I like my Axxium. I do not use it as a soak off on natural nail clients, I use it as a color gel on my hard gel clients. They like the colors. It does not soak off completely and requires some filing, so I do not use it on natural nails.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On May 25, 2010, at 7:32 AM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: I don't know if Axxium is obsolete but the idea of gel in a pot may be a deal breaker for some. Of course, Elaine explained very well the benefits of being in a pot, so I understand why they're used. IBD's GP is in a pot and I LOVE it.. The consistency is just like polish- Axxium is thicker. Axxium are also the only pots that LEAK, boooooooo. On 5/24/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: OMG, Becky!! Is Axxium obsolete already? If only we would have known.... How many would have waited for the Gelish or Shellac? I ordered my Gelish and cannot wait to try it. Buenos dias, Lynnette http://www.facebook.com/nailtech Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Becky <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 22:17:46 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: NailTech:: Gelish & Shellac... my personal observations Shellac: 10 minutes, you can set your watch by it. Gelish, break the seal, soak - also 10 minutes predictably but 5 min to prep for soaking off. The key difference is application. Gelish- cuticle work, shape nail, remove shine (extra 3-4 min), bevel nail tip gently, Foundation is 1 min, color, color, top gloss. Gelish's top gloss will withstand more than Shellac. (In the way of solvents, etc - Lynnette needs to try this) Shellac's system will soak off more quickly because no prep is needed to begin soaking off. Gelish requires breaking the seal, then cottonball method. Twist, pull, scrape, wahlah. The video on the website is dead on. Shellac- cuticle remover, ScrubFresh thoroughly, shape nail, bevel tip gently. Base is 10 seconds, color, color, Topcoat. Removal includes wrapping fingers, 10 min, massage nail, twist and pull wrap. Scrape- wahlah. For those who just 5 minutes makes a difference: Shellac is the way to go. You'll save 5 on the front and back end compared to Gelish. Once you master application and removal, you can make that time up. I love BOTH and will offer both just for the color variety, but Shellac is the simpler of the two by a photo finish. I have many clients in both as well as IBD. These are my 3 favs. Axxium.... Not so much anymore. The clients I have in acrylic + GP will simply be buffed down, ac applied, reapply color - this one actually doesn't take any more time than a regular fill and I just made $10 more. The Shellac demo I saw today was "ok". She did reiterate that this is intended to bring in NEW clientelle, not necessarily increase income from current, but you can bet your sweet you-know-what, I'm gonna get it there too! 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? 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