Ladies and gents-whenever I get a phone call asking if I do gels, I ask the potential client what they actually had done on their nails. They ALL tell me a brush was dipped in liquid then a powder. Then they polished, put a gel coat on and put me under a light. You know it is so damn tiring of having to explain the crappy tactics of the chop shops. I always tell them that this is a ploy to the public that knows nothing about nail products. I do not use the word ignorant public to them because most people use that word in the wrong context and I do not want to alienate a possible new client. When they come, I show them what gel really is and they cannot believe that they were duped. I had one of my clients tell me her daughter had gel on from one of our local chop shops. I tried to explain to her that it is not gel, but she insisted they were. Do any of you think that fighting with the chop shops is a losing battle? You know, they want to be called nice names but do nothing to change the way they are. Isn't it bad enough they use MMA and hurt the clients? I guess not. Sad. I, too, tell my clients that there is NO such thing as a powder gel. Sigh.... Buenos dias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: Arpi Sekeryan <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:27:25 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Powder gels? Has anyone heard of this? I have heard of the Le Chat Powder Gel; however, there are ``some salons`` that say that they are applying ``Powder Gel`` on their nails, when they are actually using the good `ol MMA liquid+powder and then slapping on a gel topcoat.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It`s obviously a Marketing Strategy since women are asking for gel, and they do charge more for ``the service`` Arpi On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Shannon Kuharik < [email protected]> wrote: > > The only gel powder I have ever heard of is when they use acrylic and call > it "gel powder" they then either use a gel topcoat or regular topcoat and > say they are "gels" There is no such thing as gel powder. Gel is gel is > gel. > This really irks me but that is why we need to keep educating the public :) > JMHO > > Shannon K. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny Mathweg" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:05 PM > Subject: NailTech:: Powder gels? Has anyone heard of this? > > > >I was takin to a woman who had beautiful p/w she said the Nss used a gel > >powder and call them gels. Does anyone know what this is? > > Sent from my BlackBerry(R) wireless device from U.S. Cellular > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
