Hi Pati,
I work Wed - Sat and I make about $360.00 every 2 weeks (that is 50%
commision) THat does not include tips. Not sure if that is good or bad for a
nail tech. I have been with the salon since they opened 8 months ago. And I do
market myself to everyone. I have been a reflexologist for 6 years prior to my
nail license so am familiar with what it takes to get your name out there. I
guess I just do not know what is a "typical" week for nail techs that they can
expect to bring in? My nails are nice. I keep working on the manis and I am
pretty good at the pedis. It is a higher end salon with pedi @ $42.00 and spa
pedi @ $60.00. I just wish I knew it that is good for a nail tech to make
($180.00 per week plus tips)....Thanks for all the advice guys.
SHannon Kuharik
----- Original Message -----
From: Pati
To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: NailTech:: Re: was Re: julietting now nail breaks
Shannon,
I repair natural nails in a couple of ways...depends on the break. obviously
if the whole nail is broken off..I will usually apply a tip and ac. If the
client has a nice long nailbed and doesn't wear her nails long i will sculpt a
new one with ac. For cracks will use sometimes a wrap (usually for larger,
longer cracks), sometimes glue and powder (chipped corners, small crack,etc)
... sometimes ac (ie: bad break but not off.. when the natural nail has broken
in the nailbed area) . I seldom repair a natural nail with gel because usually
the client will want to go back to natural once it has grown out...maybe now
with soak off gels that would be ok...I haven't used them yet.
As far as the economy.....I am just starting back to work and hopefully will
be able to build a small business. I don't want to be real busy..I will be
happy with maybe 30-40 clients eventually! Your situation sounds like you are
very happy there....you didn't mention how busy you were or weren't....You did
say you have been doing nails for about a year...have you worked there for a
year...and still not busy??? Have you passed your cards out? Are your nails
done nicely? all the usual stuff...but sometimes we just forget about it
all.... Even tho we work for someone ...we still have to sell ourselves....
just afew thoughts...
good luck!
Pati
Everyone has a photographic memory.
Some, like me, just don't have any film.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shannon Kuharik <shan...@relaxingfeetreflexology.com>
To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 8:27 am
Subject: NailTech:: was Re: julietting now nail breaks
Ok, so how does everyone repair a broken nail? Superglue and a tea bag? silk
wrap with resin and activator? Plain base coat? What are some ways out there to
repair a natural nail that is broken? Thanks everyone!
Shannon Kuharik
----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Doerrlamm
To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:54 PM
Subject: NailTech:: Re: julietting
this is exactly how I did my own nails - repaired breaks and cracks way
back in umm.. well before the turn of the century lets leave it to that OK??
It's also how I managed to glue myself to my nightstand the eve of my step
brothers wedding :)
Crazy glue and juliete paper then tea bags later on
Debbie
At 06:12 PM 4/23/2009, you wrote:
If I have a bottle of Star brush on resin handy I will use that, because
it is really thin and self activates. Sometimes I use that like a basecoat, let
it dry and then put things over top of it, whether I am using polish, paper, or
whatever. I haven't tried that on anyone else yet, though, just me. I'll have
to comandeer a student tomorrow morning and run this as an experiment:D
Nicole Cormier
Very Happy Instructor
European School of Esthetics
Winnipeg Manitoba
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 5:04 PM, <arp...@gmail.com> wrote:
Nicole,
When you use the gibson-do you only put base coat or glue too?
Arpi Sekeryan
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From: Nicole Cormier
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:59:33 -0500
To: < NailTech@googlegroups.com>
Subject: NailTech:: Re: julietting
INM makes a Juliette kit, but all I use is perm papers and clear base
coat. I've also separated the plies of sheets of gibson towels and used those
on my own nails in a pinch. My mother used to do it to her nails with nail glue
and tissue, then base coat and polish.
Nicole Cormier
Very Happy Instructor
European School of Esthetics
Winnipeg Manitoba
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Simmy Bredal-Bell <sim...@comcast.net>
wrote:
Maggie,
I used to educate for Orly years ago and they used to make Juliette
kits. I believe they were the original company. You should contact them.
www.orlybeauty.com
Hope this helps.
Simmy Bredal-Bell
(on the road from my Blackberry)
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie in Visalia <onykoph...@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:40:55
To: < NailTech@googlegroups.com>
Subject: NailTech:: Re: julietting
Some good, some bad. :)
The process was really painstaking since, quite frankly, I was making
it up as I went! lol. But they came out nice.
Unfortunately, I had some issues and ended up using several coats of
basecoat, so she later reported that several of the wraps came off in tact
during her vacation due to sheer thickness.
But we both remain confident that the service is a great idea.
I can only find one source for the original Juliette wrap kit online,
I'm going to order it and see if that makes a difference. Every resource I've
been able to find describes a "liquid" that you dip the papers into before
applying them to the nail-- I'm hoping to find out what that liquid is!
Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA
"Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time."
http://www.nailsbymaggie.biz
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--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Shannon Kuharik <
shan...@relaxingfeetreflexology.com> wrote:
> From: Shannon Kuharik < shan...@relaxingfeetreflexology.com>
> Subject: NailTech:: Re:julietting
> To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 5:44 AM
>
> Hey Maggie,
> How did the julietting go??
> Shannon Kuharik
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maggie in Visalia" <onykoph...@yahoo.com>
> To: < NailTech@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 4:44 PM
> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Jessica Natural Nail Products
>
>
>
>
> Yeah, it should add just a bit of strength to the nail and
> help with polish
> adhesion.
>
> I've been alternating Minxing and Julietting my right hand
> for the last few
> weeks-- even Minxed over the Juliettes once. The Juliettes
> really did
> improve my polish wear! Which is saying a lot since I'm
> oh-so-not careful
> about my polish when I wear it. It usually lasts about 10
> minutes. But I
> really tried to be careful with it to see if it made a big
> difference and I
> got a good 6 days of wear out of my polish with the
> Juliettes before I had
> dropped enough acetone on them to make them look like
> crud.
>
> I'm going in tomorrow and Julietting my one natural nail
> client. She leaves
> on vacation on Monday. She is very diligent with her nail
> care and usually
> repolishes her own nails every 3 to 5 days as needed. She's
> also my best
> "test" client as she pays close attention to every detail
> and gives me very
> in-depth reveiws when I try something new.
>
> We're both really excited about trying the Juliettes!
>
>
>
> Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA
> Now Blogging for Nails Magazine online!
> http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/
> http://www.nailsbymaggie.biz
> "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time."
>
>
> --- On Thu, 3/26/09, shannon <javamama14...@yahoo.com >
> wrote:
>
> > From: shannon <javamama14...@yahoo.com >
> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Jessica Natural Nail Products
> > To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 4:24 AM
> > Very
> > interesting, I have never heard of this. Sounds
> pretty
> > cool, I will wait to see how it goes. Is this
> > done for strengthening the nail? I have tons of perm
> > papers, will have to wait for your step by step.
> >
> >
> > Shannon Arnold
> > Flip Flop Beauty Shop
> > Coopers Plains, NY
> > javamama14...@yahoo.com
> >
> > --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Maggie in Visalia
> > <onykoph...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Maggie in Visalia <onykoph...@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Jessica Natural Nail Products
> > To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 8:44 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Juliettes are paper wraps. There is a product that is
> > premade, packaged and sold as Juliette wraps, but word
> from
> > the OLD SCHOOL, pre-acrylic gals (Mom was originally
> > licensed in 1964 for instance) is that the best paper
> to use
> > is the end papers for perms.
> >
> > You tear the paper instead of cutting it so that the
> edges
> > are soft. You don't glue, you use clear polish. With
> the
> > torn edges, the paper will blend into the polish and
> not
> > create little rough edges.
> >
> > I have ONE die-hard natural nail client and we have
> been
> > discussing trying Juliettes for years. But I can
> never
> > really get ahold of anyone who does them to pick
> their
> > brain, so I've had to sort of re-invent the technique
> > based on what I do know.
> >
> > Crystal (my client) defines a "natural nail
> > service" as something that is completely removed with
> > polish remover between manicures....and I agree with
> her.
> >
> > These "gel manicures" are GREAT-- but they are
> > gel
> > overlays. They are NOT natural nail services by
> the
> > definition of most clients.
> >
> > I'm doing a full set of Juliettes on Crystal this
> > weekend, I'll let you now how it goes!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA
> > Now Blogging for Nails Magazine online!
> > http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/
> > http://www.nailsbymaggie.biz
> > "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my
> > time."
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Michelle Phoenix < wetpaintnail...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: Michelle Phoenix < wetpaintnail...@gmail.com>
> > > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Jessica Natural Nail
> Products
> > > To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
> > > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 3:27 PM
> > > what's a juliette wrap?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:41 PM,
> > > Maggie in Visalia <onykoph...@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm also interested in Jessica's program..
> > > I've recently developed an interest in natural
> > nails --
> > > I'm determined to bring back Juliette wraps.
> > >
> > > I'm hoping to find the time to take one of
> > > Jessica's classes before the end of
> > the year. I'd
> > > love to hear from anyone out there that has
> experience
> > with
> > > Jessica-- or who specializes in natural nails!
> > >
> > >
> > > Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA
> > > Now Blogging for Nails Magazine online!
> > > http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/
> > > http://www.nailsbymaggie.biz
> > >
> > > "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of
> > my
> > > time."
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 3/24/09, shaynail...@aol.com
> > > <shaynail...@aol.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: shaynail...@aol.com
> > > <shaynail...@aol.com>
> > >
> > > Subject: NailTech:: Jessica Natural Nail
> Products
> > > To: NailTech@googlegroups.com
> > > Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 6:34 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone taken the Jessica Natural Nail Master
> > Class
> > > training? I am interested in taking this class
> because
> > I
> > > only want to do natural nails and pedicures. Due
> to
> > my
> > > allergic reaction to using acrylic and wearing
> it.
> > >
> > >
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