I just want to very quickly offer some further explaination about the reasons for my post. I read the OP to say that her client had bought some stick ons and the tech was going to apply them for her, and was asking for advice about which adhesive to use to avoid damaging the nails. cleary I mis-read the post and had I interpreted it correctly my advice would have been different.
However, at the time I posted I believed that the OP was thinking of applying the stick ons to the client and didnt know what adhesive to use, and if that had been the case I dont think there was anything wrong with the advice I gave, it would be a really bad idea for a tech to have a go at applying a product which she knows very little about, so much so that she is asking which glue to use.
Anyway, it's all a moot point because clearly I mis-read the situation, but I'd just like to clarify a couple of points. I am neither "precious" nor "snooty" about products, ever. Far from it in fact. I despise snobbery and elitism. The point I was trying to make was that if you dont know what you're doing you can cause a lot of damage with stick ons and adhesives, and that there are professional products that offer a better alternative. Nothing about either of those statements is precious or snooty, and to suggest that a professional ought to perform treatments with professional products and stay away from products such as stick ons is also a reasonable comment to make and certainly not snobby in any way. Again, it's all academic because I completely mis-read the intention of the OP, but just felt it fair to justify my statements, because at the end of the day I was taking the time to help a fellow nail professional by offering advice. I would be more reluctant to offer help and input in the future if its going to result in being accused of snobbery