Training with Essential Nails

[deedee84]

Hay,

Im looking into colleges and training courses etc. Im in the suffolk area and I keep hearing about essential nails training, has anyone used them and what are peoples thought? Is this a good course to do

 

[jankax]

Hiya,

there are loads of threads on Essential Nails here, just do a search on top of the page.

There's also a social group called Essential Nails geeks, there's loads of info on there.

Hope this helps
x

 

[geeg]

EN is a start ... I don't think it is the easiest or quickest or best way to start and get to your end goal, but it is a way that works for some people who cannot for whatever reason, attend a 'live' class with live instant feedback.

I think anyone at all would agree that a live class with live tutor and live guidance is always the best scenario .. but not all can do that for whatever reason/s.

If you are self motivated (and you need to be) IT CAN WORK AS A START but I do guarantee you that you will at some point have to move forward to a live class which you may find you wished you had done in the first place.

 

[Bev Rose]

I agree with Geeg, not that I have ever taken an EN course, but I know a few that have.

There is a lot to be said for a new tech starting out into the nail biz to actually go for having a real live class scenario.
You can never learn the exact way to do nails from using a nail trainer alone - they are a very good training tool, but they will not help you if you file too hard for instance - they cannot say 'Ouch' that burns!

Also, they do not really show what a 'real' nail is like. But they are good for practising your products/designs skills etc on.

I would suggest you ring around the nail companies who do offer training - I chose CND - available from Sweet Squared - call them on 0845 210 6060 and ask the for their training brochure.

There are other companies too who give good quality 'class room based' training, such as NSI & Ezflow - search on here for their contact details.

It's very easy to be eager and take the first thing that you can, but, by coming on this wonderful site & asking the opinions of well trained professionals you will get lots of feedback & will be able to make a discerned choice given the options available to you. Keep on saving your money & ask all the nail companies about their courses & their customer service, aftercare advice etc.

What you get for your money is all important in these hard times & i would wholeheartedly recommend you to research it well. Here speaks the voice of experience - my initial nail course cost me over £400 almost 7 years ago and wasn't worth the paper it was written on unless that was 'how to create total nail destruction with a 80 grit file'!!!!

Just be sure that whom ever you do choose offers a training programme that is accredited by an insurance company - such as The Beauty Guild - have a look at their accredited companies here....
Beauty Guild : Training Directory - Beauty Guild

That way you can be sure you are covered by insurance once you finally get to work on the paying public.

Good luck with it & don't forget to keep on Geeking xxxx

 

[smartypantz]

Hi there, well I have done a course with EN and they are good and they also offer good support, however I would say remember it is only a place to start, but that is what I feel it is, a start. I have just finished training with CND, and a few things I would like to say is it is not that expensive, when you compare it to other courses, and IMHO the product quality and training does make such a difference. If you check out www.sweetsquared.co.uk and look under education you will find the links there.

Hope this helps, good luck :hug:

CnB

 

[crazysaz]

with en you only learn how to do a basic natural tip. You don't learn french tips, pink and whites / forever french or natural nail overlays or sculptured nails. If you want to learn how to rebalance and maintain nails that is an extra course, so straight away thats over £500! I did it and spent a fortune and ended up shelling out all over again on training with a class with a live tutor. My advice would be go with one of the bigger companies, ask what you will be learning - theres not much point learning how to do nails and not learn what to do when your customer comes back in 2 wks! Check on here if your not sure.

 

[dottie]

I agree with Sarah. I have done several course with EN because I was unable to get to a live class. I learned a lot and I found that the courses gave me a good start but I'm now finding I need more courses to get me up to a good standard for working on clients and, for that reason I'm doing conversion courses with Sweet Squared

 

[sknight]

EN is a start ... I don't think it is the easiest or quickest or best way to start and get to your end goal, but it is a way that works for some people who cannot for whatever reason, attend a 'live' class with live instant feedback.

I think anyone at all would agree that a live class with live tutor and live guidance is always the best scenario .. but not all can do that for whatever reason/s.

If you are self motivated (and you need to be) IT CAN WORK AS A START but I do guarantee you that you will at some point have to move forward to a live class which you may find you wished you had done in the first place.

I truely agree. I did this exact thing. I started with EN but soon found I needed live guidence to progress further and now think I should have done it in the first place. that is of course my opinion though x

 

[Annebet]

Hiya Also a lot of the big Company's will not let you convert with an EN certificate, so then you would be paying out say 3 times, eg train with EN then conversion course with another company for the certificate, then convert with one of the big Company's, so it's a lot to consider, I did the EN courses to keep my hand in due to illness and fingers crossed when my op is out of the way and I get back on my feet and driving my car again, will be doing the CND Conversion as I also hold my Salon Training Certificate which as been sent and approved so I can convert with CND. To be honest I have learnt more on here so maybe when finishing work I should have just carried on home training with the tutorials on here and saved myself a lot of money,but that was before I found this site, but we all live and learn, so be very sure before you jump in, as you will definitely at some stage need a class based course be it a one 2 one ect ect
Good Luck with your decision

 

[blondie80]

I have also trained with Essential Nails, Ive paid a fortune, I did Acrylic, Maintanance and Nail Art, but I also paid for Gels and Acrylic Sculpting but never got round to completing the courses as I felt I needed 1 to 1 help with sculpting.

I agree that they are a good place to start if you need to train at home and want to pay over several months instead of all in one go but I think that you would be better doing a Live course and being shown on a 1-1. I did it and practised on family but I never had the confidence and if you are doing something wrong there is no-one to tell you where you are going wrong. Ive now done a Michelle Porter class for acrygel and also doing Minx but I still need to get 1-1 training with Acrylic as I still dont feel so confident with this.

Id say dont waste your money and try and do a Live class instead.

 

[sarahnailz]

Hiya

Yep me too!!!! I did the acrylic, maintenance, gel, nail art and airbrushing courses with EN. I started having clients and had major issues with lifting product etc..... so, I decided to retrain with CND. I was unable to do a conversion. CND training is the best move I made. Think carefully before selecting a course. One huge plus of EN is that you get your very own nail trainer.

Good luck

xxSarahxx

 

[geeg]

Hiya

Yep me too!!!! I did the acrylic, maintenance, gel, nail art and airbrushing courses with EN. I started having clients and had major issues with lifting product etc..... so, I decided to retrain with CND. I was unable to do a conversion. CND training is the best move I made. Think carefully before selecting a course. One huge plus of EN is that you get your very own nail trainer.

Good luck

xxSarahxx

To be fair, you can also purchase a nail trainer on the CND course as well (with the CND logo!! very much smarter looking :lol: -- not that it is a really vital thing but image is important!! :green

 

[julia_james]

To be fair, you can also purchase a nail trainer on the CND course as well (with the CND logo!! very much smarter looking :lol: -- not that it is a really vital thing but image is important!! :green

i was always led to believe that the nail trainers are exactly te same just with a different sticker i had an essential nails one when i did my training but i ae a cnd on now that i got from ebay and they are no different,

 

[geeg]

i was always led to believe that the nail trainers are exactly te same just with a different sticker i had an essential nails one when i did my training but i ae a cnd on now that i got from ebay and they are no different,

I thoought that is exactly what I said in my post! I never indicated it was a different item ... We have been using the Nail trainers in our CND training as long as they have been around .. in fact, we endorsed the nail trainer long before anyone else started using them ... CND just has their logo on it .. which as I indicated is the only difference and that they look much more cool with the CND logo :lol: .. even the price is just the same ....