I just got some of those tiny spoons at The Container Store. Michelle Phoenix Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com
On Feb 14, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Alice <[email protected]> wrote: > Diana, > I believe if you go to Bed Bath and Beyond, they have measuring > spoons, but instead of them being tbsp, tsp 1/2 tbsp etc...they are > a dash, a smidgeon, a pinch....tiny tiny little spoons. > YN glitters come with little scoops, which is what I use. > > As far as measuring out gel to mix, I scoop about two decent sized > globs with my gel brush. However I have found that when I pre-mix, > I have to flash cure the toes or the gel/glitter mix runs. > > I'm off to San Jose for the kick off of the 2009 High Road to > Education tour!!!!! > > > > Alice Wallace > High Road To Education Team Member > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 4:03 pm > Subject: NailTech:: Re: gels, maybe I am wrong here/glitter > > > Okay, have to explain the glob thing, kind of slammed that out > > there. Since I hate sprinkling, I use the dip method, which I could > > change my mind at any second, I am willing to try anything. > > > > Anyway, I am talking about the big toe. The other toes are too small > > for this silly method. Anyway, what I found when I load the brush > > with gel, then dip into the glitter, there is more gel than glitter > > and I had to keep re dipping in the glitter. If I added more glitter > > than gel then I would have to re dip the brush in the gel, which you > > can't do because you add glitter to your gel, soo then you have to > > keep wiping your brush. > > > > Soooooooooo, I started loading the brush with gel, put it on the > > nail, and then took the brush and picked up glitter, slowly letting > > the glitter spill on the gel, then with the excess glitter on the > > brush started kind of mixing/appling the gel/glitter on the toe. Any > > excess, instead of wiping on paper towel, wipe it on the next toe. I > > actually think maybe sometimes I am mixing the gel and glitter on the > > big toe to add to the smaller toes!!!! LOLOLO This so far has been > > better than the sprinkle for me. > > > > But have a question, when you do sprinkle, what do you sprinkle > > with??? I mean what do you pick the glitter up with? I have a bunch > > of Starbucks green stopper things that my clients have saved for me, > > to stir up the gels.(yes I have an addiction to Starbucks, what > > recession)? Guess I could pick up glitter with the flat end. > > > > And Alice, yep thought about pre mixing on something (I have used > > hair dressers foils when I make my acrylic ghosts), but haven't got > > my ratio down yet, which means I don't want to pre mix too much gel > > and not use it all. too expensive to waste a drop. Maybe when I do > > more of these I will get an idea how much gel for toes. > > > > And Elaine will try your idea tooo!!!!! thanks for your help diana > from indiana > > > > > > > > > A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
