Screwing up a set of nails!

Hey guys.. me again, I'm on a roll tonight! I just wanted to write a post on screwing up! Really to remind everyone that we have all been there, we've all been new,  we all need to practice on willing clients and guinea pigs in order to improve, there's no other way to progress but to make mistakes. For me some of my worst, most upsetting mistakes have been the ones I have learnt best from. Have you ever sent a client off with nails your less than happy with, or felt the feeling of the client clock watching as she's been in the chair for 2 hours already and your still filing product or correcting your cuticle application. Have you ever looked at the finsihed nails in utter fear that  it will lift as you've flooded the cuticle or got that ledge at the cuticle? Trust me we all have been there... hands shaking, faking it, till you make it!

I would like to share with you all what is hands down my worst experience to date was when I had just started out and I did a set of pink and whites on this awful very snooty client, She made me nervous when she called me to book by slagging off the last tech and her work. Anyway I went there, determined to rise to the challenge, things started out well, I did my prep, applied my tips and blended but as time went on she started making me nervous, by asking me why I was doing this and that, then she was huffing and puffing as it had taken me an hour already,Ii tried to speed up..... then I applied the white too thinly and didn't cap it so when i filed i actually filed into the colour on one of the nails! She was furious, she lost it with me and started shouting at me! I offered to correct it but she said she didn't want it corrected! She was an awful woman, to be fair I would of been unhappy with them but I would never of treated anyone like that!

I then packed up my stuff as quickly and possible apologised and thanked her for her time! I said I didn't want any money for the nails and I was close to tears and just wanted to get out of there but then she started insisting I take some money for my work. I didn't feel right taking it, so it then became a "Just take it", "No, really I don't want it", type situation. I could of died, I must of looked terrible! I was sweating, hot, very red in the face with anger, upset and embarrassment. In the end I just left the house- literally ran out of the house!

In hindsight I wish I had handled it differently as the nails were a really good set apart from the one finger which I had missed a tiny section of white. It could of been corrected easily! This experience really knocked my confidence and I felt like I didn't want to do nails anymore as I was so useless! I forced myself to get back out there and do nails even though the thought filled me with dread, I did a few more guinea pigs and did my own nails a few times. I also started looking around for more training to top me up on my UV application as it wasn't covered very well in my course!

There have been many many other moments I've wanted to quit, trust me but something keeps me here! Below is a set of glitter tips I hand sculpted on myself!

They lasted 3 weeks, with no lifting.... so whatever your fears are conquer them,  whatever your mistakes, learn from them. Don't give up, if you want to do this you can so get straight back on the bike again! Nothing good ever came easily!!!!


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