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Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
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:
I completely respect your experience and this post. I hope the following post will create a EUREKA moment for you (and anyone else who looks at the following video).
If you think PREP is your weak spot, then take a look at a bit of CND education re cuticle work .. it very clearly teaches you the difference between cuticle and eponychium and how to thoroughly cleanse the nail plate of all cuticle so there will be no lifting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttxRWkbwGIg
This video is an example from a CND education Ambassador (Holly Schippers) and is how all CND techs are taught clean gentle yet thorough preparation of the nail plate prior to the application of enhancements or Shellac. If you like what you see then maybe it will encourage you to look at CND for further education. There's allot more believe me. :green: