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Are there any nail technicians on here? Daughter just qualified and has some questions regarding best products etc

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ImissSpangles · 05/08/2026 22:42

DD18 has just completed her 2 year beauty therapist course and she took an additional nail technician course too.

She would like to start working from home initially but with a view to setting up a cabin in the garden eventually.

She has purchased a few pieces of equipment and I have said I will be her guinea pig for a while until she perfects her craft. We started today in our spare room and tbh it has stunk our house out with the strong odour from the nail polish, enough to have set DH's asthma off, I even found it a bit much.

Obviously this is far from ideal so I am wondering id there are low odour polish and looking for recommendations (must be cruelty free products).

And any advice on the best products to use would be most appreciated. Thanks.

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0800reverse · 05/08/2026 23:08

Hiya,

I think it will be dependent on what she gets on with however I use Nail Order and love the pigmentation of their polishes and they don’t have a strong odour to them!

ElizaSchuyler · 06/08/2026 00:23

Is it normal nail polish or gel she’s using. My nail techs have mini extractor fans as part of their workstation. Most of them use Glitterbels products and I’ve never noticed a smell

ImissSpangles · 06/08/2026 07:58

0800reverse · 05/08/2026 23:08

Hiya,

I think it will be dependent on what she gets on with however I use Nail Order and love the pigmentation of their polishes and they don’t have a strong odour to them!

Thank you, I will pass that on to her.

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Grassandco · 06/08/2026 08:02

Is it gel polish, acrylic? Or nail varnish?

ImissSpangles · 06/08/2026 08:08

ElizaSchuyler · 06/08/2026 00:23

Is it normal nail polish or gel she’s using. My nail techs have mini extractor fans as part of their workstation. Most of them use Glitterbels products and I’ve never noticed a smell

Thanks. It will be gel polish. ChatGPT recommended Glitterbels too, I’ll also get her to look at the extractor fans.

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