I once had a snowbird return with regular polish sandwiched between gel. It was 
nasty. 

Heather Lackey


> On Apr 12, 2014, at 2:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> I dont think your being blunt. I have been a tech for 16 yrs and trust me I 
> get it!! I couldnt figure it out myself. I didnt think u could seal polish 
> with acrylic but honestly I think removal would be the same amt of time as 
> removal of gel polish. I use gel polish on my enhancement clients and e-file 
> it off. 
> 
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> 
>> On Apr 12, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Maureen Solan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I don't see the point in this.  I am surprised the color didn't bleed.  I 
>> long will it take to remove this?  You would have to file all of it off and 
>> start all over again.   We all should be able to figure this out.  I am 
>> sorry to be so blunt but I don't grt this at all.
>> 
>> Maureen Solan
>> 
>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
>> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: NailTech::acrylic over polish: Vinylux and acrylic question
>> 
>> I was kinda hoping for a little more feedback. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 11, 2014, at 10:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> I know she is going to a chop shop. Rings of fire are always a dead give 
>> away. But I couldnt tell her that. I thought she had colored acrylic but she 
>> explained to me exactly what the guy does and she specifically said he used 
>> OPI polish. And he apparently does this so she doesnt have to pay for gel 
>> polish. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 11, 2014, at 10:34 PM, Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Gr8nails, 
>>> I am just going to guess this,  but I seriously doubt that that is REALLY 
>>> what the tech is doing. I would bet that this is at a chop shop and the 
>>> co-worker really had no clue what they are really putting on her nails. 
>>> Case in point. ... my mother told me her girl was doing gels on her. I 
>>> asked her the procedure. Can you believe that she went to this place every 
>>> two weeks for three years and she could not tell me the steps??????
>>> She was going to a chop shop and after a game of twenty questions,  it 
>>> dawned on my mother that she had chop shop MMA on her nails. 
>>> I bet your friend has SOG polish and is having the wool pulled over her 
>>> eyes. OR she had MMA with gel polish. 
>>> JMHO of course. .
>>> Buenos dias,
>>> Lynnette 
>>> Salon 29
>>> www.salon 29.net
>>> www. facebook.com/salon29pa
>>> On Apr 11, 2014 8:44 PM, "Diana Bonn" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> well I am guessing he doesn't want to invest in gel polish. this way he 
>>> "thinks" he is getting the same result as gel polish. guess the ac would 
>>> stay on the polish if he capped it. odd. stuff just doesn't surprise me 
>>> anymore.  diana from indiana
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At 04:22 PM 4/11/2014, you wrote:
>>> Well I use gel polish over acrylic but she said he would have to charge 
>>> more and this way he uses one coat of polish (said it dries quick) seals it 
>>> with acrylic and uses the finish to make it shiny. She also claimed that he 
>>> uses the e-file each time to remove.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> > On Apr 11, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Katherine Fahrig <[email protected]> 
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Vinylux does not require a base coat. 2 coats of color + 1 coat of Weekly 
>>> > Top Coat. Great stuff, lasts a full 2 weeks on my clients nails (6 weeks 
>>> > on a pedicure) and dries in under 10 minutes. It is harder to remove. I 
>>> > use straight acetone and a Hands Down Ultra pad for removal.
>>> >
>>> > Hum, CND educators on the list...why is the top coat called "weekly" is 
>>> > the client supposed to apply one coat every week at home? I've never 
>>> > heard anyone say to do it, I'm just wondering about the name on the 
>>> > bottle.
>>> >
>>> > As far as the acrylic/ polish/ acrylic/ gel application; I see no point. 
>>> > Why put polish between layers of acrylic? The nail tech would have to 
>>> > apply acrylic, file, wash dust off nails, polish, wait 10 minutes or 
>>> > longer for polish to dry, apply acrylic, file, gel top coat, cure, 
>>> > cleanse. What would be the point? Use a gel color to get long lasting 
>>> > color with fewer steps and without wasting time waiting for the polish to 
>>> > dry and doing 2X the work by filing the acrylic 3X (1st time, thinning 
>>> > the old acrylic to prep the nail, second time, first application of 
>>> > acrylic and third time, second application of acrylic over polish) and 
>>> > how would the nail tech ever get all the old color off? Soak off the full 
>>> > set at every service? Again, what would be the point?
>>> >
>>> > Katherine
>>> > Nails at Panache
>>> > St. Louis, MO
>>> > Sent from my iPad
>>> >
>>> >> On Apr 11, 2014, at 7:56 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Ok so its been a long time since Ive been on here. Just been lurking. I 
>>> >> am getting back into the field. Busy going to hair school currently. 
>>> >> Anyway, I purchased a bottle of vinylux. What is the procedure for 
>>> >> application? Does it require base coat? Top coat? And yesterday I heard 
>>> >> an interesting application. A woman at my job told me when she gets her 
>>> >> nails done they put acrylic down, then a coat of polish let it dry and 
>>> >> seal it with acrylic then seal it with a finish gel.  Has anyone heard 
>>> >> of or tried this??
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPhone
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