Hi All,
Completed my NVQ Level 2 nail tech course in February and since then I have been practicising like mad before I finally went out into the big wide world.
I think I have been doing fine I am getting a few clients now and most of them have all rebooked 2/3 times, Rome wasnt built in a day.
I do find most clients are asking for Gel Polish, Rockstar/Twinkle Toes and crystals and so forth and all this I am now very confident.
However, the one area that I feel I am letting myself down is Gel Extensions, I use NSI builder gel and cant seem to get the extensions to last very long.
I now will only do these for free as I am not happy to offer a service that I don't believe is good enough.
My routine is:
Ensure natural nails at right length and if required file down, taking particular notice of the corner of the nails and filing them round
I use Vanish to do the cuticle work
Remove shine from natural nail
Dehydrate nail
Attach tip
Dehydrate nail again
Double prime the nails
I very thin layer of gel
Cure 2 mins
1 layer of gel building apex
Cure 2 mins
1 layer from apex pulling forward ensuring I cap the nail
Cure 2 mins
1 thin layer of gel
file and buff using my turtle once happy with shape and side walls
Glaze n Go
however, what I have found this time is the edge of some the nails appear dirty I am presuming this means I am not capping the nails properly - any advice?
On one of the nails the gel seems to have cracked - why would this be? Was the gel not thick enough?
I did think this was the best set of nails I had done but this has happened after 4 days.
Would really appreciate any advice anyone could give me.
Many thanks
KELSON
Completed my NVQ Level 2 nail tech course in February and since then I have been practicising like mad before I finally went out into the big wide world.
I think I have been doing fine I am getting a few clients now and most of them have all rebooked 2/3 times, Rome wasnt built in a day.
I do find most clients are asking for Gel Polish, Rockstar/Twinkle Toes and crystals and so forth and all this I am now very confident.
However, the one area that I feel I am letting myself down is Gel Extensions, I use NSI builder gel and cant seem to get the extensions to last very long.
I now will only do these for free as I am not happy to offer a service that I don't believe is good enough.
My routine is:
Ensure natural nails at right length and if required file down, taking particular notice of the corner of the nails and filing them round
I use Vanish to do the cuticle work
Remove shine from natural nail
Dehydrate nail
Attach tip
Dehydrate nail again
Double prime the nails
I very thin layer of gel
Cure 2 mins
1 layer of gel building apex
Cure 2 mins
1 layer from apex pulling forward ensuring I cap the nail
Cure 2 mins
1 thin layer of gel
file and buff using my turtle once happy with shape and side walls
Glaze n Go
however, what I have found this time is the edge of some the nails appear dirty I am presuming this means I am not capping the nails properly - any advice?
On one of the nails the gel seems to have cracked - why would this be? Was the gel not thick enough?
I did think this was the best set of nails I had done but this has happened after 4 days.
Would really appreciate any advice anyone could give me.
Many thanks
KELSON