What do I need to do manicure?

[allieXayrshire]

When I done my nail training i covered manicure but felt it was a bit rushed and also my clients mostly ask for acrylics so havent done many. I want to start offering this in my services but i am not keen on doing the hand and arm massage.
Could anyone tell me what products i need and the stages you would follow to that?
I would like to use NSI products as I am going on Monday to their VAT free day. Hope someone can help

 

[glitz and glam]

The above is pretty much what you need. If your going to NSI id definately ask them. i did my manicure training with them using SpaRitual products they are great and smell fab. Im sure you will get all the help you need on monday!

 

[ValencianNails]

When I done my nail training i covered manicure but felt it was a bit rushed and also my clients mostly ask for acrylics so havent done many. I want to start offering this in my services but i am not keen on doing the hand and arm massage.
Could anyone tell me what products i need and the stages you would follow to that?
I would like to use NSI products as I am going on Monday to their VAT free day. Hope someone can help

Rather than you being advised on which products to use I think it would be better for you to go to a Mani/Pedi class with your product distributor/educator, this way you'll be shown exactly how to perform the treatment as well as being knowledgeable about the products you'll be using.

JMHO :hug:

 

[allieXayrshire]

Thanks for your replies. I have just done set myself up to do spray tanning so dont really want to do more training. I think I get everything up until the polish. How do I prep the nails, how many coats of polish and how does professional nail polishes differ from normal ones also, what is the best way to polish nails for it to last the longest xx

 

[geeg]

Thanks for your replies. I have just done set myself up to do spray tanning so dont really want to do more training. I think I get everything up until the polish. How do I prep the nails, how many coats of polish and how does professional nail polishes differ from normal ones also, what is the best way to polish nails for it to last the longest xx

Well we do like to help, but this site is not for on line classes!

I can't imagine a manicure which leaves out the very thing the clients love the most which is the massage. And I don't think you should be even thinking about offering manicure if you are not even sure of the steps to polish nails or to prepare them for polishing.

What sort of nail training leaves out how to polish nails?

If you don't want to do more training then I wouldn't offer the service. It would be completely dishonest to your clients to do so. I'd make some money in the business you have and then use it for more serious training.

 

[Mrs.Clooney]

When I done my nail training i covered manicure but felt it was a bit rushed and also my clients mostly ask for acrylics so havent done many. I want to start offering this in my services but i am not keen on doing the hand and arm massage.
Could anyone tell me what products i need and the stages you would follow to that?
I would like to use NSI products as I am going on Monday to their VAT free day. Hope someone can help

Thanks for your replies. I have just done set myself up to do spray tanning so dont really want to do more training. I think I get everything up until the polish. How do I prep the nails, how many coats of polish and how does professional nail polishes differ from normal ones also, what is the best way to polish nails for it to last the longest xx

Sorry, but I am stumped! Firstly, you admit to feeling that your nail training was rushed. Then you later go on to say that you don't want to do anymore training and that you think you get everything up until the polish..... but then ask how to prep the nails?

If your manicure training was rushed and you don't know how to prep nails then you do need to train further. A good training establishment will also teach you the importance and qualities of an excellent/professional polish , how many coats to apply, the way to apply it and how to make it last.

You will not be giving your customers an honest service otherwise. I agree with Geeg, that customers wanting a pampering manicure will enjoy a massage. There are benefits to a good massage which a good training course will teach you.

 

[glitz]

Hi are you referring to when you did your enhancement training with NSI they would have covered the nessesary prep, contraindication etc for the natural nail prior to enhancement, this is not a MANICURE and seperate training needs to be undertaken if you wish to add this service to your treatment menu. Unless of course you have completed a manicure course previously if so do you still have your notes and handouts to refresh yourself with, as for polish application, once shown the correct way in which to apply polish it is only practise that will build your confidence in this area. I strongly advise you to consider refresher or more indepth training in the area. Good Luck.

 

[allieXayrshire]

i did do manicure training included when i did my enhancement training but the place i went to did not teach me properly and bascally just told me to follow the manicure procedure and apply any polish. It was only when I came on here and seen people writing about preppig the nails before polish that i realised there was parts I need help on, that is why I asked avice

 

[Martin Duffy]

As others have said, if you're unsure in what you're doing you need more training before you offer the service - it is unfair to take people's money for a service you cannot proficiently perforem. Also, it is highly unlikely you are going to plug the kind of gaps in your knowledge/skills by using online forums - you need 'in the flesh' tuition from a reputable trainer. If you want to get anywhere in this industry you have to invest in your training.

 

[mollylolly]

Hiya,

I did my manicure and pedicure course with Creative, and it was once of the best investments I have made. Their products are fab, and my clients love them, and they smell devine. It might seem expensive at the time of booking, but in the long run it will pay dividends.

Where did you train? I know there are a lot of "dodgy" courses out there, as a friend of mine did a 2 day nail course and was given a certificate that covered her to do everything I have taken 5 years to achieve and spent £1,000's on. She didn't learn much as she was on the phone all the time asking me questions, and some procedures she was taught horrified me.

What I am trying to say, that if it was a short course, and they were skipping over the "most important" parts of a manicure, then draw a line under it, and re-book with a Reputable Company where you can learn and be totally confident in the service you can them provide.

Good luck

Sally X

 

[mollylolly]

Hi Again,

I forgot to say, that when I did the Creative Manicure and Pedicure course, I had to pay for both kits at the time of the course, but the training was free. So at the end of the course, I had both kits ready to start offering the services.

Sally X
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[Mrs.Clooney]

i did do manicure training included when i did my enhancement training but the place i went to did not teach me properly and bascally just told me to follow the manicure procedure and apply any polish. It was only when I came on here and seen people writing about preppig the nails before polish that i realised there was parts I need help on, that is why I asked avice

...... And it is good that you asked for advice. Nobody is knocking you for that. The advice you are being given, however, is to go and do a manicure/pedicure course which specifically focuses on just this.

I really do recommend that you find a course which will be widley recognized by insurers and which will allow you to offer your clients an honest service. There is more to manicures and pedicures than just painting nails and/or massaging hands and arms. There are reasons why we massage, different methods of massage, indications, contraindications, precautions and anatomy and physiology which needs to be considered when performing a service like this.

 

[allieXayrshire]

how much is training with cnd and how often and where do the courses run? is manicure a popular service as i find almost all of my clients are for extensions. I am mobile. i done my training at the caledonian therapy academy which seem to have a good reputation but i came away from the course hardly knowing a thing and after lots of practice , lots of research on the internet and doing another course with NSI i finally got there. When I seen the standard f training NSI provided i realised how bad my original training actually was

 

[geeg]

how much is training with cnd and how often and where do the courses run? is manicure a popular service as i find almost all of my clients are for extensions. I am mobile. i done my training at the caledonian therapy academy which seem to have a good reputation but i came away from the course hardly knowing a thing and after lots of practice , lots of research on the internet and doing another course with NSI i finally got there. When I seen the standard f training NSI provided i realised how bad my original training actually was

Contact Creative on 0131 3333180 for the only Legitimate CND training in Scotland.

 

[mollylolly]

Hiya,

I did the mani & pedi course about in Nov 2006 with Creative and if I remeber it was less that £200. As said before you only pay for the kits and the training is free. IMO Creative's training is the best you can get.

I'm sure the kits both do 25-30 services each (if I am wrong then I'm sure Geeg can give you the corrrect acmount). Anyhow, if you say charged a minimum of £20.00 for the luxury pedicure and say £15.00 for the luxury manicure, you can see that in no time you will have recouped the cost of your course plus more.

Give Creative a ring on the number Geeg gave you, I'm sure you won't regret it.

Good luck