Tips on finding a good shellac tech

[Lks]

I live in westbury, ny (nassau county). I've been doing shellac for a while now but find that my shellac tech isn't doing a great job. I'm out looking for a new one. I have 2 questions:

1. What should I ask when I call a nail salon to up my chances of the nail tech being good w/ shellac? I was thinking:

-Do you use a cnd uv lamp?
-Do you use cnd's wraps to remove?
-Have any of your nail techs taken a cnd shellac course? (Not sure they're offered in this area....does anyone know?) Is it a deal breaker if they haven't?

anything else I should ask in this respect?

2. What should I look for in the salon to make sure it's a clean and safe environment when I get there? I was thinking of single use files and buffers...but what else?


Anyone do nails in my area?

Thanks for your help!

 

[deanosnana]

Very good questions. You can visit www.cnd.com and click Locate, then Find a Salon, on the left. This will bring you to the salon locater. Chances are if the salonn is listed, they are on the up and up.

Good luck!

PS: I sanitize my implements after a client and before the next one. My clients like that they see me sanitize.

 

[Lks]

Thanks for the tip! I actually used them to find a salon that I did shellac with, but unfortunately they did a terrible job... didn't use proper lamp, didn't remove all of shellac so that when I did my french you could still see the red color I had underneath, let it pool at the edges, got lint stuck on it, and many other things. Needless to say, the shellac didn't last long.

I would still love to hear from you and the rest of the community!

 

[deanosnana]

Do you know anyone who has had Shellac? I find word of mouth the best way to find a good salon.

Best of luck on your search.