For me it's natural nails only. Michelle Phoenix Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com
On Mar 2, 2009, at 3:14 PM, Angela R Wingerter <[email protected]> wrote: > Karen, > > When you say to apply colored gel over a cured clear gel, are you > just talking about on natural nails? Are you including over ac. too? > > Angie Wingerter > > > From: KeyzKaren <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, March 2, 2009 2:04:12 PM > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Gel polish freakout! > > In my experience adding pigments to gels makes them act weird and “c > rawly” ß-technical term! Lol > > > > Here are some things I’d like to offer on this thread: > > > > -For colored gels….no matter the color (even white tips)…it’s > recommended that you put a FULLY CURED clear base down first. Then d > o your color layer(s) next. > > > > -Always err to the side of caution by building color intensity with > multiple FULLY CURED thin layers rather than thicker layers. The > color pigments are occlusive….the UV light simply cannot fully pass > through colored gels to fully cure the lower portion of a layer, let > alone other layers that may lie beneath. This leads to my next thing: > > > > -When you are going to put any gel other than a completely clear > coat over another coat, be sure you FULLY CURE the lower layer > before proceeding. > > > > -Adding regular polish/lacquer to gels is something I’ve experimente > d with…you can get very lovely sheer colors, but adding enough polis > h to make them opaque changes the chemistry of the gels so much that > the resulting nail enhancements simply don’t hold up as well. > I’d stick with sheers…or buying manufacturer’s colors. > > > > Hope this helps!!! > > > > Best wishes from “ Paradise ” > > > > Karen in Key West , who, instead of fuming about the crazy traffic > on our little island just now…is grateful for those cold fronts up n > orth!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
