September Recap at Polizhed

Today marks the end of my first month working at Polizhed Natural Nail Studio! I’m all settled in and feeling at home in the studio, and it’s been an amazing experience so far. I took my State Board Exams on September 11th and passed with flying colors… so now I officially have a Managing Manicurist license as well as an Independent Contractors License! I’ve been debating on whether to write about my State Board experience, so let me know in the comments if that’s something of interest to you.

I’m learning that becoming established in this business requires a lot of hard work and dedication, and I am focused on success! Things started off slowly as expected, but one-by-one I’m gaining loyal clients that appreciate and trust my skill and expertise. It’s truly an awesome feeling when a client rebooks for future services! In my first week I only had two services, but by my third week I had 12. It may not seem like a lot, but it’s a really great start.

I’m going to continue blogging as usual, and I’ll be posting a monthly update that recaps some of the work I’ve done in the studio. I figure this is a great way to show you a variety of colors on different skin tones, and also a range of nail art techniques. I’ve only done a handful of gel manicures with nail art, but over time I’m sure there will be many more.

Below are photos of some of the manicures that I did this month (in no particular order). If you follow me on Instagram you may have already seen some of these. I’ve found that Instagram is a really great marketing tool for my services, so I’ll be posting my work there more frequently. I’ve noted the colors used in the photos below for the ones that I can remember. I’ll try to do a better job of keeping track going forward. ;)