately £220 to make it worth my while in terms of time used, and that is only if I could do it as quick as the tutor (which is doubtful).
a) are there any clients who want to pay this much?
b) are there any clients who want to sit with me for that long!?
c) can I afford to use my time this way on one client?
I see really a lot of nails on here and on the internet where the basic skills i.e. well balanced and shaped enhancements and precision painting are badly lacking. However some of these same awful nails have loads of nail art on them.
Are people spending too much time concentrating on nail art and forgetting the core basic skills and the skills that keep clients coming back?
How much value, in terms of profit against your time, is nail art really adding to your business?
I keep seeing the most amazing nail art, particularly on very long stiletto enhancements. One stroke blah, blah, blah. However, the only people who seem to be wearing these types of nails are other nail techs and competition models. I want to ask if there really is an every day market for this kind of enhancement and art?
Personally, I would love to be able to do this kind of stuff and I have been on three art courses now. I am pretty sure that given time and practice I could hone the skills. Therein lies the problem. I have not one client in my very busy salon who would want such nails and therefore I cannot get any practice. So I have to ask myself if there is any point - I am in business to make a living.
These days everyone wants a perfect French or perfect painting mainly with gel polish on their natural nails.
On one of the courses I was amazed to see the tutor's sample work. However, when she told me how long the art had taken, I worked out that a client would have to pay me approximately £220 to make it worth my while in terms of time used, and that is only if I could do it as quick as the tutor (which is doubtful).
a) are there any clients who want to pay this much?
b) are there any clients who want to sit with me for that long!?
c) can I afford to use my time this way on one client?
I see really a lot of nails on here and on the internet where the basic skills i.e. well balanced and shaped enhancements and precision painting are badly lacking. However some of these same awful nails have loads of nail art on them.
Are people spending too much time concentrating on nail art and forgetting the core basic skills and the skills that keep clients coming back?
How much value, in terms of profit against your time, is nail art really adding to your business?