2 minutes/layer under CFL bulbs. Not sure on LED times since I haven't upgraded to LED yet.
I like having a gel version of Chine Glaze colors. The consistancy is thin, which I like. But maybe a little too thin-- several colors do better with 3 coats. And some colors wrinkle during curing no matter how thin I get the coats-- none so bad that they haven't smoothed out with top coat though. I REALLY like the Gelaze topcoat so far. Maggie Franklin: Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine Facebook >________________________________ > From: cira mench <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:49 AM >Subject: Re: NailTech:: I'm pronouncing it "Gel-lazy" > > > >What is the cure time? For Audrey is my fave! I'm thinking about buying it >just for that polish > > >Thanks Cira > >On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Maggie in Visalia <[email protected]> wrote: > >So I got my March issues of Nails and Nailpro and that was the first time I'd >seen ads for China Glaze's new gel line. WOOHOO! I've been waiting for a long >time to see if they'd join the polish revolution or not. >> >> >>So I made a mental note to check out the local Sally's-- seeing as how >>Sally's is where we buy China Glaze around these parts. >> >> >>And then I got word that the March specials for Sally's include a BOGO deal >>on China Glaze-- including the new Gelaze. AND the professional price for >>Gelaze is an entirely reasonable $8.70 per bottle. So buy one get one free >>brings it down almost to the realm of regular polish prices.... I bought one >>of everything for a total of 29 colors and a top coat. >> >> >>Then I posted my pic on Facebook and everyone wants to know what I think of >>it. >> >> >>First of all-- I think they want me to pronounce it "Jeh-- lahze" or maybe >>"Jel-laze" but I'm just calling it "jel-lazy" because it's more fun that way: >>I'm pretty over EVERY SINGLE line of gel polish on the market (almost-- with >>props to Young Nails and NSI) feeling the need to include some form of the >>word "gel" in the name of their gel polish. So "gelaze" just makes me roll my >>eyes. >> >> >>I am not sure how I feel about it yet. I like that it is thin and >>polish-like. It's easy for me to get a thin coat with it. I LIKE that it is a >>1/3 oz bottle (which should be taken into account when factoring the lower >>price, btw) because I've had SO much trouble with my gel polishes curing in >>the bottle. Smaller bottles means getting more use of each one before I lose >>them to poor powder coating. (OH! If only I had control of choosing bottles >>for this application, I could fix this!) >> >> >>But coverage is mediocore. I do a lot of gel polish over acrylic and I can >>still see much of the file marks in the acrylic through the polish. I can >>graduate my grit for a smoother finish on the acrylic before polishing, but >>that seems like it should be an unnecessary step for a product that's >>supposed to eliminate the need to buff. >> >> >>BUT so far, I think the China Glaze gelaze top coat might be my favorite gel >>polish top coat. It's not the shiniest I've used, but it's thick. Which means >>that when I put it over glitter, it actually gives me a mostly smooth finish. >>Most gel polish topcoats sort of sink into the glitter and leave a very >>textured finish. If I want a smooth gloss finish I have to use my builder >>gel-- which doesn't soak off. So I'm digging the Gelaze topcoat so far. >> >> >>Mind you. I haven't seen how it wears and I haven't soaked it off of anyone >>yet. So we'll see. But China Glaze is opting to match their regular polish >>palette with the gelaze, which is making my clients do happy dances that get >>them scolded for wiggling while I'm working on them! FINALLY! Flip Flop >>Fantasy and For Audrey in a GEL FORMULA! You'd think it was Christmas! LOL. >> >> >>Ok. Those are my thoughts thus far. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Maggie Franklin: >>Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA >> "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." >>Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine >>Facebook >> >> -- >>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/d/optout. >> -- >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/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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