Hi everyone!!!!! Ah soo amazing to be in a community where I can ask all the questions! I’m wanting to do a course on cuticle work, I have done a basic efile course but would love to do a more detailed course like a Russian manicure course or something similar. I have good retention between 3-6 weeks. But do have cuticle lifting a lot of the time. And recommendations would be amazing! I’m located in Christchurch.

So many of us think the way to get more clients is to drop our prices. Match the salon down the road. Undercut the new tech on Facebook Marketplace. I get why. It feels logical. But the reality is that the client chasing the cheapest price was never going to be your best client anyway. She'll leave the second someone's $5 cheaper. The client who books because she trusts you, feels comfortable with you, and knows you actually care about her nail health will stay. Will rebook. Will tell her friends. So instead of "how do I compete on price"... try asking "how do I become the obvious choice." That might mean better photos. A better DM reply. A follow-up message after her appointment. Little things that say "I actually give a toot about you," not just your service list. Price isn't the problem. Trust is the answer. 💛

I’m getting better with acrylic overlay.

Here is a quick gel ombré tutorial to help you get started 🫶 I am planning on doing a full series of this and adding it to the classroom, but unfortunately a few things have come up that I need to sort out first. I didn’t want to leave you hanging though, so here is a quick first demonstration. Trust me. Do it. It sounds like a hassle because of all the things you need, I put off doing it for years before I actually tried it for the first time and it changed my life 😂. Ombre’s are a lot faster, and better blended for me now because of this. I will be making more parts, using other tools, making the blend richer, and blending multiple colours 🫶