I've had no issues using gel polish. I use two top coats. On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, wrote:
> Ugh! The dreaded striping tape application! Here are a few tips that may > help: > Try to "unroll" the tape so it stays flat, if you unroll it and it has > curled up, it WILL lift up! So, slowly unroll the sticky stuff from the > roll and try to keep it flat, flat, flat. > Cut off any parts that are NOT sticky. Sometimes the beginning of the > roll, maybe a couple of inches, are not as sticky as the rest of the roll. > So, as you unroll, test for stickiness on the underside. Cut away any > portion you have touched, as it will NOT stick! > Using tweezers, or nippers, handle the tape, do not touch it with your > skin or allow to come into contact with dust. > Cut the beginning of the roll at an angle, actually angle the scissors so > the tape is cut angled and not chopped off flat. This will allow the tape > to adhere better to the angle of the nail, where a chopped off flat edge > will be prone to curling up. > Cut the end of the piece at another angle so that it does not hang over > the edge and has what I would call a beveled edge at the end of the nail. > Apply to slightly tacky polish, you can paint a line where you want to > place the tape, allow to dry a minute or so, then place the tape with > tweezers and cut the excess tape at an angle. Use an orangewood stick to > gently and evenly press the tape onto the polish, not into the polish. > Dry the polish where you placed the tape. Now you can apply top coat (or > two!) I brush a thin layer of topcoat along each side of the tape, (this > brings the polish and the tape to the same level) and a tiny smear of > topcoat to each end and then blow dry, then brush a coat over the entire > design/nail. I would advise the client to use top coat on a schedule of > one coat later that day, and then every couple days add another one. > If they notice a rough edge, tell them to gently smooth it with a fine > emery board, and apply topcoat over the whole nail. > Some nail art tape is just a better quality than others, so if yours is > still curling, try another brand. > Hope this helps! > Pam > Nail Designs Unlimited > Ohio > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wet Paint Nail Spa <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> > To: nailtech <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>> > Sent: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 9:42 pm > Subject: NailTech:: Striping tape on natural nails > > How dies everyone get it to stay on we'll? I just bought some and have used > two > coats if top coat. Anyone have any other methods? > > Michelle Phoenix, Owner/Elite Nail Technician > Wet Paint Nail Spa > Nails & Skinwww.wetpaintnailspa.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email > to [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'nailtech%[email protected]');>. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
