To rebalance or not to rebalance nss nails.

[Missy G]

Hi, I had a new client last week, bless her she was only 15, a right little chatterbox, but had had her nails done in an nss ,said she wasnt happy with them and asked me to do infills on them.When Id finished , she said ..thats better...so I asked if she wanted to book in for infills in three weeks and said yes.
What Im unsure about is the extensions are clear tips with clear overlay.Im not sure wether I will have to do a rebalance at some point or just to carry on doing infills till the nss stuff grows out..any ideas please?

 

[Susie H]

Not quiet sure what you are asking hun, re balance is where you re shape the whole nail and de bulk before placing the apex in its new correct place, this is regardless of what style of nail the client is wearing.
If the apex is not replaced then the enhancement will lack strength, be unbalanced and the client will probably end up catching the free edge on something and have the whole thing (painfully) rip of.
Has that helped or am I completely of track:lol:

 

[sknight]

I agree you are eventually going to have to re balance the nails on your client to restore the shape and strength to its "Former Glory" or you will end up with thick bulky free edges and weak enhancements.

Stevie

 

[Missy G]

Ok thanks of course silly me,having a dumb moment

 

[rach_kate]

The only other thing i can think of with nss nails is that as their acrylic gets older it goes quite opaque and yellowish which started to look a bit odd compared to my perfect pink!!! so you may after a couple of rebalances need to get rid of the nss product!!

 

[Missy G]

Mmm this is exactly what I was thinking of , more of product break down and completly forgot about the apex.

 

[Angelaznailz]

As I have a salon on a holiday island, I've got many 'one-off' tourist clients during the hols and this lady had booked a rebalance appointment by phone today , so when she turned up with NSS nails my heart sank. But to refuse to service her would have meant no work / no money for 75 mins. Not that I couldn't do the job, but I know that they're notoriously difficult to thin out.
I was knackered after the prep (which she remarked was more thorough than she usually got ) and I also wrecked 2 new files.
Then she breezily said on her way out "In a couple of weeks I'll get them filled at my usual place at home and then book in here again on the bank holiday at the end of May"
Not on yer Nelly, missus ! I'm off to book a shoulder massage and I'm gonna be full next time you phone !

 

[Deena]

Never mind a rebalance, I've recently soaked off two NSS sets. I had to file for England to thin them out a bit first and do an awful lot of spade work to finally release their drill distorted nails from captivity. :irked:

 

[nailzoo]

As I have a salon on a holiday island, I've got many 'one-off' tourist clients during the hols and this lady had booked a rebalance appointment by phone today , so when she turned up with NSS nails my heart sank. But to refuse to service her would have meant no work / no money for 75 mins. Not that I couldn't do the job, but I know that they're notoriously difficult to thin out.
I was knackered after the prep (which she remarked was more thorough than she usually got ) and I also wrecked 2 new files.
Then she breezily said on her way out "In a couple of weeks I'll get them filled at my usual place at home and then book in here again on the bank holiday at the end of May"
Not on year Nelly, missus ! I'm off to book a shoulder massage and I'm gonna be full next time you phone !

It's very dis-heartening when this happens, I have found the best way to combat this is to ask questions when they book appointments (and either allocate time to do a total strip and re-apply) , or get them in for a consultation, and I do one nail and show them what it's all about.

I never coerce clients into having their nails done by me (or paying my prices), ultimately, it's up to them.

 

[Miss K]

Being dumb and new to all this.... What are NSS nails...? and as I haven't got to the rebalance stage yet.... What does this intail, it was something that wasn't properly covered in the course I took...?

Thanks..

 

[geeg]

When I rebalance over someone elses work ... NSS or not ... I always tell the client that my product will look different to what they have on and give them the choice of removal and new set or rebalance.

Most ask for a rebalance and then a few weeks down the line decide to have a soak 'n set because they love the look of the new product vs. the old product.

You need to build trust with any new client. MOST WILL NOT COMMIT TO A NEW SET with a nail tech they do not know. But once you prove yourself and your work to them (unless your reputation preceeds you as in the case of CARL :lol they will decide to go with the prettier option which of course is a new set rather than a two-toned set. It doesn't take long. I'd do the same thing with any tech that was new to me.

 

[Top Tottie]

Being dumb and new to all this.... What are NSS nails...? and as I haven't got to the rebalance stage yet.... What does this intail, it was something that wasn't properly covered in the course I took...?

Thanks..

Non Standard Salon..honey hth xxx

 

[carlab]

I also have never heard of NSS, I trained just under 2 years ago with NSI but haven't been doing nails as much as I would like to as I am in a full time office job as well, yawn! I have been reading the messages about NSS and how the nails look dirty but I have never had anyone with nails like this or seen this on anyone before??
Please could somebody explain to me, sorry to sound thick but I am just trying to get lots of info and get back into it

 

[geeg]

I also have never heard of NSS, I trained just under 2 years ago with NSI but haven't been doing nails as much as I would like to as I am in a full time office job as well, yawn! I have been reading the messages about NSS and how the nails look dirty but I have never had anyone with nails like this or seen this on anyone before??
Please could somebody explain to me, sorry to sound thick but I am just trying to get lots of info and get back into it

NSS, or what I prefer to call, discount salons do not ALL use MMA.

• Signs that they do are: The product (even on old nails) smells sort of dirty and fishy when you file it.
• Another sign is that the product is rock hard and very hard to soften when you try to soak it off.
• The nails have a sort of milky dirty look to them and
• the natural nails are 'trashed' underneath.