E-Filing Methods for Success

Nail technicians need 10 Continuing Education hours by October 31st. This class can help.

How to Get Started With Electric Files

E-files can be intimidating for nail techs and clients who aren’t used to them, and they require careful training, but when properly used, they can save nail techs time and reduce wear and tear on their bodies. We asked nail techs new to e-filing what it was like to learn this new skill.

Acrylic Application: Learn to Sculpt with Your Brush

Learn how to angle your brush when applying liquid-and-powder product so there is minimal need for filing.

Hand Filing and E-filing Tips to Speed Up Services

Whether you use a hand file or an e-file, it’s important to have a process and follow the same steps from nail to nail. These tips will help you learn to file quickly and consistently, finishing fast with nails that look the same from one to the next.

Week 7 Social Media Post: The Truth About Nail Damage

Many salon guests and even some nail professionals are blissfully unaware that nail damage is not incurred by products.

Protect Fingers From Filing Mishaps

Designed to help prevent hand or finger abrasions from the repetitive use of a nail file, the Cosmo Finger Guard for Nail Techs is a lightweight, cut-resistant glove designed by a cosmetologist with comfort and safety in mind.

An Egg-cellent Filing Technique

This exercise can help improve your service speed. 

A Bridge Over Bitten Nails

When nails are weary, weak, and inching toward the eponychium, a modified nail tip can be a great way to protect nails and encourage them to grow.

A Tip by Any Other Name

Though many technicians prefer to sculpt, a pre-made nail tip that can be adhered to the natural nail can give newbie nail techs a nice runway to learn the delicate craft of gel and acrylic sculpting, while providing great-looking results.