I have used: Shellac. Pro's: easy application and removal. Con's: availability. I'm sure that will change soon.
Gelish. Pro's: easy application, excellent availability, pretty good color selection. Have figured out that if you just etch the top coat, not try to remove the top, it soaks off waaaaaay easier. Go figure. Con's: it can leak from the bottles if you're not careful. Gelac/Gelez: I think both of these suck. The base coat goes on like water then the color like oil. Plus they chip. So sorry I purchased these. Eco: This product sticks like glue when applied properly. Very impressed with that! I do not like that to get decent color coverage it takes three coats (and yes, I stir stir stir). Gelify: it's ok. Just ok in my book. Again, three coats for good coverage. It's thicker than Gelish and Shellac. I'm going to group Axxium, Gelousy, and Mani-q into one. They are "soak off"'s that take forever to soak off! :0) I use Gelousy's 1-step frequently. Looking forward to hearing more about L.E.'s new brush on and Y.N.'s mani-q colors. Sent from my iPad On Jan 1, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Kelley Marie <kelleymar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay I have noticed that there are at least 15 gel/soak off types of > products. And the hybrid of course is Shellac. ( still p.o.'d about > them getting rid of my favorite u.v. top coat used it for EVERYONE! ) > > Light Ellagance > Nail Bliss > Gelacquer - Christrio > Gelac - Ibd > Gelify -Nail light > Gelez - Ez flow > Perfect match - Lechat > Cacee has one > Eco - Star nail > Axxium - opi > Geleration- jessica > Gellish - Harmony > NSI > Bio sculpture > Mani-q- young nails > Gelousy > > Shellac CND > > I have 3 of these in my mani room, Shellac, Gelousy, and Eco. I have > to say the one my clients go for most are the shellac. I dont mix > brands, client had me do shellac base on tips and speedy on the back > of the nail and put reg polish on it all and then wondered why they > sucked ! Told her that is why I dont mix brands. > ( sorry off subject there) > > My question to you all is , What is the brand you use and why? > > I am willing to expand my wall of color and would like your input on > the gel explosion. > > I am going to try and get into the Minx, but then I see the Incoco > and Dashing Diva and when I think of these products I think AVON! > sorry I do. So I know what is going to happen here, I am going to get > into Minx and then 15 other brands are going to pop up and confusion > sets in. Along with the lac of money in my pocket going out to try 15 > new brands and then only have one that people ask for ( the one who > does the most self promotion) > > Thanks for you time gals. > > Kelley > > -- > 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. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
