Hi Jill, I had that problem. Make sure you use a thin layer of top it off. It doesn't take a lot to create that shine. However, that's the layer that's hard to soak off. So, apply it thin.
Shawn Becky <[email protected]> wrote: >I think your application is too thick...and you probably used way too much >foundation. Gelish is not applied like polish, it needs to be SUPER thin... > >On Aug 26, 2010 10:09 PM, "Jill in Ky" <[email protected]> wrote: >> OK, so I hit a snag with the new hybrid uv polish. I tried to soak off >> the Gelish on 3 clients and it would not budge. I even filed over the >> surface before wrapping them in acetone and foil. I had to scrape with >> an orangewood stick and re-wrap repeatedly, which then left flaky >> white patches on their natural nails....not good when we were aiming >> for a french. >> >> What the heck is up with that? >> >> The only thing I could think of is that I overcured the product maybe? >> I'm using the foundation, color, then the top it off. I couldn't get >> the Gelish cd to play in either of our pc's, so I finally had my >> husband pop it into his X-box, so I just learned that I was supposed >> to wipe off the foundations tacky dispersment layer....which I had not >> been doing. Do you think this caused the problem? >> >> I'm still making do with my old Pro Finish lamp (five 4 watt bulbs) >> until I can order an LED light. However, the Shellac soaks off easily >> and I do the steps the same way as Gelish, but the Shellac is not as >> durable as the Gelish (at least not on my problem clients). I left a >> message at Nail Harmony so hopefully someone will call me back in the >> morning so we can get to the bottom of this. >> >> Any of you all experience this? >> >> Jill Wright >> Bowling Green, KY >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
