NancySyd
Well-Known Member
Just glad i made the decision to drop Shellac because of the cost.
From the cost of the bottles to the CND lamp, over here it is ridiculous.
My clients aren't brand aware as such, they just want a polish that lasts, stays shiny, and is dry at the end of the service, with a good choice of colours.
I have my own beauty room in a retirement village, and as much as the residents love their beauty services, for most, their income is regulated. They just wouldn't justify spending an extra $10 on a 'Shellac' service, when a Gel Polish service 'looks' the same to them.
Ditto for my outside clients. I know this because i asked most of them their opinions about Shellac vs Gel polish. They couldn't care less.
For a while i was using my shellac colours while saving for a $450ish CND lamp, and use the generic one while i was saving.
The stupid thing is, i was quite happy with what i was doing, and so were my clients until I found Salon Geek. That's when the insecurities started. Altho this site has been a wealth of information and I've learnt so much, I've also seen the nasty side of people, and unfortunately from what I've read, the main instigators of relentless criticism are the die hard CND Shellac-ers, who insist that nobody knows as much, or cares as much as them.
And this is often from people that have obviously been around for a while and don't realise that their comments altho maybe to help, can be quite the opposite.
So for someone across the pond that thought eventually I'll be able to get myself a CND lamp so i can be as good as everyone else, I've had a reality check, realised i must be as good as everyone else.
Gel polish is my most popular service, and my clients know they have to rebook or i can't always fit them in that week. I'm now working 6 days a week til footy season starts (rugby league not soccer...lol).
So I've just sold my shellac colours and am bursting with excitement that i have a couple of hundred dollars to spend on new IBD and Gelish colours and they're so much cheaper as well!!!
Winning!!!!!!
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If you can afford it now (and if you are moving away from Shellac), definitely get an LED lamp. It really is much faster, it's cheaper in the long run, it's one less chore to do, and it's more environmentally friendly. I don't know anyone who's gone LED who would go back.