Q&A

Can you use any primer with any acrylic?

What causes the burning sensation when gels are curing?

Could chlorine in the water make my client's acrylics lift?

What methods and type of equipment do I need for paraffin treatments?

Why do my clients' acrylic nails look discolored?

Should I apply more than one coat of primer before applying gels?

How do I correctly apply tips? I am either getting bubbles or the tips pop off.

How do you get a client to stop picking the acrylic at the cuticle?

How can I place the acrylic so that the wide tips will look right?

How can I keep my manicure implements from dulling?

How can I lay acrylic on a nail without it going onto my client’s cuticle?

At what point in a pedicure do you use the hot towels and how?

Is acrylic causing curling nails?

How can you stop nail separation after removing acrylics?

I had a client who is a runner, and her toenail was on the verge of coming off. What should I do?

Is it better to perform pedicures with or without gloves?

How can I use an e-file to remove soak-off gels without overheating the nails?

Why is it that most of my acrylic clients are having lifting by the cuticle area?

What causes brittle nails?

My clear and acrylic nails appear dull or frosted. What am I doing wrong?