STUDENT BUSINESS HUB
Welcome to the Student Business Hub.
Here you will find our recommended tools, starter downloads, and helpful resources to support you while building your nail business.
Digital Downloads & Mini Courses
🎨 Choosing Your Brand Colours
Not sure what colours to use for your business?
This beginner-friendly mini course will guide you through how to choose brand colours that reflect your style and create a consistent, professional look across your content.
Perfect if you feel stuck on where to start with your branding.
Instant access • Watch anytime • Beginner friendly
💅 Nail Tech Stationery Starter Pack
Editable Canva Templates & Printables for Beginners
Take the stress out of getting started with this beautifully designed bundle of ready-to-use salon stationery.
👩 Printable Client Consultation Card
A professional form to record client details, medical information, and treatment history for safe, consistent nail services.
Legal Requirement for all salons.
💳 Editable Business Card
Give your business that extra touch of professionalism with this editable dual-sided business card template—perfect for nail techs who want to keep clients organised and policies clear.
Edit in Canva
📋 Editable Price List
Present your prices with confidence and style.
This fully editable price list template is designed for salon owners.
Customise your services, branding, and layout in just a few clicks using Canva’s free editor—no design experience needed!
📜 Printable Aftercare Leaflet
Printable Aftercare advice for clients after they have had a nail service.
Size is Portrait Postcard
Recommended Resources
Tools & Products I Use in My Salon
These are the tools and products I personally use in my own salon with clients and often get asked about during training.
To make things easier for you when getting started, I’ve included links to the items I trust and use regularly.
⛓️ E-File System & Dust Extractor - Lucy Pastorelli
I personally use and recommend the Lucy Pastorelli E-File in my own salon and during client services. My favourite bits are the Fine Barrel, 5 in 1 Mini, Prep Etch cone, Fine Ceramic Cone, Fine Ball
Use Discount Code: KELLYASHBY
💅🏻 Gelbottle Complete System
It is best to use a complete system from the same brand to ensure compatibility, consistent results, and safe practice.
Use Discount Code: EducatorKA15
🦶Elim Pedicure Products
I recommend Elim for pedicures as it treats hard skin and callus through a controlled peel process rather than aggressive filing. In my experience this gives better results and supports healthier skin.
Use Discount Code: KELLYWILSON
🦋 Butterfly Nail Pops
I get a lot of enquiries about these, buy the opaque pops not the clear as they are not as strong.
They really do make a difference to your displays and makes it easier to find colours
💖 Micro Brushes
These are absolutely brilliant for tidying any mistakes with your gel. Use them dry to keep your manicures looking tidy
🧴 Acetone
There are many different brands of acetone and they are pretty good but I tend to find this one gets the best results.
✨ Bling Half Moon Light
Now I love a bit of bling so there are cheaper lights than this without all the sparkle 😁
🧴 Botella Glass Bottle
These pumps work well and look really pretty on your desk
💅🏻 Bond It
This product is a primer to use for full cover tips that are not buffed, it helps the tips to adhere and stay on.
💅🏻 Short Square Full Cover Tips
These tips tend to be the favourite for clients, who want more of a natural look, they are not buffed so you need to use Bond It from Hazel Dixon with them.
💅🏻 Stiletto Nail Pops
I use these in my salon to display all of the colours, it's always good to hold these against the back of a clients hand to see if the colour suits their skin tone
🤚 Practice Hand
This is brilliant for practicing your shaping and builder gel when there isn't a model available
🎨 Nail Art Stone
This is ideal for decanting your polish to use for Nail Art
🧴 Finishing Tips
I use this to wipe the top coat when I have finished doing a gel polish service (ipa)
💅 Magnet for Cat Eye Polish
This magnet is great for the "velvet" look with the magnetic polishes.
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