I appreciate that she might have been misquoted - I'm actually more annoyed at
the editors of the magazine rather than at the nail tech. It's just more
fear-mongering... ooh, no autoclave? Your manicure is going to give you some
dread disease! Bottle's not full - she's trying to rip you off.
And it's not the first time I've seen this advice about
bringing your own tools, but the general public don't realise that the tools we
use are different than the ones that you might keep for your personal use.
If she has been misquoted (the whole article?), I hope she takes it up and gets
an correction.
Dawn McRoberts
www.highfivenails.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Jill in Ky <[email protected]>
To: NailTech <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 3:53:11 AM
Subject: Re: NailTech:: Oprah Magazine - yet another annoying nail article
Possibly this nail tech was mis-quoted, so maybe we should give her
the benefit of doubt before we chase her through the streets with
pitchforks and torches?
Jill Wright
Bowing Green, KY
On Jul 29, 5:52 pm, Dawn McRoberts <[email protected]> wrote:
> I posted before I finished... yeah the thing about the 3/4 full polish bottle
> bothered me too! What am I, a fully stocked retail outlet? I'm a small
mobile
> operator that keeps as much stock as I can manage, but Angie's right - they
>want
>
> a new bottle, they can buy one.
>
> In addition to the "bringing your own tools" thing! Like I can work with
those
> silly little Avon files or those teeny, tiny clippers with dull edges and
>crumbs
>
> on them from being in someone's handbag. Ug.
>
> Dawn McRoberts
>
> www.highfivenails.com
>
> ________________________________
> From: Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 11:09:14 PM
> Subject: Re: NailTech:: Oprah Magazine - yet another annoying nail article
>
> Three-quarters full? If a client would ask me to get a new bottle of polish
out
> and the old one was perfectly good, I would have to ask her to purchase the
new
> one then. I don't use other peoples implements. I know mine are clean. How do
I
> know theirs are? And I doubt they will use the same ones that I do. I like the
> style and type that I use and am comfortable with them.
>
> Angie Wingerter
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dawn McRoberts <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 4:33:31 PM
> Subject: NailTech:: Oprah Magazine - yet another annoying nail article
>
> Link:
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Save-Money-on-Beauty-Hair-Makeup-a...
>
> The Model Manicure
> 19. Case the joint for spotlessness.
> A less-than-immaculate nail salon can be a breeding ground for bacteria, says
> Jane Park, owner of Julep Nail Parlors in the Seattle area. Reusable
>implements
>
> (nail scissors and cuticle clippers) should be sterilized in a
>high-temperature
>
> autoclave (look for a rectangular metal box with a round, sealed door), and
> anything that can't be sterilized, like files and buffers, should be
> single-use
>
> and brand-new for each client. (To be really safe, bring your own tools: a
> clipper, cuticle pusher, hangnail nipper, and file.) And avoid whirlpool
> pedicure tubs, says Ji Baek, owner of Rescue Beauty Lounge in New York City.
> "The filter, where the bacteria resides, is supposed to be changed after
every
> pedicure, but I've never been to a salon where that happens." If your
favorite
> salon has whirlpools, ask them to switch out the filter before your pedicure.
>
> 20. Pay attention to the "free edge."
> That's the front edge of your nail, the part that is clipped or filed. In
> addition to painting up and down, a manicurist should brush your base coat,
> colored polish, and top coat horizontally across the tip of the nail. This
>step
>
> can double the life of your manicure or pedicure, says Park.
>
> 21. Pick your polish wisely.
> Many salons use nail polish thinners when their old polishes start to thicken
> with age. Thinners compromise both the color and integrity of the formula. If
> the bottle is less than three-quarters full, ask for a new one, says Park. A
> freshly opened bottle of polish can make your pedicure last weeks longer than
> an older, and potentially thinned-out, bottle.
>
> Okay, I realise that things are different in every country and every state,
but
> seriously, is this person advocating that if a salon is not in possession of
an
> AUTOCLAVE that clients should turn on their heel and walk out? Isn't the
> standard "disinfection" not "sterilisation"? If so, way to incite mass panic
>in
>
> the millions of clients of salons who do not autoclave their instruments.
>
> Can someone enlighten me about the US requirements for salons - is this
article
> correct?
>
> Dawn McRobertswww.highfivenails.com
> Scotland
>
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