Hello,
I hope you are all safe and well.
For as long as I can remember, I have had a true passion for anything nail related, from simple well manicured nails, to the most impressive nail art. In early 2020, I decided to bite the bullet and start my journey into the nail industry, however, the dreaded COVID hit and so I felt it best to press pause on my plans and spend the time doing more research (around my current full-time job). I realise that many companies started offering online courses, but I just didn't feel these were what I was looking for and could not replace in classroom training. I like to know I'm doing things right, and I just felt that I wouldn't get the same sort of guidance and possibly pick up bad habits. I know this won't replace proper training either, but I am currently reading Marian Newman's 'The Complete Nail Technician' from cover to cover, so I am best placed to start a nail course when I can (hopefully soon!).
Anyway, I have been researching a few courses now and narrowed it down to the following:
- CND Liquid & Powder Beginners
- Light Elegance Beginners (Gel)
- Bio Sculpture Beginners
- IKON.IQ Nails Nail Technician Soak-off Gel education (couldn't find a lot of info on their website though)
- IKON.IQ Nails Nail Technician Acrylic Liquid & Powder education (couldn't find a lot of info on their website though)
I appreciate I probably need to decide what medium I want to train in first, before deciding on the course, however I'm not quite sure and would like to eventually train in both. I am thinking that acrylic is harder, so if I can master that, then I have a better foundation for mastering gel, but realise that acrylic has sort of gone out of fashion, so is it worth it?
I also looked at The Gel Bottle Academy, but got scared off when I did a bit more research. I know Bio Sculpture and CND have been in the game for a long while, so felt in safer hands. I am petrified of using a product incorrectly and myself or a client developing an allergy that I/they will have for life.
One thing I do know is that once the courses resume that I need to stop pondering and push myself to go for it. I am 37 and although I know it's not old by any means, I'm worried that there will be loads of wonderfully talented 20 somethings on the same course and I'll feel old and past it! 
is it too late?
xx
