I am about to order more Gelish because it has worked FANTASTIC on 1 of my most difficult nail clients. Her nails routinely curled away from the overlay of acrylic and then from the overlay of the powder/ glue system. So far it's been 2 weeks on her with no curling, no chipping, and no lifting!!!
The 3 colors I bought were: 1) Simple Sheer- looks like an American Manicure base (almost clear w/ pink hue) 2) High Bridge- cool tone pink with big and little pieces of glitter in it (layer this 1st with simple sheer over it for a little more toned down effect) 3) Red Roses- true red, not too blue/not too orange (like OPI Thrill of Brazil) I found that if someone had chipping with Shellac or Gelish, I skipped the Bond Aid prep I was using and immediately after soaking off the product I would file to shape the free edge, then lightly buff, use e- file to remove cuticle off the plate, brush off dust, then apply the Gelish or Shellac. Immediately following all steps to cure, I'd wipe with alcohol and then do a salt glow scrub and a paraffin dip. No ill effects so far and I'm not even using the required 36 watt lamp (still debating on getting an LED lamp and all my online sources for 36 watt lamps are sold out)! I've also done a Gelish fill in on myself and it made the nail a little thicker, but it worked perfectly (very time saving if you are in a hurry). I've experimented on myself with layering Gelish over Shellac and it bonds together well. When I soak off Gelish and Shellac I never have filed over the surface, but I will try that to see if it makes a big difference. It still soaks off within 10-15 min. no problem with the acetone soaked cotton and foil wrap method. I'll use both Gelish and Shellac, but since Shellac is limited in colors and in distribution, it's great that Gelish doesn't have any of those problems. I'm not interested in pots of this hybrid uv polish simply because the rims get sticky and I need a seperate brush to use them. For me, I really like the ease of it being in a polish bottle. I did try to buy some of Jessica cosmetics "Geleration", but they required you buy a kit for your first purchase ($$) and they would not sell open stock at all, EVER, unless yor 1st order was the kit. After listening to the sales rep tell me repeatedly that their product was the best and how fantastic it was, I had to admit that I was becoming frustrated. When I explained that I was testing out several brands of uv hybrid polish and didn't want to spend all that money on a kit, the sales rep couldn't figure out why I'd want to do that when I could just buy Jessica's line, since it was the best. Finally I had to break it down for her....I've got a salon to run with other orders of products to place, such as the order of acrylic and sanitation products I'd just placed the day before. I had to explain that I have a budget to follow and it didn't include spending almost $200 on a system I had never even seen or tested before. Again, she explained to me that Jessica's was the best and she knew I'd love it once I bought it! To which I replied that I guess I'd never know how great their product was because I wasn't going to buy it unless I could order open stock. I'm sure they have their reasons (?), but as a consumer you'd think that companies wouldn't make it so difficult for me to spend my money with them. So Jessica's loss will be Gelish's gain. And this week I finally was able to get the Shellac color "Tutti Fruiti" at our local distributor! Jill Wright Bowling Green, KY On Aug 17, 2:00 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I hope you are all having a great day~!!! I am getting ready to order > Gelish. I can't stand it any longer and decided I must at least have a base > and top coat for my Shellac. Which lead to... what the heck I may as well > have everything for the Gelish to use as well. lol Soooooooooo... I am > posting what I am ordering so that I don't make any mistakes in my order. > Also, if there is a better or cheaper substitute I am all for it. Is everyone > using alcohol vs the professional product they sell? What grit to buff the > natural nail? I have tried to read and save every email pertaining to > SOG's and I still have so many questions. > I appreciate your help more than you know!!!! > > PH Bond-Dehydrator > Pro Bond- acid free-promotes adhesion > Top It Off- Top Coat > Foundation Gel-Base Coat > Colored Gel- ... of course : ) > Gel Pro Brush- It's retractable > Cleaner- removes tacky layer or should I go with alcohol??? > Structure Gel- For those who might need extra strength > > ~Della~ > Indianapolis area -- 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.
