Hey Dnx
Don't panic first of all, never helps and only makes you slower! My longest removal back at the start took me 2 hours, I look back now and realise where I was going wrong. I didn't have my routine down pat, my confidence wasn't with me so I had the 'faff factor' (as Nicole333 would say
) going on and my technique was out for removal, too much time waiting around when I could be getting on with something else.
My routine for a Re-Shellac is as follows:
Apply remover wraps (or whatever wraps you use to all ten fingers) time 10 minutes for DSolve from the time the first wrap is on
After ten minutes go back to the first wrap, twist/massage and slide off the nail. If there's anything left on it that isn't coming off use dsolve on a lint free pad hold on to the nail in the area that the Shellac is still on and it will lift off.
Clear away Shellac- I use a manicure brush then apply Cuticle Away.
I do these same steps for each nail, one at a time
After all ten nails are done I remove cuticle and shape nail, one nail at a time- so remove cuticle, shape nail then on to the next
Remove CA with soap and water, using manicure brush again to get in the crevices and then dry with a lint free wipe
Then I start my Shellac application
This doesn't include greeting the client, making coffee, consultation form, client choosing a colour (though this is done when we go through the consult or Shellac is being removed) taking photos and rebooking- all this does add time on.
If you find you are faffing over the nail shape, and I have done this in the past, do one hand and get your client to check that the length and shape is as desired. You can always go back if you feel there is slight imperfection, but don't faff, it uses up your time.
Build your confidence, this comes over time. You haven't been Shellac-ing long, only since May and some of us weren't super fast from the beginning, so please stop worrying lovely
Practice your polishing skills, if this is an area you feel you are slower on. There are some great tutorials on here to help you. Here is one of them
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-finishing-maintenance/11972-precision-polishing.html
I know I personally work much faster if I put the pressure on myself. Don't allow yourself too much time. I always find the busier I am, one after the other, the quicker I am. Sometimes we get in our nail groove too!
Make sure your base coat is thin to win. Too thick and it can make removal a little harder, also bear in mind length of time the client has had their Shellac on, and whether they've used their SolarOil as you say. Make sure you remover wraps are on snug and that the pad holds enough dsolve. There is a great thread here with some really useful posts on remover wraps, here it is
http://www.salongeek.com/nail-geek/221154-shellac-remover-wraps-where-am-i-going-wrong.html
I know your thread asked how long does it take everyone, but try not to get too caught up in everyone's timings. As said, get your routine in place to the point it's just natural and work away. I tend to find when I am doing friends and family I always take longer because I natter so much more. The phrase I love most is talk to the nails, not the face. I can personally do a Re-Shellac anywhere between 50 minutes to 1 hour and 15 which includes from the time I greet them at the door to the time I walk them back to the door, sending them on their way. My timings vary depending upon how their nails are (cuticle build up, whether they want their nails filed right down again ect etc) art work, whether I've talked too much :o, whether they've followed SolarOil after care, what they had on there nails previously (rockstar for example or two topcoats), whether they want French and so on.
The good thing is you know you need to speed up, the next bit is working out how to speed up. Not sure if that's been of any help at all, but I hope so.
Sorry for the essay haha.
Hugs xxx
