You can apply a beautiful gel nail overlay, but what will make it stand out is its crisp shape… And the right file has everything to do with it. Some files are flexible. Others are not. Some are as thin as paper, others have sponge material. All of those details serve a purpose to getting […]
Nail files matter A LOT … these are some of the best! Read More »
Today, we are going to talk about cuticle pushers. You might be wondering if that’s all we’re discussing, but they are actually quite important. In a world where we desire meticulous manicures—like structured overlays with pristine cuticle areas—it’s common to think that being overly aggressive will lead to cleaner applications and cuticle areas. You may
My Favorite Pro Cuticle Pushers | I need these 3! Read More »
You will be doing more rebalancing nails than fresh new sets, which is the reason to master the rebalancing process ASAP. But rebalancing soft gel nails is not the same as rebalancing hard products like acrylic, hard gel, polygel, etc. The process takes smoothing everything down to where there are no valleys or low points,
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In this video I’m going to show you how I regularly use my medium and fine grit ceramics to remove structured overlay nails. Ceramic bits for me, all day every day. They stay cooler during removals and are more lightweight and precise when removing gel nails. Plus, they could be used on the natural nail
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You’re seeing it everywhere! On socials, on Bios, on service menus. The Russian Manicure. But what is it really, and how do you know you’re actually getting one when getting your nails done? I’ve had the opportunity to attend two “Russian Manicure” training sessions during my career. One was in a group class setting, and
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Gel nail lifting is the bane of the existence of any nail stylist. The goal is to get the occurrences to be far and few, but for those times when it happens (and it will happen), it is a good idea to have a strategy on deck, and preferably one you always resort to, to
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Real quick announcement! … We have a very special guest in this season of Kokoist Japanese Gel Certification. This season you’ll have the opportunity to upgrade your enrollment with the queen of efiling herself, Hilary Dawn Herrera. Look forward to that in this week of early bird enrollment. Get on the waitlist now, so that
Carbide Or Ceramic Bits | Which is best for gel nails? Read More »
If you specialize in the use of soft gel… stop using carbide and arbor bands! Leave those for hard product specialists like acrylic and hard gel nail techs. If you are a Japanese Soft Gel guru. You are a soft gel nail specialist, so some standard procedures will not apply to you when doing nails.
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If you do nails professionally or DIY, then you are no stranger to the electric file machine (AKA efile). But if you’re completely new to nails, maybe you’re like, What is it, what does it really do, and most importantly when is the efile needed when doing a nail service? Today we will look at
What do you need an efile for? What is an efile for nails? Read More »
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