Essentials for Getting Started in the Nail Industry

What should you invest in as a new professional in the nail industry? Tracey breaks down the top items that she would buy fresh out of nail school and why.
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“How do two brothers get into the nail care business?” This is the single most common question people ask us. There’s a long and rocky version but we’ll give you the short one. We have our fearless and unconventional mother, Young Salo, to thank. With a single-minded entrepreneurial spirit, she decided to start her own business at the age of 49. She had a passion for the nail industry and we did everything in our power to support her. In the end, this is a family business.
Greg, the older brother, became a licensed nail technician after switching gears from fire fighter’s training. He is energy personified and has a true passion for developing the best professional nail care products and education. Habib is the younger brother. He jumped in a few years later; taking a detour from medical school and a life in music. He brings his own creative mind for business, marketing and strategy. Unexpectedly, we are a perfect team.
Today, more than 20 years later, Young Nails Inc., is a professional nail care manufacturing company exporting to over 40 countries worldwide and distributing domestically to over 3000 stores. We’re respected for our next-level product innovation and education. Our mission is to bring you the best quality products and we’ll show you how to use them with incredible results. It’s really that simple.
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[@sylviaspaugh9206]

Little tip for anyone looking into getting their first e-file: Don’t waste your time and money on getting a cheap “starter” e-file! Especially if u plan on upgrading eventually. Just get a high quality one right out of the gate. It will make learning and practicing soooo much easier and potentially less scary😅!! I’ve heard great things about Erica’s ATA (and also Young Nails of course!), I personally have the Medicool Pro Power 35k portable and I really love how smooth it is! Ok that was a lot, props to anyone who actually reads all this😂❤️❤️❤️

[@meganjade5706]

My first file was a $20 one from Amazon and while it was a tiny bit better than hand filing, it was AWFUL. I am now using a $60 one and recently got a chance to use a $300 one, all I can say is WOW. While I have goals of someday becoming a nail tech I am currently just buying products for my own use, and having spent what I have on cheap items, if I were a licensed nail tech looking for my first file I HIGHLY recommend getting the absolute best you can afford. You will end up doing so anyway, as I have just as a consumer/DIY person. This advice is spot on.

[@lisaw2138]

I had the opposite experience. As I just posted TO GET one from Amazon because it helped me learn how to NOT hurt myself. Once I figured that out on my crappy one - I felt better about investing in a higher quality one. But that was my experience so🤷‍♀️

[@monicamedina9739]

I bought a "cheap " one because I'm a beginner and now I'm like 😗🤔🤔

[@meganjade5706]

@@lisaw2138 If it helped you great! I just ended up doing damage with mine and it didn’t last long at all. Just a bit of buyers remorse on my part.

[@divinahbeauty250]

When you see a Biz Talk video has been uploaded and you just like it before watching it because you know the content is going to be fire🔥🔥🔥👍🏾

[@sylviaspaugh9206]

Literally just did that right before I saw this 😂😂❤️

[@divinahbeauty250]

@@sylviaspaugh9206 Ikr it happens every time

[@Corinat774]

@@divinahbeauty250 I do too. Like it before I watch !,

[@kibaetienne2171]

Yesss!! Me every time 😅

[@_just_jack_]

Brushes, got to get a kolinsky sable acrylic brush. More than one. Gel brushes can be synthetic. A stamping kit if you aren't already good at art. Art brushes. A practice hand or finger. Good ring light to see and take photos. Lots of drill bits.

[@kathytarman2302]

You two are so in touch with what a nail tech new or established may need help with. You guys are so special to the nail world. You help everyone in business too. It is not just the nail techs you help. You can use so much of what you have covered in any business. Thank you so much for all you all give. I love YN so much.

[@youngnailsinc]

thank you for watching💖

[@tinab7791]

Multiple sets of implements would be on my list just to minimize frequency of having to go through disinfection and sterilization.

[@SusanIvanova2257]

Friendly reminder that as long as you stay in one system you can usually mix gel polishes. If you need that one specific shade of pastel blue once mix it. Need it more often, buy it to save the time.

[@youngnailsinc]

If anyone wants to know which desk & drawers we have in studio, we will link them below! ❤️

[@youngnailsinc]

Desk: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/micke-desk-white-90214308/

[@youngnailsinc]

Large Drawers: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-on-casters-white-40196241/

[@youngnailsinc]

Small Drawers: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/micke-drawer-unit-drop-file-storage-white-50213080/

[@soundwavemixtapes]

Thank you for linking these!

[@youngnailsinc]

@@soundwavemixtapes Of course!

[@davidlime]

I bought about 100 colours as I started and it's one of my bigger regrets. I have been doing it for a year (with a pretty big clientele) and some colours still have NOT been used. Jelly polishes are a must. They can make a collection of 20 polishes turn into a arsenal of about 80 colours !

[@ebonimoore4466]

Are there any particular brands you would recommend?

[@dianebocknick5277]

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday! My big thing is a good light so you can see! Everything else you said I absolutely agree with!

[@all_myhobbies4503]

Do you have any recommendations on a good light? I’m in desperate need of one.

[@dianebocknick5277]

@@all_myhobbies4503 yes I do!!!! The daylight slimline table lamp!!! I’m older and wear glasses. I was having trouble with shadows. I started out with one which was great! Then I bought another one for the opposite side of my table!!! It can’t get any better than that!!!!

[@lisaw2138]

Funny thing- I was just saying to my coworker that I hate the dust collector sound! I refuse to have one because the noise ..uugghh...Even my e-file will sometimes get on my nerves! Lol. As far as affordable e-files- I started out with ones on Amazon because they are fairly reasonable and just like my acrylic brush - I didn't want an expensive one until I became confident that I wouldn't ruin it. Amazing nail supplies aren't cheap. I started with lower quality products because I knew I would waste a lot from practicing all day everyday or in between clients. Now that I am getting more confident I am investing in higher quality and BOY what a difference! There's my speech for the day!😆

[@Jaque88W]

Tracey, I’ve recently been seeing ads for some kind of noise reducing ear plugs which don’t block all sound just help to filter some noises for people who are very noise sensitive. Might help in certain environments. And thank you for this super helpful information.

[@quirkyviper]

*used* to do Real Time? Pls don't tell me it's gone forever, I love those. Didn't know y'all were on Twitch, about to go check it out!

[@kelleywood4498]

I have so much stuff! Now I need more storage options! Back to IKEA for me...😂 I hate having stuff on my walls aside from framed art, so no supplies outside of a cabinet. Too much dust, even with the dust collector.

[@smb4smb]

This is the Exact Video I needed today....I just started Pro Nail Tech Training after 20 years as an Esthetician....amazing content!

[@stefaniarivers7414]

This channel is amazing! I’m in the science field industry and I’m thinking about diversifying myself into the nail industry (I would like to be my own boss) and this channel is very very helpful ✨

[@cmayo5659]

Forget the chair, get an exercise ball!! It forces you to sit properly & it strengthens your core!

[@conniekariford8202]

LOVE this!! Thank you! It's so easy to cave into getting what I want versus what I need. I would buy things that I wouldn't use as often as probably that second light!!

[@shakira1616]

I actually a new tech and honestly I have mixed gel polishs to make a new color because I don't have 25 gel polish colors .so I had to think outside the box . I made a beautiful coral color by mixing pink with a bit of orange. True story .works tho ❤️

[@actuallyallison4931]

thank you guys so much for doing these. it has really covered all corners of what i need to know and i know how to do nails, i know how to do the artsy stuff but the business side is the side that isn’t often discussed so these are so so helpful.

[@kathykov1]

Perfect timing for this video. I'll be putting it in my assignments with my students.

[@cmayo5659]

I bought my first electric file from Amazon, it's a portable type one, the bits push & pull, no bit lock. I didn't know anything about files when I bought it. It's been a great one to learn on, and in the event I didn't stick with doing nails I didn't spend a lot on it. Almost a year later, I am ready to buy a better one. 😁

[@meganjade5706]

I just borrowed my friends professional $300 file, the difference is massive compared to my $60 one. I cannot WAIT to upgrade.

[@Emily-xu6fi]

I’d say with colors of product and polish, get clear, white and pink/nude enhancement colors and the primary colors and black and white for gel polish at first

[@marissasubia5967]

You guys are absolutely amazing. Great topic thank you guys for all your help

[@raya74]

I'm gonna look at getting the full size gel kit because I loved the small synergy gel kit. Like Tracey I hate the sound of dust collectors and a lot of them really don't work very well. When I do my own nails I just file them over the toilet one flush and dust is gone

[@piperjaycie]

What should we look for in a lamp? Wattage and things like that. I got a £120 lamp from my local nail supply store and then a £18 one from amazon and they‘re both LED and both cure every gel polish brand I use. I know some cheap ones don’t completely cure all brands but how do we tell which ones don’t and are any actually worth the more expensive prices? 🤔😊😊

[@youngnailsinc]

Wattage typically is the most important, usually 48 watts

[@chelseabangs9657]

I love these videos. I’m a hairdresser, but all I did in school was acrylic and nail art. I still do one person’s manicure but toe with 3 nails sent me packin.

[@janellefrancios3962]

love the way you guys educate us

[@danailbarbykota2972]

Is there anyway you guys could do a video of how you have your desks set up? Tell us how long, wide and tall it should be?

[@natashafrazer4543]

Super helpful!

[@valerie022848]

I use an efile and a dust collector. My skin is sensitive to the texture of the dust. It goes through my clothes and make my entire front itch until I shower. So now I take a thin bath towel and wrap it snuggly around my neck and clip it with a binder clip. And of course a mask. I use what I have.

[@lindamacdonald12]

Thank you again for another great video!

[@simonecadette5392]

Great convo

[@rashimdhawan]

Thank You🙏

[@Strawbebbyy]

Well shoot 😅 just ordered my desk and it’s 23.5”. Good thing I’m tall 🥺 what should I put on top of my desk? I’m not sure if the monomer will eat the finish.

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

This is sooo appreciated.. Thanks Habib & Tracey 💖🙂

[@audreylopez3851]

I've noticed in some of your tutorial videos that when Greg is using the light that the light is different than the one you sell from your website Just wondering if you guys are going to sell a new light design?

[@youngnailsinc]

Greg uses the same light that we have available on the website 💖you may be seeing an older version of our light.

[@all_myhobbies4503]

Do you have any recommendations on a good desk/task light? I’m in desperate need of one.

[@hannahranew4450]

YESSSSS thank you for this video ❤️❤️❤️

[@bnailed6035]

#youngnailsinc Tracy you have been such a wealth of information and inspiration to countine my nail career and dream to become a professional nail technician.

[@yaraaguilar9232]

I have an e file from Amazon and I’m wondering if that is why I struggle with it. (Or it could be that I’m trying to learn from videos and I learn best in person) but I’m afraid to upgrade when I’m not feeling ready to start taking clients yet

[@youngnailsinc]

It could be the efile or you might just need more practice to get comfortable using it. We recommend practicing on a trainer hand until you at least feel comfortable holding and maneuvering the hand piece. Once you are comfortable, start practicing on yourself. This way you can feel the right amount of pressure and speed. When you feel comfortable working on yourself, just transfer these techniques to other people.

[@No2moking89]

What is your ideal wattage for a UV lamp? Also what's too little of wattage or too much if possible?

[@youngnailsinc]

Our UV/LED lamp is 48 watts and will cure all of the products we sell. Generally speaking, this will cure most products, but since we don't test our light with other brands, we can't guarantee that. Every product line is different and may require a different lamp, so the right wattage may depend on the product you use. www.youngnails.com/products/yn-uv-led-curing-light

[@stephNchanted]

Is there a brand of chairs that you recommend?

[@lizbethgarcia3355]

I see that a lot, and always wondered about it 🤔 like 50 colors of like 3 brands acrylics on some KZbin nail techs walls and I wonder do they really use all of those 🤔

[@literalmiracles7130]

Getting started with (upgrading) to strong drill cone bits and controlling that pulling. I’m struggling big time with them. I end up having g s death grip on my hand piece and yea that’s no good 😂

[@nicholeregner6517]

I just realized I’ve been using your products for a year now and I’ve been watching all your videos and wasn’t subscribed? KZbin 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve noticed I’ve been unsubscribed to a lot of my fav channels

[@amarismcclure0]

Can y’all talk about practice hands the silicone ones vs the trainer hands? I’m having a breakdown picking a hand to practice on lol.

[@youngnailsinc]

Unfortunately, we can't speak on other products as we don't test them.

[@cancer2361964]

How big does the area have to be to do your nails

[@youngnailsinc]

I personally like it from 18-22 inches wide. 21” is my preference for a nail table.

[@babymama77]

What is a good drill on a budget 🤔 can anyone suggest some that are 100 or less

[@youngnailsinc]

Unfortunately, we can't speak on other products as we do not test them. A great place for you to ask though, would be in our facebook group.❤️

[@tamaracasey9263]

You talk about 2 lamp with one do you recommend

[@youngnailsinc]

Our curing light is available on our website. www.youngnails.com/products/yn-uv-led-curing-light

[@anikastarseed]

I have a desk from ages ago but rn I’m a begginer I need a foldable desk so I can travel to ppl houses I got it from Amazon

[@TheMoNkEyPiEs]

Has anyone done their OWC’s?? Does anyone know the pricing and what they cover? XO

[@youngnailsinc]

you can reach out to [e-mail] and he can answer any questions you have.

[@MissGeorgiaPeach404]

Good morning ☀️

[@tlomax2768]

Can u recommend some good Nail Tech insurance companies.

[@cancer2361964]

Can you recommend a chair as a guideline

[@youngnailsinc]

Choosing a technician chair or client chair is going to be different for every technician since we all have different size/shape/height of tables. If you are concerned about your client moving or leaning back, you may want to look for a chair that does not have wheels or tilts back. Feel free to post this question to our Facebook Community group and there may be other technicians that can show you what chairs work for them in your same situation.

[@ToshaRaeNailed]

There is sooooo much

[@nailessencebymel6963]

Same here. Masks meant they were using MMA.

[@hallieberry4101]

What real time is gone? Don't take that away please 🙏.

[@drariannamedici]

Thanks for the preparation talk e basic minimal necessities Tracey very helpful. Habib let's get into the ring you with jujitsu me with krav maga.