Education at The Event

[fiona wallace]

After an amazing weekend of EDUCATION, I think it would be great to share our learning experiences with each other.

Will you change anything you do now that you're back home and if so, what?

How are you personally going to benefit from the weekend experience?

Was there something in particular that switched on a light for you?

 

[chanails]

change anything....prob everything lol no i think what i am going to change is my prices, i am only going to use white tips with popits keep them at the lower end, then forever french custom blend any others. but charge a lot more. that way people have a choice if they want quick nails cheaper they can.

i feel more confident with brisa at the moment i only use on toes, i use bio for overlays but never got on with that for extensions so i am going to get cracking with that.

i'm def gonna get minxing i have been stretching the little buggers far too much which is why i got shrinkage,

i don't know where to start got so much going on in my head can't wait to get back to work tomorrow i think the girls are scared to death and may not turn in.

i can't believe how nice all the organisers were, they went above and beyond my expectations, so nice could not do enough for us.

and the sweets. sweet by name sweet by nature loved em.

so nice to meet the geeks, party was great prob had a little too much to drink felt a little ropey sunday. but not as ropey as louise god she was funny.

janice x

 

[HeLLoKittY!]

Gosh, so much I could mention but these are my key points from the weekend:

I am now looking for ways to customise/personalise my treatments, this will give me an edge over all the other nail techs in my area. I was always uncertain of how to do custom blends etc.. but even if I just used the skin tone powders this will already give me a huge head start to begin with.

Watching the fabulous Roxanne Valinoti in action was something else, she works in such a relaxed & elegant way, I will defintely relax more & think about my posture, it makes such a difference & looks so proffesional.

I lack confidence generally, but the weekend has given me such a boost, I was never judged on my abilities, I was given superb advice and I sooooooooooo needed this weekend, I got what i wanted out of the weekend & so much more.

I will never look back & I'm going to start saving for more training with CND, what a team!!!

Oh yes and I've never seen so many beautifull nails as I have this weekend!

 

[naturalnails]

Well the first change I made was to put a set of nails on myself. I have not worn nails for about 18 months - one reason being that I had become a bit disgruntled with the whole nail thing as no one seemed to care whether I had training, experience, fab products or anything - they just want cheap or now and also because long nails are not conducive to jewellery making - my other passion LOL.

Nails are now on - white tips and popits to match as closely as I could the two Brisa ones I had done by Glynis yesterday. Short and I think pretty stylish!

I am going to wear them with pride and anyone who asks about them will get a business card and we will see what happens.

My mix ratio is so much more improved - no bubbles in my nails and no crud in my brush LOL.

I am also going to do myself a goal plan and work through the whole year so far and work towards increasing the size of my pie month on month next year.

That will maybe do for now unless I can think of anything else.

Maybe a couple of username changes LOL.

 

[fiona wallace]

Maybe a couple of username changes LOL.

You could always call yourself Ted :lol::lol::lol:

Fantastic answers coming through folks. I too will increase my prices!

 

[min11]

Well a certain Fiona said something to me before I even made it to the event and as she has taken her own words and done it what more inspiration could there be than to do the same!! I'm going to be doing my own nails from now on and each time they get a compliment I'm going to give them my number. Then I just need to tackle answering my phone!

I sat through the CND breakout session with the amazing Jan Arnold sitting next to me and realised she was commenting on all she saw and then suddenly realising I was quite often saying it too, she already knew what she could see, I just never realised I knew all that too! I'm going to have faith in myself and know that I am not stupid.

Brisa!! I love Brisa, it just clicked in my head and I keep staring at my kit knowing I NEED a lamp yesterday. I need to look into what I need to do to be able to offer that as a service, I have so often been asked if I do gel and boy, do I ever want to now. Until I heard at the event that Gel is an increasing market it hadn't seemed so urgent, I wanted to be an L&P girl. I want lots of things but sometimes you need to broaden your vision and aim further.

Something clicked in me after I heard a question asked and based on what I was looking at realised that what some one sees and what is REALLY there can be two different things. I've been consistently putting down my own nails, I think that needs to stop.

Minx, I have four sons at highschool surrounded by gorgeous teenage girls. What a market. The twins went off this morning raving about the one nail I had on and asking how much it would be if they wanted just one nail each. There are 16th birthday parties galore coming up in the next year. Time to make the investment.

Lightbulb moments? I said somewhere else I was like a Christmas tree, lightbulbs popping on for me all over the place. I enjoyed my self and the education this weekend, time to move on and hopefully, move up!

 

[Bev Rose]

My god - yes I have learned lots.

1 - my smiles were pretty good before, but now they are going to be fabulous! I love the way 'making the smile' has changed from pushing out to the sides to moving straight up - no more adding bits for 'ears', no more cat's heads!!!
2. Refining - I had a client this morning for infills & I used my new found systematic reverse - forward routine & I had a straight line of light on 9/10 nails whoooo whooooooooo! Plus I changed her from a squoval to a more elegant more rounded enhancement, which changed the look of her hands completely, her fingers elongated in front of her & my eyes & she loved it!
3. Brisa!! Can't wait to get going on that - another string to my bow. It was a dream to work (never touched gel - ever before). I was expecting it to be this gloopy running awful slop & how wrong was I!!!!

My prices ALWAYS go up every year anyway, so that's not changing, but the idea of keeping prices at a premium for exceptional quality enhancements & keeping out of the 'bottom end' made loads of sense to me.

That's it, just for now.....

 

[min11]

My god - yes I have learned lots.

1 - my smiles were pretty good before, but now they are going to be fabulous! I love the way 'making the smile' has changed from pushing out to the sides to moving straight up - no more adding bits for 'ears', no more cat's heads!!!

That was huge for me, that one bead smile. Having the educators there to point me in the right direction really knocked it into my head too.

 

[~Emmsybabes~]

After an amazing weekend of EDUCATION, I think it would be great to share our learning experiences with each other.

Will you change anything you do now that you're back home and if so, what?

How are you personally going to benefit from the weekend experience?

Was there something in particular that switched on a light for you?

Mrs Wallace you read my mind lol...
I was going to post a "what did you take away from the event" thread....started it, got called away and came back to yours lol
GREAT MINDS !!!:lol:

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Will you change anything you do now that you're back home and if so, what?

To be honest, the only thing that will NOT change for me is my passion...
everything else is all change....my products, my skill level, my approach to the whole nail thing, and my way of thinking about myself, also my way of thinking about other people....

I have never met so many lovely people, and if I am honest, I have met some right horror's...I used to think I was a bitch magnet lol...I seemed to attract people who made me feel low....well How much has that changed over the last 3 years for me !!!
I am so looking forward to my future in this industry now...


How are you personally going to benefit from the weekend experience?

The feeling that I have succeeded ...That feeling will be different for each individual, now I feel it already and want to continue with the feeling...
And not only will I personally benefit, so will my kids, my boyfriend (a more happy content emms=happy content kids..I hope !!! lol)
and so will all my clients,
If we all get like that, we can be the ones to make this change.....a little ripple in the water travels a long way ! (how philosophical of me lol)



something in particular that switched on a light for you?

mmmmmm well, Listening to Jan Arnold on that stage I felt like the "!ohhhh yeesss" nodding dog from the Churchill advert....She gave off so much positivity and so much excitement,
and EVERYTHING she said made so much sense....Its all clicked into place,
and I have realised I DO have more skill than some other techs
(I don't mean us geeks...I mean those who don't give a damn about nails just do it for the sake of it)
I have realised I DO need to use that skill mixed with my passion and my personality and a fabulous brand behind me....to Kick ass, and separate myself from those,
I do no longer want to be though of locally as " yeah Emma's good, she is really cheap too" and this being the reason people come to me.

I want and will be thought of as "Emma is REALLY good at what she does...very professional and worth every penny she charges"

And also the lovely Gigi Rouse,
I have so much respect for this lady and love her to bits.
Gigi said some lovely things to me (and made me cry lol)
I know Geeg doesn't mince her words and only ever speaks honestly...
I don't want to be one of these people who constantly gives up and moans I can't do it...because I CAN do it, and I don't want people to get bored and give up on me lol

My main :idea: is definately......wait for it.........................................
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altogether now ....

PREMIUM PRICING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:green:​

Each and every one of you made it such a special weekend...
I will find it hard now to walk up and say hi to someone without getting a hug lol...

I really think we need a fortnight of it next Sam's :green:
It all went by in a whirlwind........I kept meaning to go and do something and go and speak to someone I had spotted and then getting carried away and forgetting lol...


And thankyou to "geek of the year"
I think I may possibly have realised I just need to be myself....but a professionally improved me !!!!


Oooooooo and I have had a look at the education book.....I am soooooooooooo doing as many courses as possibly next year....

I too would like to set some kind of plan for next year...
exactly what I would like to do, and how I am going to achieve it...
Maybe a month by month one ????

THANKYOU EVERY MEMBER OF THE CND TEAM you are all so bloody lovely.........

Oooooo and can I say...the clapping as we walked in the room at the beginning made my tummy turn over...it was sooooooo exciting :green:

 

[adelekeegan1]

Hard to pick out one thing only.

I felt the entire weekend in all was just a great package.

There was 'hands on' stuff, there were all the amazing 'on camera demos' with Amanda and Roxi, all the ambassadors circulating waiting to assist, new products - just waiting to be tried and inspiring 'sessions' in Minx, popits and finishing techniques.

This was all delivered with great warmth and passion - really inspiring to us all.

Big cheers for the Event

 

[redsadie]

Aw, just listening (looking at ) to you all makes me soooo jealous I wasn't there!

Do you think there'll be a DVD to buy so the Geeks who couldn't make it can take something from it??

xx

 

[Jinxx]

ahh you guys were lovely!
I really enjoyed meeting everyone- it was great to put names to faces too!

I was so so inspired.

 

[Kittensgotclaws]

I took so much away with me from this weekend, i had loads of lightbulb moments, My smile lines are now Fantastic thanks to the training at this event, im now working with the proper mix ratio and my finishing is awsome now! The Gels were amazing, i cant wait to get to work with them, the bit about premium pricing definately hit home as i was selling myself short with my prices and wasn't charging enough! I will definately be re-evaluating my price list soon. Thankyou to everyone who made this event so very special!! Jo.xxxxx:hug:

 

[Nataliya]

Great thread Fiona))))

I don't think I have enough words to explain the feelings I have experienced at the Event)
I had goose pumps and short breath on and off)

I always prefered gel, l and p was not my friend at all, although I love 3d work I was barely good at full sets(
I have been reignited this weekend) having Liza Smith giving me tips and hints, opportunity to hug Jan Arnold and have a picture with her its a once in a lifetime opportunity, she loved my nails - that's a feeling to die for))))))

Roxanne held my hand and guided me through dipping the brush, wiping excess liquid and dipping the brush into th powder to get the purfect consistency of ball - that's a feeling to die for )))) I will always remember that)

Gigi has reignited popits in me) I was one of the first to say _- no way I will be using them when they fisrt came out, due to lack of knowledge regarding their purpose) I am still on my way to scotland, and as soon as I get back I am going to popit everyone in the salon to get the grip of them)
I will defo start customising my services to clients personal needs now)

Thanks a million to Sweets and all the Squares, thanks a million to my mentors Fiona Wallace for bringing CND to Edinburgh and a special huge thanks to Wee Fee for teaching me to sculpt with Brisa and boosting my passion and drive)

I am already looking forward to the next event))))

X
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[grafxgal]

...I used to think I was a bitch magnet lol...

I know I am but I thought it would take you a little longer to realise I was. :lol::lol:

 

[Trinity]

Am I the only one who feels she's gone backwards? :irked:

I love the new method for creating those beautiful deep smile lines, I did it with ease on Saturday, yesterday with my clients it just didn't happen :cry: (admittedly I'm in awful pain after pulling a muscle in my back on Saturday night - osteopath appointment later - maybe that's thrown my concentration??)

I was relatively happy with my work before I went, now I seem to have 100 more things to look out for that I'm doing wrong. It's kind of heightened my awareness of how the slightest flaw makes the whole nail look pants, and I think I'm worse than I was before I went.

 

[min11]

Am I the only one who feels she's gone backwards? :irked:

I love the new method for creating those beautiful deep smile lines, I did it with ease on Saturday, yesterday with my clients it just didn't happen :cry: (admittedly I'm in awful pain after pulling a muscle in my back on Saturday night - osteopath appointment later - maybe that's thrown my concentration??)

I was relatively happy with my work before I went, now I seem to have 100 more things to look out for that I'm doing wrong. It's kind of heightened my awareness of how the slightest flaw makes the whole nail look pants, and I think I'm worse than I was before I went.

Ok I hope I dont get shot here but the only thing I had a slight niggle with was the smile lines. I'd always loved how much more natural CND's smiles were and the nails in general. At the event I did kind of feel the smiles had gone very deep and more towards what I learned previously. It's very very beautiful but not very natural to my eye, others may really love it. I do think there will be people it looks wonderful on but I have assumed that I will need to taylor how the smile looks to suit clients nails when I put myself out there?

 

[Bagpuss]

I feel the event gave me a real confidence boost in some ways and new light of fire in my belly in other ways....

I found that i was nodding to myself alot and thinking "thats how i do it".....this has given me confidence to know that i was and still am doing things right.

It gave me my fire though by seeing new things like the CND finishing class....the way we look at the nail and ***** what needs doing....remember the dance !!!...:lol:...watching this made me realise my mistakes...i wasn't doing things in any kind of order...i would just jump right in with my file. Its true that with routine and order things run more smoothly and it does work.

The L&P blew me away...i only do gel but cant wait to get cracking with some L&P now.

The coverage powders where stunning....as where the brisa shimmers (on my wish list) i don't think i have ever been inspired so much by anything in my life....it was awesome.

 

[lisa-marie]

i learned so much over the weekend and i am now feeling so inspired to keep practicing with the new techniques i have learned until my nails are perfect (and i keep saying to myself perfect practice makes perfect!)

i can't wait to get a brisa lamp to practice my gel, it's so lovely to work with and roxys technique makes my smile lines so much better with gel (my dream gel kit has sat in a cupboard since i finished college in may because i thought i didn't like gel until sunday) i am going to feel so much better and more confident being able to offer my clients l&p and gel.

now i just need all of this weekend to play with my kits and let all the brilliant stuff i learned sink in
x

 

[ValencianNails]

Ok I hope I dont get shot here but the only thing I had a slight niggle with was the smile lines. I'd always loved how much more natural CND's smiles were and the nails in general. At the event I did kind of feel the smiles had gone very deep and more towards what I learned previously. It's very very beautiful but not very natural to my eye, others may really love it. I do think there will be people it looks wonderful on but I have assumed that I will need to taylor how the smile looks to suit clients nails when I put myself out there?

It all depends on the length of the nail to the depth of the smile. The smiles we saw (and did) weren't as extreme as some that other companies like to teach.
Take each client individually hunny and you won't go far wrong :hug: