AboutMaggie Franklin Expertise Professional Nailcare: nail enhancement chemistry and technique, mancuring and pedicuring. I am not qualified to give medical advice or make medical diagnoses.
Experience I am a professional nail technician with 17 years experience in the professional beauty industry. I am licensed in the states of California (license #M120766) and Colorado (license #8611.)
I have been an active member of the online mailing list at Beautytech.com since 1999 where I network with 100s of nail industry professionals around the world.
Over the last 15 years I have accumulated several advanced training certificates, including the coveted Creative Nail Designs Master Nail Technician status, and personal training by Tammy Taylor, Tom Bachik, and Tom Holcomb.
I briefly joined the competition circuit in 2002, taking first place in the second annual Strut Your Stuff Online competition in the Enhancement 2 category. In 2009 I have decided to make time in my schedule to get back into competition by joining "Team Pink," the competition team captained by current world champion nail technician, Lynn Lammers.
I boast several contributions to articles that have appeared in both Nails and Nailpro magazines, including a brief stint as a Nails Magazine Help Desk contributor and now I write a semi-weekly blog for Nails Magazine while continuing to attend tradeshows and continuing education events.
Organizations Nail Tech mailist list at Beautytech.com
Publications Nails Magazine. Nailpro Magazine. Blogging for Nails Magazine since September, 2008: http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/
Education/Credentials CA license #M120766. CO license #8611. CND Master Nail Technician. Tom Holcomb Academy. Personal training with Tom Bachik. Two day advanced training with Tammy Taylor. AEFM certified for use of electric file. HRTE (High Road to Education) in San Jose, CA 2009.
Awards and Honors 2nd Annual Strut Your Stuff Online competition, 1st place in Enhancement 2. Member of "Team Pink" competition team 2009. 3rd place, Novice tip-and-overlay relay at IBS Las Vegas, 2009.
Question I have been seeing in many spa & nails that they are offering deep powder manicures which are at a higher price than a regular manicure or a french manicure. I just wanted to know what is a deep powder manicure, and what are it's benefits?
Answer This is a new one for me, as I have not yet seen or heard of "deep powder manicures." So, I did an internet search and both Yahoo and Google only return one hit: Beauty and Youth Spa in New York City.
Their website does, indeed, list a "deep powder manicure" at a slightly higher rate than their regular manicure, but it does not offer a description of the service. So I called them up.
It was explained to me that their "deep powder manicure" is the same as their standard manicure, only includes any necessary repair work done on any existing artificial enhancement products that the client may be wearing. They do not offer acrylic nail services themselves, however they do offer wraps.
I suspect the term "deep powder manicure" is on the list with other marketing terms such as "solar nails," "Laser nails," "Rockstar nails," and " diamond nails" which are just terms that various salons have invented to describe certain techniques to make them more appealing to consumers. These terms are pure marketing and don't refer to specific products or manufacturers, therefore they are subject to different interpretations from salon to salon. So it's possible that the service that Beauty and Youth Spa refers to as a "deep powder" manicure may not be the same as another salon's service by the same name.
