YOU ARE soooooo welcome. :) good luck!!! <3 Kind Regards, Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5856 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Chloe Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > THANK YOU!!!!I will try it out tonight!!! > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 08:52:04 -0700 > Subject: Re: NailTech:: ECO Soak Off > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > OMG...I HATE our DVD! We filmed that before the product was even > released. And I have to say, I've learned so much from all of you guys with > your tricks using these products that had I the luxury of spending more of > Tony Cuccio's money, I'd reshoot it. WE ARE however, doing more QR Codes. > So Arica and I show application (my way now) of color and then shot nail art > on the color. So we are SUPER close to having that footage to share via the > website or email. I PROMISE I will post a link (or Lorraine will beat me to > it) once it's ready. It's been in editing for a while now so it's got to be > almost done. > > Now for steps. > Totally prep that nail. Our product isn't Gel Polish. It's a bit thicker, > so prepping the nail well will increase the wear time. Remove all cuticle, > LIGHTLY buff off the shine. Clean away dust and dehydrate with our > Finishing Wipe (it should be called Starting Wipe AND Finishing Wipe). > Apply your clear base. SOOOOO little you'll still see the texture of the > nail. The reason for base...just to protect the nail from the dies in the > colors. So save your money. You don't have to put it on like a "Layer". > Also the key to Eco being strong is still being thing enough that it's very > flexible. That way if you bump it, it'll bend and bounce back. Cure the > base 30 seconds. Since the lamp hasn't the 30 setting I usually will put > one hand in and once I get to the middle finger on the second hand I say, > "Take it out". > > Next, your first layer of color should flow on thin like polish. NO > Floating, capping or gooping it on like a traditional gel. Now here is > where I have learned you can have a 'choice". If you're a bit slower with > your application... you may see some slight creeping back at the free edge. > YOU CAN avoid this by using Finish Wipe BEFORE your first coat of color, to > remove the sticky layer on the base Coat. I think it was Becky that > discovered this for me. Gosh I hope I have the right person. NO worries > this will not cause any lifting. I am super fly at it now so I get it on > fast enough that I literally just do a quick rebrush on the edge of my first > and second nail then put her hand in the lamp. The first coat will not be > the color (like polish). Cure for the 120. I put 3 minutes in the video > because I was trying to add extra cure time for the techs that don't change > their bulbs often enough. BUT I found it dulled my product. So if you're a > good tech and you change your bulbs often enough, you have my approval to do > 120. > > Second coat...same thing. NO sticky removal though. again 120 seconds. > > NOw I like to do a final coat of "clear" before I wipe. Because some of > the pigment IS in the sticky layer of the color, I like to lock it in with a > coat of Clear Gel 120 seconds cure and then wipe off the shine with > Finishing Wipe. I get a MUCH nicer application. You can let it go like > that....BUT gels can stain over time, so a clear air try top coat will > protect them without making them thicker (and inevitably take longer to soak > off). > > I do have a 100% approved formula of UV Gel Topcoat that is super shiny > that I'm releasing this summer. I just don't have the artwork on the boxes > and bottles yet to sell it. It is AWESOME over ANY Soak off Gel or Gel > Polish. I love it. I have replaced my final clear layer with this. > > I hope this helps with application. I am DEEPLY sorry that video isn't > better. I had been in "formulation" world for three years before we > released it and didn't have the luxury of your comments (which I read and > take seriously daily). And now, after three years with Eco and now two > years working on an Eco UV Polish....wow what I know now vs then.....so much > more. > > :) Elaine > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5856 > [email protected] > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:08 AM, ChloeR2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see said the blind man!!! They didn't make this clear (LOL) on the > DVD! > > On Apr 1, 10:07 am, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > > You don't remove the sticky layer if you're using a gel topcoat. > > On Apr 1, 2011 10:02 AM, "ChloeR2" <[email protected]> wrote:> OK > well I have to buy one Eco doen't have a top coat that comes in the > > > kit. I used a clear essie polish for the top.You can't see the holes > > > (from were the gel wiped off) because it's a neutral color. So I don't > > > remove the sticky layer before the top coat? > > > > > On Apr 1, 9:48 am, Michele Wolosyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> You will always lose color when you cleanse it without a topcoat with > the > > > > SOG polishes. When you use a topcoat and then cleanse, you won't lose the > > color at all. Always, always, always use a topcoat. > > > > >> Michele > > > > >> On Apr 1, 2011, at 8:53 AM, ChloeR2 wrote: > > > > >> > But what about the holes in the color? When I wipped with the > > >> > finishing wipe it removed some of the gel, should i apply it > thicker? > > >> > On Apr 1, 8:48 am, Elena Desmonie <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> Eco requires a top coat, as do all other gel polishes. You can use > > > > either the clear dog from Eco or a traditional top coat. > > > > > > > > >> >> Elena Desmonie > > > > >> >> ChloeR2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>> I need help! Ok My first attempt at the ECO application, I watched > > the > > >> >>> dvd. Heres the problem. I put the base coat on super thin, cure > for > > 30 > > >> >>> sec, but the lamp says either 90 or 120 so I cure for the whole > 90, > > >> >>> then I apply a thin coat of color and cure for 3 mins or the 120 > > >> >>> twice. After which I put the last coat on and do the gel art. I > cure > > >> >>> for 120 sec twice agian. When I go to wipe off the sticky layer I > > >> >>> have wholes in the gel and it's not shiny, so I had to put a top > coat > > >> >>> on it. What am i doing wrong. 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