Hello all,
This may very well be on a forum somewhere but whenever I search it’s telling me that the words were not included because of the length of them or because they’re too common.
Anyway... long story short... I qualified as a nail tech a few years ago but didn’t really do anything with the qualification because I had no one to practice on. Recently started to get more people interested, so I’ve started doing more people’s nails, as well as my own. I only use gel polishes and builder if asked.
My application feels like it takes forever, my removal usually takes over an hour. If I do tips with builder gel, it’s at least 3 hrs.
I’m getting really frustrated and down about all of this. I struggle to find time to practice because I work a full time job which is approx. An hour away from home. So by the time I get in and cook, eat, clean and shower.. it’s practically bed time.
Last night I took my last gel mani off and went to reapply another. I disliked it so much that I’ve taken most of it back off.
My current issue lies with why the polish isn’t sitting neat? As in, if I apply a colour it’s fine. But when I apply a nude it ends up having dips in it and you can really see them (I could actually cry at this) I feel so useless and embarrassed. I’m getting more people ask me to do their nails and yet, feel like I’m failing.
This is something I would love to eventually do full time. But it seems that the only time the nails are any good is when I do my own. My nails never chip or break yet all of my clients will chip within a few days, I even did tips with a gel overlay and they came off the next day. I’m doing everything I was taught prep wise so I have no idea what’s going on.
The gel polishes I use are Kiki London and The Gel Bottle, the gel builder/overlay I use is ibd.
If anyone could help, that would be great.
Thanks,
Dani
This may very well be on a forum somewhere but whenever I search it’s telling me that the words were not included because of the length of them or because they’re too common.
Anyway... long story short... I qualified as a nail tech a few years ago but didn’t really do anything with the qualification because I had no one to practice on. Recently started to get more people interested, so I’ve started doing more people’s nails, as well as my own. I only use gel polishes and builder if asked.
My application feels like it takes forever, my removal usually takes over an hour. If I do tips with builder gel, it’s at least 3 hrs.
I’m getting really frustrated and down about all of this. I struggle to find time to practice because I work a full time job which is approx. An hour away from home. So by the time I get in and cook, eat, clean and shower.. it’s practically bed time.
Last night I took my last gel mani off and went to reapply another. I disliked it so much that I’ve taken most of it back off.
My current issue lies with why the polish isn’t sitting neat? As in, if I apply a colour it’s fine. But when I apply a nude it ends up having dips in it and you can really see them (I could actually cry at this) I feel so useless and embarrassed. I’m getting more people ask me to do their nails and yet, feel like I’m failing.
This is something I would love to eventually do full time. But it seems that the only time the nails are any good is when I do my own. My nails never chip or break yet all of my clients will chip within a few days, I even did tips with a gel overlay and they came off the next day. I’m doing everything I was taught prep wise so I have no idea what’s going on.
The gel polishes I use are Kiki London and The Gel Bottle, the gel builder/overlay I use is ibd.
If anyone could help, that would be great.
Thanks,
Dani