Apologies in advance for the lengthy post guys! :sad:
I'm halfway through the CND Complete course and have covered mani/pedi and Shellac so far. This afternoon my neighbour came round for Shellac - my very first client outside the classroom. I went through all the steps as I've been taught, but when I was about to start the 2nd colour coat I noticed a bubbly, gritty appearance developing. I assumed that I hadn't done enough cuticle work on that particular nail and made a mental note that I obviously needed to be more thorough next time, even though I thought I had been, but then - to my horror - all her nails did the same! They looked dreadful. I was absolutely mortified and there was no way that I could continue, I just had to remove the product and apologise profusely. The client then said that this had happened to her once before, which made me feel slightly better, but even so! :sad: My only saving grace was that I wasn't charging her.
I phoned my educator, who said that the most likely explanation - in view of the fact that she said it'd happened before - is that the client has very oily nails and that the use of Nail Fresh should help. I then dragged my long-suffering hubby up to my nail room and carried out the exact same treatment on one of his hands - identical products etc - and his nails look fine. But my (already fragile) confidence is shot to pieces! Could I have done something different in the first place? And can you ever identify these "oily" clients in advance, before the problem occurs, or is it just one of those things??
I'm halfway through the CND Complete course and have covered mani/pedi and Shellac so far. This afternoon my neighbour came round for Shellac - my very first client outside the classroom. I went through all the steps as I've been taught, but when I was about to start the 2nd colour coat I noticed a bubbly, gritty appearance developing. I assumed that I hadn't done enough cuticle work on that particular nail and made a mental note that I obviously needed to be more thorough next time, even though I thought I had been, but then - to my horror - all her nails did the same! They looked dreadful. I was absolutely mortified and there was no way that I could continue, I just had to remove the product and apologise profusely. The client then said that this had happened to her once before, which made me feel slightly better, but even so! :sad: My only saving grace was that I wasn't charging her.
I phoned my educator, who said that the most likely explanation - in view of the fact that she said it'd happened before - is that the client has very oily nails and that the use of Nail Fresh should help. I then dragged my long-suffering hubby up to my nail room and carried out the exact same treatment on one of his hands - identical products etc - and his nails look fine. But my (already fragile) confidence is shot to pieces! Could I have done something different in the first place? And can you ever identify these "oily" clients in advance, before the problem occurs, or is it just one of those things??