You're VERY welcome Arpi!! $5 is what I would do. Tell them, for $5 you can have UV cure polish that lasts longer than traditional polish AND is a nail strengthener. It'll help their nails grow out because it's still a gel overlay essentially.
:) Elaine Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the sample Elaine! Did you say to charge $5 on top of our > manicure price? > > Arpi Sekeryan > Sent from my Verizon Wireless > ------------------------------ > *From: * "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:58:02 -0800 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *NailTech:: Re: Gel polish > > Aimee, > > You're so welcome.... I'm discovering that existing gel users are applying > other company techniques to our gel and it's creating those types of > problems. My friends that used to use Calgel used a "knifing off" technique > at the free edge (because I guess the gel shrinks back so much). Ours > doesn't shrink back so much so the knifing off isn't necessary. > > When I apply I do five fingers at a time. I brush on the clear first (like > polishing a nail) and cure 30 seconds. I then brush on a coat of color > (thin and even like polish). By the time I get to the fifth nail the first > couple have a tiny line of shrinkage at the very free edge. I just quickly > brush over all five (not applying more color just pulling it back to the > edges). It only takes me a second. Then I stick that hand in the lamp to > cure while I do the other hand. ( 3 mins) > > I find that I don't have that bit of shrink on the second coat. I just > apply a coat like polishing a nail and back in the lamp for 3. > > See if that helps you out Aimee. I'm even finding I don't have to tap my > edges (like my traditional hard color gels). > > :) Elaine > > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5847 > [email protected] > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Aimee Nails <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Hello all! >> >> I have been using OPI gel polish since April. Today I got my sample of >> StarNail's new soakable gels (thank you Elaine!). >> So I've notice a recurring issue. When the fingers come out of the >> lamp the gel has pooled at the free edge creating a not so pretty hump. >> As I am typing this I am wondering if my lamp is not sitting level >> enough and it runs just enough before it can cure? >> >> Aimee >> St. Louis, MO >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
