handsum said:
I have not long started doing a gel nail college course. I have done quite a few sets of nails but my average time just now is about 3 hours.
I dont stop the whole way through, i go as fast as i can , but theres nothing i could cut back on to save time. How is it possible for people to do these nails in 1 and a half hours.
The nails i do always look nice when im finished but by that time im quite flustered because of the time my client has had to sit.
You may not think you are doing things that are stealing your time but believe me you
will be!!
You may
think you are working every minute, but you will be doing thngs that beginners do that are not necessary to do later on as your skill level grows.
For instance: Common things beginners do that are
not BAD things to do but that you
won't be doing later on:
The biggest time stealer for beginners is
constant checking!! Putting down your buffer, picking up something to dust the nail off, and checking how far you have gone with: tip blending/finishing to shape/finishing to shine etc. Putting down one abrasive and picking up another etc.
Another is not working in a perfect rota i.e. not working as efficiently as it is possible to work.
Another is dong your work with abrasives in stead of creating the perfect nail with your brush.
Trust me you will fall into one or all of these categories because you are a beginner!!
As your skill level improves, you will KNOW how you do all these things and you will not have to check every 2 seconds if you have gone far enough etc. Don't 'push the river'!! Do a good job and improvement in time will follow.