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TIP OF THE WEEK #24
MISCELLANEOUS By Vicki Peters

I made the mistake of asking Diana Bonn (LOL) to give me some suggestions for 
the Tip Of The Week and she gave me so many I thought I would address them in 
a miscellaneous category and write about a few topics.

HOW TO TEACH A NEWBIE ABOUT ACRYLIC
So where do you start on this one because there are so many issues. 
I would work on liquid to powder ratio and would not let them near a client 
until they had control. Control starts with how to hold the clients hands 
with confidence. Make sure their wrist on resting on the manicuring station 
and is not suspended. Make sure they know how to use the fulcrum finger for 
balance.

Then I would work on brush control. Dipping into the dappen dish, keeping 
the brush to a point and knowing just how much liquid is in the brush. How 
to wipe on a table towel gently, how to bring the brush back to a point, etc. 
Make sure the dappen dish is ½ to 3/4th full and is stationary and does not 
move as they wipe. 

Then work on them picking up a ball of product and placing it on a tip glued 
to a dowel or clothespin. Draw on the dowel a cuticle line and teach them a 
three-ball zone area and the different consistencies in each application. Do 
this with clear or pink before moving on to a pink and while nail.

SANITATION AS A MARKETING TOOL
If your not educating your clients about what you do for sanitation you are 
missing the boat. Most clients assume you are disinfecting, tell them what 
you do and then show them. Especially for the first time client. This is one 
of the reasons you charge more. Bottom line. 

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT DISCOUNT SALONS
You can tell them all about the horrors of a discount salon, but I suggest 
one thing if they have been to one. Ask them if the manicurist washed their 
hands before they did their nails. That should to do it! 

I ONLY WANT TO DO ACRYLICS …I CAN'T MAKE MONEY WITH MANICURES
This is a foolish manicurist who thinks this. It is all about setting your 
prices so no matter what you do you are making the same money for every 15 
minutes of work. So let's say you charge $24 a fill that takes you an hour. 
That breaks down to $6 per 15 minutes, there is your base. A manicure takes 
you 45 minutes you should be making at least $18 or more. What do you do 
with that extra 15 minutes - tighten up your space, move clients, take a 
break or schedule a repair.
Then go read Janet McCormick's Spa Manicuring Book it will teach you how to 
make more money at manicures than acrylic work. 

Vicki Peters

DISCLAIMER
Any products mentioned in the "Tip Of The Week by Vicki Peters" is not an 
endorsement of any kind.

Vicki Peters 
"When you stop learning your career ends and your job begins"
Visit my new web site: http://vickipeters.com 

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