I have to confess that I do read a lot on here about how unfair eBay is and how can we beat NSS salon prices and timings.
Here is a little story to give newbies confidence.
This week I got a phone call from a lady on recommendation (I don't advertise as of yet).
Anyway she had seen my nails on a friend of hers and wanted an infil from me. She usually used the local NSS salon. OMG I thought here we go I will never compare to them. They are always packed in there lots of people use them.
Well suffice to say I went round there. Firstly she was a little confused about my client record card, then realisation dawned that she had never been asked any sort of medical history. But by far my best discovery was her nails. Ok they had not been drilled to death which was a pleasant find but oh dear Egyptian hat was obviously fashionable at that bar. Also a nice little sprinkling of lifting and nice thick free edges. No finding of MMA, again pleasantly surprised.
I soaked off one broken nail then infilled, shaped and painted. She was over the moon. I also explained that my infills were £18 plus £2.00 for every breakage she incurred. The nail bar were much cheaper. Again she said she was not bothered.
I'm a relative newbie (of 18 months) and I've done a better job than my local NSS. The NSS which told my client she had gel, when she had L + P. That don't ask any medical or personal details and some of whose nail techs don't have a clue how to shape a nail. But all I care about is that all my dedication and training is finally paying off.
So the moral of my story is this. I know untrained cheap techs doing nails for a fiver are a pain, together with NSS nail bars and people who sell our stuff on eBay. BUT we are a dedicated group of passionate professionals who will triumph in the end. Yes it's only one client I have got from them but it's a start and she will spread the word.
Concentrate on being the absolute best you can and forget about NSS, eBay and the like, it will give you heartburn.
:hug: to you all my professional friends and good luck xxxxx
Here is a little story to give newbies confidence.
This week I got a phone call from a lady on recommendation (I don't advertise as of yet).
Anyway she had seen my nails on a friend of hers and wanted an infil from me. She usually used the local NSS salon. OMG I thought here we go I will never compare to them. They are always packed in there lots of people use them.
Well suffice to say I went round there. Firstly she was a little confused about my client record card, then realisation dawned that she had never been asked any sort of medical history. But by far my best discovery was her nails. Ok they had not been drilled to death which was a pleasant find but oh dear Egyptian hat was obviously fashionable at that bar. Also a nice little sprinkling of lifting and nice thick free edges. No finding of MMA, again pleasantly surprised.
I soaked off one broken nail then infilled, shaped and painted. She was over the moon. I also explained that my infills were £18 plus £2.00 for every breakage she incurred. The nail bar were much cheaper. Again she said she was not bothered.
I'm a relative newbie (of 18 months) and I've done a better job than my local NSS. The NSS which told my client she had gel, when she had L + P. That don't ask any medical or personal details and some of whose nail techs don't have a clue how to shape a nail. But all I care about is that all my dedication and training is finally paying off.
So the moral of my story is this. I know untrained cheap techs doing nails for a fiver are a pain, together with NSS nail bars and people who sell our stuff on eBay. BUT we are a dedicated group of passionate professionals who will triumph in the end. Yes it's only one client I have got from them but it's a start and she will spread the word.
Concentrate on being the absolute best you can and forget about NSS, eBay and the like, it will give you heartburn.
:hug: to you all my professional friends and good luck xxxxx