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SEARCHHolly’s overall score in the soak off gel competition improved with experience.
Good times were had by all in Gatlinburg! Nail Tech Event of the Smokies is still one of my favorite shows to attend. The setting is fun and the chance to actually visit with attendees and do demos without screaming over crazy music is such a treat. I worked a booth on Sunday, taught a class on Monday, and had the chance to compete in the soak-off gel competition thanks to CND sponsoring me.
There were not many competitors which was disappointing but the most exciting part for me was to see that my score improved 19 points from Orlando and the total score earned me 2nd place. That’s quite a lot and I have to say a big thanks to Guin, my mentor and Carla, the director of the competitions for giving me advice and helping me navigate my first two competitions.
I hope you like these crazy huge selfies! One is the awesome group Kim Jones and I had in class on Monday.
This is from the final dinner I had in Gatlinburg with the creator of the event, Jill Wright, some fellow educators, and some event attendees!
Here I am sharing a very comprehensive and well-rounded almost back to work package of information for you from Virox (Rejuvenate) that is the complete set of materials to help you feel confident that everything is in place and ready to go, even if you are already back at work!
Every Tuesday for the next four weeks, Holly will be doing an alcohol ink tutorial.
National Nail Tech Day is May 30, and to celebrate YOU, Virox and I would like to offer up the opportunity to win a canister of disinfecting wipes.
Join me Wednesday evening 5/27/20 for a Live chat on Facebook with Dr Spalding to get some idea of what it takes to be that level of clean and safe.
If your salon has re-opened, you may have found some challenges with wearing a face shield while working. If not, here are some tips that could help save you some headaches when you do get back.
This video is a really awesome resource for figuring out a reasonable hourly rate for yourself in addition to seeing the average your area can bear in service prices in some ways.
Have you ever heard of the stages of grief? With everything going on, we are grieving our “normal”. That means you should give yourself permission to feel the way you feel.
Has all this PPE business got you down? Does it feel like it cramps your style? One way to help it cheer you up which will in turn cheer up your clients is to add some sparkle.
For those of you that like a little data with your info, here is some really interesting information from salon owner Michele Baker in Georgia. Being one of the first states to open left the salon owners to scramble to learn a lot of things on their own and many have been generous in sharing things they have figured out to help make operating in the COVID-19 world more systematic and understandable.
Holly orders Wildflowers Nails in a Box and tries it out Live.
Holly demonstrates how to do a vertical ombre on nails with the help of Winnie Huang.
Holly shares two videos to help you practice your liquid and powder technique.
Holly and Shelena Robinson show how to make a runway rose fit for everyday.
Holly helps you practice your hard gel technique.
Holly will be doing two Instagram Lives next week on PPE.
It has been quite a while since I made a video for the e-file chronicles so an update to that seemed in order. The latest installment is removing gel-polish from an enhancement.
Holly has a jam-packed week of live talks and demos on social media!
