I mainly use OPI, and occasionally have to add a few drops of thinner. I find that a little bit is ok, but if there is one that I have to keep adding to I can smell the difference at some point and have to throw it away because is just doesn't work well. I do however have a lot polishes that are at least 4-5 years old and they are still perfect. I find for me that OPI dries soooo much faster than any other that I have tried. I love the colors of china glaze, use the same steps that I do for my OPI and it just doesnt dry well. I did not have good luck at all with CND either. Maybe I should get some new colors from them and try again. I love their colors as well. But for me so far OPI is the best that works for me. And like others said, its what the clients ask for. Do you have the new___________ from OPI?
Shannon Arnold Flip Flop Beauty Shop Coopers Plains, NY [email protected] --- On Mon, 7/13/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Polish drying--was Pigment in polish To: "NailTech Group" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 11:41 PM Dang y'all... In my experience, once you start adding thinner to nail polish---lacquer, or whatever "technical term" you choose--(lol)-- you might as well start heading for the garbage pail! Seems to me like it just makes a bad situation worse! I can use SpaRitual or CND polishes and they last for EV er! I have CND polishes that I know I have had 5 or 6 yrs that are still not crappy like OPI gets--NOT that there's anything wrong with that! LOL Don't get me wrong--- I still purchase OPI colors because.. Well for the same reason everyone does! --because that is what 98% of clients look for: some OPI color that they have used before and loved! Melody Montgomery Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular From: "Artistic Trends Salon" Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:27:25 -0400 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Polish drying--was Pigment in polish I do thin them out on occasion, but that doesn’t bother me. Because they are a lacquer, not a polish, they will always be a little thicker. How are things Lynette? Deb Crouthamel-Blowars Artistic Trends Salon 901 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville PA 18960 215-257-6464 [email protected] www.artistictrendssalon.com *Saving the planet one salon at a time.* From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: Re: Polish drying--was Pigment in polish Hey Deb! You must be lucky then. Not only is the polish not drying, they also get thick pretty gosh darn fast. Too quick. I can use an Essie or Haken for almost 3/4 of a bottle and never have to use thinner drops. My one client uses ONLY Chocolate Shakespeare and she was the first for this to happen. SHE said something to me about it. Well at least I am not in the minority!!!! ;-) Buenos dias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile From: "Artistic Trends Salon" Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:14:12 -0400 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Polish drying--was Pigment in polish I really never understand why so many people have issues with OPI…it is all I use and never have issues! I polish and let set 3 minutes or so then drop on Drip Dry. They leave in 5 minutes and are fine. Deb Crouthamel-Blowars Artistic Trends Salon 901 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville PA 18960 215-257-6464 [email protected] www.artistictrendssalon.com *Saving the planet one salon at a time.* From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: Polish drying--was Pigment in polish I am not sure about that being the reason Marsha but I have noticed the past couple of weeks that just about every client that has chosen OPI polish -- the polish does not dry!!!!!! Usually they all dry within ten to fifteen minutes--any brand. The past few weeks it seems that all OPI just stayed wet and tacky. WTH? Anyone else having this problem? Buenos dias, Lynnette Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile From: Marsha Rubino Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:34:06 -0700 (PDT) To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Pigment in polish Whadayathink.....does the color pigment in polish have an affect on how long the polish stays on the nails? My daughter, a hairdresser, just wore OPI's Vampire State Building for 5 days with no chipping. She is a BUSY girl in her salon. This may be the longest she's gone without chipping. Marsha McDonald Rubino GIMME NAILS @ the Devonshire 37 Fifth St. E. Suite 102 Kalispell, Montana 59901 [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
