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Nail Thoughts Certification Course

Online with Paola Ponce

Maximize your use of the Nail Thoughts Brand by getting to know its core products thoroughly during this week-long virtual certification group class event.

This certification requires purchase of Nail Thoughts products. The products and class fee are separate. See below for NT products required.

Key Details At A Glance:

Enrollment Period: March 13 – April 2 at 10pm ET
Certification Week: April 6-13
A nail tech license is not required, but some experience in gel nails and thorough knowledge of nail and gel terminology is required
One real hand (yours or model) free of product is required
The class fee does not include products (See below for class materials.)
The total time of instruction is approximately 4 hours; plus additional time to practice and complete your certification assignment.

To receive certification, students must submit their assignments by the deadline of April 13th, @ 11:59pm ET..

Nail Thoughts Products are required, and must be bought separately. A 20% class code is issued for use on regular priced items after enrollment.

Course Description:

The Nail Thoughts Certification is a program to certify you in the application of long wearing structured overlays using Nail Thoughts Base (NTB), a soak-off, bottled builder gel system.

After taking and implementing this course you will have the knowledge and tools to help you apply Nail Thoughts Bases quickly and efficiently, so that you can reduce your application time and end up with overlays that require minimal finish-filing and last 3+ weeks!

Nail Thoughts Bases are offered in clear and tinted shades. The NTB in clear is a two-in-one product with base and build components suitable for overlaying short to medium-length natural nails. The tinted bases are 3-in-1, with the same characteristics of the Clear Base, but with color added to them. The NTBs are a medium-low viscosity, offered both in bottle or pot form for your convenience (same formula).

In addition to bottled builders, the Nail Thoughts Line offers bottled gel colors, and a bottled wiped-required top gel.

The Nail Thoughts Bottled gel line is manufactured from scratch by Kokoist in Japan, and curated by California-based nail artist, Katie Masters.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this certification:

Theory

The Nail Thoughts x Kokoist origin story
Characteristics of all of the Nail Thoughts Gels & Brushes
Common mistakes to avoid to prevent service breakdowns

Practical

Manual prep (using cuticle tools and hand files)
How to overlay a short nail length
How to overlay a medium nail length
How to fill using NTB
How to rebalance using NTB
Two Nail Thoughts signature design
One freestyle design

Course Materials:

The following materials are required for certification:

Upon enrolling you will receive a 20% class code to order the products needed from Kokoist USA.

Bottled NTB Clear
NTB Strawberry Lemonade (pot and bottle)
NT Brushes: Application & Detailer
NT Color Gels: Rose Quartz, Fresh Sheets, Spritzer, My Favorite Red
Tortoise Kit
NT Glassy Top Gel
180g Board File & Emery Board
Nail Thoughts Training Manual

All of your table supplies for gel nail services; including but not limited to curing unit, 90% alcohol, lint free towels, manicuring implements, etc.

How Do I receive Certification?

You will receive one physical Nail Thoughts Certificate upon completion of the following:

You must use Nail Thoughts products for your recreations. You’ll receive access to our 20% off Kokoist website class code after enrolling
Submit a portfolio assignment by the deadline April 13th, 11:59pm ET
A $15 processing fee (paid by me after portfolio submissions.)
If you do not complete a portfolio, you do not qualify to receive your certificates, and there’s a $50 fee to rejoin next season.

We will make an attempt to print & ship international student’s certificates, however, under some circumstances beyond our control this may not be possible. Neither Kokoist or Paola offer digital certificates for this program.

This Certification Is For You If:

You want to specialize in using Nail Thoughts Products!
You want to maximize your use of the Nail Thoughts Brand by getting to know all of the core products
You want to learn this brand together with a group of highly-enthusiastic stylists
You are continuously having lifting issues using Nail Thoughts products, and want to master them
You want to be part of one of the funnest online learning experiences within our industry!

A nail tech license is not required, but some experience in gel nails and thorough knowledge of nail and gel terminology is required. (i.e. cuticle, proximal nail fold, cure, flash cure, etc.)

What happens During Certification Week?

Every student will have their own unique login. Our courses will be pre-recorded for the convenience of anyone to join at any time, and from any place. This also allows our students the convenience to watch and re-watch in high quality video and audio! (BTW you’ll have a total of 30 day-access to watch, and re-watch at your convenience!)

However!… I’m super excited to meet you all in a LIVE Q&A session scheduled for Wednesday April 9th @ 7:00 pm ET. (Video on please! I want to see you, and of course… class photo!)

We had a blast last time being live with our students and we cannot wait to jump on LIVE for Review + Q&A again!

[The pre-recorded lessons total time of instruction is just under 3 hours. The LIVE Review + Q&A session runs for approximately 90 mins.]

Last Few details:

Here’s everything included in your class fee:

Certificate processing, detailed portfolio feedback, 30 day access to the program, one LIVE Q&A, community group support, 20% off regular priced Kokoist USA Products, and the opportunity to win awesome prizes!

Class fee is fully refundable before April 6, 2025. Absolutely no refunds, on or after April 6th. Email us at support [at] paolaponcenails.com

Please visit kokoistusa.com directly for any product concerns, replacements, or refunds related to products.

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