Perfect practice

[Bondi]

Sorry, I didn't want to ask this on someone else's thread and thought some others, like me, would be interested in the answer:

How do you know if your practice is perfect, and how do you make it perfect? :o

Thanks in advance :hug:

 

[Envy]

Perfect practise comes from knowing the correct way a procedure 'should' be done...

This is of course on the assumption you have been taught the correct way in the first place...

Many technicians develop perceived 'shortcuts' or their 'own' way of doing things.... this almost always leads to problems down the track, but in their mind it was helping

When we are new, we don't have the skill from practical experience so everything seems slow and hard, but by doing it properly (even if it's slow) we develop speed as we get better at it..
eg. bead sizes too big, so nails are thick, so we have to file heaps to finish them to a nice result...

hth's

 

[RachFace]

Perfect practise comes from knowing the correct way a procedure 'should' be done...

This is of course on the assumption you have been taught the correct way in the first place...

Many technicians develop perceived 'shortcuts' or their 'own' way of doing things.... this almost always leads to problems down the track, but in their mind it was helping

When we are new, we don't have the skill from practical experience so everything seems slow and hard, but by doing it properly (even if it's slow) we develop speed as we get better at it..
eg. bead sizes too big, so nails are thick, so we have to file heaps to finish them to a nice result...

hth's

I agree and this is what im struggling with at the moment. I completed the CND foundation course last week and am trying to practice but cant help but feel im not getting it right eg. mix ratio, bead size for each nail size etc. So even though im practicing, i need someone to look at what im doing and point out the errors im making! This is what a 1:2:1 is for i guess......but seems a bit silly doing it so close after completing the foundation!

 

[mum]

It is a bit close I'd say. You should get an idea if you are right by the results. The things you mention: ratio, you'll know it's right if you can structure the overlay properly and get no problems with the nails after a few days. Bead size, that one's a bit obvious LOL: if it doesn't fill the zone well then it's too small etc.

At this stage you know the right way to do it and how it should look and perform. Now it's trial and error. Unfortunately the only way to really learn is get it wrong and learn from that to make it right!

When you come up against a bit of a wall like lifting and you don't know why or you can't get the smile line perfect and have tried everything for example then have your 121

 

[Bondi]

When you come up against a bit of a wall like lifting and you don't know why or you can't get the smile line perfect and have tried everything for example then have your 121

This is my problem. When I finish a set of nails they look perfect and aren't touching skin, I do the prep as I was taught yet I still get lifting after about a week. This is the main reason I was going to switch brands as I've read through a lot of posts and it doesn't seem to be a problem with CND.

 

[sax'd_out]

have you tried reading geeg's tutorials on product control?
they have definitely helped me improve!

- good luck!

 

[ellewopter]

there are so many reasons for lifting do some searches and see what you can do, and practice ur butt off!! and remember it isnt always ur fault but at this early stage it may well be tho. Look at what you re doing, compare and learn, you will get there it takes time so good luck! biggest change for me was to keep my side walls strait and product on top x