If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to do nails make sure you consider all of the possibilities.

The level of training and advice you get will determine your success or failure in your new career.

Don’t be fooled by mail order, distance learning or correspondence courses.

To learn how to do nails well, you need hands on person-to-person contact with your teacher. You need your teacher to be right there with you, helping you step-by-step and making sure that you hold the hand properly, hold the nail files correctly, and use your brushes and tools accurately, without causing any injury to your clients fingers.

Reading a textbook, completing assignments, or watching videos, is not what it takes for you to be ready to take money from paying customers.

One of my biggest annoyances is seeing people hand over good money and get ripped off. It makes me very angry. And I feel powerless to stop it.

Don’t rush into handing over money, always ask lots of questions. Make sure you, the paying customer, get what you deserve. You want to learn how to do nails and do them well. You want to be confident and proud of your work.  Don’t rush into a short, crash course or get rich quick scheme with all the bells and whistles.

If it sounds too good to be true,  it probably is!

Written by Christine Maher.

Executive Director, CNE (Senior educator of beginner nail technicians for 12 years and Nail tech for 20 years)