Elaine ,Me too I was a tester for the Brisa Lite. Patrice of Chicago,IL Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Becky <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:22:28 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NailTech:: FYI Mani-Q Elaine, please make sure that lamp does all five fingers and I will put my name at the top of your list to be the first buyer. Better yet, if you want me to help with R&D, I would be happy to product test for you. I've done several for several companies :) On Mar 21, 2011 10:23 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > This is more of an FYI from what I've learned being on the "Inside". > > When we introduced Eco we created several kits. When designing the kits, > the argument that comes up a lot with the very smallest (aka cheapest) is > what can we include and what doesn't have to be included? It's a cost > effective thing. One thing I know, because I'm a licensed tech that has > owned her own spa/salon in the past....you all are being bombarded by a > gazillion products. Just to try each one gets expensive enough for you > guys. THEN you still have to end up investing in the line OR lines of your > choice. Mid range and biggest kit have all the cleansers and soak off > solution. Even still when we give something away as a "free trial" (for > example our QR Code in the magazine right now "Code Red") it isn't > everything you need. > > That bugs me as a "Professional" now working in "manufacturing". I know > Greg...I'll bet that he has tried to keep the cost of his kit down by > leaving certain components out. Where it went wrong is, his show workers > didn't even know to tell you that. It does get nutty at the shows. > > > LED > Let me give you my frustrations with LED from the point of view of someone > formulating a Solvent Free (no polish no solvents nothing to evaporate no > stink no thickening) Gel Polish. I've grown up (haha) around UV Lamps and > am very comfortable with testing new products with my UV and knowing if the > initiator is off or the lamp is off. BUT these LED's are kind of a > nightmare for me right now. I get samples all day long from vendors that > want our business. They have different wattage and the bulbs come from > different places.... I'm so upside down with these lamps that I can't even > determine if it is my test samples OR the damn lamp. I'm finding they > aren't as "universal" as UV Lamps CAN be. It is hard enough to formulate > product to be the way you love it in one lamp, but throw in a second and it > is really hard to love it in both. I'm working on it. Hopefully, come hell > or high water....my solvent free UV and LED will be available this year at > our show in Vegas (the Cosmoprof one for Manufacturers and Distributors). > > Incidentally, I've already filed a patent on my UV + LED lamp I've been > working on. One lamp that can do both. AND I not only still have 36 watts > of UV (same four bulb location) BUT I also have LED's at the top...and a > strip on each side for the side walls. > > Hope this helps you all out with a little understanding. Manufacturing is > such a Nutty world. > > :) Elaine (I still want to write Elainefrommaine) Tony still calls me that > to this day haha. > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5856 > [email protected] > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Terri Mullins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FYI I bought the Young Nail Mani-Q kit with the LED lamp. I went to >> their class. Loved it! I get home I have a very sick child so I didn't >> have much time to play with the gels. I'm working on a client, going by the >> instructions, it says to use Swipe? on natural nail...no swipe in my kit so >> I use the cleanser. I'm not sure if it's a primer or what. I spoke with >> three different people at the booth buying buffers, oil, files and talking >> about the soak off gels. Not one person told me I need to buy swipe because >> it's not included in the kit. I called YN the guy said oh yeah just use >> Scrub Fresh...I don't have any...use Tammy Taylor's stuff in the blue >> bottle??? I don't have that either...then give me your visa number and I >> will send you some Swipe. REALLY??? Why wouldn't the Swipe be included? >> He didn't know. I bought the lamp thinking I would save time..that's not >> the case. I'm sending it back. The base coat and top coat need 2 minutes >> to cure. There's not a 2 min. button so you have to hit the 30 sec button 4 >> times and the thumbs are separate. I get to talking and won't remember how >> many times I've hit the button. Why can't it just be easy? I was so >> excited to add these gels to my collection only to be let down a little. >> : ( >> >> Terri >> >> -- >> 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]. 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