I am very grateful for all advice given and I will pay much more attention to prep as reading the advice, i'm sure thats where i'm going wrong.
Just to clarify though, I did not take a short course at Sallys (no offence to Sallys but would never take a one day course in anything like this )
I took a longer course with a very reputable company and the only reason i'm using Sallys products is because, at this stage, I know I'm nowhere near good enough to charge people for this service so am only practising on friends and family. I figured if I could make them fabulous on Sallys products then any other products would just make them fantastic!
I do not intend to become one of the so called "cowboys" of the industry which is why I've joined salon geek so I can ask if unsure.
I've been a hairdresser for 23 years and a beautician for 5 and have a very good reputation for being good at what I do - I understand the importance of giving people the service and product they ask for and deserve . Therefore will not be "going live" with acrylic nails until I am 1000000% happy with what I do
I'm sure , now I have been given great advice, I'll get there in the end - thanks so much :lol: