BrokenBatWings
New Member
Hi everyone, I'm a nail tech in BC, Canada, who had graduated in December and is now working in a wonderful salon since March.
When I was in school, I had the occasional nail fall off but nothing crazy. However, ever since I started at this salon, almost all of my gel sets have been falling off. I've gotten extra training from both the owner and the other girls who work there, so now I'm copying their processes, but the same issue still arises. I wish I could say that I know what I'm doing wrong, but I don't - I've tried everything but the sets keep coming off, even after extreme prep and making sure the adhesion is there for the gel.
I know I've only really been doing nails for a small bit of time, but I'm so embarrassed and ashamed that I want to give up; the owner wouldn't be losing anything by getting rid of me at this point, and I feel like I'm just dragging her business down. Please, any advice at all? Acrylics aren't commonly done in Canada and we don't do them in the salon, so this is only an issue with builder gel.
When I was in school, I had the occasional nail fall off but nothing crazy. However, ever since I started at this salon, almost all of my gel sets have been falling off. I've gotten extra training from both the owner and the other girls who work there, so now I'm copying their processes, but the same issue still arises. I wish I could say that I know what I'm doing wrong, but I don't - I've tried everything but the sets keep coming off, even after extreme prep and making sure the adhesion is there for the gel.
I know I've only really been doing nails for a small bit of time, but I'm so embarrassed and ashamed that I want to give up; the owner wouldn't be losing anything by getting rid of me at this point, and I feel like I'm just dragging her business down. Please, any advice at all? Acrylics aren't commonly done in Canada and we don't do them in the salon, so this is only an issue with builder gel.