Jess, this sounds really interesting! So the color you're using--I'm assuming it's gel polish of some type? Then when the client comes back in you just quickly file it off? Thanks for sharing!
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Jess in WA <luvna...@gmail.com> wrote: > After doing last years taxes I discovered that gel manicures- the way > I do it- is now 75% of my business. I never soak off, as many techs > don't. I keep a very thin layer of Akzentz Natural gel as the base > coat - it balances with the flexibility of the colors and gives the > strength of an enhancement without needing an arch (it goes against > what we normally think is required but it really does work > beautifully). If a customer wants extensions, I obviously use a bit > more gel and a slight arch- but once their natural nails are to the > desired length, the thin layer of hard gel is all that's required to > give people 4 weeks of strength with their color on top. I call it the > 30 day manicure and charge $55 for what takes 30-50 minutes. My > clients are busy and don't have time to come in more than every 3-4 > weeks so they absolutely love the 30 day manicure. I've had a client > leave to Europe for the summer and her nails lasted 7 weeks. > > I only do a traditional base coat, 2 coats of color and top coat gel > manicure if a client is planning to soak them off at home it they are > only coming temporarily. > > Anyway if you haven't tried this method and you have clients who want > more strength or their natural nails always protected, it's a fabulous > trick :) > - jess > > On Apr 5, 1:03 pm, Aimee Nails <urnai...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > How do handle a situation of clients hearing from other people that the > new gel polishes help strengthen the natural nails? > > I've heard people taking off their acrylic and going to gel polish but > I'm afraid they will expect the gel polish to hold up like traditional gel > or acrylics. > > > > I thought gel polish is more like polish than any enhancement. > > > > Aimee > > St. Louis, MO > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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. > > -- Renee Parnell Chattanooga, TN -- 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.
