Course Outlines & Descriptions


" UV Gel" Certification, for beginners, practical only

*NEXT CLASS BEGINS June 16th, 2008 for 4 consecutive Mondays.

*Sanitation techniques
*Aplication of tips
*Application of gel over tips
*Filing technique
*French rebalance over tips
*More Filing technique
*Introduction to sculpting with forms

Includes sanitation test and practical exam.  Students must be willing to work on eachother or bring a model.

       *This course is offered on 4 consecutive Mondays for a period of 4 weeks.


"Intoduction to Nail Technology/UV Gel" Certification, for Beginners

Class description in brief:

*Introduction to Nail Technology
*Nail Anatomy, Diseases & Disorders
*Sanitation
*Product Chemistry
*Safety in the Salon
*Marketing, Keeping your Clients
*Nail Prep, Do's & Don'ts
*Nail Files & How to use them
*Introduction to Nail Tips(Model Required)
*Gel Overlay(over Tips)
*French White Rebalance over Tips(Model from last class Required)
*Hand Filing, for Perfectly Balanced Nails
*Introduction to sculpting with forms

*Written & Practical Exam

         *This course is offered on 8 consecutive Mondays for a period of 8 weeks.

"Advanced Scupting/UV Gel Technique" Certification

*Pre-requisit:  "Melody's" UV Gel for beginners" certification or Beginner "Certification" from another training school.  Product specific certificates will not be accepted as those classes are not long enough to give students any hands-on training, leaving them unprepared for this particular class.

 This class will teach you how to sculpt with forms and introduces the application of natural gel colours to create the look of Pink & Whites using the proper colour hue to compliment specific skin tones.  This training is in high demand in high-end salons and spa's!  It is in such demand that most students are choosing to take this class, once they complete the beginner program.  A model is required for each class. Incudes practical exam.

        *This class is offerred on two consecutive Mondays, usually following the Beginner class.

To recieve in-depth course outlines, information on kits provided with the course of interest and costs, email:

ingrid@melodys-nail-academy.com