How To Transition A Nail Design Instead Of Removing An Existing Acrylic Nail Design

ByTye Dodson

For licensed nail technicians it's hard work to come up with amazing acrylic nail designs day after day. Sometimes, it gets to the point where you feel like you've seen and done it all a thousand times. However, as a professional nail tech it's your job to think and work fast which can be difficult when what you do involves a creative process. One of the most challenging aspects to this business is new nails aren't new for long. Clients get tired of looking at their nails quickly.

There's another aspect to creating killer nail designs and that's time. Working with acrylic takes time and there's no way around that.

It's common to create an amazing nail design and have that client come back in for a fill after only a couple of weeks. Now What? She is tired of the blue and purple design and wants to have pink and whites. UMMM omg! You mean you want me to remove all this acrylic and start over? In an hour?! Of course she does, she doesn't know how much time that requires.

So now what? Try a compromise where instead of removing all of the product you can do a transition. A transition is a process, or a journey back to pink and whites over time. Explain to your client that you can bring her to pink and whites over the course of 2-3 fills or you can remove her nails now and reschedule her for a new full set. Most clients will appreciate the option, especially when a transition fill is going to run about $22-$40 and a removal plus a new set runs $45-$75. More than likely she will take you up on the transition idea.

I've seen way too many Nail Technician "Professionals"' who are afraid to offer a transition as an option because they are afraid that they will lose a client by not giving them whatever they ask for. It's your job to offer solutions, but you can't forget that your time is valuable and must be billed for. Take it from me, you will end up with major burn out, Carpal Tunnel and Tendonitis! So do yourself a favor and get really good at transitioning nail designs!

So, how do you transition a nail design?

First, use an electric file with a coarse bit or coarse grit hand file to remove loose acrylic product from around the cuticle line. Then rough-up the remaining acrylic until the shine is gone. Acrylic will bond to acrylic if it is rough.

Second, thin out the smile line growth ONLY with coarse file.

Third, fill in the cuticle area with the same acrylic you used before.

Fourth, place a ball of clear acrylic and iridescent glitters in the valley you created. Feather both sides of the acrylic mix into the nail bed color and over what is left over of the blue colored acrylic creating a fade effect. Placing a mix of clear acrylic and chunky glitters between the nail bed color and the blue color acrylic design will help blend the two different colors during this transitional period.

Most clients are so tickled with the change, they forget all about those pink and whites and look forward to your next acrylic design fill appointment. You're happy, your client's happy and you didn't kill yourself trying to do the impossible.

Tye Dodson is the owner of Tyes Dyes, an online wholesaler of pre-mixed acrylic powders and acrylic nail products for professional nail technicians. Tye has a showcase of hundreds of pre-mixed acrylic powders including glitter, tints, confetti, shells, glow-in-the-dark and more. Tye has also created several "how to" and tutorial videos for acrylic nail designs.

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Removing Unwanted Hair With Electrolysis: Common Questions

ByTeresa Ann Pickard

Before we jump right into talking about removing unwanted hair with electrolysis, let's take a look at a definition.

What is Electrolysis?

According to Dictionary.com the definition of electrolysis is:

The destruction of hair roots, tumors, etc., by an electric current.

Pretty simple and straight forward, but let's expand on the definition a little bit. It's a way of removing unwanted hairs from the body or face using an electrolysis device known as an epilator. These devices use chemical or heat energy to get to the root of the hair, also known as the growth center, and destroy it. Once that is done, tweezers are used to easily remove each individual hair.

What Causes Unwanted Hair Growth?

Everyone deals with hair growth. It's just one of those things that life throws at us. Hormones play a major role in hair growth and it can also be hereditary. Aside from those two causes, different illnesses and drugs used to treat them can stimulate hair growth, creating unwanted hair.

Of course not all hair growth is a bad thing or unwanted - it has its place like on the head or under men's arms, etc. For the sake of this article, we're referring to undesirable growth on parts of the body like a woman's upper lip, bikini line, neck and chin, arms and legs. In that case, electrolysis may be the right solution for you.

How Many Electrolysis Treatments Will Be Needed?

The best way to answer this question is that removing unwanted hair with electrolysis will vary from person to person. Generally speaking, it's going to take several treatments to permanently remove hair from a particular problem area. These visits are ideally done once a week at first then spaced out after a few sessions. Each session can be as quick as 15 minutes or as long as one hour, depending upon the client's schedule, finances and area to be cleared.

Does Electrolysis Hair Removal Hurt?

The next thing you're probably wondering is whether or not these treatments are painful. That's actually one of the top myths about electrolysis. So, does it hurt? Well, in most instances there should not be much discomfort at all. The most common pain associated with these treatments is a bit of tingling. In some instances, a topical anesthetic may be used but generally the discomfort is so minimal that it's not needed. Some sensitive individuals may take an ibuprofen pill (such as Advil) before their appointment.

Now you have some basic information about removing unwanted hair with electrolysis. A qualified, certified electrologist should always be willing to answer your other questions to help you make an informed decision, too.

If you are looking for a permanent solution to unwanted excess hair growth, you owe it to yourself to look into electrolysis. In the Atlanta area, I offer free consultations by appointment. Call me at 770-495-1833 or visit Elite Electrolysis http://teresapickard.com in Duluth, Georgia.

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Sugaring - A Lesser Known Treatment For Removing Excess Hair

ByLinda Gibson

Over the couple of decades there has been a big jump in the number of hair removal options available to the average person. Previously unaffordable or exotic methods of hair removal have become mainstream (like electrolysis or threading) while new methods have popped up seemingly out of nowhere, like sugaring. If you've paid any attention over the last few years to hair removal trends you've probably heard of sugaring but haven't had any idea what exactly it was. So read on to learn all about what sugaring is and whether it's a viable hair removal option- or just another trend.

Even though sugaring has only surged in popularity in recent years the practice is actually old... really old! Sugaring was developed in Ancient Egypt as their premier method for trimming, sculpting and removing unwanted body hair. And even though sugaring has some ancient & exotic origins, the procedure will probably seem pretty familiar with you. First the sugaring technician mixes together a paste that's composed mostly of sugar, then the technician applies the paste to the hair you want to do away with, then the technician takes the paste off of your skin and removes your unwanted hair with it. There are some differences here and there, but at the end of the day sugaring works a lot like waxing.

In fact having sugaring done will look a lot like waxing in every element but the medium used. The sugaring paste is layered on and then pressed down with cotton strips that are pressed down firmly onto your skin. Those cotton strips are torn off against the grain of your hair the same way soft wax is pulled off and the medium and hair go along with it, just like in soft waxing. Like waxing sugaring can be used on pretty much every part of your body that you can think of, though it can't be used for men's beard hair. This isn't a fault of the sugaring system, men's beard hair simply grows in differently than any other type of body hair and has its own specific removal needs.

Sugaring removes your hair for a long time. If you're feeling conservative then expect to only have one sugaring treatment a month and to be smooth and hairless during the majority of that time. Some people can go up to 6-8 weeks without a sugaring treatment and remain hairless. As you can imagine sugaring pulls hair up by the roots which causes the hair to take a long time to return and which causes the hair to grow back softer and lighter than before.

Even though it might have sounded like a fad at first, sugaring is definitely here to stay. It's winning a lot of converts and becoming their favorite inexpensive and totally safe method of hair removal, and in some markets it's even quickly moving in on waxing as the preferred way to produce smooth, attractive hair-free skin. If you're curious then it's definitely worth your while to book a quick sugaring appointment to get firsthand experience with this ancient beauty procedure.

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