Gel Nail Lifting. It can keep us up at night, have us lose a few clients, and even lead to some bad online reviews. Today I want to tackle two questions: #1 Where does lifting typically happen? And why? #2 How to fix the two problematics when it comes to gel nail lifting. First off, […]
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Efiles, efiles, and more efiles… MelodySusie does not stop with these releases, and today we will be unboxing and testing 2 of their newly released efiles the Portable Atena and the newly released Kanon. Let’s get to it. A very warm thank you to MelodySusie for gifting us these 2 efiles. You can support my
Japanese Gel Nail products: Is there a one brand fits all starter kit, or should you just buy an entire line? In today’s video, I’ll be taking you through Kokoist, Leafgel & Vetro product must-buys. One of the most common types of communications I receive is regarding products… and product lines. In a previous video,
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Is Japanese just another fading trend? No, Japanese Gel is here to stay. And frankly… we’ve been playing catch up here in the states. Since the explosion of gel polish into the U.S. market back in 2009, we were bombarded with a lot of “new” brands of the same gel polish. That left nail stylists
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Vetro gel is a brand of Japanese Gel, that made an impact in the US market by being one of the first companies to actually begin bringing nail artists at their prime directly from Japan, to come and train American nail artists. As a result, I had the wonderful opportunity to train w/ world renowned
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3 Ways to Simplify Your Service Menu Here’s what I truly believe, when it comes to your service menu, overcomplication is optional. And if you want to start detaching yourself a bit from your work at the nail table, and dipping your toe into teaching online, then you have to keep things super simple. Hey
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Are you currently a licensed nail tech, already running a nail business as a solopreneur in a nail suite or booth renter scenario? Or are you brand new and wanting to dive in fully into the business of nails as a solo-preneurship? In today’s video I’ll be taking you through the 7 things you MUST
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A structured gel manicure is a gel nail application that is applied thicker than just brushing on your gel product, as is the case when you do a Shellac or Gelish type manicure. Today we’ll be talking about 3 defining characteristics of a structured gel nail application. A structured gel manicure can also be called
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In this video we go over the mistakes nail stylists make when creating a natural nail apex on a gel overlay, and two ways to fix it. We also go over what a structured gel overlay is. When creating a natural nail apex on a structured gel overlay and using premium soft gel, you must
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This video will help you avoid to mistakes nail techs make when removing nail charms. Nail charms or should not be pried-off before first loosening the gel around it with the proper tools. SO in this video I will show you how to safely remove nail charms or 3d embellishments from off of fake nails.
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