Anything that makes a client sit still and not screw up her nails is good. Regular nail polish drys when the solvents evaporate out of the polish. Some people say that a heat lamp speeds the evaporation, some say cold air, like the cars air conditioner speeds drying, some say a fan with heated air speeds drying. I say any "nail polish drying machine" makes the client sit still and not answer her cell or "carefully" get something out of her purse for 10 minutes is worth the investment. So, if your clients will sit still under your tunnel lamp, tell them that is speeds the drying time, what it actually does is get them to sit still and give the polish solvents a chance to evaporate so that they are less likely to screw up their nails.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Sep 16, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Debi Longo <[email protected]> wrote: Ladies - My husband has a tendancy to hang out with my customers (mostly friends) when they are getting their nails done. He brought up a good question last night, one which I do not know the answer. I have an older tunnel lamp (I guess it would be a 4 or 6 watt), that I use for clear gel over p&w acrylics. He wanted to know why it would not cure regular polish, even if to an extent that the client could walk out the door without smudging. Does anyone know the reason why this would or would not work? has anyone tried? I used to have my clients dry under a 75w light bulb with Seche Vite or Out The Door (or back in the day, Thermoshield) but have since installed the OTT bulb to my nail lamp. Since it doesn't throw off any heat, it would not have the same effect. I would love to hear your feedback! ~Debi Longo~ Love Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. 631.678.7126 [email protected] ToTheEnd4Me -- 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.
