At Your Fingertips: The Nail Technician's Companion, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (May 15, 2011) © 2011

  • Karen Peppercorn
  • Jan Symington
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With over 250 colour photos and images, At Your Fingertips provides the foundation to this creative and vibrant profession all in one volume. Basic salon and customer service skills, step-by-step procedures, as well as the science of nails, and diseases and disorders of the hands, are all presented in plain English and full colour - bringing the theory of nail technology to life.

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Table of contents

  • Chapter 1 Workplace personal health and safety
  • Chapter 2 Communication in the workplace
  • Chapter 3 Providing client services
  • Chapter 4 Financial transactions
  • Chapter 5 Selling products and services
  • Chapter 6 Applying nail science to nail services
  • Chapter 7 Performing manicure and pedicare services
  • Chapter 8 Nail enhancements
  • Chapter 9 Removing artificial nail enhancements
  • Chapter 10 Applying gel enhancements
  • Chapter 11 Applying acrylic enhancements
  • Chapter 12 Applying nail art
  • Chapter 13 Using electrical equipment
  • Appendix 1 Troubleshooting
  • Appendix 2 Research and apply beauty industry information
  • Glossary

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