I just got the brochure for the Chicago show and I found only 2 nail classes listed. I saw IBD and EZ Flow. That is it! Unless you count the 3 classes that cost extra. Now I'm not dissing the classes that cost extra and you get CEU's (not Ky approved, so I wouldn't get my CEU's), but for the love of God is that what the Midwest Show (a.k.a. America's Beauty Show) has come to? 2 lonely, meager little nail classes????
Maybe I'm wrong, and I could very well be. Please let me know if I am. But that is all that was listed in the brochure I was sent. Perhaps there'll be more added later, I hope? Honestly, there's no way in heck that I'm driving over 6 hours, fighting traffic and bad weather, paying for a rental car plus gas and food, plus losing time off of work to go for that. I can stay for FREE with friends and omit the hotel bill, but it's STILL not worth my time to pay for a show ticket that only offers me 2 classes that are included with the cost of the ticket. Is that all they think of nail techs? It seems very sad. There's 3 waxing and 1 faux eyelash class, 3 classes on designing/furniture for your salon, a few business related classes, and the rest are hair, hair, and hair. Once again, the nail techs are the red-headed step children of the beauty world. What's a nail tech to do? It might be worth it for people that live in that vicinity, but for me...forget it! What does the rest of the general nail tech population think? Hey!!!! You people that are in charge of the big shows.......there's many of us American nail techs that would like more nail tech education at these shows! How about giving us some variety???? Oh, never mind. Obviously we're not worth your effort. You just keep doing what you're doing and focus on hair. Leave educating the nail techs to us other nail techs that are hosting networking events all over the U.S.. We'll take care of our own. So nail techs, if you're as tired as I am of being shoved to the back and treated like 2nd class citizens, then get your education at your nearest nail tech networking event! Why give your time and money to support people that obviously don't think you're worth their effort? The Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN. are within a day's drive from over HALF of the U.S. population. That means its: 8 hours drive from D.C. 9.25 hours drive from Chicago 3.75 hours drive from Atlanta 4.5 hours drive from Cincinnati 9 hours drive from Detroit 6.25 hours drive from Indianapolis 10.5 hours drive from Tampa 7 hours drive from Richmond, VA. 8.5 hours drive from Mobile 7 hours drive from Memphis 4.5 hours drive from Louisville 3.75 hours drive from Nashville 3.75 hours drive from Charlotte, NC 4 hours drive from Columbia, SC 5.5 hours from Raleigh, NC 1.25 hours from Chattanooga 3.5 hours from Lexington 8 hours from Pittsburgh 8.5 hours from St. Louis 5 hours from Birmingham Never mind that the "3rd Annual Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies" gives techs a LARGE goodie bag of nail products AND lunch included in the cost (do you get any of that at the large trade shows?)..... but also techs have a 1 in 100 chance of winning some fabulous door prizes such as a $399 Chi Ionic nail light, complete Therabath paraffin machine plus all the works to get started, a 1 year membership to INTA, a www.pedicurebowls.com pedi bowl, plus many, many spa mani kits, gel kits, acrylic kits, nail art kits, etc. Do you get to win anything at a large trade show? I can't even remember the last time they gave us any samples of nail products, can you????? So, here's what education you can get at the "3rd Annual Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies": Details of the Event: Approximate number of guests: 100 Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010 Location: Gatlinburg, TN Hours: 9am-5pm Facility: Brookside Resort (800)251-9597 Agenda: meet & greet, demos & product sales (so bring CASH) Goal: to learn as much as we can; make future business contacts & friends! Dress code: business casual (this is a professional event so dress the part!) Cost (includes catered lunch): January - March: $45 April - June: $55 ~Deadline for reservations : June 12th; no Pay-at-the Door option. Absolutely NO refunds, nor will goodie bags be mailed out. NO children, family members, friends, or unlicensed people will be admitted.~ ***OPTION: some educators are offering private nail classes on Sunday the 27th. This will enable guests to expand on their education by turning the 1 day Event into a 2 day educational extravaganza! These private classes are limited in size and the cost is determined by the individual nail company, so please contact each educator to register. PRIVATE CLASSES COST EXTRA AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE EVENT.*** Guest Speaker: Maisie Dunbar (MD Beauty Business Consulting Group)- being the owner of M&M Wellness Center in Maryland, celebrity nail tech & makeup artist to the stars, plus business consultant for the beauty industry, Maisie has a wealth of experience to help us not only survive in the nail business, but to actually thrive for years to come! ***Private class on Sunday, June 27th from 10am-1pm. Cost: $75 Location: Garden Plaza Hotel, 520 Historic Nature Trail Rd., 800-435-9201 "Come Chat with Me"- If you're interested in learning the tricks of the trade of free lancing, working with top notch celebrities, top production companies & PR firms across the USA, then this class is for you. You'll learn everything you need to jump start your nail career as a freelance artist! For three hours' investment you will learn: 1. how to put a portfolio together 2. star quality nails 3. high fashion vs. salon nail 4. editorial nails vs. salon nails 5. how to find an agent 6. what to expect to get paid/ how to get paid 7. choosing a photographer 8. resume' building 9. comp card-what it is & how it works 10. What to say & how to say it- the art & language of free lancing Contact: Maisie Dunbar www.mdbeautybusiness.com 301-675-5491 mdbeautybusin...@verizon.net List of Educators: 1) Amy Becker (Masterworks Innovations in Nails)- as a top award winning gel competitor and "Nail Tech of the Year 2003-2004", Amy has developed her own gel company & will be with us again to share her original gel techniques to help you save time. Let Amy teach you "the ease of gels" so you can create exquisite gel nails, too! ***Private class: Sunday, June 27th from 8:00am–5:00pm. Cost=$150. The class will include: pink & white sculptured nails proper arch placement filing techniques forming with gels gel art gel encasements colored gels & colored gel fills gel backfills and most importantly.....TIME REDUCTION!!! Nail stylist’s should bring all products including light & UV lamp. Certificates and sample products are included with the class. Products will be available for purchase at the training. Models are not necessary, unless techs prefer to use one. The location will be announced closer to the date of the class. Class limit 20. Contact: Amy Becker 888-350-4435 gelmas...@wi.rr.com www.masterworksinnovations.com 2) G. Elizondo (Young Nails)- G. is coming back with all of Young Nails acrylic, gel, and super cool nail art products you didn't even know existed! You've seen her fabulous Young Nails gel & acrylic art in Nails & Nailpro. Now see how to do it for yourself! ***Private Class: "Imagination Art"- Sunday, June 27th from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Brookside Resorts' Event Center. Learn how to create impressions, embedded jewels, flowers, crushed shells, etc. with gel & acrylic. Cost= $50. Class size is limited to 25 techs. Contact: r...@youngnails.com 714-992-1400 ext. 200 www.youngnails.com 3) Beverly Henderson & Associate (enVogue Gel & Footlogix) – owner of Visage Professional Supply Inc. and a successful full service salon, Beverly has 18 years of experience to show you the strength of enVogue Gels. Plus, see the benefits of Footlogix Pediceuticals foot care line with dermal integration technology! 888-802-8477 www.visagesupply.com 4) Jaime Schrabeck, Ph.D. (Precision Nails)- successful salon owner & educator will be featuring some of her favorite nail products that will help make your job easier. Also see how to operate an autoclave before you purchase one, plus talk business with Jaime! ***2 Private classes: "The Business of Nails"- Becoming a successful nail technician requires much more than strong technical skills. Learn proven strategies to: provide cost-effective services with greater perceived value; build an exclusive and loyal clientele; develop salon policies that eliminate bad behavior; fill your schedule with appointments a year in advance; and promote your services, your salon and yourself. Location to be announced later. Sunday June 27, 2010 9 am - 12 pm $50.00 "Precision Nails Waterless Spa Manicures & Pedicures"- What you didn't learn in beauty school can hurt you and your clients. Improve your basic skills and protect your clients by learning the Precision Nails method for performing waterless services, including how to correctly operate an autoclave for sterilizing your tools as opposed to just sanitizing them. From proper filing and cuticle work to relaxing massage and perfect polish application, these advanced techniques will make your services safer, more efficient and more profitable. Incorporate these techniques to update your existing services, or create new services to attract even more clients. Location to be announced later. Sunday, June 27, 2010 1 pm - 5 pm $50.00 ~ATTEND BOTH CLASSES FOR ONLY $75~ Contact: Jaime Schrabeck at Precision Nails 238 Crossroads Boulevard Carmel, CA 93923 831.917.5769 cell 831.620.0454 salon ja...@precisionnails.com 5) Norma Sproles (OPI)- 17 year industry veteran, successful salon owner, certified judge for the Miss America Organization & winner of OPI’s 2007 Guest Artist of the Year, Norma will wow you with the new Axxium Soak Off Gel Laquer, plus demonstrate problem solving techniques for greater results using OPI’s Axxium Gel system & Absolute Acrylic. 800-341-9999 www.opi.com 6) Tuff Enuff Nails (T.E.N.)- owner & 23 year veteran nail tech, Diane MacQuoid, will demo T.E.N.'s brilliant new all in one polymer gel that's based on the technology used in making milk cartons strong & flexible. Choose from T.E.N.'s beautiful selection of colored powders, drops, & glitters, with a special color drop named after our 2008 Event called "Smoky Mountain Wildflower"! Diane's goal was to develop a top notch, simple, reasonably priced product, & bring it to the market with excellent customer service. *** Private Class: "TEN Basics"- In this class, you will learn all about the TEN gel system, as well as how to use pigments, glitters and color drops to enhance any gel or acrylic system. Money and time saving techniques will be explored, which will improve any nail techs profitability. This is a hands on class, which includes samples to take home. Location to be announced later. Sunday June 27th, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Cost $50 Contact: Diane MacQuoid 832-644-1057 www.tuffenuffnails.com. 7) Athena Elliott (Minx) - recipient of "Nail Tech of the Year", cover artist for NailPro and Nails Magazines, 30 year industry veteran & the 1st certified Medical Nail Tech. Athena will demonstrate the application of Minx, the hottest new look in nails. Minx is a flexible film nail covering applied with heat & pressure; available in a variety of colored metallics plus hundreds of designs, which will not chip or smudge. 281-851-5899 www.minxnails.com 8) Jayne Berger (Light Elegance)- as an outstanding educator who creates unbridled enthusiasm in a class, “Miss Jayne” is capable of teaching anything & can answer nearly any question. Jayne has been a Light Elegance educator for 5 years, a beauty school instructor for 7 years, plus she owns her own salon in Illinois. Along with 70 different UV-cured gel polishes that can be applied over gels, acrylics, wraps, natural nails, or pedicures, LE has a product that's right for you! ***Private class info coming soon! 800-275-5596 www.lightelegance.com 9) Tina Ciesla (Eye Kandy & Entity Beauty)- Tina has been a professional Nail Artist for over 22 years & is the owner of Blooming Nails Salon in AL. Tina will use her artistic talents to demo Eye Kandy products in conjunction with Entity Beauty by creating gorgeous acrylic fades on the fingers & toes. Also, Eye Kandy is safe to use as eyeliner, while Entity Beauty has a full line of acrylic, gel, polish, plus pedi & mani systems! *** Private class info coming soon! 205-907-9381 www.thesparklechic.com 866-288-4600 www.entitybeauty.com 10) Pat Stephenson, Shonelle Grant, & Jennifer Harrison (CND)- Pat has been in the beauty industry for 39 yrs. as a cosmetologist & cosmetology instructor, & has been an Educational Ambassador for CND since 1990. Pat believes "Together, everyone achieves more." Let the professionals at CND show you how to achieve more using their Retention + custom blended liquid & powder acrylic, Brisa gels' hypo-allergenic & odor-free coat of armor, plus CND's line of spa mani/pedi products. 877-263-6245 www.cnd.com 11) Leaha Franks (Backscratchers)- with 19 years worth of experience, let Leaha help you discover your options & learn the latest application techniques on easy-to-use systems like the Glass Glaze Fiberglass/Silk Wrap & the Extreme Acrylic Powder Dip System. These nail systems offers your clients natural looking nails without offensive odors, or the use of harsh primers & monomers, without damage to the natural nail. 800-832-5577 www.backscratchers.com 12) Alice Wallace (RAM Products)- as the premier supplier of products for the manicure & pedicure professional, RAM Products is pleased to have Alice Wallace (team member of the "High Road To Education") demo their line of electric files and bits. Having 16 years of experience, Alice will help you get comfortable using RAM products on the hands and feet, plus she'll assist you in picking out the right bit for the right job! 877-RAM-PROD www.naildrill.com ramprod...@ramprodinc.com Send a check or money order (made out to me) to the salon address below. Upon receiving your payment, a receipt will be sent to you via e-mail to store with your tax records. Your name will then be added to the guest list for the "Event"! Sincerely, Jill Wright Jill Wright Spa for Nails 728 Chestnut St. suite 200 Bowling Green, KY. 42101 (270) 799-3637 www.jillsnails.com jnai...@hotmail.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1073352006 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailt...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.