Halloween Nail Menu: A Quick Prep Sheet for Techs

Halloween Nail Menu: A Quick Prep Sheet for Techs
Salon prep sheet

Halloween nails, fast.

Five designs your clients will ask for, and the order that keeps each service on schedule.

The order that saves time

  1. 1
    Prep every nail firstFile, buff, wipe and dehydrate with pH Bond before any color goes on.
  2. 2
    Base and ground colorCure a thin coat of base coat, then two thin coats of the ground color.
  3. 3
    Art on the accent nailsPaint art on one or two nails per hand. Save the detailed work for last.
  4. 4
    Cure between art layersThin layers cure evenly. Follow the cure time on each bottle.
  5. 5
    Seal and finishSeal with no wipe top coat, or matte top coat for a velvet finish. Finish with cuticle oil.

Do and don't

Do

  • Keep gel thin on the brush for fine lines
  • Wipe the brush between strokes
  • Cure the ground color fully before art
  • Offer stickers as the quick option

Don't

  • Do not float thick gel on top of art
  • Do not skip dehydrating the nail plate
  • Do not rush the cure between layers
  • Do not touch gel to skin

Quick answers

What is the fastest Halloween design?

A sticker accent over black. Place it on a cured color, seal it under top coat, and it is done.

How should I price Halloween art?

Set pricing in your own salon menu. Many techs charge per accent nail so clients can choose how much art they want.

Keep reading

WHERE TO BUY

Find a distributor near you: https://www.cre8tionproducts.com/distributors

Full Cre8tion catalog: https://www.cre8tionproducts.com/collections/nail-art

Wholesale inquiries: info@cre8tionproducts.com

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