SusanL@GettingTipsy
Member
Hi All,
I became certified last July and I'm having some issues Timing s...l...o...w!! I am trained on CND brisa gels, brisa lite and Shellac. Will be taking another training shortly on Akzentz gels (produced in Canada). I am trying to use forms instead of tips and it takes forever to sculpt. People say my nails look nice, but after watching a ton of Youtube vids and looking at all the amazing work on Instagram, I'm so not at that level. I try and practice daily but seem to be going no where fast! Any advice out there? I've booked a 1:1 training for next week with my CND rep. I'm hoping she can help. After taking the Shellac Pro course, everything seemed good with Shellac application. Nails were lasting 2 weeks+ ..then suddenly every set was chipping, streaking..you name it I called CND, followed all the tutorials and no improvement. I came across this site and joined after reading a thread on Shellac. I followed one of the posters advice about not pressing the brush too hard and letting the colour 'float' on the nail. I applied the colour very thinly. I was having major problems with Romantique and Negligee. After reading here, I tried with Blush Teddy and I can actually see an improvement!
Anyway, sorry for such a long post. Also having trouble mastering nail shapes. Any help/suggestions/tips would be so appreciated. This is a second career (I'm a retired college prof) and I hope I've made the right decision!!! I LOVE nails and I'm slowly learning some nail art too.
I became certified last July and I'm having some issues Timing s...l...o...w!! I am trained on CND brisa gels, brisa lite and Shellac. Will be taking another training shortly on Akzentz gels (produced in Canada). I am trying to use forms instead of tips and it takes forever to sculpt. People say my nails look nice, but after watching a ton of Youtube vids and looking at all the amazing work on Instagram, I'm so not at that level. I try and practice daily but seem to be going no where fast! Any advice out there? I've booked a 1:1 training for next week with my CND rep. I'm hoping she can help. After taking the Shellac Pro course, everything seemed good with Shellac application. Nails were lasting 2 weeks+ ..then suddenly every set was chipping, streaking..you name it I called CND, followed all the tutorials and no improvement. I came across this site and joined after reading a thread on Shellac. I followed one of the posters advice about not pressing the brush too hard and letting the colour 'float' on the nail. I applied the colour very thinly. I was having major problems with Romantique and Negligee. After reading here, I tried with Blush Teddy and I can actually see an improvement!
Anyway, sorry for such a long post. Also having trouble mastering nail shapes. Any help/suggestions/tips would be so appreciated. This is a second career (I'm a retired college prof) and I hope I've made the right decision!!! I LOVE nails and I'm slowly learning some nail art too.