Do the gel application first then the pedicure.
[email protected] wrote: Hi!
I have yet to attempt gel toenails... It is on my TO DO list but my concern is:
after soaking the feet for so much time, doesn't the water saturation in the
toenails cause ultimate lifting?
Melody Montgomery Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
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From: Michelle Cordes
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:48:04 -0800 (PST)
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: NailTech:: Re: Was paraffin wax, now massage after polish
Hey Athena... Just want to say I love reading your posts on here... :)
Anyhoo, I stopped doing water manicures in about '99. In fact, since CND just
came out with the Almond SpaManicure line, I busted out my beautiful ceramic
finger bowls, and they were DUUUUUSSSSSSTTTTTYYYYY... lol.
I do a what I call a Classic Manicure for $20... takes me about 30 minutes. I
sanitize, file, push back cuticles (LOVE CND cuticle remover!), apply scrub...
client wash, then I polish, and do a shorter massage. I have just put the
Almond SpaManicure on my menu for $25 since no paraffin... Then my full CND
SpaManicure takes just about an hour and is $30.
I have the same kind of steps for my pedicures. A Classic Pedicure for $30
includes soak, clip, file, cuticles, scrub (rinse), polish and light massage.
Takes about 45 minutes with soak time. My SpaPedicure (minus the mask) is an
hour and 15 minutes and I charge $50- soak, clip, file, cuticles, callus
removal, scrub (rinse), massage to the knee, paraffin and polish. I have a hot
stone pedicure for $50 also- longer massage, no paraffin, buff nails instead of
polish. And my big ticket item is a "Foot Makeover" for $70... pink and white
acrylic toes and a spa pedicure... takes about an hour and a half.
I use a crystal file for most all my services, and generally use OPI
polish... just fyi. :)
Wow. My business in a nutshell... that was kind of fun!!
Happy filing...
The other Michelle in WA... (Thought you would like that, Longview Michele...)
--- On Fri, 1/9/09, athena elliott <[email protected]> wrote:
From: athena elliott <[email protected]>
Subject: NailTech:: Re: Was paraffin wax, now massage after polish
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:16 AM
Hi michelle, I love your idea. Even tho I don't have probs w my polish
lasting...I just love to switch thangs up. I was wondering a few thangs.... Are
you doing water manicures by chance? When I began doing water less in '97 it
reduced the chipping by at least 50%. Using a 240 grt and the brand of polish
all made huge diff for me. What do you charge for a one hour basic pedicure?
What is the least expensive service you offer for the least amount of time?
On 1/8/09, Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys. LOL, I
know it seems like it wouldn't work, but I have been doing > it for years! > >
I put on my Nailtek, color, and CND Air Dry or Nailtek, french, and Seche >
Vite. I let it set for about one minute, then I drop on CND Solar Oil and >
smooth it across the nail with a feather light touch. I scoop a dollop of > CND
Solar Butter (now it is called Almond Moisturizing Creme or somethin...) > and
I begin my massage at the elbow on their right arm and work
down to the > knuckles right above their nail. Then I do the same massage on
their left > arm to the nails. By the time you do all this (takes about 10-15
minutes if > you're doing it right), you can massage the Solar Oil into their
nails, > adding more oil if you need to because their skin has soaked it up.
(BTW, I > book an hour for my Spa Manicures and charge $30). > > When I started
doing this about 8 years ago, it was kind of an accident... I > had one of
those antsy pants clients who got me all flustered. She kinda > made me...
well... forget... to massage and paraffin! I did her polish and > then went
"Crap!" So, I did her massage and dipped her in the wax... Lo and > behold she
didn't nick her polish because it was dry and it stuck like > glue!!! I always
had problems with polish not staying on for more than 2 > days or so, so I
switched it up! My clients polish now lasts upwards of 2 > weeks, and I have
been doing it ever since. Necessity is the mother of >
invention... :) I do it slightly different now with the CND SpaManicure >
line... I do the paraffin after the scrub and activator. > > In fact, I have a
weekly mani client who had to skip because of the weather > recently. She went
3 weeks... came in for her mani with slightly > free-edge-chipped french...
after 3 WEEKS! Even I was shocked at that one... > > Well, greetings from the
monsoon everyone... Have a good one... > > Michelle Cordes > Bremerton AND
Tacoma, Washington (yeah, I finally found another salon!!!) > > --- On Thu,
1/8/09, Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Lisa
Cianciotti <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Paraffin Wax > To:
[email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 6:03 AM > > > > >
> > > Yes, how do you massage while polish is drying? > > Lisa > > > > > From:
shannon <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent:
Thursday, January 8, 2009 7:23:30 AM > Subject: NailTech:: Re:
Paraffin Wax > > > How in the world do you massage the hands after you have
polished? I > massage the fingers and cuticles along with the hand, wrist, and
forearm. > > Shannon > > Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: > > >
> > > Hi Lisa. I use paraffin on every manicure. I use Creative's line, and I
do > the paraffin after the exfoliating scrub and activator... then I have my >
clients rinse their hands and scrub their nails- this is when I prep and >
polish- then while the polish is drying I do the hand massage. If I am not >
using the scrub and activator, I do the paraffin after the massage. Now that >
I am reading this back, I am almost confusing myself!!! LOL... > Email me if
you want me to just send you my entire procedures... I have > tried lots over
the years, and have refined it down to a very specific > process for very
specific reasons... > Happy filing, > Michelle Cordes > > --- On Wed, 1/7/09,
Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> wrote: > > From:
Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Paraffin Wax >
To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 6:45 PM > > >
> > > > > Hi, > This question is for anyone out there who uses paraffin as
an add on to > manicures. At what point in the manicure do you do the
paraffin? What if > you are doing a scrub also? > I am one of those who
didn't get proper schooling and was never taught > anything about a manicure
beyond shaping nails, pushing back cuticles, > massage and polish. > > Lisa
Cianciotti > > > > > Arnold > Flip Flop Beauty Shop > Coopers Plains, NY >
[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device
Athena Elliott ANT,MNT SPAthena Healthy Pedicures- Happy Feet
www.MediNailTech.com www.SPAthena.com [email protected]
Shannon Arnold
Flip Flop Beauty Shop
Coopers Plains, NY
[email protected]
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