Nailpro Cyber Competition

Nailpro is having their annual competitions and I just wanted to make sure you all know about their cyber competition. It is a great way to get into competing if you have never done it before, or can’t make it to the competitions. There are no time constraints as you do the work in the [...]

Nail Product

When you first start out it is very important to pick products that are right for you. Once you start with a particular type or brand you are much more likely to become attached to it and it will be hard to change down the road. Brand loyalty not only applies to your clients, [...]

Nail disorders

Normally nails are a light pink color, with the moons appearing much lighter. Slight variations in the color of pink, a little lighter or darker, are fine. However if the color changes there could be problems. We covered quite a bit on yellow nails already. Click here to see the post on yellow nails.

Acrylic nails - application part 2

When preparing the nails for product make sure you pay attention to the sidewalls as well. This is the area to the sides of the nail plate. This is another area that nail preparation is sometimes overlooked, causing lifting. Many techs use a small diamond drill bit to remove the cuticle and clean up the [...]

Acrylic nails - fills

Now that you’ve mastered your acrylic technique with overlays and sculpting, learning to do a fill will be a breeze. When I first learned to do fills I was taught to do it by using an acrylic nipper. We used the nipper to remove the portion of the product that had become loose or lifted [...]

Nail Manicure - part 2

I like to do manicures using water, warm cream and cuticle remover, depending on my client. On men it’s always a water manicure with warm cream. I rarely soak my women clients nails in water, it’s either warm cream or cuticle remover.

Nail Fungus Treatment

Shoes are also a great place for fungus to grow and spread. Try to keep the insides of your shoes and your feet as dry as possible. Try to wear socks that let air circulate and don’t cause your feet to sweat. Wear shoes that can let your feet breath whenever possible.

Natural nails - cuticles

Don’t bit or pick your nails or cuticles. This is one of the hardest habits to break, but it’s important to do it. Not only does it shorten your nails and make your cuticles look horrible, you can permanently damage your nail beds. Any type of nick or cut can allow all types of bacteria, [...]

Acrylic nails - application part 4

The best way to apply acrylic is by forming a small ball on your brush and placing it near the back cuticle edge. Leave about 1/16 of an inch around the cuticle area. This will give you enough room to file everything thin and flush. If you can feel any edge it may catch and [...]

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