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Nail Knowledge – How it Came About

2 years in the planning and making. A chance conversation between Marian Newman and Kevin Nicholls. Kevin said:”what about animated learning?” Marian replied: “Ooo, that could work!”

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Heat spikes

Heat Spikes During UV Gel Nail Coatings

An “exotherm” is a scientific term that means “to release heat”. This is what occurs when nail coating products get hot during application. It is commonly known as heat spikes. Both UV gels and L&P systems can become warm, even

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Let's talk business

Let’s talk business

You are opening your new nail business, and planning your treatment/service menu and the prices.  How do you go about it? a. Look around locally and see what others charge, and 1. put your prices a bit lower OR 2.

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mixing nail product brands

Mixing Nail Product Brands

Cherry-picking is a very common issue in the nail industry. Nail professionals are mixing nail product brands and breaking systems every day. It is perceived that the main problem coming out of this practice is service breakdown. In some cases,

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BIAB what is it

BIAB – do you know what it is?

Some clever marketing has created a ‘buzz’ about a BIAB type of product that has not only got nail pros ‘buzzing’ but also their clients! But what is it?? BIAB stands for “Builder In A Bottle”.It is a type of

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vegan nail products

Vegan Nail Products

What is the Relevance of ‘Vegan’ labeling and marketing in nail products? This is the definition of ‘Vegan’ from The Vegan Society: “Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all

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MMA and the nail industry

MMA and the nail industry

MMA stands for methyl methacrylate. The first thing to understand is that there is a very big difference between MMA “monomer” and MMA “polymer”. When MMA is polymerized into long chains, it is no longer a monomer, it becomes a

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