Thank you!! I'm not giving up and I am so fortunate to have found this group. Thank you all for your encouragement and emails. I saw that registration for the Premiere show opens on Feb. 18. I am making plans to attend. I looked at the agenda from last year and wow!!!! There is so much to learn there!! I can't wait! A good thing about the school is that they always give me the latest NailPro magazine and I've tried a few things from the tutorials. Right now, I'm working on doing overlays and it's coming along. I've watched a lot of videos and will do a search through the group to see if anyone has posted anything pertaining to overlays.
Thankfully, DeVaria On Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:09:35 PM UTC-6, Twentydigits1 wrote: > > Please don't give up!!!!! > As an Nail Tech "Educator" "Teacher" we are told by our administration to > stick to the basics. > Well, being the rebel that I am. I have gone above and beyond in my > teaching because my nail tech education was also a horror story. When I > decided to become the first nail tech educator in West Tennessee that was > an actual licensed nail tech and salon owner. I promised myself that I > would teach my students everything and anything I could. I brought in > fellow nail techs to give classes on nail art, gels, spa services. > I can tell you most nail educators are cosmetologist and don't really > specialize in our field. And that's where the problem lies. This is the > least favorite course for them to teach and they are usually have had their > educator license a short time. > I suggest to you to goggle upscale nail salons in your area and ask them > if you can observe other techs. Find a mentor if possible. Go thru Nails > and Nailpro magazines and especially their websites to watch and learn > there. Go to the professional websites like Young Nails, CND, OPI, and > watch their videos. Check out medinail.com and consider those courses you > will learn o so much!! > If you have questions email me at [email protected] <javascript:>. And I > will try my very best to help you or guide you to who can!!! This site is > a pleather of knowledge and we have each others back and try to help each > other out as much as we can. No question is ever stupid or will be looked > down upon. Because I can tell you 90 % of us have been in your shoes. Thats > why we r here to help, vent and support one another. > > Stay strong. And don't give up on your love of everything nails. You > choose this profession because it drew you in and has tugged on you heart > and soul. > > Caralyn Brown > Memphis, TN > > Sent from PEEPS iPhone :0) > > On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:39 PM, CloserToMyDreams > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hello everyone! > I have been in nail tech school for 4 months. Sadly, the school is more > geared towards cosmetology and just has a nail tech program in name only. I > have accumulated 350 hours of the 600 needed for graduation. I was shown > how to apply tips one time and left alone. I read chapters in my book then > take a test. The school doesn't allow acrylics to be done on clients nor > does it have supplies to teach me gel, etc. A lot of the things I have > learned have been from youtube. I'm basically accruing hours just to be > able to sit for boards. I've looked at the CND website to locate classes > near me but the site doesn't list any courses in Louisiana or the > surrounding areas. I really need a mentor but I'm unsure how to go about > doing that, especially since I can't work outside the school without a > license. Any suggestions as to how I can get better since my instructors > aren't attentive? I purchased the more expensive nail kit hoping to get > more supplies. It's a nail kit by OPI and includes the Absolute system and > the odor-free system. It has tips from the perfection collection and I > have found them to be difficult to work with because they are so high. I > believe, from reading, that it is the c-curve that is giving me issues. I > even asked the head instructor to review my kit with me and she said, "once > you see one kit you see them all." There have been times when she was > unable to refer to the eponychium or other nail anatomy correctly. I feel > like I am in an independent course. :-( > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
