Cream gel, Cake gel, Jelly gel… the same thing. All of these words refer to the new trendy format of gel type for nails… AKA solid gel. It just depends on what brand you buy into. I’ll be honest. I think I’m kind of late to the party over here with this solid gel nail […]
Hey there! Today we’re doing a super fun unboxing of my latest Kokoist nail haul, and I do want to let you know that next month November 7th and 8th we have an upcoming Kokoist gel nail certification. Enrollment officially opens on October 17th, you can start checking out the details or if you just
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“Easy On Me” Nail Tutorial: Sculpted Gel Extensions Well hey there! Adele dropped a new single last night, the first song in 6 years! Maybe we should celebrate this, right? How about new-single themed nails. The new song “Go Easy on Me” dropped today and I don’t know about you, but who else was checking
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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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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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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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Exactly what products do you need when using Japanese Gel. You’ve heard prep is the most important part of a service. But what does the word prep even mean what does it do to the nail? Is prep a liquid solution or a process? We’ll answer that and a little more in today’s Episode #05
In this first part of my Kokoist Collection Swatches, I am swatching 2 latest collections, the Planet Magnet and the Bread Pudding Collections. Super up close and personal, so enjoy!
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