Would you say I'm properly quaified?

[geekfreak]

Hi i am newly qualified of 6 months and have only had 2 months in salon experience i studied a fast track course. mani, pedi, gel, acrylic and nail art in 5 days would you say i am not properly qualified?

I think im pretty good considering my training course but im a little nervous still on my technique and sometimes find that my nails lift after a week or my filing and buffing isnt close enough to the nail to seal them?

I do my own nails and although theres bits that could be better generally they last really well and dont lift as much as clients...

Any ideas....?

 

[Beautification]

People say you should do atleast 80-100 practice sets before charging £30 odd pounds. obviously that'll change depending on how good u r

 

[geekfreak]

im not charging 30 im only charging 18 atm which i think is pretty good my sets are good and i haven't had any complaints but somtimes i think i could file them closer but i cant with out catching the surrounding cuticle??

 

[geeg]

im not charging 30 im only charging 18 atm which i think is pretty good my sets are good and i haven't had any complaints but somtimes i think i could file them closer but i cant with out catching the surrounding cuticle??

Well right there in your post there are 2 examples of why you need more training ! ONE you say you can't do something that you should be able to do if you are a well trained professional and TWO you mention cuticle when what you are really talking about is the eponychium and perionychium.

I'm not trying to be aggressive but surely you can't honestly believe for one minute that your training is complete and done with in 5 days? That attitude simply makes a mockery of someone like myself for instance who has spent 25 years and more in the nail industry! Perhaps you'd like to go head to head with me and see if your training is complete??? :lol:

Hi i am newly qualified of 6 months and have only had 2 months in salon experience i studied a fast track course. mani, pedi, gel, acrylic and nail art in 5 days would you say i am not properly qualified?

So in answer to the question you posed yourself, I'd say you are nowhere near properly qualified and have a long long way to go before you can say that you are. But you've come to the right place to LEARN allot more if you are willing, and you are most welcome.

 

[loubylou]

Hi i am newly qualified of 6 months and have only had 2 months in salon experience i studied a fast track course. mani, pedi, gel, acrylic and nail art in 5 days would you say i am not properly qualified?

I think im pretty good considering my training course but im a little nervous still on my technique and sometimes find that my nails lift after a week or my filing and buffing isnt close enough to the nail to seal them?

I do my own nails and although theres bits that could be better generally they last really well and dont lift as much as clients...

Any ideas....?

I would say you are not qualified to use the products that you state you use in your profile,
Creative only sell to creative qualified techs so im guessing you have been to ebay shopping so it is probably very old stock or a cheap copy of creative,
i think OPI work on the same principals of creative when it comes to selling products,
NSI will sell to anyone with a cert,

what products did you train with ?
all the 3 systems that you use all work differently so you are just confusing yourself and making your own life difficult :hug:

 

[jac extreme]

It could be that she only uses CND or OPI for polish etc. but I agree a lot more practise is required before you can consider yourself qualified ( a certificate doesnt give you experience) but as Gigi said, your in the right place to learn and there are a lot of geeks who are willing to give you lots of advice and help

 

[geeg]

Now I just know that you might take offense to this but please instead look at what I am saying constructively.

I have taught thousands of students.
I have found over the years that there are several types of students.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement yet fail because they do not know how to run a business.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement yet fail because they have zero confidence in themselves and therefore the clients never have confidence in them.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement yet fail because they think they are 'pretty good' and are easily satisfied after a couple of months and because of that attitude, they never grow or get any better.

There are those that never pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement at all.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement and succeed because they push themselves constantly toward perfection and are never satisfied.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement and succeed because they give it their all in every part of the business.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement and succeed because they have an inquiring mind that seeks to know more and more until they become a true professional and an expert in their field.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement and succeed because they know and accept that learning is something that is life long and never complete.

There are those that pick up the 'art' of nail enhancement and succeed because they have a true passion for what they do.

I could go on and on ... you can place yourself where the cap fits.

 

[joanne...]

omg geeg you got me thinking and you are so right... When i first qualified and found this site i thought some comments were very harsh, but it never put me off, it made me more determined to improve, i don't think they will ever be a time when i stop trying to improve...

 

[spn01]

All I can say is "well written" Geeg, no truer words written

 

[sweetums007]

i would have to agree with geeg. i have been a nail tech for only 8 months. i still have so much to learn and have learned quite a bit from everyone on here. i absolutely love this site and feel there is ALWAYS something to learn. everyone is so nice and so helpful on here.

 

[FrenchQueen]

Here in NZ i did my 40 hour creative course(a few years back now) and got my certificate. I was sent out into the scary new world of nails to do my 30 sets and 3 months before i could sit my practical exam. Only once I passed that could I "call" myself a qualified technician. To be honest I was crap that whole first year I think, even though I was working full time in a busy salon 2 weeks after I finished the course. In my opinion it takes more than just training to be qualified. It takes practice and experience...lots of it.

 

[the gi]

just want to add to this ive been doing nails since i was 16 in my mums salon im now 30..so along time..
i always say you can learn nails in a week but it takes years to master, charge what you feel is right. if your client know before hand that youve only been doing nails for 6mth and there realy pleased then thats a good start for you.
just take your time doing them and you cant go wrong be confident in what you know and the advice you give.
2hrs for a beginner is ok for a set of nails it should take you years to get down to an hour with a good set of nails.

good luck and go for it,,:lol: