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This
month’s Nail Tech is……….
Phillippa Vincent
Salon
name: Creative nails, Poole, Dorset
E
Mail address: fingernails@cdrive.co.uk
Website
address: www.cdrive.co.uk/fingernails
When did you
start your career in nails? I
started working in the industry in 1993. I
am an NVQ assessor and trainer for the new NVQC19 qualification.
I also teach hand painted nail art for Charm Nails, and fibreglass
extensions for Backscratchers.
What environment do you work
in? I
work on clients from my home in a lilac lounge with a hand crafter lilac nail
desk. I have a nail studio within the college where I teach the NVQ courses for
Poole Adult Education.
What
services do you offer and which systems do you use?
Liquid
and powder - Creative Nail Design (I am a Master Technician).
Fibreglass - Backscratchers Manicure - Zoom. Airbrushing - Aztek. Charm
Nails products and jewellery.
How
many clients do you see per week? Are
you full or part time?
I
am a full time nail tech and educator and see between 30 and 60 clients a week.
What
part of your job do you enjoy the most?
Working
on clients, especially new ones, as they love the instant transformation that
nail enhancements give.
How do
you advertise? Yellow
pages, Thompson directory and word of mouth referrals.
What is your most popular nail
art request and which is your favourite piece of nail art? Handpainted
designs or rhinestones included in a design.
What
is the weirdest request you have had for any nail service?
Putting
a solid silver charm with the word ‘bitch’ on a client.
If
you could have your dream come true in the nail world what would it be and why?
To
have my books on nail art and mehndi body art permanently on sale in WHSmith!!
Ottakars have placed orders, so I’m getting there.
The ANT are also publishing one of my books.
Perfect
French Manicures
If you have trouble holding a French manicure stencil flat on the nail or getting a crisp, perfect line for your Airbrushed French Manicures or can’t quite get a perfect line with polish try using the ‘donut holes’ from rectangular acrylic forms. They are usually round at the bottom and a slightly thinner round at the top. Both perfect if you like traditional round arch or a thin high arch, perfect for wider nails. Simply remove the donut hole and use to mask your preferred natural colour of the nail, then airbrush or polish the free edge. Even if you don’t normally use the forms it can still save you time for very little cost. A roll of 500 forms allowing you to do 100 French manicures (you can use each one twice, do one hand at a time) is around £5. If you usually cut out your own masking for the French manicures this will save you time and each arch will be exactly the same shape.
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