Missmcknight93
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Hiya. I'm starting out and currently on a nail course about to start acrylics but also want to buy my own stuff to start off with. What brand do you recommend? Thanks.
Hiya. I'm starting out and currently on a nail course about to start acrylics but also want to buy my own stuff to start off with. What brand do you recommend? Thanks.
I recommend buying the cheapest liquid and powder system you can find when practicing.
Discard it after you become proficient.
Well lets put it this way:
Would you start out learning to drive with a new Mercedes Benz or a used old car?
Entirely different but if you want to use it as an example most people would buy the car they learned in. Because it's familiar, they know how it drives and are confident in it and their capabilities it.
When I took my nail class, we had to buy a big package of learning equipment. In it was a cheap set of acrylics and that's what we learned on.
Imo, I simply think it is better to buy a cheap set of acrylics and then buy a good one when you become proficient at acrylics.
If this was at a salon, there's no way that the owner would allow you to learn on their products.
i’ve tried both, cheap years and years ago (non pro) and it was so hard to work with that I gave up entirely. I also used NSI prior to training and used CJP in my training (less than a year ago) and I’ve used ink London acrylic since completing training. I personally prefer ink London out of all of them, I found it the easiest to work with and the slow set monomer slower than the CJP slow set monomer.
I agree you should buy a decent product from the outset and practise with that. I was surprised how different the different brands performed, even different colours of the same Brand perform differently. If you start out with a cheap hard to work with product you may end disheartened and frustrated with your progress.
I'm going to take my final stand here.
People have been working with "low quality" acrylic systems for years now and have had great results with it. It is the same with gel polishes. Which is quite funny, because many of you guys can attest to the great quality of these gel polishes, which I consider an inferior product to CND.
Buying a cheap system, is so that you can get a feel for the product. It is to get your feet in the water without spending a lot up front.
I would not be spending my money on the best tools until I know what I'm doing.
Its as simple as that.
Yes and I totally understand the logic in what your saying which is why a lot of people do start of with cheap products so they don’t waste money (been there) however since qualifying and understanding how different the products are not to mention the safety element of the chemicals etc it could cost you money in the long run, if a) you struggle to work with the cheap product (which may not be anything like a more expensive product) you may want to not carry on and that’s the cost of training gone (which is the most costly thing, b) having to retrain again in your more expensive chosen system because it doesn’t work the same as the cheap products and c) you could develop an allergy as cheaply made products may not have safety at the forefront of their formulation. The cost per service from just product isn’t that expensive that its worth risking being totally disheartened or developing an allergy making your new business no longer viable or extremely painful.
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