There are two announcements in this video before diving into the lesson. Life happens. Sometimes we time our manis just right, and the nails get serviced right when they need to. Other times we’re left to take matters (in this case files) into our own hands when time is tight. In this video I want […]
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You can call me “iridessence queen”. Any time I sit down to do my nails and draft out a design in my mind… I literally end up with something iridescent or holographic. Like… look at my nails… iridescent accents. Today is no different. I’m going to be using mica flakes to create today’s look. If
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Ever since I’ve been doing my own nails, I have cared about my nails ending narrow. My nails always had been on the wide-side so it was a detail I couldn’t dismiss every time I sat down to do my nails or had them done. When they were done at a salon I’d made sure
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Do you struggle to get a crisp nail shape? It’s not really you! It’s the file you’re using. Let me make this very simple… An emery board is for shaping natural nails. A board file is for shaping nail enhancements. What’s the difference between the two? Let’s start with the emery board… A true emery
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Shape your overlays AFTER applying your structure gel product. Here’s why… First, in order for this to work however…a. You have to be working with nails that have some length to them, andb. Working with products that are at least semi-hard in rigidity, not soft in their texture (like gel polish, and other thinner viscosity
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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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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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Gel nail lifting is a very common issue with gel nails. Now over time as you get better, your application will improve to a point where the nails no longer lift. But even the most experienced of gel nail pros will experience lifting here and there. As my fellow YouTuber Katie Dutra said, we are
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I gotta tell you. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m doing so much these days with my hands or what, but I’m kind of over my oval nails. I KNOW, I’m kind of bummed too. I thought about short ovals, but I don’t know… and I certainly don’t do square. So round it is.
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Is Bottled Gel allowed when specializing in soft potted gel nail systems? Sure! Pots or bottles and why? That’s what we will be discussing today. I get this question quite often. Before we begin, I want to clarify a few essential points about our niche, specifically soft-potted gel nail systems. I personally prefer the ones
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