Quick! Your bestie needs you to do her nails in a pinch. You’ve got time and space to pack the curing unit, lamp, efile, and nail caddie with all your tools… But what core products will you use or give her to choose!!? You can’t possibly pack all of your collection. In this video, I’m […]
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Fill pay the bills–and that includes rebalances! How much should you remove during a rebalance service?… The nails will tell you. In this video, I’m going to show you how much gel nail product I remove before a rebalance service. EDUCATION MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 🔺Master Gel Nails Coursehttps://paolaponcenails.com/mgn/ 🔺Free Masterclass to help you as
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I would often get clients wanting to turn their short square-shaped nails… into almonds. And because I’m all about clients loving the look and feel of their natural nails, and so although my initial answer was, No… I eventually figured out a process to start saying, Yes to their almond nail dreams. After all, it
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Welcome to our Resident Guest Artist Series video! We’re doing something new. Every so often, we’re inviting some of our MGN Grads for a guest appearance on our channel. They’ll be sharing a nail art lesson using some of our favorite gel nail products. In this video, MGN Grad, Rachel Arreola of Vistosa Nails will
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Gel nail lifting can happen in three main zones: the cuticle area, the sidewalls, and the free edge. Understanding these areas is of the utmost importance to properly troubleshoot gel nail lifting scenarios. In this video we’re going to review nail anatomy and understand while those sections of the nail unit must be fully understood
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It happens to all of us! We choose a gel color, and then fret about the commitment to wear it for 3-4 weeks 😱Yes, you or your nail tech can change it, but it is a bit of a technical process. The right techniques and abrasives can help you get there with a bit more
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The only real reason why gel nails lift at the free edge… Nope it’s not because you did not oil them enough… It is because there is an incompatibility issue between the nail plate and the nail enhancement. That’s the reason… now let’s find the culprits. As always when it comes to mastering retention you
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I think that nothing else knocks at our confidence as hard as a white-based gel color application >_< Am I right?! Well, in today’s video I’m going to share some of my best pro tips for applying a pretty neat white-based color gel mani… so that you can sleep better at night after your next
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Welcome to another Resident Guest Artist Series video with Rachel! In this video, Rachel will teach you how to hand-paint nuance nail art designs using Kokoist Japanese gel products. 🔺Products used in this video:Kokoist: (Code PPN10, save 10%)https://paolaponcenails.com/kokoist -Mega Stick Base-Specific Colors Used: E56 – Bluey White, E91 – White Gradation, E133 – Black Sands
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Sometimes we think it’s the gel product we’re using, the reason why our nails are not lasting. But before thinking that, consider instead your prep, AND the flexibility of both the natural nails and the gel product you’ll be using on them. This is what’s going to get you to max gel retention, which ultimately
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