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How can I speed up my pedicures?

April 16, 2012 | Bookmark +

How can I speed up my pedicures? I give full leg massages and apply polish at the end.

Answer

An easy way to make your pedicures more efficient is to put base coat on all five toenails on one foot, and allow them to dry while you massage the other leg. Then when the base coat is dry, massage that leg, and when finished apply color and go back to massaging the other leg (which now has dry base coat ready for polish).
Explain to the client you are going to polish in between the massages so that each layer gets a chance to dry and reduce the chances of smudging.

— Jolene Ali is a nail technician at Sweet Momma Pregnancy Wellness Spa in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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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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