I've had a few emails about my personal experience with these two SOG lines so I thought I'd post in case it may help anyone. I don't currently represent any company, this is just info on my personal observations.
I like them both a lot, but they are different. The Gelish seems to last a little longer but you have to buff/ file off the shine before soaking off and toy have to GENTLY file prep/ lightly buff the nail with Gelish too. Gelish also has an optional extra layer of gel called "structure" (pot) if needed. I need to play around more with the structure before I can comment on it. I've only used it 1x I really like how quick and easy the Shellac is to take off. The shellac you don't file prep and you don't have to remove top shine before removing... Just go to work But it does tend to wrinkle in my experience so far. The shellac will come off YOUR nails with acetone, so not a good choice for the nail technician unless she/he buys the Gelish or other gel topcoat and uses that over the shellac instead. Once the Gelish lamp is released all the time saved with the Shellac by not buffing will be made up with the timing of this lamp if it works as it is advertised to...10 second cure for base coat and 30 sec cure for all other coats !!! It is supposed to be released in June so I can't wait !!! However if you have a lot of clients that will *NOT* be coming in for regular manicures and want to remove themselves, go for the Shellac ( of course, as you know you need to educate on how to remove properly if you are not performing the removal). I have spa party ladies, I drive a decent distance to and I only see them once a month and they have a hard time getting the Gelish off themselves so I now bring the shellac for them. I am finding that the Gelish was holding up better on them so far though but maybe I also need to get used to the Shellac as I have only had it for a short time. I think they are both great products and I think it depends on your clientele. The last thing I want to address is price. The Gelish is about half the price as the Shellac. The Gelish bottle is 2x the size of the Shellac. AND PLEASE consider the cost of the base and top coats too when you are figuring service costs !!! The Shellac base and top coat are also half the size of the Gelish. You can email me privately with any questions, I'm happy to answer or discuss my personal opinion :) Tickled Pink & Grey, ~Kimberly Lesser~ http://www.couturenailboutique.com Award-winning Nail Technician Articles and opinions published in industry magazines National & International Competitor Salon Nail Department Trainer and Mentor Inta Member AEFM Trained Creative Nail Design "Grand Master" 2000-2002 EZ Flow "Master Artist" Educator 2006 & 2007 Entity Competition Team Member 2006 & 2007 Entity Advantage Education Team Member -- 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.
