What honestly should matter most to all of you....and I'm going to do this without product names because I honestly do not like to play that game. I have friends at every company. In fact, at our Nails Cover shoot this week we actually had the conversation how it's amazing that everyone gets along so great....
This is just based off of my own testing experience for the three years I formulated Eco.... Yes we all have buzz words. "enhancements" was one of the best contributions to the industry ever. I think it is important to keep "hybrid" with the brands that are classifying themselves as a hybrid. In fact, I'm completing my own bottle formula right now and I'm actually arguing "against" the use of hybrid on this brand. Eco SOG and my newest to come, are not and should not be thrown in the "hybrid" category. They are UV Nail Color. I've specifically been formulating "solvent" free. Why is this a big deal to me? Well, in my experience, chemical balance is very important in UV curing products. If you change that delicate curing balance, future problems can arise (lifting, allergies, inability to cure). When you have a perfect mix of pigment, gel (which can not evaporate) and a solvent (which can evaporate)....and that solvent evaporates...what you're left with is MORE pigment in the Gel than when the Solvent was there. More pigment = harder to cure. I'm not saying this will happen with Hybrids.... at all. But what I'm saying is when testing my own formulas, I didn't like what I got after evaporation. So....that is why I wouldn't want Eco to be considered a "Hybrid". It's not. It's a soak off gel formula with pigments specifically designed to mix with gels. You won't have any consistency changes when the lid is off the pot UNLESS you expose the pot to UV light. You can use it til the last drop...open a new pot of the same color and continue on. You can take two, three or even four of my colors and mix them to make your own new colors. You can apply a short tip and put a free-edge on a broke nail. You can sculpt back missing corners. You can advertise 100% odor free. You can do fills or soak off in 5 mins and apply a new color. I hope this helps you all understand ...at least from a manufacturer's point of view why some of us are not a hybrid. Kind Regards, Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5856 ela...@starnail.com Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Manicures That Last < sa...@manicuresthatlast.com> wrote: > The term "hybrid" is really just a buzz word for promotion. > > Shellac is gel + polish (lacquer) > eco So Quick & Gelish are both gel + pigment > > Lorraine > > > At 05:17 PM 9/1/2010, you wrote: > > HUGE question - Is Gelish a polish and gel hybrid? > I'm getting confused!! > HELP! > > > > > > --- On *Wed, 9/1/10, Sherri Evans <thenail...@gmail.com>* wrote: From: > Sherri Evans <thenail...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: NailTech:: Gelish To: > nailtech@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 8:45 AM > I spoke to a rep and was told the kit is $177. you must purchase the > before you can purchase open stock. That made my decision. I'm not buying > a whole kit unless I can try the product first or its a smokin deal.. JMHO > Sherri > > On Sep 1, 2010 8:30 AM, "kelley smith" < > kelleymar...@gmail.com<http://us.mc333.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kelleymar...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > have any of you used the jessica Geleration? > > > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Angela R Wingerter > <awinger...@sbcglobal.net<http://us.mc333.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=awinger...@sbcglobal.net>> > wrote: > > Really... -- You received this message because you are > subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, > send email to nailt...@googlegroups.com. 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