Nail School Week 3: Things Are Gettin & Fancier

i'm returned with every other nail school replace! while the first  weeks of nail faculty protected simple offerings and improvements to the ones services, week three introduced some slightly more advanced strategies. It was a whirlwind of demos! I certainly enjoyed trying out a few new nail offerings that i have in no way had a chance to work with before.

here's a breakdown of what we learned in week three.

Spa pedicure: just like the spa nail clipping, this is an upgraded version of our fundamental pedicure. The spa pedi involves an exfoliating scrub, a protective masque, and a thick, hydrating lotion.

Tip mixing: a number of you will be familiar with plastic nail guidelines -- this week we learned how to connect them to our practice (model) hand using brush on resin adhesive. The suggestions need to be seamlessly mixed to paintings with the natural nail, so we practiced our software and filing techniques on the area in which the end meets the nail bed.

Fiber wraps: in case you've ever performed a DIY tea bag restore on a damaged nail, you've got carried out a fundamental fiber wrap! This approach involves using resin and fabric (fiberglass or silk in our case) to feature electricity to the herbal nail. This has only recently been removed from the Arizona nation Board tests, as apparently they aren't truly carried out in salons plenty anymore. nevertheless a excellent technique to have inside the arsenal.

L: fiberglass wraps over blended tips, R: continuing to practice polishing red

Gel polish: Gels are my favorite, so i was absolutely excited to get began on them at school. This week, we learned how to correctly prep the nail for soak off gel software and how to observe it flawlessly. We also watched a demo on the way to do away with them fast and efficaciously to store time in a salon surroundings.

Nail foils: sure, this week we got a glimpse at some nail artwork! Our instructor become able to include some nail foils into her gel polish demo (just like the fashion I attempted here) so it became a two-for-one.

We also started a new bankruptcy in our textbook: chemistry! The chemistry chapter is all approximately the goods that nail techs use and the way they react together to shape such things as acrylic improvements and gels. learning the science at the back of the goods lets in us to work with them adequately with out endangering the customer or ourselves.

Phew! except these types of new sweets, we additionally endured to practice the offerings that we discovered in weeks one and two. Our nail clipping/pedicure assessment turned into at the beginning of week 4, so we needed to get those capabilities down PAT! here's another pedi photo you could take a look at out if you're so inclined.

This week (week four) we've been out on the patron floor. i've got lots to talk about inside the subsequent update, so i am hoping to see you there!

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