Renee, When I demo the french using the soak off gel, I do it exactly the way Elena has told you. I apply my Eco Base Coat super super thin. The nail won't even be smooth yet. I then cure 30 seconds (full hand) while I apply base to the other hand. Next I apply One coat of my favorite french pink. I actually love Eco's Pink Coral (solid color) with one coat. It's not fully opaque with one coat. It gives a really soft baby pink color. I apply this to five fingers and cure 2 minutes while applying to the other hand. After the cure you can do a dry brush technique to remove some of that sticky layer (thanks my beautytech girls for trying stuff out and suggesting. I love this technique. Was it you Lynnette?) Then apply the white smile. I actually am not super fussy when I do it. I get a nice even but not too thick coat. I take an absolutely clean, dry brush and swipe my smile to perfect it. Then the time technique to flash curing is this:
Do pinky left hand, stick in the light 10-15 seconds while applying pinky on the right hand. You'll take longer to apply the second pinky than the flash will take so don't forget to take her hand out of the light. Stick right pinky in the lamp and do left ring finger...stick in lamp do right ring. See the pattern. Next apply a coat of clear over the top of the application. If you see a bump where your white is apply a wee bit more clear in front of it to smooth the look out. No one likes humpy frenches! Especially me! I always fix that with my clear. Don't worry about the "full cure on your whites" first of all the rest of them get more time in the light each time you stick your hands BACK in for the next nail, number two the light will pass through the clear and finish that white up. Final cure on the clear 2 minutes. Finish with your Eco sealer and you're good to go!!! Elena is going to be at the Long Island (I keep wanting to say Long Beach) Networking. If you're going to be there she can show this to you! :) Kind Regards, Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Elena Desmonie, NY <[email protected]>wrote: > I usually put a layer of the clear to seal, then wipe tacky layer, then > cina top coat. > Elena > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[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.
