I guess that is the difference between the companies. I got Nailite colors for $3.75 and Tara (that I work with) got Akzents for $15. She got directions. Akzents has a great color selection in soakables too. I would use nailite color gels the same way that the other brands use theirs. Just get a hold of some base and top that is soakable. Angie Wingerter
________________________________ From: Wet Paint <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 2, 2009 3:22:57 PM Subject: NailTech:: Re: Gel polish freakout! I wish I could afford Akzentz. Maybe some day. But why doesn't Nailite tell us that? Michelle Phoenix Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com On Mar 2, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Patricia Arsenault <[email protected]> wrote: You need to use some kind of bonding or base gel. I have started using Akzentz, and they have a opti bond base that I have cured and then wiped the dipersion layer off and applied to coats of gel polish, curing inbetween and then applying a top gloss. No shrinking but I've used others that skrink up to nothing. --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Wet Paint <[email protected]> wrote: From: Wet Paint <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Gel polish freakout! To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 12:00 PM I'm using the gel polish from Nailite and they don't say anything on their site about using a clear base gel first. I did use the YN protein bond first and it shrank like crazy anyhow. Michelle Phoenix Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com On Mar 2, 2009, at 10:03 AM, Katherine <[email protected]> wrote: I buff the shine off the natural nail and apply Protein Bond from Young Nails. No shrinking and it doesn't effect the soak off. Katherine St.Louis, MO ________________________________ From: Wet Paint <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:56:16 PM Subject: NailTech:: Gel polish freakout! HELP!!! I've tried gel polish on two clients today and couldn't charge either one if them because it was such a damn nightmare applying it to natural nails!!! This crap shrinks away from the sides and free edge before I have a chance to lift my brush from the product. I had intended to polish one nail, flash it and do a nail on the other hand. Well forget it. I would do one nail and by the time she got her hand in the lamp it had already shrunk. Thank God I decided on a soft launch before adding it to my website/ menu. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. TIA Michelle Phoenix Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
