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laura_dawn

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Hey, im currently training but am a bit stuck on what to do when im qualified.
Ideally I would like to go mobile but need some help on what i need eg insurance.
I feel that due to my lack of experience I will struggle to get a job or make it on my own.
Has anyone got any tips or advice?
Please help :confused:
 
I hope this will help as i was exactly the same as you, thinking exactly the same thing!
I left college and didnt have a clue what to do. Plus its so hard to find a job that will take on just level 2, they all mainly want minimum level 3.
I already had my couch as i used to practice on friends for my course. I bought a few products each week and built them up.

I was lucky that i felt confident enough to do the treatments but wanted to get my speed up to scratch. So i kept doing all my family and friends as usual and timed myself every time. My friends recomended me to there friends and so on.
So before i knew it i had clients!! I just kind of happened lol
So now i am doing clients mobile in the week and work in a salon on a saturday (for experience)

I would say defo dont do any clients before you have your insurance. The company i use is salon gold and costs around £40 per year.

Always stay professional, tidy and clean and i'm sure you will be fine!

xxx
 
Hello, I am doing a 5 day course with Creative in Plymouth and just wondering what happens after? Am I able to go work in a salon doing nails after I have qualified or is there further training needed?
 
Jodie - i believe once u have passed ur creatice assessments u can go straight to salon :) good luck xx
 
ooh yay im glad sumone got back to me! thats good then - coz my info about creative says something about advanced classes after the foundation one and so i didnt know if further classes were needed or if thats just if people want further training.
did you train with creative? x
 
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hey, thank you for getting bk to me on this and jodie its great to know someone else is in the same boat as me.
How do u get work in a salon though especially being inexperienced after qualifying?
I just feel that i need to get into a salon to gain more experience and tricks of the trade is there a way to get into a salon to do this?
Ive got loads of family and friends who want me to give them treatments so im going to get insurance as soon as i can afford it and get started on building up a client base.
 
ooh yay im glad sumone got back to me! thats good then - coz my info about creative says something about advanced classes after the foundation one and so i didnt know if further classes were needed or if thats just if people want further training.
did you train with creative? x
Hi,

Once you have passed your foundation course & have insurance you can start working as a nail tech.

The advanced classes we were told were for experienced nail techs. They do courses for confidence building & one to one training if you feel you need help in a particular area. I would ask your instructor for the training course booklet as it lists the courses they do, cost, and what the course is for.

Hope this helps.

Sharon
 
Hello, I am doing a 5 day course with Creative in Plymouth and just wondering what happens after? Am I able to go work in a salon doing nails after I have qualified or is there further training needed?

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't know that a salon would take you on straight after doing your course. They would want someone with the experience and time keeping.
In the beginning you may be able to produce a good set of nails, but will you be able to do that every time? Also it may take you 3 hours or more to begin with.... a salon would want you to produce a set within a minimum time of an hour and a half....
Also, you would have no experience of re-balancing... this is where a tech proves their worth... you need to do a good fortnightly re balance ( which this takes practise ). This is your bread and butter so to speak...
Hth.... Don't rush a good thing... you will have great training behind you, just give yourself some time to perfect your skills.... it won't happen over night.:hug::)
 
eek now i am confused as i keep getting different feedback! sum saying yes and sum saying no. i wil spose i wil just hav to wait and see - and my course does state that i get taught rebalancing so i wil have sum knowledge of doing it i suppose?!
arghhh....any other feedback helps too if anyone wants to!! lol xx
 
In the beginning you may be able to produce a good set of nails, but will you be able to do that every time? Also it may take you 3 hours or more to begin with.... a salon would want you to produce a set within a minimum time of an hour and a half....
Also, you would have no experience of re-balancing... this is where a tech proves their worth... you need to do a good fortnightly re balance ( which this takes practise ). This is your bread and butter so to speak...

eek now i am confused as i keep getting different feedback! sum saying yes and sum saying no. i wil spose i wil just hav to wait and see - and my course does state that i get taught rebalancing so i wil have sum knowledge of doing it i suppose?!
arghhh....any other feedback helps too if anyone wants to!! lol xx

You've got some good advice from Fairynice - after your Foundation Course you will have the knowledge to appy nail enhancements safely, but you will need practice to gain consistency in application and bring your times down. The Foundation covers rebalancing but you will need day to day experience of doing it and dealing with the issues you will encounter at rebalance time, and that only comes with actually doing it........ Nails is a skill and not as easy as it looks :biggrin:!!

My advice? Get your course under your belt, get some friends lined up who are prepared to wear nails on and on-going basis so you get practice at application and rebalancing. Along the way you can do either Skillbuilding courses or 1:1 tuition - it'a not a case that one course is it forever. Once your times start to come down and your problems are reducing go out and apply to salons etc.......

hth's
 
ok thanks, im luvin that everyones so helpful! also got another concern, is it ok to just be trained in l&p or if im actually going to go somewhere with nails will i need to learn other things too? x
 
I'm going to train with l&p but I've opted to do the brisa gel too just to have an alternative enhancement to offer to clients...I'm thinking the more I can offer the more clients I can pull in :wink2:
 


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