11 Habits of a Successful Nail Technician

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Dec 222012
 
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Habits of a Successful Nail Technail technicians

Not all nail technicians are created equal. While nail technicians both successful and not so successful all have one goal in mind…. to make a career out of what they love doing… Some nail techs just know exactly what it takes to bring in clients and keep them coming year after year… and others are not sure.

However, all hope is not lost for nail techs struggling to make their passion a career. Simply following the footsteps of a successful nail tech will put a struggling nail technician on the road to success.

There is no magic formula to making money as a nail tech. It’s not even about how great your nail art designs are or how great your pedicures are. It’s all in how you market yourself and your services!

A successful Nail Technician will always have a balance of Sales and Marketing and Nail Application. These 2 together will put any nail tech ahead of the competition. A nail tech that knows how to market her/his business will out grow and crush the nail tech that is only good at nail designs, acrylic application ..etc.! Continue reading »

How To Make Money As A Nail Technician

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Nov 232012
 
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Savvy E-Marketing For Nail Technician Profits

Nail Technicians, are you struggling to make it as a nail tech? Do you remember how excited you were when you got your nail tech license? Now that you started the journey into your passion, maybe you’re finding you are not making the kind of money you want or getting clients is ….well…. tough! You know all the latest nail trends and techniques and maybe your at the hottest nail salon in town. So what’s going wrong?

Well there may be a few things wrong with how you are approaching your new business. Yes, it’s a business! Which means you have to think like a savvy business person if you want to turn your hobby into a great career! Continue reading »

Artificial Nails

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Nov 122012
 
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Artificial nails are quite common, and are a great thing for someone who just cannot seem to stop biting their nails. You don’t have to get huge artificial nails put on when you go, though these are usually what you think of when you think of fake nails. You can get ones that look pretty natural, and some may not even know they were artificial nails unless you tell them. These are often shorter, and can be called ‘sport length’.

One of the most popular times to get artificial nails is before a wedding or other special event. Some brides like to go and take their bridal party to get their nails done, much like you would all go to get your hair done on the morning of the wedding. If you are going to do this, don’t get something too long. If you aren’t used to having artificial nails you are going to have a heck of a time trying to do things you do every day in life. Even buttoning your jeans or a shirt is going to be something you have a hard time doing if you aren’t used to them.

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Nail Care Tips

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Jun 242012
 
Nail Care Tips

Unless you have some type of medical condition that prevents it, your nails are growing. On average, your nails grow about 1/8 of an inch per month. The reason why most people’s nails don’t seem to grow is because they break before they see results. Many people bite their nails, rip them off, others tend to shed or peel. They best way to see results is to start a healthy nail program with your nail technician.

1. Wash and dry your hands properly.

2. Using a double-sided emery board, file nails using a gentle stroke. Avoid corners of your nails.

3. Shape your nails. The most popular shape to use is oval, but choose that suites to your hand and finger shape.

4. To harden soft nails, soak in warm olive oil for about 20 minutes, on alternate days.

5. To clean stains from your nails, mix one tablespoon of lemon juice in a cup of water and soak your nails in this liquid

for a few minutes. Then, wash off with warm water and apply a hand moisturizer.

6. Try to stay away from acetone polish removers as much as you can and stick to the one that make use of acetate. Still, try

not to use a polish remover more than once a week.

7. In case you wear nail polish, make sure to give your nails a break from time to time. In other words leave them without

polish for a few days, every now and then. Otherwise, they will develop an ugly, yellow tint.

8. If you want to give a natural sheen to your nails, just like the colorless base coat, rub petroleum jelly on your nails

and then buff them, with the help of a soft cloth.

9. Don’t soak your fingers in water for longer periods, they’ll ultimately weaken them causing breakage.

10. Do not overuse Nail polish removers, they contain acetone which when comes in contact with skin and cuticles eventually

dry them up.

11. Never push your cuticles back too far. Just cut how mush has peeled off from your nail. And always keep them moisturized.

12. Hangnails are common. Don’t pull or tear them so as to give rise to infections. Cut them gently with a nail trimmer.

Nail Technician

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Jun 192012
 

Never use your nails as tools.

Never “pick” your cuticles. This can lead to infection, then damage or even loss of the nail.

Keep cuticles soft and supple. The skin splitting around the cuticle area and the side wall is a sign of dryness, prevent dryness with cuticle oil.

Keep your cuticles pushed back. For the same reasons as in 3. The tighter the skin around the nail is, the more chance it will dry and split.

Make sure you clean out from under your nails everyday. Debris and bacteria harbor themselves in this area and can cause infections.

Keep your cuticles pushed back. Continue reading »

Understanding primer..

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Jun 082012
 
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Understanding what primer is
and how it’s properly applied
will lead to less lifting and
healthier nails.

Nail primer can certainly make life easier for the nail technician. If used correctly, it can virtually eliminate lifting. But primer can also create problems if used unwisely. As with all of your professional tools, understanding and proper use are the keys to success.

Why do nail technicians need nail primer? The answer is simple: to improve adhesion and prevent lifting. Most liquid and powder enhancement products don’t adhere strongly to the natural nail when used without a primer. This is actually an advantage because enhancements that bond too strongly to the nail plate are difficult to remove safely. The old fashioned “dental acrylics” are a great example. These products bonded so tightly to the nail plate that only aggressive drilling and coarse abrasives could remove them. Continue reading »

Not all products are created equal-orlybeauty.com for Professional Nail Color

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Jun 082012
 

Nail Colors are formulated to be applied to finger & toes nails with an airbrush. For this reason, many nail technicians assume that any “airbrush paint” can be used, expecting the same performance and vibrancy – then wonder why they do not achieve the desired results. Let me give you an analogy. There are many bleaches formulated to be used in your laundry, correct? But if you wanted to bleach your hair, you would never use a laundry bleach! That would be absurd,wouldn’t it?!

Many nail technicians use textile or ceramic hobby paints as color on the finger and toe nails. Many of those technicians are not even aware of this fact. Hobby & craft companies now sell in the nail industry, hoping to profit from the new “airbrushing market”, yet not completely understanding the salon environment and the customers’ needs. After all, this color is being applied to the human body in a salon, not on a canvas or t-shirt, so it must be chemically different.

Any color that a nail technician applies to your nails should wash off easily with just water. If the technician is using an alcohol or ammonia based product to clean overspray from your skin, it may be causing damage and/or dehydration. Continue reading »

Artificial Nails – are they for you?

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Jun 052012
 
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Artificial Nails are wonderful but are not for everyone.  Due to lifestyles and occupations many people are better off trying to grow their natural nails.  If you are looking into having artificial nails applied or are currently wearing them….here are some tips and precautions, in general, and some occupational hazards in particular.

Read all of the information below or click on the underlined subject of interest and it will take you to the place in the text that applies to the subject you choose.  This information comes from real clients in real world salon and life situations.  If you fall into one of these categories and the information does not apply to you…You are one of the lucky few.

Nurses and Health Care Professionals – This occupation requires a lot of hand and finger use.  Administering shots, rolling a patient on their side or changing bed linens, not to mention wearing gloves that cause your hands to sweat.  The risk of jamming your nail is high so nails should be kept short.  Also some hospitals will not allow you to wear polish (I have no idea why, and neither do the hospitals), so you will want a natural look.  Wearing gloves is another problem.  Make sure you are going to a nail technician that applies nails that do not lift (in a 2-3 week period).   Also applying a good quality top coat every other day or so will help your nails stay sealed against moisture and lifting.  Over the years some of my best clients were nurses and one or two doctors.

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How can I remove my artificial nails and will there be much damage?

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Jun 052012
 

A. After Acrylic Nails (or any other artificial nail service)
Many times after a client decides to remove their artificial nails they are dismayed at the condition of their natural nail.
This is caused by many factors.
If your nail tech was aggressive with her file or drill use techniques you may have very thin nail plates at the time of removal. Red or pink areas on the nail plate denote thin nail plate and damaged areas.
This damage can also be caused by improper removal of artificial nails. Nail products attach themselves to the layers of the nail plate. If you remove them by force (picking, biting or chipping them off), nail plate is removed with the product causing a damaged nail and nail plate.

Proper removal of artificial nail products involves soaking the product off with a removal product, or growing them off slowly.
If they are properly removed AND you nail tech was not a demon with the file your nails will be a little soft at first but toughen up in the next day or two.
Nail plates are like your skin ( they are, after all, made from the same cells). When you wear shoes all winter your feet are soft and tender, when summer comes and you wear sandals or go barefoot your feet develop thicker skin and calluses. Continue reading »

Sensational Spa Manicure

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Jun 012012
 

Soften, smooth and soothe hands by indulging in luxurious spa manicure.
“A spa manicure is a treatment beyond a regular manicure,” explains Jan Arnold, president of Creative Nail Design. “The service offers deep exfoliation and a facial-quality moisturizing of the hands.”
Arnold says during a traditional service, the focus is on cleaning the nails-tidying the cuticles, then filing and polishing the nails. With a spa manicure, nails are filed, buffed, then soaked in an aromatic cleansing solution. Next, hands are thoroughly exfoliated from the wrist down, followed by a gentle massage up to the elbows. The cuticles are tidied, then your nails are ready for polishing. Continue reading »

Natural Nailcare

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May 302012
 

Manicures – This is a treatment of the hands and nails. The word manicure comes from the Latin words manus, meaning hand, and cura, meaning care.

Benefits:
• To keep the nails healthy.
• To keep the cuticles attractive and healthy.
• To improve the hands condition and appearance.
• To keep the skin soft.

Treatment – the manicure procedure generally incorporates filing of the fingernails, treatment of the cuticles, hand and arm massage, cream buffing or polish. For a more natural effect the French manicure technique can be used. Continue reading »

Nail Technology course

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May 232012
 

Learn the fine art of nail technology and gain scientific knowledge through studying the latest information on manicuring and pedicuring techniques by Daisy’s Nail Instructors, including nail design and nail extensions.

As a student of Daisy’s Nail Cottage & Spa you will learn creative expression of nail care technologies and the application of artificial nails and extensions. Continue reading »

Tough as Nails

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May 212012
 

Here are some tips to toughen or protect weak fingernails:
* Keep your nails short, square shaped and slightly rounded on top.
* Apply a nail hardener, but avoid products containing toluene sulfonamide, or formaldehyde. This chemical causes itchiness, redness and irritation of the skin. It also dries out the enhancements and causes broken seals and cracks.
* Apply a moisturizer each time you wash your hands. At bedtime, moisturize your nails and cuticles with Solar oil, and wear cotton gloves.
* Don’t use regular polish remover more than twice a month. Instead, touch up the polish. Acetone dries up the nails.
* Trim brittle nails after a bath or a 15 minute soak. Then apply a moisturizer.
* Repair split natural nails with glue or clear polish and a perm paper. Acrylic nails should be repaired my a nail technician. Continue reading »

Artificial Nail Cracks and Splits

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May 192012
 

When a nail cracks or splits, nail glue or mending tape is your best solution. Dot the nail glue onto a piece of a tea bag, or coffee filter paper, and cover the nail where it is torn. File the nail smooth, and cover it with polish if you like; this should last until you can get to the salon. Continue reading »

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