Not consistently good :(

[Jolicatellas]

I'm a bit frustrated with myself at the minute. I think I'm good at what I do and I'll have clients come in and get a great result. Then every now and then I'll have a client come in and leave with, what I believe, is a less than perfect job.

For e.g. one client has really bad side wall lifting on the inside of her thumbs (only), the lift goes diagonal from the cuticle to the free edge. When I follow Gigi's "don't chase the lift" tutorial I had a better result... but I can still see a faint infill line when I'm done. Every time she comes in I want to take the thumbs off and start again!

Yesterday I had a lady come in wanting me to refill someone else's work. That's fine, except my white was a different colour and it marbled in places and on a couple of fingers her old smile line showed through at the sides of the nail :irked: A way less than perfect job...

Now I'm bummed out and wondering why does it go so great for some and not so great for others??? And will this lady come back? Will she tell others I'm no good? etc. etc.

 

[spn01]

Consistency comes with experience. Frustration is normal. Not doing the same thing again is movement forward. All growth is done in the valleys.

I you are not happy with the preparation of the thumbs then soak them off and give yourself a fresh start. The Tin Foil Method is great and allows you to continue with the rest of the rebalance. - Watch the cuticle line corners when doing prep and make sure you leave a tiny wee margin when applying your enhancement.

Rebalancing someone else's work - how frustrating!!! I always make sure when rebalancing another technicians pink and whites that I thin and remove most of if not all of the white (if they have done a pink and white with l&p) this allows me to have a solid white. I often find other technicians work quite thick so a good thinning out is necessary. Then hey presto you are then back on track for the next rebalance- your way.

The difference between great for some and not so great for others is experience and hard work. Look at the many great techs, I am sure they will back me up by saying that the not so great experiences have made them into the tech's they are today.

Chin up

 

[deanosnana]

I think we all have days like that. The thing is you WANT to be better and you will be. I also think we tend to be hard on ourselves but that's a good thing...keeps us on our toes. Nails I've done that I don't think are great, the client raves about.

Just keep doing what you love!

 

[DaisyMae]

Consistency comes with experience. Frustration is normal. Not doing the same thing again is movement forward. All growth is done in the valleys.

I you are not happy with the preparation of the thumbs then soak them off and give yourself a fresh start. The Tin Foil Method is great and allows you to continue with the rest of the rebalance. - Watch the cuticle line corners when doing prep and make sure you leave a tiny wee margin when applying your enhancement.

Rebalancing someone else's work - how frustrating!!! I always make sure when rebalancing another technicians pink and whites that I thin and remove most of if not all of the white (if they have done a pink and white with l&p) this allows me to have a solid white. I often find other technicians work quite thick so a good thinning out is necessary. Then hey presto you are then back on track for the next rebalance- your way.

The difference between great for some and not so great for others is experience and hard work. Look at the many great techs, I am sure they will back me up by saying that the not so great experiences have made them into the tech's they are today.

Chin up

I think we all have days like that. The thing is you WANT to be better and you will be. I also think we tend to be hard on ourselves but that's a good thing...keeps us on our toes. Nails I've done that I don't think are great, the client raves about.

Just keep doing what you love!

I would say exactly the same.

 

[Jolicatellas]

Thank You for the positive and helpful feedback!! :green:

The refill I had, she had white nail tips (no white L&P which would have been easier) and a thick layer of MMA over the top. I tried so hard to thin it best I could but there was still a layer of clear MMA over her white nail tip. I thought my coverage was brilliant but when I buffed... the truth remained to be seen.

Still, I find myself hanging for her to return so I can improve my technique

 

[NoLimitNails]

With the lad with thumb lifting, if it only those two it's probably something she does! Try to figure it out with her and have her either stop doing it or experiment with your application.

I used to have a lady who worked in a shop and used her thumbs to do all sorts of things resulting in lifting on those two, I made the app. a bit thicker and it stopped..

The marbeling effect on the whites is a different thing, I can usually spot if the white has the same color as my own, and if it doesn't I take the extra time to file away all the white prior to applying.

Don't feel knocked on your confidence, those things happen and as long as your clients it happy you shouldn't be worried. I'm sure it'll come to you over time (I can still feel like I'm having those days) and you sounds like you care enough to keep improving!

 

[geeg]

Consistency comes with experience. Frustration is normal. Not doing the same thing again is movement forward. All growth is done in the valleys.

I you are not happy with the preparation of the thumbs then soak them off and give yourself a fresh start. The Tin Foil Method is great and allows you to continue with the rest of the rebalance. - Watch the cuticle line corners when doing prep and make sure you leave a tiny wee margin when applying your enhancement.

Rebalancing someone else's work - how frustrating!!! I always make sure when rebalancing another technicians pink and whites that I thin and remove most of if not all of the white (if they have done a pink and white with l&p) this allows me to have a solid white. I often find other technicians work quite thick so a good thinning out is necessary. Then hey presto you are then back on track for the next rebalance- your way.

The difference between great for some and not so great for others is experience and hard work. Look at the many great techs, I am sure they will back me up by saying that the not so great experiences have made them into the tech's they are today.

Chin up

What a great post ... "All growth is done in the valleys." I love that!!

The odd problems that you are facing are only the NORMAL everyday type of problems that every single nail tech in the world has.

No ones work is ever perfect. Don't ever expect it to be or you will be continually disappointed.. The ups and downs make life interesting.

 

[Jolicatellas]

Thanks so much!!!!! I hadn't even thought what I was going through was NORMAL, Gigi, and that others go through the same thing. I was thinking it's just me

And Karen, what you said about the thumb application and trying a different technique, I admit the last time that lady came in I applied more pressure on the lifting side (as per a previous post from Gigi) & am yet to find out how it worked.

Again, that you all so much. My spirits have been lifted :green: & I won't be giving up my day job any time soon.