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Colour Crazy
Manicures and pedicures with a polish have always been big business in the beauty salon, but it’s time to move with the times and offer something more durable and long lasting.
Bold is one of the key trends for nail colours and was spotted all over the 2012 catwalks. Classic reds, chic corals, deep blues, soft pastels and mellow yellows were just some of the colour trends that were popular for the season, as well as dark and mysterious shades.
Colourful nails go down in history, with many clients likely to be loving a manicure that is completed with a colour polish. But, if you’re finding that your clients are complaining about chipped nails just days after their visit, think about offering them a longer-lasting solution with either coloured Gels or Liquid and Powder, also known as acrylic.
Whether they’re looking to keep their length and add a durable colour overlay that won’t chip for a good few weeks, or they’re looking for a little extra length with a vibrant or neutral shade, both Gel and L&P offer a solution.
Both L&P and Gels are known for lasting longer than a regular polish; sometimes weeks at a time, and proper application can strengthen and promote growth of the natural nail.
Gel
Over the past few years, Gel enhancements and natural overlays have become increasingly popular, mainly because it’s simple to apply, there’s no waiting for them to dry and it lasts on the client’s nail, whether natural or enhanced, for two to three weeks without chipping.
By
Donna Taylor
donna@BeautyServe.net
Image courtesy of Palms Extra. Nails by Kirsty Lund.
Many nail technicians often find that using Gel to create an enhancement is a very simple process due to the fact that Gel is a one-component nail treatment and can therefore be easily applied without having to mix together any separate elements. This limits the risk of a product that has been mixed incorrectly, which can result in imperfect nail enhancements.
Creating the actual enhancement is quite simple using a Gel formulation and gives the flexibility of either
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