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What Is HEMA in Gel Polish? A Simple Guide for Professionals and Clients
You carefully read the labels of two bottles of gel polish. On the first, you see the words “HEMA-free.” The second label boasts nothing. What does this mean for your...
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AI-Powered Nail Equipment vs. Traditional Equipment: A Complete Guide
Your client sits down at your station and asks why your new lamp looks nothing like the old UV box. It’s a fair question. Nail equipment no longer consists of...
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Almond Nail Tips: How to Get and Create the Shape
Almond nail tips are one of the most popular nail shapes in salons. The sides of the almond nail tips taper to the narrow peak, giving a slender look to...
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What Are Structured Nails? Everything You Need to Know
Your client sits at your station and asks about a structured manicure - a treatment that creates strong, lasting nails without the bulk of traditional acrylics. You may already know...
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Nail Allergy: Can You Be Allergic to Gel or Acrylic Nails?
Imagine a longtime gel nail client returning for their usual treatment, lowering themselves into their familiar chair, only to look at their fingertips and see several red, irritated, swollen spots....
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How to Use Eyebrow Tint: A Professional Brow Guide
Getting a good eyebrow tint result isn't just about applying the product and waiting for the timer. You can use the same technique you've used before and still end up...
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How to Use Nail Files: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
A nail file is one of the easiest tools to use, but improper technique can result in common problems like splitting, rough edges, and damage to the nail, skin, or...
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How to Treat Cuticles the Right Way (A Nail Tech's Guide)
You probably have clients who come in with dry, peeling, or overgrown skin around their nails, which leaves you struggling to deliver that cute Pinterest-coded manicure look in a short...
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What Are Nail Practice Hands? A Complete Guide for Nail Techs and Students
If you're a nail student or beginner tech and the thought of working on your first client makes you anxious, it could be that you still feel underprepared. You know...
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Best Dry Heat Sterilizers for Nail Salons
Nail tools make direct contact with skin, cuticles, and sometimes blood. A tool that looks clean is not the same as a sterile tool. Harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores...
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How to Set Up a Nail Salon: A Step-by-Step Guide
You're standing in a blank retail unit, or maybe you're staring at a spreadsheet on your kitchen table, and the question is the same either way: where do I actually...
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How to Shop for Nail Products in Bulk (Without Overbuying or Running Short)
It's Wednesday afternoon, you’re fully booked, and the base coat bottle just ran dry. Or maybe you're opening your first station, staring at a catalog with over 5,000 shades of...