I think miost of us TRIED rerular polish w/gel polish - but to compositions are so different that they won't bond & cure dty under the lamp. That will be the breakthrough of the future -- AFTER we've all spent so much$ on these gel polishes. My preference is GELISH rather than Shellac for many reasons . Good luck with the experiments - we learn by trying!! Claire On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 6:52 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pam, > How did this hold up? I tried to use Shellac base, 2 coats of regular > polish and Shellac topcoat......total disaster. Chipped off within 24 > hours. > Mary Jo Zwirowski > Tipz n Toez, Ltd. ~ www.tipzntoezltd.com > Naperville, IL > > > Hi Techs, > Today I had a client who reluctantly had to remove her acrylics that she > got in March for a vacation. She has really enjoyed them, but for financial > reasons could not continue. We talked while I was soaking them off, > (foil/cotton ball/acetone method of course! Thanks to my nailtech > buddies!) and I asked her if she would be willing to be a guinea pig for > an airbrushed french with the clear $hellac base and top coat. Deal! > So... > > Soaked off acrylic, > gently buffed off any remaining bits, > used Scrub fresh on the nails. > Then... airbrushed a french on the bare nails, > added a coat of clear $hellac base.. cured.. > added a coat of clear Shellac top coat & cured. > Wiped off residue and the nails looked fantastic! > > Told her that her job as guinea pig was to call me every couple of days and > tell me how they were holding up! She was so pleased to walk out with > beautiful looking nails! I could tell she wasn't ready to go "naked" just > yet! lol! Now, I've never tried to do a french gel set, using the base gel, > the white gel, the pink gel, the top coat gel.. but this seemed so quick > & easy to do and the results were amazing! Lots of time saved too, airbrush > is quick, base of $hellac is 10 seconds, top coat of $hellac, 2 minutes. > FAST! I wish I had taken pictures now that I think about it! Duh! > > Now lets talk about pricing.. my acrylic fills are $26.00. An airbrush > french is an extra $2.00. Gel over the acrylic is an extra $5.00... has > been for years. Now that $hellac has hit the scene, I am wondering how much > to charge for the french with $hellac over it. My manicures are $15.00, if > you add the extra $10.00 for the $hellac, it comes to $25.00! And takes > less than 35 minutes! So.. I can slave away for an hour or hour and a half > really for the acrylic, or do the $hellac over french in less time for just > $1.00 less? I wonder if I should charge less because I am leaving out the 2 > coats of color $hellac. This will be interesting to see how it holds up. I > don't expect it to have the longevity of the acrylic coating, so it might be > difficult to market for the price. :-( Ok, will keep ya'll posted on how > this goes! > > Pam > Nail Designs > Ohio > (P.S. I am using the $ sign for $hellac because I still can't believe I > paid $16.00 a bottle for 1/4 of an ounce!) > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- *[email protected]* ** ** ** ** ** -- 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.
