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Once upon a time, learning about the structure of overlays and enhancements was at the centre of beginner education. Nowadays, it doesn’t seem to feature as much and hardly ever for UV gel polish users. Plus, there are so many different shapes of enhancements that many favour it is often down to the appearance of…

Several times daily pictures are sent to various social media groups asking what a nail condition is and can a service be carried out. What follows is usually a vast array of diagnosis and suggested treatments, the question “are you qualified” and several ‘no, you’re not insured’ or refer to a doctor. The correct answer…

Some recent Blogs here plus some ‘Ask The Experts’ have talked about unreacted monomer left on the skin. This can come about from filing and shaping enhancements or when using a ‘builder’ UV gel. It can also happen if an uncured product touches that skin or during the removal of the inhibition layer. This applies…

As usual, I get ideas for Blogs after reading questions or comments on SM. This one is no different. A busy UK nail pro put up a little video of her banging her dust extraction filters outside. My goodness!!! The clouds of dust were billowing!! A lot of that could have ended up in her…

I have recently read a thread about the ‘hype’ over a BIAB (builder in a bottle) type product. I would question about the amount of information given to clients about different types of products. Let me explain. A wide variety of UV cured gels have been available to the industry for years. Thin ones, thick…

The professional nail industry is, in many ways, no different to many other sectors in the beauty industry. But in many other ways, it is completely different! Historically, hairdresser’s are the older sector. Beautician’s and make-up artist’s have been in evidence for almost as long. Manicurist’s were connected with hairdresser’s or make-up artist’s. Beauty Therapy…