Diana Look for Nat and me we'll be at the Ram booth!
Alice Wallace High Road To Education Team Member -----Original Message----- From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 7:21 am Subject: Re: [SPAM] NailTech:: this is so sad, so please tell me I'm wrong, but...... The Chicago show is just not for nail techs anymore....I was sooooooo disappointed last year. The only reason I go is that our owners pay for our room for 2 nites, so hang with the sylists..........Hope to hook up with some of you again this year, but nail classes and distributors are far and few between.........diana from indiana At 11:53 PM 2/26/2010, you wrote: >I just got the brochure for the Chicago show and I found only 2 nail >classes listed. I saw IBD and EZ Flow. That is it! Unless you count >the 3 classes that cost extra. Now I'm not dissing the classes that >cost extra and you get CEU's (not Ky approved, so I wouldn't get my >CEU's), but for the love of God is that what the Midwest Show (a.k.a. >America's Beauty Show) has come to? 2 lonely, meager little nail >classes???? > >Maybe I'm wrong, and I could very well be. Please let me know if I am. >But that is all that was listed in the brochure I was sent. Perhaps >there'll be more added later, I hope? > >Honestly, there's no way in heck that I'm driving over 6 hours, >fighting traffic and bad weather, paying for a rental car plus gas and >food, plus losing time off of work to go for that. I can stay for FREE >with friends and omit the hotel bill, but it's STILL not worth my time >to pay for a show ticket that only offers me 2 classes that are >included with the cost of the ticket. Is that all they think of nail >techs? > >It seems very sad. There's 3 waxing and 1 faux eyelash class, 3 >classes on designing/furniture for your salon, a few business related >classes, and the rest are hair, hair, and hair. Once again, the nail >techs are the red-headed step children of the beauty world. What's a >nail tech to do? > >It might be worth it for people that live in that vicinity, but for >me...forget it! What does the rest of the general nail tech population >think? > >Hey!!!! You people that are in charge of the big shows.......there's >many of us American nail techs that would like more nail tech >education at these shows! How about giving us some variety???? > >Oh, never mind. Obviously we're not worth your effort. You just keep >doing what you're doing and focus on hair. Leave educating the nail >techs to us other nail techs that are hosting networking events all >over the U.S.. We'll take care of our own. > >So nail techs, if you're as tired as I am of being shoved to the back >and treated like 2nd class citizens, then get your education at your >nearest nail tech networking event! Why give your time and money to >support people that obviously don't think you're worth their effort? > >The Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN. are within a day's drive from >over HALF of the U.S. population. That means its: > >8 hours drive from D.C. >9.25 hours drive from Chicago >3.75 hours drive from Atlanta >4.5 hours drive from Cincinnati >9 hours drive from Detroit >6.25 hours drive from Indianapolis >10.5 hours drive from Tampa >7 hours drive from Richmond, VA. >8.5 hours drive from Mobile >7 hours drive from Memphis >4.5 hours drive from Louisville >3.75 hours drive from Nashville >3.75 hours drive from Charlotte, NC >4 hours drive from Columbia, SC >5.5 hours from Raleigh, NC >1.25 hours from Chattanooga >3.5 hours from Lexington >8 hours from Pittsburgh >8.5 hours from St. Louis >5 hours from Birmingham > >Never mind that the "3rd Annual Nail Tech Networking Event of the >Smokies" gives techs a LARGE goodie bag of nail products AND lunch >included in the cost (do you get any of that at the large trade >shows?)..... > >but also techs have a 1 in 100 chance of winning some fabulous door >prizes such as a $399 Chi Ionic nail light, complete Therabath >paraffin machine plus all the works to get started, a 1 year >membership to INTA, a www.pedicurebowls.com pedi bowl, plus many, many >spa mani kits, gel kits, acrylic kits, nail art kits, etc. > >Do you get to win anything at a large trade show? I can't even >remember the last time they gave us any samples of nail products, can >you????? > >So, here's what education you can get at the "3rd Annual Nail Tech >Networking Event of the Smokies": > >Details of the Event: > >Approximate number of guests: 100 >Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010 >Location: Gatlinburg, TN >Hours: 9am-5pm >Facility: Brookside Resort (800)251-9597 >Agenda: meet & greet, demos & product sales (so bring CASH) >Goal: to learn as much as we can; make future business contacts & >friends! >Dress code: business casual (this is a professional event so dress the >part!) > >Cost (includes catered lunch): >January - March: $45 >April - June: $55 > >~Deadline for reservations : June 12th; no Pay-at-the Door option. >Absolutely NO refunds, nor will goodie bags be mailed out. NO >children, family members, friends, or unlicensed people will be >admitted.~ > >***OPTION: some educators are offering private nail classes on Sunday >the 27th. This will enable guests to expand on their education by >turning the 1 day Event into a 2 day educational extravaganza! These >private classes are limited in size and the cost is determined by the >individual nail company, so please contact each educator to register. >PRIVATE CLASSES COST EXTRA AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE >EVENT.*** > > > > >Guest Speaker: > > >Maisie Dunbar (MD Beauty Business Consulting Group)- being the owner >of M&M Wellness Center in Maryland, celebrity nail tech & makeup >artist to the stars, plus business consultant for the beauty industry, >Maisie has a wealth of experience to help us not only survive in the >nail business, but to actually thrive for years to come! > >***Private class on Sunday, June 27th from 10am-1pm. Cost: >$75 >Location: Garden Plaza Hotel, 520 Historic Nature Trail Rd., >800-435-9201 > >"Come Chat with Me"- >If you're interested in learning the tricks of the trade of free >lancing, working with top notch celebrities, top production companies >& PR firms across the USA, then this class is for you. You'll learn >everything you need to jump start your nail career as a freelance >artist! For three hours' investment you will learn: > >1. how to put a portfolio together >2. star quality nails >3. high fashion vs. salon nail >4. editorial nails vs. salon nails >5. how to find an agent >6. what to expect to get paid/ how to get paid >7. choosing a photographer >8. resume' building >9. comp card-what it is & how it works >10. What to say & how to say it- the art & language of free lancing > > >Contact: Maisie Dunbar >www.mdbeautybusiness.com >301-675-5491 >[email protected] > > > > >List of Educators: > > >1) Amy Becker (Masterworks Innovations in Nails)- as a top award >winning gel competitor and "Nail Tech of the Year 2003-2004", Amy has >developed her own gel company & will be with us again to share her >original gel techniques to help you save time. Let Amy teach you "the >ease of gels" so you can create exquisite gel nails, too! > >***Private class: >Sunday, June 27th from 8:00am5:00pm. Cost=$150. The class will >include: > >pink & white sculptured nails >proper arch placement >filing techniques >forming with gels >gel art >gel encasements >colored gels & colored gel fills >gel backfills >and most importantly.....TIME REDUCTION!!! > >Nail stylist’s should bring all products including light & UV lamp. >Certificates and sample products are included with the class. Products >will be available for purchase at the training. Models are not >necessary, unless techs prefer to use one. The location will be >announced closer to the date of the class. Class limit 20. > >Contact: Amy Becker >888-350-4435 >[email protected] >www.masterworksinnovations.com > > >2) G. Elizondo (Young Nails)- G. is coming back with all of Young >Nails acrylic, gel, and super cool nail art products you didn't even >know existed! You've seen her fabulous Young Nails gel & acrylic art >in Nails & Nailpro. Now see how to do it for yourself! > >***Private Class: > >"Imagination Art"- >Sunday, June 27th from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Brookside Resorts' Event >Center. Learn how to create impressions, embedded jewels, flowers, >crushed shells, etc. with gel & acrylic. Cost= $50. Class size is >limited to 25 techs. > >Contact: [email protected] >714-992-1400 ext. 200 >www.youngnails.com > > >3) Beverly Henderson & Associate (enVogue Gel & Footlogix) owner of >Visage Professional Supply Inc. and a successful full service salon, >Beverly has 18 years of experience to show you the strength of enVogue >Gels. Plus, see the benefits of Footlogix Pediceuticals foot care line >with dermal integration technology! >888-802-8477 >www.visagesupply.com > > >4) Jaime Schrabeck, Ph.D. (Precision Nails)- successful salon owner & >educator will be featuring some of her favorite nail products that >will help make your job easier. Also see how to operate an autoclave >before you purchase one, plus talk business with Jaime! > >***2 Private classes: > >"The Business of Nails"- >Becoming a successful nail technician requires much more than strong >technical skills. Learn proven strategies to: provide cost-effective >services with greater perceived value; build an exclusive and loyal >clientele; develop salon policies that eliminate bad behavior; fill >your schedule with appointments a year in advance; and promote your >services, your salon and yourself. Location to be announced later. > >Sunday June 27, 2010 >9 am - 12 pm >$50.00 > >"Precision Nails Waterless Spa Manicures & Pedicures"- >What you didn't learn in beauty school can hurt you and your clients. >Improve your basic skills and protect your clients by learning the >Precision Nails method for performing waterless services, including >how to correctly operate an autoclave for sterilizing your tools as >opposed to just sanitizing them. From proper filing and cuticle work >to relaxing massage and perfect polish application, these advanced >techniques will make your services safer, more efficient and more >profitable. Incorporate these techniques to update your existing >services, or create new services to attract even more clients. >Location to be announced later. > >Sunday, June 27, 2010 >1 pm - 5 pm >$50.00 > >~ATTEND BOTH CLASSES FOR ONLY $75~ > >Contact: Jaime Schrabeck at Precision Nails >238 Crossroads Boulevard >Carmel, CA 93923 >831.917.5769 cell >831.620.0454 salon >[email protected] > > >5) Norma Sproles (OPI)- 17 year industry veteran, successful salon >owner, certified judge for the Miss America Organization & winner of >OPI’s 2007 Guest Artist of the Year, Norma will wow you with the new >Axxium Soak Off Gel Laquer, plus demonstrate problem solving >techniques for greater results using OPI’s Axxium Gel system & >Absolute Acrylic. >800-341-9999 >www.opi.com > > >6) Tuff Enuff Nails (T.E.N.)- owner & 23 year veteran nail tech, >Diane MacQuoid, will demo T.E.N.'s brilliant new all in one polymer >gel that's based on the technology used in making milk cartons strong >& flexible. Choose from T.E.N.'s beautiful selection of colored >powders, drops, & glitters, with a special color drop named after our >2008 Event called "Smoky Mountain Wildflower"! Diane's goal was to >develop a top notch, simple, reasonably priced product, & bring it to >the market with excellent customer service. > >*** Private Class: > >"TEN Basics"- >In this class, you will learn all about the TEN gel system, as well as >how to use pigments, glitters and color drops to enhance any gel or >acrylic system. Money and time saving techniques will be explored, >which will improve any nail techs profitability. This is a hands on >class, which includes samples to take home. Location to be announced >later. >Sunday June 27th, 2010 >9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. >Cost $50 > >Contact: Diane MacQuoid >832-644-1057 >www.tuffenuffnails.com. > > >7) Athena Elliott (Minx) - recipient of "Nail Tech of the Year", cover >artist for NailPro and Nails Magazines, 30 year industry veteran & the >1st certified Medical Nail Tech. Athena will demonstrate the >application of Minx, the hottest new look in nails. Minx is a flexible >film nail covering applied with heat & pressure; available in a >variety of colored metallics plus hundreds of designs, which will not >chip or smudge. >281-851-5899 >www.minxnails.com > > >8) Jayne Berger (Light Elegance)- as an outstanding educator who >creates unbridled enthusiasm in a class, “Miss Jayne” is capable of >teaching anything & can answer nearly any question. Jayne has been a >Light Elegance educator for 5 years, a beauty school instructor for 7 >years, plus she owns her own salon in Illinois. Along with 70 >different UV-cured gel polishes that can be applied over gels, >acrylics, wraps, natural nails, or pedicures, LE has a product that's >right for you! > >***Private class info coming soon! >800-275-5596 >www.lightelegance.com > > >9) Tina Ciesla (Eye Kandy & Entity Beauty)- Tina has been a >professional Nail Artist for over 22 years & is the owner of Blooming >Nails Salon in AL. Tina will use her artistic talents to demo Eye >Kandy products in conjunction with Entity Beauty by creating gorgeous >acrylic fades on the fingers & toes. Also, Eye Kandy is safe to use as >eyeliner, while Entity Beauty has a full line of acrylic, gel, polish, >plus pedi & mani systems! > >*** Private class info coming soon! >205-907-9381 >www.thesparklechic.com >866-288-4600 >www.entitybeauty.com > > >10) Pat Stephenson, Shonelle Grant, & Jennifer Harrison (CND)- Pat >has been in the beauty industry for 39 yrs. as a cosmetologist & >cosmetology instructor, & has been an Educational Ambassador for CND >since 1990. Pat believes "Together, everyone achieves more." Let the >professionals at CND show you how to achieve more using their Retention >+ custom blended liquid & powder acrylic, Brisa gels' hypo-allergenic >& odor-free coat of armor, plus CND's line of spa mani/pedi products. >877-263-6245 >www.cnd.com > > >11) Leaha Franks (Backscratchers)- with 19 years worth of experience, >let Leaha help you discover your options & learn the latest >application techniques on easy-to-use systems like the Glass Glaze >Fiberglass/Silk Wrap & the Extreme Acrylic Powder Dip System. These >nail systems offers your clients natural looking nails without >offensive odors, or the use of harsh primers & monomers, without >damage to the natural nail. >800-832-5577 >www.backscratchers.com > > >12) Alice Wallace (RAM Products)- as the premier supplier of products >for the manicure & pedicure professional, RAM Products is pleased to >have Alice Wallace (team member of the "High Road To Education") demo >their line of electric files and bits. Having 16 years of experience, >Alice will help you get comfortable using RAM products on the hands >and feet, plus she'll assist you in picking out the right bit for the >right job! >877-RAM-PROD >www.naildrill.com >[email protected] > > >Send a check or money order (made out to me) to the salon address >below. Upon receiving your payment, a receipt will be sent to you via >e-mail to store with your tax records. Your name will then be added to >the guest list for the "Event"! > > >Sincerely, Jill Wright > > >Jill Wright Spa for Nails >728 Chestnut St. suite 200 >Bowling Green, KY. 42101 >(270) 799-3637 >www.jillsnails.com >[email protected] >http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1073352006 > > > > > >-- >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. -- 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]. 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