Melissa82
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone! This is a long one but I hope you can offer some advice
I'm in the US and don't have access to the best schooling. I'll be graduated at the end of January and should have my license early February (after I pass my exam). I have not been educated on a specific product line. I've pretty much been given a recorded dvd for IBD gels and OPI Clarite (can't use traditional liquid in schools here). I managed to get the school to purchase some better quality gels and they choose Light Elegance (again, training with a short dvd set). I have used Nailite's Omega L&P line at home. I'm not able to find any companies that can offer me education. Trade shows are some time away (there is one in January in California but I cannot afford to go).
Long story to make a longer story short, I wasn't in this financial predicament until a month ago when I found out my husband was getting laid off (this was after we moved here 7 months ago. He just got out of the army and we found a job here across the country. Now he is going to school starting in January so finances are super iffy and tight). I was planning on traveling to California and do some courses at Young Nails but it's just not possible now. I've been working my butt off doing nothing but studying nails online since I started my schooling in September. I literally eat, sleep and breath nails, lol. I've had the chance to shadow a couple of times with tech's that are a couple hours away but that is also taking a toll on my wallet.
It takes me about 2/5-3 hours to do a set right now. Mainly because I'm doing it on students nails at school that are in rough condition, they are nail bitters or they can't make their mind up about length (I spent an hour filing this one girls nail down because she misjudge how long she wanted them). I don't have e-file training as it is not legal to train in the schools here.
How am I going to make it? What should I do? I don't want to stop doing nails when I'm done school. I need to keep at it to speed up my times and I just love doing nails! I'm not sure what to do about product. I'm told to stick with one brand but I have not been thoroughly trained in any! I was advised not to tell a salon that I'm new but how can I explain why I take so long to do a set?
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I'm in the US and don't have access to the best schooling. I'll be graduated at the end of January and should have my license early February (after I pass my exam). I have not been educated on a specific product line. I've pretty much been given a recorded dvd for IBD gels and OPI Clarite (can't use traditional liquid in schools here). I managed to get the school to purchase some better quality gels and they choose Light Elegance (again, training with a short dvd set). I have used Nailite's Omega L&P line at home. I'm not able to find any companies that can offer me education. Trade shows are some time away (there is one in January in California but I cannot afford to go).
Long story to make a longer story short, I wasn't in this financial predicament until a month ago when I found out my husband was getting laid off (this was after we moved here 7 months ago. He just got out of the army and we found a job here across the country. Now he is going to school starting in January so finances are super iffy and tight). I was planning on traveling to California and do some courses at Young Nails but it's just not possible now. I've been working my butt off doing nothing but studying nails online since I started my schooling in September. I literally eat, sleep and breath nails, lol. I've had the chance to shadow a couple of times with tech's that are a couple hours away but that is also taking a toll on my wallet.
It takes me about 2/5-3 hours to do a set right now. Mainly because I'm doing it on students nails at school that are in rough condition, they are nail bitters or they can't make their mind up about length (I spent an hour filing this one girls nail down because she misjudge how long she wanted them). I don't have e-file training as it is not legal to train in the schools here.
How am I going to make it? What should I do? I don't want to stop doing nails when I'm done school. I need to keep at it to speed up my times and I just love doing nails! I'm not sure what to do about product. I'm told to stick with one brand but I have not been thoroughly trained in any! I was advised not to tell a salon that I'm new but how can I explain why I take so long to do a set?
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