K, Beck. I'll try that so that I can conserve base product but, I wasn't having issues with my Gelish. How long is total removal time taking you for Gelish vs. Shellac ( start to finish)
Kimberly, on my iPad On May 23, 10:50 pm, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're not scrubbing it onto the nail, you're applying it too > thick. This should NOT "polish" on - you need to use some serious > pressure. The bottle should do over 1000 nails.. > > I went up and had a one on one convo with one of Harmony's educators. > They're still using the very first bottle of Foundation and apparently > co the dry > brush or wipe over it before applying color. > > On 5/23/10, Couture Nail Boutique <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Diana ! > > I am NOT scrubbing it in to the nail but I am applying it very very > > thin. > > I just watched the video and it *looks like* Danny does 1 SUPER thin > > coat and then makes sure there is no overflow and then applies another > > thin coat. > > here is the video link: > >http://www.nailharmony.com/Video/VideoLibraryGelish.aspx > > however I plan to contact them tomorrow and ask about that. I will > > report back to what I find out. > > > I have not had any issues with Gelish whatsoever. > > I don't find the basecoat to be thick though ??? Are you floating it > > instead of pressing it ? hmmm, not sure... I'd call them if you feel > > it is thick, because mine is not. > > > I'm sure that protein bond ( NuBond, other non-acid primer etc...) > > would probably help Shellac to last longer but I'm wondering if the > > soak off would be effected because of it and that is really the only > > reason at this point that I personally am using Shellac > > in some cases over Gelish. That is a good question. I'm sure someone > > on this list has added a non-acid primer to try it out and they could > > probably chime in. > > I do like that it is not needed with the Gelish though. He shows a > > dehydrator on the video but I have been using my scrubfresh ( like I > > do with everything) and it works like a dream :) > > 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" > >2000-2002EZ Flow "Master Artist" Educator > > 2006 & 2007 Entity Competition Team Member > > 2006 & 2007 Entity Advantage Education Team Member > > > On May 23, 11:10 am, Diana Bonn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kimberly, I am testing out both also. The base of Gelish, how are you > >> applying this. the brush is a short little burger, and thinking that > >> maybe it should be "scrubbed" on vs. applying it? It is thicker than > >> the other I am using. and also, to have shellac last longer, maybe > >> applying a primer like Protein Bond first??????? diana from indiana > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > -- > 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 > athttp://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.
