Valentine Month Special : a set of red acrylics, reflector glitz nail art and clear crystal feats topped with the Needy Nails Gel Topcoat for that super lacquered shine; full set of the Classic Pink & White Acrylic Sculpts; custom gel mix of white/silver glitz applied in a haze with silver sequin glitz for random feats...appear wedding(ish) with the required sparkle; red-a-kill, vanilla creme brulee' and the ever present abyss black animal print nail art

GOOD MORNING Y'ALL ON THIS HOT AND 'TRIPPY TUESDAY' (o;

A dull as start to the day weather wise but OMG as per the usual it's a slow creeper day and you bet your bottom $$ all the kiddies be heading to the lake after school.

HOUSEKEEPING: hmmmm this is more difficult than I thought to put up specials for the month... due to my low costs anyway, I am trying to consider everyone's feedback via the PM's...
WILL HAVE IT SORTED BY THE END OF THE WORKING WEEK SO WATCH FOR IT LADIES!!!

Having me an early lunch break cos I've been a good working girl and got through my first 4 clients at a good pace whilst still laughing and babbling... my creamy pasta/crab salad Humpty made last night is so delish...

First off the taxi rank this morn was another shift worker client... Candice (Candy): she loves the colour RED and cos this is Valentino Month what a better way to celebrate it than with a set of red acrylics, reflector glitz nail art (these little buggers take time to place) LOL and clear crystal feats topped with the Needy Nails Gel Topcoat for that super lacquered shine.
You left your Rewards Card behind babe... I'll pop it in my mailbox and you can nab it in your own good time... see you in 3 weeks (o;

Next was Waimarie: she's getting married tomorrow and she booked before Xmas. She wanted something subtle but wedding(ish) with a sparkle...
This is a full set of the Classic Pink & White Acrylic Sculpts; custom gel mix of white/silver glitz applied in a haze with silver sequin glitz for random feats... this is about as subtle and classic as a set of acrylics can be yet still appear wedding(ish) with the required sparkle...
Congrats doll - all the best for your special day tomorrow and I will see you after your honeymoon next month xx

Next in was the lovely Jan-marie Quinn from Bailey Quinn Hair Salon. Another great catch up with the busy lady... today we did her acrylic backfill and a lovely white Gelish overlay sparkle before the gel topcoat; a little glam to the busy lady's nails as most hairdressers will know, gems and embellishments are a hindrance to hands that are always in products and working with people's hair, so this was a nice little 'feel good' element.
I have PM'd you your next booking as requested doll for 3 weeks so let me know if this day works for you - see you then (o;

To top off my morning session, in bowled the vivacious Olivia (Viv): today was her acrylic backfill followed by a LED polish design. As a lover of animal print and wanting to celebrate the Month of Love, I created this design for her in red-a-kill, vanilla creme brulee' and the ever present abyss black... red is for love; leopard print as her favourite print and vanilla creme brulee' heart swirls as a nod toward her 'man of interest'. So pleased you love them Liv was a bit worried cos throughout the design you didn't speak BUT when it was done and you said you were holding your breath because you were awestruck... glad to have zipped your gob for a 1/2 hour buddy hehehheee (o; see you next month xxx

 

Olivia (Liv) : acrylic backfill followed by a LED polish design. As a lover of animal print and wanting to celebrate the Month of Love, I created this design for her in red-a-kill, vanilla creme brulee' and the ever present abyss black... red is for love; leopard print

Candice (Candy) : a set of red acrylics, reflector glitz nail art and clear crystal feats topped with the Needy Nails Gel Topcoat for that super lacquered shine.

Waimarie : This is a full set of the Classic Pink & White Acrylic Sculpts; custom gel mix of white/silver glitz applied in a haze with silver sequin glitz for random feats... this is about as subtle and classic as a set of acrylics can be yet still appear wedding(ish) with the required sparkle

 

 

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Laser red glitz and silver Gelish to add some ombre haze - full set of acrylics with some sparkle nail art

Morning Y'all - wassup on this Sleepy Sunday (o;

3 ladies today so be a cruisey morn.. got some evening contact asking for some nails as these ladies need to be places with some pretty nails LOL..

First in was Eileen. She is a first time client and was looking to switch from a downtown salon due to what she cold 'old fashion nails' LOL..
She has a conference to attend in Napier tomorrow morning and was wanting a full set of acrylics with some sparkle.
This is laser red glitz and silver Gelish to add some ombre haze... glad to have been of help and it was lovely to meet you. She did a double take when I told her price - crack me up she tried to shove $120 at me.... nahhh honey $60 and Bob was 'our Uncle'..... enjoy Eileen and see you in 3wks with your Rewards Card (o;

 

Eileen: Laser red glitz and silver Gelish to add some ombre haze - full set of acrylics with some sparkle nail art

 

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Acrylics, Shellac, UV/LED polish, glitz

It was a steamer in The Lady Cave @ Needy Nails Taupo this ELIZABETH TAYLOR FRIDAY...

Another day of acrylics, Shellac, UV/LED polish, glitz, nail art with a bit of Xmas sparkle... the ever faithful regulars are as per the usual 'getting their nails DID' ... it really is busy busy busy each and every day up till Xmas Eve, so again apologies for those that can't get in  so FIFS!

Jesse Gee is catering hardcore to your beauty needs for those awesome threads etc so hit her up to see if she has any cancellations so you can occupy the seat in her station.

Time to grab me a glass of milk and a few choc macaroons and get to all the PMs hopefully before the clock ticks over the midnight hour... wishing y'all a safe and happy weekend - be good, be kind and be safe! MERE KIRIMETE mwaah x0x

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Sculpted acrylics for length and strength

 It's a humid one this TIPS ON TUESDAY in The Lady Cave @Needy Nails Taupo .

Another cruisey day winding into another full on week. Racquel, Tina and Maria had sculpted acrylics for length and strength followed by Shellac. Every girl loves sparkle and that's inherent in these 3 applications. The beautiful simplicity of colour and sparkle are always an eye catcher. Love it ladies. Paula and Kerry had clear tip acrylic extensions followed by their Shellac options. Paula had chrome silver with holo glitter tapped in for the big bling look. Kerry always has this color combo every other month and here we applied some striping tape...awesome ladies. See you all in 3-4wks .

Woke up hungus for roast beef so dindinz tonight is gonna be hot roast beef and homemade mint gravy rolls LOL... wishing y'all an awesome rest of the evening

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CLASSIC FRENCH ACRYLICS & TOE ENHANCEMENTS, LED Polish Magic

MOVE YOUR ARSE MONDAY PEEPS - BE RID OF YOUR MONDAY-ITUS (O;

Good moanin' y'all... LOL

FOR THIS TUESDAY ONLY - SUPER SUPER HOT PRE-XMAS SPECIAL!!!
FULL SET GEL NAILS / GLITZ $60 - choose your color glitz!
(Real gel nails - not gel polish over tips) - builder gels!!!
ONE COLOUR ONLY!!!
WHY THIS TUESDAY ONLY: My family was meant to be leaving for Picton today and I had allotted this time to them but they landed there Sat arvo instead - THIS IS A ONE TIME OFFER SO HOOK IT UP FAST!

NOTE: Due to the time constraints NO ELABORATE NAIL ART will be offered.
Stones, some decals & hazing will be offered but that is an extra cost (o;

CONDITIONS: clean nails / absolutely NO other enhancements to be present.
I will require a pic via the PM to assess your nails before the booking.
BEFORE MAKING A BOOKING: click on the 'about' tab; read the basic info to receive some basic RULES & REGS + some basic application prices.

COMP DRAW: The 'How many holes in the shirt' Comp will be drawn this week - Thurs Dec 12 @ 8am and announced here.
THE PRIZE WAS A FREE LED POLISH MANI - you'd better get scrolling down to remind yourself of how to enter if you haven't already.
PRIZE IS TO BE CLAIMED: Thurs Dec 19 @ 11am.
GOOD LUCK ALL!!!

SPECIALS TILL THE END OF 2013:
CLASSIC FRENCH WHITE ACRYLICS: with tapped in crystal white glitz for sparkle $40
FRENCH COLORED ACRYLICS with tapped in silver OR gold hazing $50
LED polish mani - one color $40
LED polish pedi - one color $30
LED Mani/Pedi Combo $60
FRENCH ACRYLIC TOE ENHANCEMENTS $30

THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS & THE UNBEATABLE PRICES FOR THIS LIMITED TIME ONLY!
To avoid disappointment inquire quickly because bookings available have had to be created by shuffling to longer hours or weekend appointments...

HAVE A MAGIC MONDAY EVERYONE (o;
Be good, be kind & be safe xxx

ps: Big loves to my Picton whanau... Nanny misses you all so much x0x0x

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This is how we rolled on WICKED WEDNESDAY!

Another night of nail training and thankfully it's written work and I can get to load your pics ladies. Another full on day with sculpts manicure's, tips, nail art and glitz...
Time and time again one has to acknowledge the consistency of regulars whom make The Cave sparkle with their vivacity and personality. As per the pics y'all know who you are...
Again I had a day full of laughs !I'm standing my ground and rather than cough or sneeze unexpectedly in your faces, I'll put up with the jeers to stay hygienic and safe
Another full day tomorrow so without further ado, catch y'all back in the A.M

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Sculpted gels; glitz gels and black & sculpted white gels with embedded sequins-crystals for embellishments for wedding - acrylic paint nail art design

I had the beautiful Coral Davis Harmer in this arvo: (load a pic here if you want babe) - how spoiled am I? She brings me a lovely card for Me & my Humpty; a lovely BIG box of favourites (and I hastily put them aside for ME) cos not that I'm not a sharer, I just live for naughty chocs LOL...
Thank you my sweetheart; beautiful to see you absolutely glowing; our lovely baby bump (mwaahhh our baby boy, you grow and be beautiful like your mama AND handsome like you daddy); happy and healthy - I am so proud of you; you have come through and battled strongly - we will always care, support and love you sweet girl; you have been an absolute sparkle in my life since I met you a year ago; you mean so much to me and I am giving you big huggles and smooches xoxox

2 more ladies and my day will be done - 6mins to grab a Fruju (Rachel Lester) and back to my desk lol....

Katie: Wedding to attend on Saturday so this is sculpted white gels with embedded sequins - crystals for embellishments - Nail Art Design

Jasimine: these are sculpted gels; glitz gels and black acrylic paint nail art.

Pics are of: Katie and Jasmine.

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White tip frenchies and red tiger stripe feats shellac manicure, silver feats and 3D leopard design acrylic extensions

Thank you lovely ladies, regular and new... it's been a cracker day in The Lady Cave @ Needy Nails Taupo 💅

A warm welcome to a lovely new clients (OMG K Herewini Dub what's sissy's name again LOL): white tip frenchies and red tiger stripe feats. Rosalie (pic5): shellac manicure, custom silver feats and 3D leopard design. Longtime since did Lindsay's nails (pic7): acrylic extensions + shellac neon coral and metallic gold and black nail art with crystals. KHD (pic3) chose white tip frenchies + holo gold leopard print feats. Mad loves for my ever faithful Abs, just like Peesh, supporting my choccy yummo goodie fixation... this was an acrylic removal, took all the length back down cos she grows so fast and into a beautiful shellac red/pink and chrome silver with big holo hex glitz feats BAMM! Lovely Lucy sports a silk overlay for strength followed by a shellac ombre manicure with design. Antonia had a silk nail overlay as well also followed with this super cute shellac manicure, pink, french sparkle and grey. Jessie had a shellac manicure with cute dots, stripes, feathers and color. Last but not least was Suze with her pink & white french with metallic silver feats and pretty shellac hearts. 

I've had a lot of people ringing my phone for bookings. PLEASE READ before you dial. Text only, and realize if i don't get time between clients, you won't get a reply till the end of my working day. I will never answer the call. Thank you to those clients whom offer to answer for me if my hubby's unavailable. Your kindness is appreciated but it's unnecessary thanks...those that know me, know you don't call my phone - THE END 😆.

Another booked out week and ladies, please, the only way to avoid disappointment and secure your booking is in advance or get on the Shortlist so if any cancellations occur on your day or time of preference, i can notify you. 

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LED/gel overlay Shellac application

Today both sides of The Lady Cave stations were busy busy busy... nails nails nails and threads and make-up... Another warm welcome to newbie Robyn Dhedo .. we conferred and decided rather than an acrylic application, I sculpted a couple of nails to even out the balance of her naturals then proceeded with a hard LED/gel overlay followed by a French white Shellac application with an opal pearl reflector for ring feats; nice and subtle with some interest (every girl loves a little sparkle). 

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French white with black bow feats, custom pink glitz feat nails; custom gel glitz & glamrock toes, crystal sculpts with mylar and reflectors & mini-LED polish pedicure in 'abyss black'.

MORENA KOUTOU KATOA - MORNING ALL!
Whewwww 2 more sleeps and it's 2014... in my case, 1 more sleep LOL...

Traditionally, all day tomorrow throughout the day we prepare the feast. Whakamoemiti (prayer) will take place at 12:01 to give Praise for the Past and the Present: those we have lost; tapae ripeneta (repentance), whanau Blessings; for our homes, vehicles (one provides a roof for shelter; the other provides transportation for many reasons).

To 'The King' Whanau, this is the most important time of the Year-Personally!
NOTE: Don't forget to tuck a coin and a $$$note in your pocket (and all the tamariki) before the 'Clock Strikes' for 2014 whanau...
My Daddy's teachings "you may never be rich but your bills will be paid; you will sustain a roof over your head and you will not go hungry" - in my 46yrs it has never let me down!!!
FAITH! FAITH! FAITH!
Get all your cleaning done whanau - can't go into the New Year with a paru house... LOL

Not unusual if you know 'Me' - I had a first time client yesterday. Pure Brazilian; Pure Woman, Purely Cultural and Definably Spiritual. Isaura Miranda (Isa).

We connected on all levels. It was a 'moment of time' that leaves a lasting impression. It felt surreal. This was not a nail service - THIS WAS KISMET!
One can easily be mislead by the aesthetic beauty of Isa, but believe me when I tell you, this woman radiates beauty in all phases.

From the moment she stepped into my room, I knew I was not donning my cap of Esthetician; this was nothing but a 'purely woman' connection. In my Soul, I knew this was not going to be one of my gut-laughing 'I'll be the clown for you' day...this was the 'You need Me' to uplift your 'ora', your being... in the words of my daddy "Your Shining has been dulled"; this was true for Isa whereby I was empathetic, sympathetic and as is my usual 'as blunt as a razor'!
I seriously pissed around and doubly took my time to impart some caring via touch during the nail service. This was important to me to truly give some TIME; a deaf ear for loan and keep the eyes focused... it was powerful, it was emotional and very rewarding!

Isa - my heart feels you as a woman in a strange country; that will be the anthropologist in me (love the humanities); your linguistics were beautiful, hence why I could name where you were from because of the lexical tenses of your speech (uhhh that's the linguistic anthropologist in me); the rest of the intuitiveness was pure sharing and what psychological terms were shared was due to two women whom had schooled in a genus.

Again I will say Isa "aside from your physical beautiful there is a deeper one that lays within the 'Inner You'. I am strong in many ways but to brave a life with a new man, in a new country without any fellow family living the life of an 'Army Wife' is COURAGE UNDER FIRE. You come from a Peoples that stand a long long history of 'Mana'. KIA KAHA!

I will share my first thought with You. When I heard your name Isa, my head started to sing.
I remember playing my daddy's ukelele when I was about 4yrs old singing this old traditional Fijian sing; it was sung way before my time when my father was growing up as a child and before; during the World War II, 2 Fijian brothers jumped ship and my daddy's family housed them and for a few years they grew up as extra brothers as my daddy's family consisted of 9 boys and 3 girls; 2 extra boys didn't change jack (although I had an Uncle Jack amongst that crew) LOL...
We were taught to sing both languages but I will sing it in English for you...

Isa, Isa, you are my only treasure, must you leave me so lonely and forsaken.
As the roses will miss the sun at dawning, every moment, my heart for you is yearning.
Isa lei, Isa lei, the purple shadows fall, sad the morrow will dawn upon my sorrow.
Oh forget me not, when you are far away, precious moments beside Nanunya Bay.

I can still see all my daddy's family cry when they sung this song. It was the way they sang it; tears in their eyes, smiles full of memories and the total love and respect for PEOPLE!

Never lose your Shining Isa - the shadows fade and the dawning brings new Light.

This is my 2013 rolling out to bring in the 2014....

My wish today is for everyone to take the TIME and STOP and think of others whose Shining has Dulled and perhaps a kind word or gesture can make that Shining sparkle again...

Arohanui x0x

Olivia (feat finger bows) and June were in for their Pre-New Year French white specials; both stepped it up and added feat...in June's case she went for a matching mini-LED polish pedicure to her feat finger LOL...
Isa from Brazil came or a sculpted set of clear pink crystal nails with reflector mylar flakes and white/silver scattered glitz (the pics so do not reflect the beauty of the nails) + Isa chose to have a mini-LED polish pedicure in 'abyss black'.

Isa: crystal sculpts with mylar and reflectors.

Olivia: French white with black bow feats.

June: French white with custom pink glitz feat nails; custom gel glitz & glamrock toes.

Isa: mini-LED polish pedicure in 'abyss black'.

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