blossom
Well-Known Member
I read posts every week from techs offering gel-polish (for which the only pre- requisite is a mani certificate for CND Shellac, not even that for some brands) and who are wishing to start using tips and doing nail extensions
As far as I'm aware you'd need a separate course for extensions; it's a completely different skill, you can't just buy a box of tips and add them before carrying on as usual with your gel-polish. I see techs asking about adding in a stronger gel etc for use with tips as if all that is required is another layer.
Or is this not the case?
I invested time & money in my extension training before gel polish was invented so it's easy to add that afterwards (I did a shellac course) but I didn't think it worked the other way around. Nail extensions is a separate qualification - isn't it?
If I were new to the industry I would be confused and be thinking, nail extension courses are expensive, if I can just do gel polish and then buy tips and a stronger gel to start offering extensions, why bother doing an extension course?
Does it concern anyone else and do you think the fact that extensions must sometimes be being offered without an extension course having been done poses any insurance concerns or service breakdown issues?
As far as I'm aware you'd need a separate course for extensions; it's a completely different skill, you can't just buy a box of tips and add them before carrying on as usual with your gel-polish. I see techs asking about adding in a stronger gel etc for use with tips as if all that is required is another layer.
Or is this not the case?
I invested time & money in my extension training before gel polish was invented so it's easy to add that afterwards (I did a shellac course) but I didn't think it worked the other way around. Nail extensions is a separate qualification - isn't it?
If I were new to the industry I would be confused and be thinking, nail extension courses are expensive, if I can just do gel polish and then buy tips and a stronger gel to start offering extensions, why bother doing an extension course?
Does it concern anyone else and do you think the fact that extensions must sometimes be being offered without an extension course having been done poses any insurance concerns or service breakdown issues?
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