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Expert Profile: Maggie Franklin

Expertise:  Professional Nailcare: nail enhancement chemistry and technique, mancuring and pedicuring. I am not qualified to give medical advice or make medical diagnoses.

Experience in the area
I am a professional nail technician with 15 years experience in the professional beauty industry. I am licensed in the states of California (license #M120766) and Colorado (license #8611.) I have been an active member of the online mailing list at Beautytech.com since 1999 where I network with 100s of nail industry professionals around the world. Over the last 15 years I have accumulated several advanced training certificates, including the coveted Creative Nail Designs Master Nail Technician status, and personal training by Tammy Taylor, Tom Bachik, and Tom Holcomb. I briefly joined the competition circuit in 2002, taking first place in the second annual Strut Your Stuff Online competition in the Enhancement 2 category. I boast several contributions to articles that have appeared in both Nails and Nailpro magazines, including a brief stint as a Nails Magazine Help Desk contributor.

Organizations
Beautytech.com mailing list

Publications
Nails Magazine. Nailpro Magazine.

Education/Credentials
CA license #M120766. CO license #8611. CND Master Nail Technician. Tom Holcomb Academy. Personal training with Tom Bachik. Two day advanced training with Tammy Taylor. AEFM certified for use of electric file.

Awards and Honors
2nd Annual Strut Your Stuff Online competition, 1st place in Enhancement 2.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  There are so many different views and approaches to so many subjects within the industry, I never want to stop learning and I never want to get so comfortable with my ways that I can no longer learn from my colleagues.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  The professional nail industry is just as much about science as it is about art.
What do you like about this subject?  It's easier to discuss what I DON'T like about nails! Which isn't much, in fact, nothing that I can think of right now!
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 840
Knowledge   9.88   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   10.0   Best of the best
Timeliness   10.0   Best of the best
Politeness   9.92   Best of the best
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Max Questions to be Asked
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Total Questions
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93
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User Comments
Awesome answers--so clear! I really appreciate it.
(Billie on 08/07/08)
No beauty salon (with nail-persons on staff) have ever been able to help. Thank you. I hope the solution works.
(Debbie on 06/29/08)
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Recent Answers from Maggie Franklin
2008-09-02  PINK AND WHITE Hi Donna! Most gels and gel topcoats are very good at blocking UV light, which means that gels rarely yellow in sunlight or tanning beds. If your nails yellowed and you DID NOT buff them I'd say your...
2008-08-26  pink and white acylic nails Powders come in all kinds of shades and even solid colors. You're best bet is to see if you can talk him into picking up a pinker powder. A gel topcoat won't add color to the acrylic; even if he uses...
2008-08-18  gel nails You need to find a nail technician who is familiar with product chemistry and is willing to share information with you. Not all products are created equal, and some gels will be better for you than others...
2008-08-07  acrylic nail reaction Does your nail tech have the ENTIRE kit of Extreme products? Or does she only have the topcoat sealer? The ENTIRE product line will consist of a ph balancing handwash, a base coat resin, dipping powder...
2008-08-04  pros and cons on artificial nail methods I came of age in the day when most techs sculpted their acrylics on forms; at least-- everyone in my area did it that way-- and the general consensus was that tips were "cheating." Times have changed...
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