I'm sorry I don't have any advice for you but I am seeing the same as you are. Honestly this is what I have expected all along. Now I am putting a thin layer of hard gel under the soak off gel and I am getting wonderful results. I am filing off because the acetone was drying their nails sooo bad. Jess suggested it and thankyou Jess. Now these are on my reg clients that I see every two weeks. Angie
________________________________ From: "talona...@aol.com" <talona...@aol.com> To: nailtech@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 9:45:01 AM Subject: NailTech:: Question and other stuff... First, I know we have been discussing this for a while...I have several clients who have been getting the gel polish mani for many months now. They want their nails longer, but we have to keep cutting them back as they are getting weaker and weaker. I use axxium soak off and Eco Soak off and I have been soaking them with cotton/foil heating pads for 10-15 min and then having to file off the gel. Yes, I file off the topcoat prior to soaking. They do not want it filed off by hand or drill, nor do I want to spend 20 min filing it off. Now they are getting upset because the gel polish is not doing as well as before and their nails are weak. How are you all dealing with this issue? On another note...are you all experiencing natural nail clients who seek the gel polish mani, that are now having unrealistic expectations of the product? I had a client stand me up this week. I have been doing gel polish manis on her since August. She typically will go 3-4 weeks between manis with the GP on. Her last appointment was the day before Thanksgiving. Her appt this week was on Tuesday and she did not show. I tried to call her several times, then had the receptionist call until she got her. She was rude to the receptionist and told her that she had gone somewhere else because her nails were peeling. I don't worry about pleasing everybody, so no big deal, Just don't stand me up right? Well, she comes in yesterday for her hair appt and I happened to be outside taking a break as she walked in. She was just as sweet as pie,and said "sorry I missed my last appt, I went somewhere else. It had been about 3 weeks since you did them, and they were already starting to peel". I said " really? Really? It lasted over three weeks and just how long did you expect it to last. Polish never lasted more than 2 days on you, so three weeks is pretty much beyond target for a manicure to last " she said. " Well I just didn't think you did as good of a job because I thought they would last thru Christmas". I told her sorry she felt that way and good luck in where she was going. But I am starting to see this unrealistic expectation of this product from the public. I am also seeing that they expect to not break nails at all even after being told this is not like ac or traditonal gel overlays. Are you all seeing this and how are you dealing with it? Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone -----Original Message----- From: Diana Bonn <bonn.di...@att.net> Sender: nailtech@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:10:08 To: <nailtech@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: nailtech@googlegroups.com Subject: NailTech:: IN/OUT nail trends 2010/2011 (Real Beauty) aticle http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/new-year-new-you/staticslideshowrealbeauty.aspx?cp-documentid=26867791>1=32093 Last Year: Hybrid Nails Griege, gruple, murple (fine, we made that one up), mixed shades were all the rage. Muted, hybrid nails popped up on runways last spring and were shortly followed by some major red carpet events. Though this trend will most likely linger in 2011, it won't be as big of a deal as it was this past winter when polishes disappeared from the shelves almost instantly. This Year: Moon Manis Trade in those neutral hues for a funky twist on the average manicure. Moon manis are painted on your nails so that it looks like a half oval moon is at the base of your nail. From the standard black and white to textured, glittery moon manis you can expect to see some serious celestial nail trends in a salon near you. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
