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Week 8: Pedicures, Shellac, and Nail Art

This week wasn’t any different from last week. We wrapped up all the styles of pedicures. We had a slow week — it rained in San Diego, which is our idea of a snowstorm and most

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Kendra Is Frustrated With Nail School

Editor’s Note: Kendra’s been busy over the last few weeks, but she’s here to check in with us before the holidays.Sorry I haven’t written in a few weeks. Last week we had seven chapters to get

Week 7: Pedis and Some Advice From a Beauty Veteran

I never thought I would say this but I could go without a pedicure for a few weeks…just a few!We went over pedicures from basic to every version of a spa-style pedi. We took turns performing

Week 6: Relaxing With Manicures and Pedicures

Sorry for the small amount of pictures, I was getting massaged! Last week was all about manicures and pedicures and a ton of ways to massage your client.We went over the hot stone manicure, reflexology, and

Week 5: Halloween Party and New Students

Happy Halloween and hello to November. October went by way too fast! This week was not a typical one. We had two new students join us and a Halloween celebration at school. We worked on state

Week 4: It's Already Been a Month!

Wow! This week marks a month in the nail program. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! Over the weekend I was reflecting on life... where I've been, where I'm headed. I am someone that

Kendra's First Week

I started my first week of school on Monday and it was awesome. There were a total of nine students, including myself. The first part of the morning we went over school rules and what the

Week 3: Information Overload — But I Love It!

We went over so many things this week. We went into more detail about Vinylux and the class got in some new fall colors. I love them all! Our instructor was attending some CND training all

Meet Kendra

My name is Kendra Budjenska and I live in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colo. I just recently moved up here in August from Arizona (talk about a crazy weather change).

Week 2: My Support Systems Means Everything

So last week was my first week and my boys were on fall break. It was nice to be able to start the night program without worrying about homework, dinner, and all the other mom duties.But