One of my sons girlfriends went to "gel nails.com" and bought CND Shellac and UV light and now does her treatments at home. She is not a nail tech, she's a chef! I was shocked that she was able to buy CND products.
Holly Cliffe Holly Cliffe Nail Design Vancouver, BC On 2012-04-09, at 5:29 AM, Lynnette Madden wrote: > I feel the way Michelle does about this. > What I do not believe for a second is that formulas are different for the > public. > Many techs shop at Sally's and they sell quite a few brands that many of us > use. Why would they change the formula? To make it not work as well? Then > they would have to deal with the pros calling to complain. So will the > companies tell them that the Sally products are inferior? I doubt it. > As for the light, will have to check that out! > > Buenos dias, > Lynnette > > On Apr 9, 2012 8:19 AM, "Wet Paint Nail Spa" <[email protected]> > wrote: > It's not competition for any of us. There have always been and always will be > people who are as good as we are who do their own nails. They were never > going to be our clients anyway so we haven't lost the potential of their > revenue. > > Then there will be a second kind of woman who buys this kit and will jack up > her nails and come to us to fix them. Bam! New client for us who learned the > hard way. She'll always be grateful. > > As for why we have to pay so much more for our professional lamps, that's a > damn good question! > > Michelle Phoenix, Owner/Elite Nail Technician > Wet Paint Nail Spa > Nails, Skin & Hair > www.wetpaintnailspa.com > > On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:39 AM, Lauren Dodson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Great! >> >> From: Mindy Borrego <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 7:24 AM >> Subject: NailTech:: CVS Discovery >> >> Hi there nail tech buddies, >> >> While in CVS (pharmacy) a couple of days ago, I saw a nail product that at >> first quick glance looked like Shellac(tm). Upon closer inspection, >> discoverered that it was an LED gel polish product, geared toward the person >> who wants to do her own home gel polish manicure. If you want to see it, >> here's a link: http://www.sensationailgel.com/ There is a fairly extensive >> Q&A section on the website about this product as well. >> >> I think what bothered me most about it all was that the basic kit contained >> base and top gel (one product), primer, color, cleanser and an LED >> lamp...all for the price of $60! This of course got me thinking: how come >> our "professional" LED lamps cost in the neighborhood of $500? Yes, I am >> very well aware of the fact that our professional products are MUCH higher >> quality than the public version. I will also admit that I don't know a >> whole lot about the difference between UV lamps and LED lamps (other than >> the very basics). >> >> Now, do I think this at-home kit is going to steal customers from us >> professionals? In all likelihood, probably not, or at least not too many. >> Let's fact it, our clients come to us because they can't polish their nails! >> (At least that what my customers tell me.) If they can't polish their >> nails, what on earth makes them think they can do UV gel polish nails to >> themselves...geez! Yeah, I know our clients come to us for a lot of >> reasons, but the polish one is a biggie. >> >> Anyway, thought you all might be interested in knowing there's yet another >> at-home competitive product. <sigh> >> >> Mindy Borrego >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
