BIO SCULPTURE FOR HEALTHY NAILS

with Nails by Michal

As a long-standing nail technician with years of experience in nails, Michal was shocked when a friend mentioned to her that she wouldn’t use her services any more. ‘It’s nothing personal, but I only do Bio Sculpture now,’ her friend told her. Slightly embarrassed that she hadn’t heard of it before, Michal asked her friend about it. ‘It’s amazing,’ her friend gushed, ‘It strengthens the nail and lasts for ages!’ After hearing her friend rave about this special technique, Michal decided to look into it for herself.

The Bio Sculpture company was founded by Elmien Scholtz of Clocolan, South Africa in 1988. Elmien was looking to create a nail product that would give women beautiful, strong, healthy nails which would be easy to maintain and which they could admire and be proud of. Her answer was Bio Sculpture Gel.

With typical gel products, chemicals are used to bond the gel tightly to the nails. Unfortunately, these gels are very unhealthy for the nails and cause a lot of damage. ‘Women come to me,’ Michal tells me, ‘With nails so thin, weak, and brittle from constant application of gel that when I try to file their nails they just break or bend. Instead, I have to use a special soft sponge.’ With gel polish extremely damaging to the nails, women continue to use it as they know no alternative.

However, although not as widely known as regular gel, Bio Sculpture products can be found in every country. With a five-star health rating, they are oxygenating products which are healthy, nourishing and promote strong nails.

After much research, Michal decided to invest in Bio Sculpture’s products. She underwent training with an expert in the technique and bought the products, then tried it out on a client. ‘It wasn’t an instant process,’ Michal admits. ‘I still had a lot to learn, and experience to gain. Her client had to return a few times to rectify certain problems, but she herself saw the improvement in her nails so she stuck it out. Over the last four years, I have built myself up, with women who keep returning as they see tremendous improvement in their nails. Over lockdown I was stuck in Israel, and my clients kept asking me, ‘When are you coming back? Our nails are terrible!’

The beauty about Bio Sculpture nails is that whilst gel ruins your nails, the Bio Gel products strengthen your nails so much that they look perfect even without gel on. ‘Women come to me with short, broken nails.’ says Michal, ‘They see instant improvement and end up with long, healthy ones.’ A durable, chip resistant, and self-levelling product, the gel also lasts a long time. ‘I give a two week guarantee for the nails,’ Michal tells me, ‘But they usually last three, and often four, weeks. Being locally based in the Golders Green/Hendon area, people can drop in easily for appointments, but I also do home visits for those who prefer the convenience. I work very hard on customer satisfaction; it is important for me that a customer leaves happy. And of course, I absolutely love my job - I could do it all day!’

The Bio Sculpture Process:

The Bio Sculpture technique is a detailed and intricate process. Before she begins, Michal will fill in a client consultation card, where she details the exact products that she uses on them. Tailoring and recording the process for each client, she can adapt the routine in future sessions, and work to find the best combinations to suit their individual needs.

1The first step is to apply a nourishing base to the nail. There are a range of bases suited for nails in every state, however Michal’s usual go-to base is the vitamin dose. This base rejuvenates and nourishes the nail by infusing it with a combination of vitamins.

2Following this, Michal then applies a gel base. ‘There’s a choice of six different ones,’ explains Michal, ‘ranging from flexi to hard. If a woman comes in with very soft nails, I’ll apply the flexi base, as the hard base wouldn’t sit well and would inhibit the natural movement of the nail. For hard nails, I’ll use the hard base, and sometimes I’ll even use a combination.’

3Once the base has been applied, it’s time for the real work to begin. Michal uses the clear gel to sculpt the nail into a beautiful shape. ‘You can do anything with the gel,’ she says. ‘Build an arc, give height, you can even lengthen nails as long as desired.’ An intricate process, it takes Michal’s full concentration, as she shapes and lengthens using her moulds. With the extension created entirely with gel, the nails are thin and incredibly nail like, yet at the same time immensely strong.

4Once the nail has been sculpted to the client’s liking, it’s time for the colour, which is applied in two coats. ‘This is my favourite part,’ admits Michal. ‘I am absolutely obsessed with the colours. When a customer chooses a new colour, or when I get a new colour, it gives me such a high! I don’t know who ends up happier – me or my client.’ Currently, Michal owns a whopping 92 colours, and she is constantly looking for more. ‘I have a lot of light colours,’ Michal says, ‘For those who want natural looking nails. My favourite is ‘Funny Bunny’. It’s a milky white colour and extremely elegant.’

5After the colour, Michal will often apply a base again for better protection, especially if the nails are long.

6Lastly, she applies one of two coats depending on the customer’s choice. They can either opt for a soft touch velvet finish, which is achieved using the Suede Matte Top Coat, or they can go for the Gloss Top Coat for a long-lasting shine.

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