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It has been a sad week in our school — we lost two students. One was becoming a very close friend and had to withdraw for health reasons. I am going to miss her and her calm confidence and quirky sense of humor. The other lady we are not sure what happened; she just never called in and passed the number of days you can miss and then she was dropped. So we are now down to six students, but there is no worry of the school closing out the class because we are too far in for that to be an option. It is sad though because the first lady was so excited to be there and already owned a salon and to be able to call it a full-service salon she needed one more license under her belt. Also I am giving rides home to two of the ladies and Mrs. Brown jokingly stated to be very careful since I am on the road with half her class in my car and it has been storming all week.
On a happier note, I have been knocking out services left and right and aced my 3rd test. As of Thursday I have completed two artificial nail removals, five polishes/art, three pedicures, seven manicures, one tip with overlay, and two sets of gel.
In between all of that I have just 10 practice nails to finish and I can start acrylics on clients. I could have been done already but have been doing my best to make them as perfect as I possibly can and to really get a feel for the product. (Warning, product praise ahead!) The brush we use is from the Tammy Taylor line and I am just in love with it. I may even name it — that is how much I love it!
I have also realized that I have not had a single "easy" client yet. Each one has had issues or problems that make me feel so over my head, but between the teacher and just dogging on I have gotten nothing but praise from happy clients. As Mrs. Brown says, "It is best to get a handle on the hard ones in school while you have a safety net then to run across them out in the real world when it is your business and reputation on the line." However, at this rate I just may open up a “difficult clients-only” salon as I have zero experience with a more normal nail. LOL.
Included this week is a photo of me at my desk working on my practice acrylic nails. I will dance a jig Monday when I finish the last one. I may have another student film it and submit my happy dance for you all to shake your heads at! It has been storming so bad this week I was afraid to carry my camera to school so another of my fellow students, Tiffany, took this with her phone. Thanks Tiffany!
— Mary
As of this writing this instalment of my nail student blog may be the last one for a while. Similar to many schools and other institutions around the world, due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic classes at San Diego City College have been suspended until further notice.
I was fortunate enough to attend the three-day International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) held in Long Beach, Calif., January 26-28.
The first semester of nail school is now in the rear view mirror! I am now officially 50% done with my education to become a licensed nail technician.
We had two tests this week: 1) UV and LED Gels and 2) The Creative Touch.
This week we had a test on electric filing. We also received a lecture on UV and LED gels during the week (overlays and extensions).
Student blogger Gregory Fletcher shares his Nail Camp experiences.
During week seven we began performing nail services on clients.
During week six, we learned about nail product chemistry and the basics of electricity.
During week five, we received another lecture on skin structure, growth, and nutrition and tests on pedicures and nail tips and wraps. A good portion of the week was focused on giving manicures.
During week four, we had lectures on pedicures and on skin structure, growth, and nutrition.
This week we received lectures on chemistry and liquid and powder enhancements (acrylic) and had our first hands-on lab with reallive people.
This week we had our first written tests (multiple choice) and our first practical (nail tips).
I survived my first week of nail school! Well, I assumed that I would. But you never know!
NAILS has a new student blogger! San Diego-based Gregory Fletcher is looking forward to getting into the nail industry after retiring from his first career in the financial services industry
Let’s continue to shine, continue to spread light, joy and love to all around us! We’ll make a difference one smile, one hug, one nail service at a time!
It’s been such a long journey, from being excited and feeling unstoppable to being tired and exhausted and feeling like I couldn’t do it anymore. Now, every day that passes and I get closer to my graduation date I get more and more energy.
It was a really exciting week for me, and I'm starting to see the finish line as I continue to progres.
