I gave up on changing their minds as well - AND I say the same thing "You should be a nail tech" Hahaha
I also teach them how to remove at home because most of my clients combine coffee and lunch breaks to see me and still sit there on their iPhones conducting business meetings. Such is the way when your salon is in a professional hub of buildings. 100% of my SoG clients are businesswomen with no time to spare. In fact, I am bringing in an LED system to mak things faster for them, and they are like little kids, "Is it here yet? Is it here today? Will you call me when its here?" :D Nicole On 2011-11-12 10:50 AM, "Jill in Ky" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Maggie, > > It is tiresome when you do encounter "amateur nail techs" who make > their living doing other things instead of nails, yet somehow they > positively think they know more than those of us who do nails > everyday. When I detect in our initial conversation that the person > standing before me IS one of those people, I immediately stop trying > to educate her on the aspect of nails because as the old saying goes > "Those convinced against their will, are of the same opinion still." > And some day I'll need that wasted breath. > > A good response would be "Have you ever thought of becoming a nail > tech, because you seem to know a lot about it?" I'm saving this one > for the next time. But I'm with you on the differing classifications > each nail company wants to lump their product under. Too confusing for > the techs and consumers. Right or wrong I just refer to all of them as > "gel polishes" in order to simplify the confusion for the clients. > > If my clients want to soak off their Shellac at home I've taught them > how to do it without damaging their nails. But since I don't charge > extra for the soak off process, most opt to come in 15 min. early and > let me soak them off. It'll be interesting to see what others have to > say on this topic though:) > > Jill Wright > Bowling Green, KY. > > On Nov 11, 4:32 pm, Maggie in Visalia <[email protected]> wrote: > > So I just had a new client come. When she booked her appointment, she > specifically asked for a manicure with "the uv color coat"-- she did not > mention any specific brand name. > > > > When she arrived, however, she was specifically interested in Shellac. > She said she didn't want "gel" because her friend in LA (Los Angeles, not > Louisianna) had had "gel" and had to soak it off in acetone... > > > > I explained that acetone is how we get it off-- Shellac included-- but > most professionals opt for the "individually wrapped" method instead of > soaking in a bowl. But that Shellac would have to be soaked off with > acetone as well. > > > > Anyway... during our conversation it became extremely apparent that-- > once again-- I was battling marketing that led the consumer to believe that > one product was significantly different from its competitor products in > ways that I don't think it is. > > > > So can y'all bombard me with some technical data about the various UV > polish formulas? I've largely been nodding and smiling through all the > "hybrid" vs "all gel" talk... I don't understand why I'm seeing a sudden > trend toward "all gel" formulas? Do we want "all gel" formulas just because > of the solvent evaporation issues? Or is there some advantage to an all gel > formula in wearability/removability/health of the nail(ability?) > > > > What constitutes a "hybrid" formula? I was largely under the impression > that Shellac, Gelish, Polish Pro etc all fell into the "hybrid" category-- > and that "hybrid" was largley a buzz word for marketing purposes. > > > > I don't really love that consumers seem to be getting the impression > that there's significant difference between all the different "gel polish" > products-- not differences such as "Shellac doesn't need to be soaked off > in acetone" or that "you don't have to go back to the salon to get Shellac > off" that I was hearing from this lady. > > > > Mind you, this young woman was educated, articulate, and intelligent; > exactly the type of customers we'd all love. BUT I also found her to fall > into the category of women that feel that they have done their research and > know more than I do. I could HEAR her brain sweeping most of what I said > aside because it contradicted what she thought she knew. Like I say, "well, > acetone is how we remove these products, Shellac isn't significantly > different from Brands X,Y, and Z in that respect, but most professionals > opt for a method of removel where we wrap each nail individually with > acetone-soaked cotton pads in order to avoid excessive exposure to the > acetone. This method is faster, less messy, and less drying to the skin." > And she nods and smiles at me while she mentally corrects that to, "Yeah, > lady, I know you're just trying to make me come back so you can charge me > to take this off... I read on the Internet that I can take Shellac off > myself." > > > > Anyway... I'm looking for a little more info that can help me properly > compare the major lines of UV polish. Like, which ones are considered > "hybrids" and which ones are "all gel" etc. > > > > Maggie Franklin: > > Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA > > "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." > > Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine > > Facebook > > -- > 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
