I have not been keeping up with every post on this, so if I'm repeating, then sorry....but I have noted a few posts from folks saying they were afraid to commit to yet another expensive nail system without being sure it's the thing to do.
I am here to tell you...get thee UV polishes ASAP! Here are some thoughts I've been having and want to share: I registered with the CND website and I get probably one call a week...not only from local people, but folks who are travelling here and want to be sure there'll be someone who can take care of them. Just today, a lady from Nashville who's going to be here 3 weeks, wanted to be sure I could do the "Shellac nails" before she put them on at home. When they call, I don't try to over-educate them on the phone, but I do assure them that I do indeed do the "Shellac" or the "Axxium" nails they've seen advertised. I call them UV polishes, and the service a UV Manicure or UV Pedicure. I find the following to be true of the four (4) brands I currently carry: - The polish-bottle types seem to be more like polish...richer in pigment, so thinner is better. A little picky-er to get perfect, but gorgeous color. They seem to soak off a little quicker, which is good, because they file with a sanding band more like polish buffs...you know how it feels to buff polish off with a sanding band? the bit sort of scuffs for a bit until it grabs hold? - The in-a-pot types seem more like gel...thicker and more of a presence on the nail. Building color might need 3 thin, thin layers. They take longer to remove, perhaps because there's just more product on the nail, but they buff with a sanding band beautifully. I find myself doing "fills" rather than soaking them off sometimes. - All of them soak of better if I've lightly buffed off the clear coat before wrapping them in acetone wraps. - I have sold several of the CND removal systems packets for $5. I tell the clients "Do not peek for 10 minutes." - All of them are absolutely UNforgiving in application...you canNOT touch the skin or it will create a ledge or it will lift (or both!) You must have a clean, complete margin around the entire nail bed from start of one sidewall up and around the top of the nail down to the other side. Use a cuticle stick, or Simmy's idea, an acetone-dipped corrector pen to clean up before you cure. Be sure to cap the free edges, too. - All of them are absolutely FORGIVING in wear and tear...I have done all the things we tell our clients not to do: filed them, clipped them off with clippers, used them as tools--scraping labels off things, etc. and I do not have any free-edge wear and tear...only regrowth at the cuticle. - I have changed my thinking about appointments. I no longer have a full book of standing appointments. Instead, each week I have several openings that I fill on the fly--gives me much more flexibility for those who want an occasional manicure that lasts longer than a few days. I have been telling clients this is a revolutionary new nail product...and they will love it. And they do. Karen Hodges Morning Glory Key West -- 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.
