OPI GelColor base should be thin but not scrubbed in. You should see shine. Shake every coat of GelColor including the base and top. And don't forget to cap the free edges every time.
Dayna Sent from my iPhone On 2012-01-24, at 9:59 PM, Angie <[email protected]> wrote: > Anna, If your brush is dry and you pick up a very small amount of gel you are > going to have to kinda scrub it in the nail to get it to spread farther over > more of the nail. so your end result is even thinner then you could get it > brushing it on as thin as you can. use a short bristle brush short back and > forth strokes in a scrubbing sorta way. This is how I do Gelish and it has > helped the soak off time a lot. Hope that makes sense. > > Anna Z-James <[email protected]> wrote: > > "SCRUB" it on not sure what you mean cause every other base coats are brushed > on every so thin??? > > > Anna > Creations by Anna Z-James > www.annazjames.com > 702-927-8831 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherri Evans <[email protected]> > To: nailtech <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 2:56 pm > Subject: Re: NailTech:: > > > I have not had that issue with the OPI gelpolish. I apply the basecoat so > thin that it looks "rough". I scrub it on with a short, dry gel brush. I > apply it that way for all of my uv polishes. I wish I could offer more > assistance. > Sherri > On Jan 24, 2012 2:25 PM, "Becky" <[email protected]> wrote: > We've been seeing those complaints on Facebook... did you try dry brushing > the base coat? Did you use OPIs base coat? > On Jan 24, 2012 3:01 PM, "Anna Z-James" <[email protected]> wrote: > I just purchased a few of the OPI Gel Polishes and did my 1st client with > them this morning and found that the tips of the nail were almost white in > color had trouble getting the Gel to actually stay? I did the 2nd hand even > thinner just in case the 1st was applied too thick and same difference....I > used my LED light and cured for 30 secs each so not sure what the procedures > and differences are with this product verses the others. > > Anna > Creations by Anna Z-James > www.annazjames.com > 702-927-8831 > -- > 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. > -- > 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. > -- > 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.
