You never know, anyone from SA here? Do a separate post asking for South African nail techs to respond in the subject line and find out.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2011, at 2:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Lynette. I don't think any of you are near me :-) I'm from South Africa > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > From: Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:59:39 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Disappointed > > Bonnie, > Where are you at? Maybe you are close to one of us and someone can offer to > take you on to do some shadowing. > Let us know. > buenos dias, > Lynnette > > > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Katherine Fahrig <[email protected]> > wrote: > What do you mean " go on your own" ? You buy your own products and practice > on people that you find to practice on? If so, find another place to work. > > Find an owner who has the patience to train a newbe. Too many people expect > new techs to learn to do nails with too little training and not a lot of > time. Everyone learns at their own pace. As long as you are getting better > with each client you are doing good. If you keep doing the same mistakes over > and over again, that is a problem and you need to either get more training ( > like have someone watch you and correct you as you go ) or pay attention to > detail, i.e. Use the cheat sheet I mentioned in a previous post. > > I have been doing nails 24 years. My first full set of acrylics took me 3 > hours to do and her cuticles were TORN UP! I now do a full set of sculptured > pink and whites in under an hour and the cuticles are Unmolested. I took 1 > class from Tammy Taylor Nails, the brand I used, and went from 3 hours to do > a full set to 1 and a half hours for a full set of sculptured pink and > whites. After another Tammy Taylor Nails class that I took a year later, I > got my time down to 1 hour. Then over the years, after more classes, I got > down to 45 minutes for a full set of sculptured pink and whites. You noticed > that it took years to get my time down and I rarely cut anybody's cuticle > anymore. A little trick I learned is to use a second file to knock off the > sharp grit on the file that I'm using. O.P.I makes a tool for this purpose > also that I now use. No more torn up cuticles. Give yourself time and > education and you will succed. > > > Katherine > St. Louis, MO > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 24, 2011, at 1:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Well I fixed the mistake for free.. My boss told me so. I don't think my >> boss is very happy with me, she told me that from next week I have to go on >> my own for about two weeks or a month something like that and build up >> experience and and confidence and then we'll talk again. I really appreciate >> you people helping others, it sure looks like an easy job but its not! >> >> Really thanks a lot, I'll go and have a look on the websites for sure! >> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! >> >> From: Sherri Evans <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:59:31 -0700 >> To: <[email protected]> >> ReplyTo: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: NailTech:: Disappointed >> >> Did you offer to fix the mistake or offer her a discount on her service or a >> discount on her next service? >> >> You need to have a hearty to hearty with your boss and find out exactly what >> she expects of you. What is she willing to do to help you improve? >> >> In the mean time toy need to practice on anyone who will sir still long >> enough! Even if you have to do it on your days off, foe free or super >> cheap, the more your practice the betrayer you will be. >> >> And keep coming here for advice! We are a very knowledgeable and talented >> group with much experience that we love to share. >> >> You can also go to manufacturers website like Young Nails, Gina Silvestro's >> site, kupa, cns, opi, etc. Many if them have step by steps and video >> tutorials that are free. Also get on the NAILS and Nailpro magazine >> websites. There is some fantastic info there as well. >> >> Sherri >> >>> On Feb 24, 2011 11:50 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hey! Thanx a lot I really appreciate your kindness! Well like I said I'm >>> not happy about how the client talked behind my back saying she might not >>> come back just coz of that lil mistake. I'm very dissaponted in myself coz >>> I know I'm doing my best. I just need inspiration, coz I don't have anymore >>> >>> >>> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! >>> >>> From: "Laura Merzetti" <[email protected]> >>> Sender: [email protected] >>> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:42:04 -0500 >>> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> ReplyTo: [email protected] >>> >>> Subject: RE: NailTech:: Disappointed >>> >>> >>> Hi Bonnie, welcome! Sherri made some valid points – tell us what exactly >>> your boss is disappointe... >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 ... >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > > > -- > Lynnette Madden > Salon 29 > 229 Main Street > East Greenville PA 18041 > 215-541-9029 > http://www.salon29.net > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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. 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