Hi all,
I hope i've done this right cos I am new to the Nail Geek today .
Anyway, I found something out this week that I feel may benefit some of you out there regarding Essential Nails Home Learn Courses.
Back in February I brought the Acrylic Tip and Overlay course from a lady in Loot and on asking about the certification at the end, she said she'd checked and it could be transferred at no extra cost. I paid £250 for the course, it was all unused and I thought I'd bagged a right bargain and was really pleased with myself.
I had a play with it when I got it home and then I put it away for a while and got it out again this month, determined to get it finished. I got stuck and so rang them for advice, only to find that if I wanted to transfer and complete the course and get a certificate at the end, I would have to buy the exam papers, at a cost of £95 + VAT. At first I thought they'd misundertood me and I told that that the papers were unused, so I didn't need them. BUT... it doesn't matter to them - you still need new papers sent out to register it in your name.
So the moral of this story is BEWARE secondhand Essential Nails courses, as each course you transfer will cost you another £100 or so (EACH!!!) This is ok, if you get the courses cheap cheap - but do your sums and work out whether it would be cheaper to get the kit new and direct.
I must add though, that so far I am enjoying this course - its really good, easy to understand, and I was really impressed by my first set of acrylic tip and overlay nails.
I couldn't fault the staff at Essential Nails, they were very understanding of my situation and nice to me. They sent me more tips, nails for the trainer, glue and nozzles, so that was ok (as all this is free with the £95 for the papers). And I can say that i've learnt more so far than I would have a my local college, just from the video.
I have also just brought two new courses from Ebay (Gel and Airbrushing), but they were cheap enuf to still save me about £60 on each course, if I'd brought them direct.
I hope that this helps at least one person out there LOL
I hope i've done this right cos I am new to the Nail Geek today .
Anyway, I found something out this week that I feel may benefit some of you out there regarding Essential Nails Home Learn Courses.
Back in February I brought the Acrylic Tip and Overlay course from a lady in Loot and on asking about the certification at the end, she said she'd checked and it could be transferred at no extra cost. I paid £250 for the course, it was all unused and I thought I'd bagged a right bargain and was really pleased with myself.
I had a play with it when I got it home and then I put it away for a while and got it out again this month, determined to get it finished. I got stuck and so rang them for advice, only to find that if I wanted to transfer and complete the course and get a certificate at the end, I would have to buy the exam papers, at a cost of £95 + VAT. At first I thought they'd misundertood me and I told that that the papers were unused, so I didn't need them. BUT... it doesn't matter to them - you still need new papers sent out to register it in your name.
So the moral of this story is BEWARE secondhand Essential Nails courses, as each course you transfer will cost you another £100 or so (EACH!!!) This is ok, if you get the courses cheap cheap - but do your sums and work out whether it would be cheaper to get the kit new and direct.
I must add though, that so far I am enjoying this course - its really good, easy to understand, and I was really impressed by my first set of acrylic tip and overlay nails.
I couldn't fault the staff at Essential Nails, they were very understanding of my situation and nice to me. They sent me more tips, nails for the trainer, glue and nozzles, so that was ok (as all this is free with the £95 for the papers). And I can say that i've learnt more so far than I would have a my local college, just from the video.
I have also just brought two new courses from Ebay (Gel and Airbrushing), but they were cheap enuf to still save me about £60 on each course, if I'd brought them direct.
I hope that this helps at least one person out there LOL