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Something we don’t usually reflect on, but is totally relevant in the nail studio or pedicure practice, is the number of nail units that we have and the way in which only some or all of them can be affected and/or afflicted by disease or damage and how that may or may not affect all…

with Sam Blake (The Safer Salon Geek) I have recently read a story about a family member putting UV gel enhancements (no, not a UV gel polish but full-on enhancements) on a 6 year old without parental knowledge nor consent! What is the situation with this? I am going to explain from the science viewpoint…

There are several articles here in NailKnowledge about not mixing systems, the correct UV lamp, no to a ‘universal’ monomer. Well, here is another one! If you have taken the NailKnowledge Course or have received a good level of education, you will know what a massively complicated subject nail coatings are. In the world of…

I am very happy to announce the long-awaited launch of the Membership of The FNP! The Federation of Nail Professionals is a UK based ‘not for profit membership’ organisation that had a soft launch in November 2020 when we opened for Supporters. Within a very short time we had over 1500 Supporters! The nail sector…

Before we can enhance a clients nails with one of our amazing artificial nail products its always smart to have a consultation. Its important to realise that every client is different and so are their nails. During that consultation your client will let you know what he or she wants and you need to find…

Many moons ago when I owned a salon, coloured hard gels launched onto the market. At first, I thought it was a great idea but then I thought again! As hard gels they were meant to be infilled rather than removed. But that raised a big query for me: as they were opaque how could…