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| UV gel on natural nails | 5/28/2009 | Ambercinque |
Q: I have put UV builder gel on my natural nails to make them harder.This has worked well,but now I ...
A: Betty- So this brand is not meant to soak off? Ok, unless specified on the product your using the ...
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| staining on gel nails | 5/27/2009 | Sylvia de Rijke |
Q: I have calgel gel on my nails and within a week they are black on the tips french or colour doesn't ...
A: Have been searching for answers for you but my best one is to contact www.calgelusa.com and ask them ...
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| first fill after getting solar nails | 5/27/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: I had my first manicure not long ago. I chose solar nails in the french manicure. They were ...
A: Unfortunately Solar nails are just plain old acrylic and acrylic yellows. There is nothing you can ...
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| Gel Nails | 5/26/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I don't like going to salons to get my nails done, and I have been doing them myself for the past ...
A: DeAnna, ALL gels need to be cured. If it is not cured, it is a resin and not a gel. Do not be fooled ...
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| BCIS | 5/22/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: WHEN YOU ARE DOING MANICURIS HOW DO IT WORK WHATS ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO. bECAUSE WHEN I GET ...
A: It depends on which state you live in. Each state has its own requirements for your license. Make ...
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| Gel nails. | 5/21/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: I had undergone a manicure course a few years ago. Altough it's not the same thing, I decided to ...
A: Might I just say that you have taken on quite a challenge for doing your own nails! Let's see if I ...
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| toe nail enhancement | 5/20/2009 | Liza Smith |
Q: Ive had ingrowing toenails for most of my life. Both toes have had the nails removed twice and my ...
A: Im sorry that you had your toenails removed, as the work that I have been developing with ...
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| Help in finding nail care staff | 5/20/2009 | Sylvia de Rijke |
Q: I hope you are doing well. This is "Hanan Assaf" from Jordan. I've been looking for a staff(girls) ...
A: Please write to Sylvia@dasydesign.com for direct messages. All the best and look forward to receive ...
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| nails | 5/19/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: Sorry ,you may not deal with this but anyway !My nail ripped about 25% of the way down .i have a ...
A: Nothing will make it grow back unfortunately. If the nail is still there you can have it repaired ...
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| Gel Nails | 5/19/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I went to a salon today to have my acrylic nails replaced with gel nails. I expected GEL. I ...
A: Lynne, SIGH!!! Not for you, but for those places. Shame on them for LYING about gel nails. Gel ...
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| crystal nails? | 5/19/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I used to get my nails done all the time with arcylic back in high school. so this time around I've ...
A: Ashley, Sorry to hear you were duped by the chop shop tactic. There is NO such thing as crystal ...
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| Acrylic Nail Bubbles | 5/18/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: I have pink and white acrylic nails, what causes bubbles?I I have tiny dots in the white.
A: Your nail tech has air in her brush. When the brush is dipped into the liquid, it needs to be pushed ...
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| Split nail bed | 5/18/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I recently took off some acrylic nails, and before I took them off, I bumped my finger. My nail ...
A: Paulette, The best thing I found is to use a brush on glue. If you go to your drug store, find a ...
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| Gel Nails | 5/17/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: Do Gel nails penetrate the nail down to the skin. Also, if it does how safe are the chemicals? Are ...
A: I'm not sure yet why I so often hear people speak of Bio Sculpture gels as though they were not gel. ...
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| edge nail system | 5/15/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: i have just bought myself a starter kit 2 learn how apply nails using the dip technique but all i ...
A: Ruth, You probably cured the resin with the activator. If you have 100% acetone, then soak the ...
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| nail fills | 5/14/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: i had a set of gel nails put on and i cannot find anyone to fill them in my area, the girl i had ...
A: Donna, Yes, you can have acrylic applied over gel and gel over acrylic. Just be sure that what you ...
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| Gel or silk wrap manicure | 5/12/2009 | Miko Choi |
Q: I have natural long nails and currently get a manicure every two weeks. I was considering getting ...
A: First of all, I want to know what it is you are trying to achieve by considering the application of ...
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| liquid gel nails | 5/12/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I too am looking for a reliable liquid gel nail salon in the Portland area. The one you listed is a ...
A: Donna, I can put another APB out for you, but I can only send the information if a tech sends me her ...
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| Good Nails & want to get Gel done..should I do it? | 5/11/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I have great growing nails. They are hard and really grow great. I went and had a manicure and ...
A: Jennifer, First, if you have great natural nails, then DO NOT get product on them. I would NEVER ...
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| "gels" loostening around my nail edges | 5/9/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I have a problem with my 'gels' loostening around the edges of my nails. My nails also tend to ...
A: Sally, The only thing I can recommend for you to do is use a good cuticle oil. Did your tech suggest ...
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| Acrylic Nails | 5/8/2009 | Liza Smith |
Q: When i have applied acrylic nails they look great and i find it quite easy. But they wont set hard? ...
A: sorry for delay in answering, ive been working away. True liquid and powder nails are what are ...
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| nails | 5/7/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: The thing is i have been searching everywhere to see where i can get my nails done to (french nail. ...
A: Tara, I am not sure what you are asking, but it seems that you want to go to a place to get your ...
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| solar nail removal | 5/7/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: Does it hurt to remove solar nails by a salon person and does it damage your real nails?
A: Removing nails is always damaging to the natural nail. If they are soaked off properly it should not ...
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| Solar nail lifting | 5/7/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: I got solar nails for the first time ever about 2 weeks ago. I have read that they should be ...
A: So-called "solar nails" are just acrylic nails, so they aren't going to wear any differently than ...
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| nails tranning | 5/6/2009 | Sylvia de Rijke |
Q: i m flying crew i want to take tranning of acrcalic nails.during my stay i stay in patunam ...
A: You are most welcome for our gel courses during weekdays Monday to Friday 9-6 the courses can be ...
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| glass fibre nails | 5/6/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: is there a another name for glass fibre? is it the same as gel nails? many thx
A: Well, I'm more familiar with the term "Fiberglass" but either way, it's a fabric mesh made from very ...
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| Acrylic wrap Vs. Tips | 5/6/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: I currently have acrylic tips. My natural nail is almost grown out underneath. What is the ...
A: Wraps are just another type of nail enhancement service. In very simple terms, it involves gluing ...
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| Locstion of Salon | 5/5/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: Lynnette, I am searching for a technician in may area and would love to make an appointment with ...
A: Linda, You can go to my website: http://www.salon29.net You can "friend" me on Facebook and see many ...
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| Alergic to Acrylic nails. | 5/3/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I am allergic to acrylic and I have tried silk wrap and I get the same reaction I get with the ...
A: Myra, I changed this question to public because it could help others. Just out of curiosity, is your ...
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| Toenails | 5/2/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: I have mild toenail fungus. Should I get a pedicure and should I be embarrased?
A: Believe it or not a fungis can be spread to your other toes if the same implements were used on all ...
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| Gel nails lifting | 4/30/2009 | Miko Choi |
Q: I take care to complete all steps and am careful not to touch the skin with the gel but my nails ...
A: The bonder and stick are both primers. Bonder is a non-acid primer designed especially for gel ...
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| solar nails | 4/30/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: I am an owner and nail tech of jazzy nail salon. I have been told that solar nail is the best nail. ...
A: Solar Nail is a brand of acrylic CND makes (Creative Nail Design) you can purchase the product at ...
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| false nail | 4/28/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I am going on a cruise for 4-days and I want to put a false nail on it for the 4-days only. I am ...
A: Dewanda, I have had luck using VICK's vaporub. We all have some in our medicine cabinets. If you ...
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| Hangnails | 4/27/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: I have acrylic nails and started having a problem with hangnails. I didn't think this happened with ...
A: The acrylic shouldn't have much to do with hangnails.If they are really bad it could be a slight ...
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| Hangnails | 4/27/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: Lately I have been having a lot of hangnails. Is this from not putting the acrylic all the way on ...
A: Cheryl, Sorry for the time it took to get to you . (sinus infection) Anyway, that would not be the ...
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| I also had reaction to gel nails | 4/27/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: I changed operators and discovered the last two times a terrible itch so bad I turned black and ...
A: Phyllis, (sorry for the delay-- sinus infection and very sick with it) I suspect you have been ...
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| Nailite Gel | 4/26/2009 | Maggie Franklin |
Q: I have been performing full service nail enhancements for 8 years, but have only worked with ...
A: My first thought was that if you are applying over tips, they have to be buffed for the gel to ...
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| base coat! | 4/26/2009 | Lynnette Madden |
Q: ! here is the question! What ingredient is found in base coat that makes the nail polish stick to ...
A: Katie, I wish I could answer this question!! What a great thing to wonder about. Each polish ...
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| removing last of artificial nails | 4/26/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: Hope you can help me. I usually do not have my nails done but found I needed something for an event. ...
A: Getting acrylic nails off can be a real job! Is it your fingers that hurt or your nails? If it is ...
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| nails | 4/25/2009 | amber Edwards |
Q: Okay, I was filing my nails and I accidentally went really thin on the top of my nail, if that makes ...
A: Ouch!! Ok there are a couple of ways you can deal with this. First you can keep putting a ...
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