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“No one told me what to do or how to do it. It was up to me to find clients and the products I needed. I went to a couple of hair and nail shows, and I would stand at the booth and watch them do nails. Then I would go back to the salon and try to do what I had seen.” Today there is access to YouTube, Google or Social Media, which allows you to gain connections and to adjust your knowledge about doing nails and many other topics. Many stylists, nail technicians, and makeup artists use social media to promote themselves and their products or services. “Over the past 25 years as a nail technician, I have seen many long-needed improvements. At the same time, I have seen changes that: actually have hurt the nail profession.” Not every improvement is needed, however some are very beneficial. “The one thing that stands out in my mind is that as I have grown as a nail professional, my passion for the business and my desire to learn more have re-hounded to my clients. As I expect more from myself, they expect more from me.” For example, gel polish is like a heavy duty nail polish that can withstand anything and everything. Gel polish was a much needed improvement. An unneeded improvement could be the quick dry spray for polish. It really is based on opinion and preference. Nail technician is a career that can grow within, but work ethic is very important. Despite this it is also always advancing with trends, new and still developing. “It just makes me want to become more educated, so that I can be a better nail technician. If the industry has grown and changed this much in only a few years, I can’t wait to see it in the year 2000.” With so much knowledge out in the world, not one can consume it all. How many careers are that fun and