I know that block you are talking about Debbie. It was the hardest thing for me to learn in all the 21 years I have been doing nails. I still get very frustrated with it but I have forced myself to continue with it. My clients all like it so much better and it has made a world of difference with my wrists. It is like filing butter!
In reality the gel is probably easier to do then ac, but after doing ac for so many years it is hard to switch gears. Everything is the opposite it seems. Angie ________________________________ From: Debbie Wade <ebbieday...@gmail.com> To: nailtech@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 11:14:43 PM Subject: Re: NailTech:: Do Nails REALLY need to "BREATHE"????? I would LOVE to switch to gel. However...I have tried and tried and tried over the years and simply seem to have a block against making it work. I have taken a couple of classes as well, but just can't seem to get the hang of it. I need a mentor! lol Gel isn't that popular here in Richmond tho...so I just keep using the acrylic... Debbie in VA On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jess in WA <luvna...@gmail.com> wrote: With all these problems with acrylic, why not switch to gel? > >I never soak/file off. Even with gel manicures I always leave a thin >layer of gel down as protection. I never see white spots, drying or >brittleness that happens with people constantly having stuff taken on >and off their nails. > >Try gel Debbie, you won't have to deal with the dingy, discoloration, >brittleness or breaking (and your clients will thank you for the no >smell). > >-Jess > >On Feb 10, 9:08 pm, Debbie Wade <ebbieday...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Nope...no lungs. If the nails need anything to sustain them, they get it >> from the nail bed beneath the nail plate. However, they are comprised of >> keratin, like hair (well, similar), and while porous with the ability to >> absorb certain substances (oil, water, etc), these substances aren't really >> needed to "survive". That being said I do advise clients to remove acrylic >> periodically for a couple of reasons, the length of time being determined on >> an individual basis: As acrylic ages, it becomes "dingy" meaning the pinks >> begin to appear more beige and the whites lose their crispness (an effect of >> UV exposure). It also becomes brittle and tends to crack more easily. It >> also sometimes lifts more as it ages. I don't advise soaking off and >> getting a new set for financial gain for myself. But my clients seem happy >> to do so when they see the advantages of an occasional new set. Some get a >> new set every 2-3 months and others go 6-8 months. A very few never soak >> off, yet complain that their nails are brittle and break easily. One client >> has never gotten a new set, but seems to regularly have to have multiple >> repairs and replacements due to damage or lifting. She says she "gets a new >> set by default without having to pay for it this way." Whatever... ;-) >> >> I'll stop the rant now...lol >> >> Debbie in VA >> >> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Sherri Evans <thenail...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Nails got lungs!? >> >> > On Feb 10, 2011 9:33 PM, "Heather Lackey" <financialpea...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> > I tell my clients that if they can get something dead to breathe then more >> > power to them! :0) >> >> > Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:25 PM, pamsna...@aol.com wrote: >> >> > > Ok Techs, my one long time client comes ... >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "NailTech" group. >> > To ... >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "NailTech" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@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 nailtech@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 nailtech@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 nailtech@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.
