I have been a member for quite a few years and consider myself to be an experienced technician.
In the time I have been a "geek" i have learned/learnt quite a few things.
I'd like to share a few of them with you, to cut through the crap and many threads to get down to basics.
No1: Cuticle removal ..... (whether it be chemical or mechanical removal), us old girls used to call it "pterygium", whatever you wanna call it, I don't care, just (get rid of it), it prevents basic lifting due to crap/cuticle/pterygium/whatever left on the nail surface.
No2: Scrubfresh ..... I don't use Scrubfresh per say (as in brand), nor do I use Creative (this may change shortly). But after checking threads in here I decided to add this step/procedure/equivalent to what I already did......... holy dooly, I cannot believe the difference this made, I already had very little lift, due to impeccable application, but after using scrubresh/my fresh, .... there's no lift at all (no greenies either)
No3: Pressure set adhesive..... I no longer use adhesive accelerant, as my glue/adhesive just does it's intentional job quickly & efficiently, allows me to file immediately without fear of clogging files with unset adhesive
No4: This is an odd one (and has nothing to do with nails) , this also proves the chitchat forum is worthy ......... BUT ....... after using my dishcloths, I throw em wet in the microwave for 2 minutes (they no longer stink) and they feel much cleaner.
Thanks guys/geeks for the added touch/advice to make my day easier/more professional/cleaner and thanks to Creative for initiating some fine education & products we can base our basics upon, I know the wording sounds odd, but I can't explain it any other way.
In the time I have been a "geek" i have learned/learnt quite a few things.
I'd like to share a few of them with you, to cut through the crap and many threads to get down to basics.
No1: Cuticle removal ..... (whether it be chemical or mechanical removal), us old girls used to call it "pterygium", whatever you wanna call it, I don't care, just (get rid of it), it prevents basic lifting due to crap/cuticle/pterygium/whatever left on the nail surface.
No2: Scrubfresh ..... I don't use Scrubfresh per say (as in brand), nor do I use Creative (this may change shortly). But after checking threads in here I decided to add this step/procedure/equivalent to what I already did......... holy dooly, I cannot believe the difference this made, I already had very little lift, due to impeccable application, but after using scrubresh/my fresh, .... there's no lift at all (no greenies either)
No3: Pressure set adhesive..... I no longer use adhesive accelerant, as my glue/adhesive just does it's intentional job quickly & efficiently, allows me to file immediately without fear of clogging files with unset adhesive
No4: This is an odd one (and has nothing to do with nails) , this also proves the chitchat forum is worthy ......... BUT ....... after using my dishcloths, I throw em wet in the microwave for 2 minutes (they no longer stink) and they feel much cleaner.
Thanks guys/geeks for the added touch/advice to make my day easier/more professional/cleaner and thanks to Creative for initiating some fine education & products we can base our basics upon, I know the wording sounds odd, but I can't explain it any other way.