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Why does it take me an hour and a half to do a gel fill? How can I get my time down?

September 06, 2006 | Bookmark +

Why does it take me an hour and a half to do a gel fill? How can I get my time down?

Answer

Break a fill down into three parts (prep, application, and filing), then evaluate where you are spending too much time.

If it is in your preparation, then you need to evaluate the client’s problems, or finish the nails out more in the prior appointment to make your prep time less. If it is in your finish, evaluate your filing procedures to finish out the nails. If you don’t and the client comes back in, you’ll have lifting and peeling, and it will take more time to prepare. Gel applications for fills can be done two to four nails at a time, depending on your expertise in application, so curing time can be cut immensely. — Gari-Dawn Tingler is director of education for AII.

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How can I prevent lifting when my client's hands are constantly in water?

I have a client who is in the medical field so her hands are constantly in water. She has me keep the length of her acrylic nails short. No matter what I do, she always has at least one nail that comes off, and she always has lifting and gets water under the acrylic. I prep the nails correctly, I have a cuticle bit to clean the cuticle area, and I wipe the nail with alcohol, dehydrate the nail, and prime the nail. What should I do?

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