It depends on if I use Nailites or Light Elegance. You get a lot more with Nailite's. The pot is maybe 3 times the size of LE. That is the only two brands I have. Having the pots where clients don't see them keeps them from knowing what brands I have. They don't care, its all about the color for them. It's hard to say how many sets. I have yet to use a whole pot of anything. There is a sheer color that I use over a french all the time called pearly pink from Nailite, I bet I have used it 80 times or more and still have a forth of it left. That's only using one coat though. Angie Wingerter
________________________________ From: Maureen Solan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 9:26:06 PM Subject: Re: NailTech:: Gel Colors in the Pots How many sets are you getting from a pot> Maureen --- On Wed, 4/28/10, Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: NailTech:: Gel Colors in the Pots >To: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:20 PM > > >I put them on nail art wheels and use a sharpie and assign each pot with a >number, write the number on the wheel to match. I picked up a roll around >thing at Office Depot that has at least 8 drawers. They are not real deep so >my pots don't get lost and I have them in order by number. I keep this roll >around in my closet because I am afraid of the curing. They probably would be >protected if I kept the thing out of the closet but I have just been to scared >to try it. This roll around thing looks nice enough to have by my station. My >clients really don't ask to see the pots. They pick from the wheels. > >Angie Wingerter > > > > > ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 8:56:58 PM >Subject: Re: NailTech:: Gel Colors in the Pots > >Well THAT is a tip I am going to use!!! Thanks Pam!!! >Buenos dias, >Lynnette >http://www.facebook.com/nailtech Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ________________________________ >From: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:54:59 -0400 >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: NailTech:: Gel Colors in the Pots > > > > >I stir the gel up to get an accurate color and then put a small blob on the >top of the lid. A nice, even, pretty looking blob! Not just ANY blob! LOL! >Place under the gel lamp and there ya go! NOW you can tell what color is in >the pot from the lid! Ta-da! >Pam > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 6:24 pm >Subject: Re: NailTech:: Poor little Gelish-- just like high school > > >Another downfall with the pots are time wasted with clients or me having to >open the jars to see the colors. So far no company has the color on the >outside that actually matches the inside. >But this is what I have for now..... >Buenos dias, >Lynnette >http://www.facebook.com/nailtech Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ________________________________ >From: Maggie in Visalia <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:41:49 -0700 (PDT) >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: NailTech:: Poor little Gelish-- just like high school > > >I am only half-enthused with the soak off gel polishes so far-- frankly, I >need to be able to get them all the way off a client's nails in less than 15 >minutes. That means, taking 15 minutes from the time the client sits down in >front of me to naked nails to start over on. Without having to file. > >So far, close but no cigar. Some of this is me needing more practice at it, >some of this is companies saying "Our gel soaks off in 22 seconds!" when it >does not. > >I know manufacturer's all have their individual patented formulas sitting in a >safety deposit box somewhere, carefully guarded by a company of Marines, >several large dogs, and possibly one superhero of questionable >usefullness-- maybe Aquaman. So when you get down to specifics, every SOG is >technically different... but so is every polish line, every acrylic line, >every traditional gel line, etc and so forth, I think you get my point. > >I don't think there IS a major difference between lines. At least, not any >more difference than there is between every acrylic line-- but we all have our >favorites there too, even if the things that make or break an ac line are >minute. > >I really like the polish bottle application. I LOVE having a seperate brush >for each color. I LOVE that a polish bottle means that each seperate brush >also has its storage taken care of for me. I LOVE that I don't have to >meticulously clean the same gel brush between each color to make sure that I >don't accidently get a streak of bright blue into someone's French manicure. >The seperate brush issue is, in and of itself, enough to sway me toward polish >bottled SOGs. > >Also; polish bottled SOGs take care of storage for me. Because they display >like polishes, I just put them on the polish racks. Slowly, carefully, >schemingly (is that a word?) replacing my tradtitional polish inventory with >SOG. I'll convert those last two clients yet! (evil laugh) And if not? Then >they'll end up paying extra for polish, so I won't mind. > >I am concerned about keeping pigment mixed in the polish bottled SOGs. I am >concerned with the little porthole window in the otherwise opaque label on my >Gelish greeting the early morning sun in my east-facing salon each day. I >keep the blinds closed in the morning, but years of carefully guarding my gels >from sunlight as though they were formulated with the blood of Dracula >himself-- putting those precious bottles out in the open is taking a lot of >courage. > >I have ordered Star Nail's Eco-gel. It's on a truck. It seems that EVERYTHING >in Maggie-land is currently on a truck-- except my merhcandise bags for retail >purchases, which apparently FedEx left at the Fresno terminal for me to pick >up myself-- for no good reason and without any intention of INFORMING me of >the plan. (clearing throat and straightening tie) But I digress. > >I do agree with the people who've mentioned being able to use every single >drop of gel that's in a pot, and I understand what Elaine said about her >formula not working that well in a polish bottle. > >I can't see myself putting little pots of gel on the polish racks though. >Mostly because there's a psychological shift for me too-- polish bottles are >ok for clients to touch, my other products stay with me. > >We'll have to see how it works out long term for the Gelish on the polish >racks. Clients are going to pick them up and look at them, they're going to >open the bottles and pull the brush out so they can see what it looks like-- >changes are, someone will eventually apply a brush stroke of Gelish to their >nail to "test" it on themselves. That'll be a fun day. But if they do that >with bottled SOG, it'll be far less disastrous to my product, my polish racks, >the paint on my walls, my sink, and my carpet, than if they do it with potted >gels. > >At any rate-- there a lot of my own thoughts on SOG polishes. As far as the >differences between each individual manufacturer's line? I don't think you >have to stress over it too much. There are subtle differences in viscosity, >cure time, flexibility, soak off time, etc. Just like every other product on >the market. You'll have to listen to a lot of anecdotal evidence and try >different brands for yourself before settling into which one works best for >you-- just like every other product on the market. > >I wonder if I can paint my shoes with SOG? > > >Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA >"Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." >Art of Nailz >Maggie Rants [and rav...@nails Magazine >Facebook > > > >--- On Wed, 4/28/10, Michelle Phoenix <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>From: Michelle Phoenix <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: NailTech:: Poor little Gelish-- just like high school >>To: [email protected] >>Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 12:57 PM >> >> >>Maggie I hear what you're saying! I've been trying to find out what, >>exactly, is the difference between any of the brush on gels and the pot gels >>if they're all soakable polishes. I have quite a few Akzentz polishes that I >>like and am hesitant to get started on some new product just because it's >>new. I'm not an early adopter. >> >>I hope both Gelish and Shellac will be at Premiere b/c I want to try them >>both and see what's so "revolutionary" about them. >> >>M- >> >> >>On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Maggie in Visalia <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>I remember high school. When my little knock-off Keds-style tennis shoes got >>to the point where they were less than white anymore, but I couldn't really >>afford to buy another pair, I took my acrylic paints and smeared bright >>colorful patches all over my shoes. Voila! Not just good as new, but a unique >>work of art and creative expressionism. >>> >>>The cheerleaders made SUCH fun of me. Not just the cheerleaders, but pretty >>>much everyone who ranked higher on the social ladder than myself. Which, for >>>the record, was pretty much everyone. >>> >>>All I heard that year was what an idiot I was. How "weird" I was. And how >>>stupid my shoes looked. >>> >>>Of course-- and I'm sure it comes as no surprise to y'all who've known me >>>for awhile-- I was pretty used to being called "weird" by the time I got to >>>high school. So I shrugged it off and wore my nifty shoes with pride. >>>Personally, I thought they were pretty cool. >>> >>>So the next fashion season dawned, and guess what's "all the rage" in all >>>the teen magazines? And what all the popular girls show up at school with? I >>>SWEAR I am not even exagerating here! Little white Keds-style tennis shoes >>>with all kinds of random paint splotches on them. EXACTLY like the shoes I'd >>>done myself a year before that all those same girls said were stupid. >>> >>>And that's the story that's running through my mind while I'm reading all >>>these "I can't wait for my Shellac" posts. >>> >>>Haven't I had my Gelish for like a MONTH already? But CND comes out with SOG >>>in a polish bottle and you'd think they perfected cold fusion. >>> >>>All I see is a bunch of cheerleaders wearing my old tennis shoes. >>> >>>So can anyone explain why Shellac is so much better/different than Gelish? >>> >>> >>>Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA >>>"Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." >>>Art of Nailz >>>Maggie Rants [and rav...@nails Magazine >>>Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>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. >>> >> >> >>-- >>Michelle Phoenix >>Elite Licensed Nail Technician >> >>Wet Paint Nail Spa >>www.wetpaintnailspa.com >>Online Booking Available >>-- >>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. >> >-- >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. >-- >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. >-- >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. >-- >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. >-- >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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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