Potted soft gel is a true delicacy in the application of gel manicures. One may be intimidated by its application from a pot, but what you may see as a burden your clients see as an exquisite attention to detail and upgraded service. How do I know? Client feedback. My clients and even my students […]
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Full coverage tips or full covers (most often and commonly referred to as Gel-X- however, Gel-X is the brand name of a full coverage tip line by the brand Apres) are the answer any time you need a quick service to take someone from short nails to long nails fast. And for this reason they’ve
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No this is not just another basic French Tip Manicure. Love them or hate them, the French Tip manicure is here to stay. It’s a simple look that pairs well with just about everything and anyone really. Whether you’re looking for a clean elegant feel or you want to reminisce and take it back 90’s
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Magnetic gels can be a bit of a pain when trying to achieve a certain look. My favorite magnetic nail art look is the half-moon effect at the cuticle area. You can easily upgrade a manicure with this simple nail art technique, and that is what we’ll be doing in this video, Magnetic Gels: The
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Japanese gel and dry efile mani essentials- you’re in for a treat today! In this nail haul you will find the latest collection releases of Japanese gels from my favorite brands including, Leafgel, Vetro, and Kokoist. Also in this nail haul, I’m featuring one of our favorite efile and bits supplier, Melodysusie. They’ve recently released
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No matter the season, chrome is always an option. Watch me work as I overlay my short round nails with a structured overlay using one of my favorite tinted color shades. For today’s mani I wanted to have all the Winter feels, icy blue pastels over a light whitish background with all the snowglobe flare,
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After so many years of using Japanese Gel and being both a certified gel nail technician and instructor in multiple Japanese gel nail brands, I’ve always desired to simplify what Japanese Gel is to my students and you, my community members so that you can dive into and enjoy it just as much as I
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Choosing the right structure gel will ensure the longevity of your structured gel overlays. If you choose to simply go with the brand that is the most popular, then you may end up with more service breakdowns then you’d want to repair. Choosing the right structure gel starts by narrowing down what products and services
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The structured gel nail service has spread like wildfire in salons and it is here to stay because it actually has been here for over 30+ years back when light curing gel was invented in it’s original form of application, of pot and brush- our favorite method of application in this channel. Stick with me
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It’s acting up again—that index finger of mine. It is not uncommon to have a nail that perpetually lifts on you or your client. If this is happening to one of your clients or a few of them… there’s actually a big chance that it is not you; it’s them. However, after a while, the
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