I will be calling customer service for BOTH the #4 gel brush AND the striper brush in cleaner (that's the best of the best ideas!). I am on the verge of going back to T3 Gel. My CND products just keep going up in price (everything has, I know) but they started out pricey.....especially the replacement bulbs for the light. Maybe I'll order another tub of pink and give T3 another go. Thanks for the information, Elaine, if your #4 gel brush is what I'm looking for (and it sounds like it is) you are my hero!
[Now.....if you can direct me to a gel that has the appearance of being a natural colored nail...NOT WHITE, I'll be forever in your debt!] I have a neat little collection of natural white gels I have wasted my $ on, which actually appear to be regular ole white gel thinned out so that when applied it appears see-through and doesn't cover. I field-tested a natural white gel polish for Brisa which was perfect . A pool of it next to a pool of white appeared to have a muted pink cast. My clients LOVED it as did I. CND chose a watered down white to market.....I don't get it. Sorry for the rant. BTW, the information you have given people is what we/they have asked for. Just because you work for a manufacturer doesn't preclude you from entering the conversation with your knowledge. I actually think it's a good idea that representatives be active here. And I know others have. If anyone here is offended by whatever, the power of the "delete" button is close at hand! Marsha McDonald Rubino Gimme Nails @ Red Union Salon 713 E. 13th St. Upper Suite Whitefish, Montana [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:16:52 AM Subject: NailTech:: Re: Gels To all the thank you's ....YOU are so Welcome! I really could have hit you all with lots of emails with thank you's but I am sure you'd be like...OH god another one! Also on the Cuccio products I'll mention the need for the finer salts in the other two flavors and the bump in fragrance. MARSHA...I actually added this brush to the Star Nail Line. It has a black handle. It's is called the #4 Oval Gel Brush. It is Nylon. The hairs are so soft you don't get that snow plow effect of scraping gel off the nail. It just glides on smooth. I can use it with one of the Dark Gel colors from the Runway collection and get a Polish Perfect application. I had a gel brush from Japan that was the inspiration for the #4. The best part and true to Star Nail...it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I just called Cindy in Customer Service the brush is $5.75. We also just added a brand new Striping Brush in a Cleaner. It's like a Polish bottle full of gel Cleaner. The striper (nylon, long and pointed) is to drag color gel designs. You just put the brush back in the bottle and it removes the gel from the hairs. Not sure of the cost and number. It's here it is just brand new. Customer Service will know. "Striper Brush with Cleaner" I'm glad you are all finding this useful information and not some sales pitch. I do hesitate to answer a lot of the posts on here because I know it can be perceived as pushing our company. It is the only downside of going full time for the company. :) Elaine "Next, use a brush that is nylon and rounded (not square across the top). A good soft Nylon brush with a rounded shape will make life so much easier around the skin." Elaine Watson aka Elaine (was) from Maine haha I used T3 Fibergel in my early years with gel......and I use it now on occasion. My question, Elaine, is......where do you get a brush like you have described? I bought what was called a cat's tongue brush about 6 years ago and I haven't been able to replace it. I think it was from Light Elegance but they don't have them on their website. What I love about the cat's tongue brush is that the bristles are long and flexible....not stiff like most gel brushes are. Also the brush is pretty much a standard width but thinner in depth of bristles which contributes to it's flexiblity. TIA! Marsha McDonald Rubino Gimme Nails @ Red Union Salon 713 E. 13th St. Upper Suite Whitefish, Montana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
