Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Why You Keep Catching the Nail Sinus During Russian Manicure Have you found yourself catching the sides and making clients bleed? Or perhaps they simply jump. You might have concluded you need a smaller drill bit, a finer grit, or that you need…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Stop Calling It a Gel Nail Ban: What the TPO Rules Actually Mean for UK Nail Technicians and Their Businesses Staying compliant is a normal, manageable part of running a professional nail business. You change your products, check your ingredients, follow regulatory guidance…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Do Gel Nails Cause Infertility? What the TPO Headlines Are Not Explaining A hazard classification and a real-world exposure risk are two different things. If you have read that the new “gel nail ban” happened because gel manicures cause fertility problems, there is…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 The “Gel Nail Ban” That Is Not a Gel Nail Ban: How Fearmongering Headlines Are Damaging Nail Businesses A headline written to be read in seconds cannot carry the nuance of a technical regulation. “Gel nails banned.” “Gel polish banned over fertility fears.”…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Is Gel Polish Banned in the UK? What the TPO Ban Actually Means for Nail Technicians Gel manicures remain a legal professional service. The regulation concerns one ingredient, not the technology itself. If you have recently seen headlines saying that gel nails have…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Imenka Dual Forms Size S: Old Version vs New Version — What Can You Actually Create? Choosing between the old and new version of a dual form range is not always straightforward, particularly when the packaging, sizing numbers and plastic all change between…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 I Spent Over £100 on Imenka Dual Forms V2 — First Impressions of the Full Range Nine boxes, a genuine personal purchase, and a first look at the complete Imenka Version 2 dual forms range. This is not a sponsored review. Every box…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Is Your Russian Manicure Technique the Problem, or Has Your Flame Bit Worn Out? Before blaming your technique, ask yourself one question: has your flame drill bit worn out? Are you making more passes than you used to? Using more pressure? Increasing your…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Russian Manicure – Beyond Technique Is Now Live: A Different Approach to Online Russian Manicure Training Russian Manicure – Beyond Technique is now live at Artistic Touch Nail Training Academy. Russian Manicure – Beyond Technique is now live at Artistic Touch Nail Training…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: May 2026 The Biggest Mistake in Russian Manicure: Performing the Same Technique on Every Client You have learned the Russian manicure technique. You know the steps. You know where to work. You have the right tools. So you perform the same technique on every client….
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Sell the Result, Not the Technique: How to Market Russian Manicure This is what a client is actually buying: the visible transformation, not the tools or technique behind it. A finished set of nails, photographed under good lighting, is often the entire marketing…
Author: Radina Ignatova, Professional Nail Expert, Educator | Last Updated: August 2026 Why Technical Skill Alone Will Not Sell Your Russian Manicure Service A refined, technically excellent result. On its own, it still does not explain to a client why the service matters. A technician spends months developing a controlled, confident Russian Manicure technique. She…