Doing my own Nail extensions?

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can anyone tell me what stuff i need to do my own nail extensions i know how to do it myself but i dont actually know that the powder and things are called and the polish stuff lol


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As a nail tech, sure I could tell you what you need to do this. But it would be wrong for me to do that if the person has no training in this area. A lot of things can go wrong when applying nail enhancements. If you really want to do them yourself, I would suggest that you take nail classes at an approved school and learn the proper way. This is not something that someone with absolutely no experience should be doing at home. Either get the proper, and thorough training, or go to a reputable salon to have them done. Avoid the 'discount' salons which are notorious for safety and sanitation violations. These places can easily be identified. Usually they are 1) Very low cost - $15-25 for a full set, and $10-15 for a fill, and 2) Do not require an appointment, 3) Most of the time, a 'discount' will be Asian owned and operated. I do not mean to be racist here in any way, but this part is a fact. If you walk into a salon and you notice a language barrier - as in you have a difficult time communicating with the nail techs, then you are most likely in a discount salon, 4) Location: Strip malls, street corners, most have a big red neon sign in the window that says, 'Nails' , 5) the places are usually visibally dirty, they don't practice good sanitation and disinfection procedures. Most will use the same files and other implements over and over on customers, and not bother to properly wash, then disinfect them implements. In the case of nail files, they should be wash, and soaked in a sanitizer for at least 10 minutes. If they are of the type that cannot be immersed, then they must be used only once, then thrown out. DIscount salons ignore this 99% of the time, and do not properly clean their equipment, files, etc. which leaves you open to exposure to infections of all sorts. 6) If getting a pedi, make sure that the bath has been properly disinfected prior to even putting one toe into it. Discount salons almost never disinfect in between customers. This is really dangerous because you could quite easily catch some nasty infections, among other things if it had not been disinfected between each, and every single customer. Look out for those places, trust me! They are simply not worth the few dollars you save by going to one of them.Doing my own Nail extensions?
Gemma, I see that you have resovled your question. However, as a Professional Nail Tech I have to agree with Rachel N.

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I guess you use this stuff :)


Then you have to find the white tips and the little drill.





http://www.starlightnail.com/store-cat.a鈥?/a>
also being a professional nail tech i must say that i agree 100% with racheln.....goto someone who knows what they are doing