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Nail art products

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Nail art designs

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Nail art tools

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Nail structure

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The chemistry of acrylic nails

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Contra indications

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The chemistry of acrylic nails

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Hello

Sorry but i am new to the salon geek and just want some advice please.
Can anyone explain to me the advantages and disadvantags or acrylic?:irked:

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do you mean L&P? everything has the basis of acrylic ie gel is like a pre mixed acrylic. acrylic is a term normally used by people when they mean they want nail enhancements!!

Ok Thanks, yer i mean liquid and powder?

It is supposed to be the hardest system to learn.

Hi Tricia,is this for an assessment??I remember being asked this question and wondered if it was for the same thing.

Ha ha yer its got to be in on Tuesday and i work full time so i havent got much time to do it. I need to get a text book really.

disadvantages:
timeconsuming to learn
dust can be an issue
odours can be a prob
some systems need a primer
it's hard to get mix ratio right sometimes

advantages:
a permanant french can be achieved
it's strong
lasts well (unlike silk which i think ages a bit quicker)
nail enhancements can be thin, natural looking and flexible
you can use it for overlaying nails
by custom blending you can create a nice looking enhancemnt with a longer nail bed.
outlay isn'ttoo high. (whereas gel you have to buy a lamp making it expensive)

hth x

Ha ha yer its got to be in on Tuesday and i work full time so i havent got much time to do it. I need to get a text book really.

I thought as much,probably better you get a text book hun or the information you are given wont stick in your head.You need it to because you will eventually get clients who will ask this question and want a thorough explanation.HTH's

As Babs said, doing your own research will be better for you in the longrun, as it's all stuff that you will have to remember in the future too, aswell as for your assessment.
This site has a lot of information, aswell as books The Complete Nail technician by Marian Newman and Nailclass by Gigi Rouse, to name but two.
Check out the articles section on the site, this one should help you... http://www.salongeek.com/training/15482-system-comparison-written-salon-magazine-gigi-rouse.html

There are NO DISADVANTAGES unless they are DONE WRONG!

advantages- less maintanainence- if you think about it, natural nail poilsh only stays on so long- a forever french or custom blend is nearly permanent, wont chip, and adds toughness to the nail. If you break a natural nail, you have to wait for it to grow back. If you break an enhancemend, you simply REPAIR IT. I don't have to worry about my polish drying, so I dont have that period of time where I have to run around not using my hands for anything. I still do dishes, clean the house, chase my kids, etc., but I am diligent about my CND Eraser and Solar Oil

Dust is a problem if you arent taught how to deal with it. Odors are just that- SMELL, and can be taken care of too with proper steps- the more liquid wasted and wiped, the more you smell!

Mix ratios are easy to overcome too, with the right training and PRACTICE!

Most techs these days are so busy trying to make that buck quickly, that they don't take their time and create truely quality enhancements- SLOW DOWN!

For any "disadvantages" there are solutions- just do your homework when choosing products. I can tell you about this SUPERB line

My personal disadvantage of l&P has to be infills & rebalancing...takes soooo long and hurts your arms & hands.

Pazzy honey darling sweetie pie, you have to work SMARTER not HARDER- Gigi gave me a tip on filing indirectly in her book "Nailclass" that cut my time in half- and also improving my application means LESS FILING! Check it out if you havent already geeks, you wont be sorry.

I feel like a salesman sometimes LOL!!!

can u still buy that book on here?? i'm sure i've seen it on here before...

this is where I bought MY copy

Go try a quick search to see if its still for sale here- I couldn't seem to find it-

Nailclass was for sale in Geekmart along with other nail related books and magazine subscriptions, but Sam's closed it temporarily for upgrading, hopefully it will be back soon...
in the meantime you can buy it via Nigel (marketing-geek), drop him a pm and he'll be able to help you.

My personal disadvantage of l&P has to be infills & rebalancing...takes soooo long and hurts your arms & hands.

You have to do infills/rebalancing with whatever system you use and they are all fairly time consuming....if your arms and hands are aching

then maybe you are not holding the clients hand or you file correctly as you shouldnt have arms and hands that ache all the time, try to relax more as you file and use longer strokes of the file as short strokes can mean you are doing more work than necessary.

Thanks Sandi! I knew SOMEBODY would know

its the pink & white rebalancing I have a problem with, it takes too long. I use more of bio gel these days as they file down so much easier with less stress on my arms. I have an e-file to help me do infills and that has cut my time in half and reduced the tension on my hands.

I have some real strain going on with my arm at the moment.

like I said- you would benefit from a new filing technique to help you work "SMARTER NOT HARDER" Go get Gigi's book- you wont be sorry I SWEAR.

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Hello Sorry but i am new to the salon geek and just want some advice please. Can anyone explain to me the advantages and disadvantags or acrylic?:irked: ​ do you mean L&P? everything has the basis of acrylic ie gel is like a pre mixed acrylic.

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Acrylic ratios...