And you may not be having issues with your Gelish yet, but at $29.95 a bottle, you'll go through it a lot quicker if you're using too much!
I highly recommend Structure by Gelish as well, awesome stuff. On 5/24/10, Couture Nail Boutique <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > > -- 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
