Hi everyone! I am beyond excited to open the doors to this space. Please visit the "START HERE" course in the classroom section to learn about how this space works x Then, let’s break the ice! Drop an intro below 👇Tell us: 1. Your name + where you’re based 2. How long you’ve been doing nails 3. One nail skill you’d love to master this year 4. Your social media handle - not the link (the only self-promo we'll allow 😉) Can’t wait to get to know each of you and start building something amazing together. 💅

Hi everyone!!!!! Ah soo amazing to be in a community where I can ask all the questions! I’m wanting to do a course on cuticle work, I have done a basic efile course but would love to do a more detailed course like a Russian manicure course or something similar. I have good retention between 3-6 weeks. But do have cuticle lifting a lot of the time. And recommendations would be amazing! I’m located in Christchurch.

Hi everyone! Just thinking about the community and making it a bit easier to be in. If you wouldn't mind - please consider adding your material of choice to your bio. Eg: Acrylic tech, or Builder Gel tech (even if you're still just a beginner). This will help those answering you to quickly hover over your profile and see what type of products you might be referring to when looking for suggestions and/or advice 🫶

Hey everyone! Quick update on my press-on workshop in the classroom. I have lowered the access level down from level 5 to level 3 🥳 Hope you enjoy it and it's able to help 💅

Hi everyone! Happy Monday 🥳 When I first started this community, I had made the decision for it to be a "promo" free space, and as such, I created the blanket rule of not mentioning specific brands. My thinking behind this was that the free groups we can access online quickly turn into spaces filled with bots and members getting annoyed by being spammed with "discount codes" and affiliate links when looking for honest feedback about products. I also didn't want product shaming and defensiveness to happen, and for the main focus to be on technique, skills, and advice - regardless of labels and "brand names" I wanted this to be a space where we could escape that, so I even asked educators not to mention the brands they use in classes, just so we can avoid opening that backdoor. HOWEVER! I do understand that using the right products is such a vital part of the success of our careers and businesses. And as time goes on, more and more research and testing is being done, and there definitely are products out there that nail techs should not be using in a professional setting (or even beginners on themselves, to be honest). I've had thoughts about creating a brand "blacklist" to help steer beginners away from the dangerous stuff as early as possible, but this could turn into quite a heated topic if we're not mindful. So, I'm not sure about how to approach it yet. But I would like us to open up a discussion about this and to get your feedback on how you want to approach the topic of "product suggestions". Do you agree with my thinking process? Do you think we should be doing things differently, and should we be speaking more openly about the brands being used, and why? Do you have a completely different idea? There are no wrong answers here; I genuinely want to hear your thoughts and expectations for this community. At the end of the day, it isn't my community; it's OUR community as an entire industry 🫶