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Nail Techniques
Nail Extensions: How to Choose the Right System for You
A client sat down a few weeks ago and asked for “nail extensions, whatever’s best,” which sounds like a simple request until you realize…
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Nail Techniques
without the guesswork.
Comparing nail systems and techniques: Russian manicure, gel vs acrylic, press-ons, and gel-X.
6 practical guides
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Nail Techniques
Gel-X Nails: The Complete Guide to How They’re Applied, Worn, and Removed
A client points at a screenshot and asks for gel-x nails, and half the time what she is actually pointing at is length and…
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Nail Techniques
Press On Nails vs Gel: An Honest Comparison
A bride texts her nail tech three days before the wedding: her gel lifted at the corner, no appointment slots left anywhere in the…
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Nail Techniques
Switching from Acrylic to Gel: What Actually Changes and How Long It Takes
A client comes in for her first gel fill after fifteen years on acrylic and keeps holding her hand up to the light, checking…
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Nail Techniques
Gel vs Acrylic Nails: Honest Comparison
Two questions come up back to back almost every week: someone brand new to enhancements asking whether to start with gel or acrylic, and…
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Nail Techniques
Russian Manicure: What It Is
A client sits down, scrolls to a video on her phone, and says she wants “the Russian manicure, like this.” The video shows glass-skin…