Thanks, Diana! Lisa
________________________________ From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:11:56 AM Subject: NailTech:: Re: Bling Nails pricing/was:glitter curing/was:what recession?? bling toes I charge $25 for either nails or toes. and that is a new set or some come in for a "fill". If they are getting a pedicure, I charge $20. diana from indiana At 09:41 PM 3/24/2009, you wrote: >I think this was discussed, but what are you guys charging for >Bling/Glitter Nails on fingers and toes? Do you include the >mani/pedi or is that extra? > >Thanks! > > >Lisa Cianciotti >Simply Polished Studio for Nails > >Mount Pleasant, PA > > > > > > >From: Michele Koethke-Wolosyn <[email protected]> >To: NailTech Group <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 2:11:38 PM >Subject: NailTech:: Re: glitter curing/was:what recession?? bling toes > >Michelle, >I do mostly overlays so no added length or arch built up. I prep new >growth, apply my pink and cure. Then I mix the color glitter they >want with clear so that it has a good color and isn't too runny or >too thick. I pick up a dollop on the tip of my brush and scrape it >off on the free edge. I turn my brush sideways and sporadically drag >little amounts of the glitter towards the cuticle. Cure. I add a >layer of a thin viscosity gel over the whole nail to help even it >all out and cure again. File the sides and buff the top, cleanse >then add my top coat. > >Glitter toes are so easy. You'll love it once you do it a couple >times. Prep, cleanse, bonder, layer of base gel and sprinkle >glitter. Cure. Use canned air to blow off excess. Another layer of >gel on top of glitter (not really thin. You want it to even out the >nail.) and cure again. Cleanse then buff surface and file sides and >free edge if necessary. Cleanse and then apply top coat and cure. >Voila! Wish you were closer so we could play! > >Michele > > >---------- >Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:23:24 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Subject: NailTech:: Re: glitter curing/was:what recession?? bling toes >To: [email protected] > >Alright, y'all have heard about me and gels! I am going to TRY (yes, >try) blingin' some toes... but Michele, on nails you said you do a >fade? How do you do that? You said that is when you have it mixed... >I am confused!!! >[] > > >Michelle Cordes, LNT >The Nail Spa >"The spa for your hands and feet since 1997" >Bremerton and Tacoma, Washington ><http://www.myspace.com/thenailspa>www.myspace.com/thenailspa > > > >--- On Sat, 3/21/09, Michele Koethke-Wolosyn <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Michele Koethke-Wolosyn <[email protected]> >Subject: NailTech:: Re: glitter curing/was:what recession?? bling toes >To: "NailTech Group" <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 9:54 AM > >I've only had it not cure fully one time and that was with a nearly >black dark blue. Maybe if I'd cured a bit longer that might have made it ok. > >Personally, I prefer to sprinkle the glitter on. I've mixed the >glitter with the gel before and really wasn't happy with it. You >don't get nearly the coverage of glitter, IMO. You get a much more >opaque layer of glitter when you sprinkle it on. This is just my >opinion though. Now, on fingers I choose to mix most of the time >because most of my clients prefer less of an opaque glitter and like >a fade so it works much easier when it's mixed. > >Michele > > > Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:34:25 -0500 > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: NailTech:: glitter curing/was:what recession?? bling toes > > > > > > Ya know, I never have trouble with the gel curing with glitter, that > > is even with the dark blues, blacks and reds. > > > > Now again, I am new at gels. But it would seem to me that you > > shouldn't have a problem, with the blackest of blacks, sprinkle or > > layer if you are "layering" the gel. > > > > After prepping the nail, applying a thin coat of gel and cure for the > > required time. So this gel is cured ready to go, doesn't matter what > > you apply on top of this layer, it is cured and if prepped correctly, > > cured correctly there should be zero lifting, curing or peeling. In > > fact your client could walk out the door with this layer. > > > > Now you apply glitter. Now this is where I add more gel (mixture of > > gel and glitter, I hate sprinkling) and cure again for the correct > > time. Now maybe those that sprinkle don't cure again at this point, > > but seems to me it wouldn't make a difference. > > > > But you apply a another coat of gel on top of the glitter. And cure > > this. So if you think this thru, the light will cure with the > > glitter, because the bottom layer has all ready cured, you are curing > > the top layer of gel, so your glitter is layered between two coats of > > cured gel!!!!!!!! TA DA!!!!!!! > > > > Okay you gel experts, did the ole mind, gel newbie figure this out > > all by herself or what????? LOLOLOLO diana from indiana > > >---------- >Get quick access to your favorite MSN content with Internet Explorer >8. ><http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A>Download > >FREE now! > > > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
