Pam, I am having the same experience w/ the gelac base just like you said..."Not liking the base coat at all. Does not seem to cure well; appears to dilute the color. Have tried multiple lamps and increased cure time." I did some research and found new application instructions online. These are completely different than the pamphlet I received when I purchased the product. I thought you might find it enlightening and helpful. Here is the link... http://www.ibdbeauty.com/gelac_application_guide.pdf
On Nov 29, 4:47 pm, Illusionssalonaz <illusionssalo...@aol.com> wrote: > I totally love all the new soak off gels. For variety OPI can't be beat but > I detest the pots. Even so, I wish they would include the entire line of > Designer Series colors in their selection. For ease of use and removal I > don't think Creative's Shellac can be beat. Wishing they would expand their > line up of colors! The Jessica Gelation colors are exciting and are easy to > apply. Love the big bottles. I buy open stock from the local Asian Discount > beauty supply. I have also tried the Nobility Perfect Match from LeChat. > very clever of them to include the matching shade of polish and once again; > love the big bottles. Limited selection but very nice colors that apply and > wear well. Tried the Gelac from IBD. Colors are nice but a little > transparent and thin. The product tends to run. The base is also very thin > and loves to run into those cuticles. Not liking the base coat at all. Does > not seem to cure well; appears to dilute the color. Have tried multiple > lamps and increased cure time. BUT, the top coat is a winner - good > consistancy and does NOT have to be filed or buffed off before removal ( a > shame it has a 3 minute cure time). That is a huge time saver to me; I do > not want to spend more than 10 minutes soaking off. Other than Shellac I > think it is the only one that soaks off without breaking the seal first. > Tried the ECO, liked the colors but hate the pots. Tried the Gelez; gotta > love that Sin City red; I use it over just about everything to jazz up other > colors. Tried Ocean; lots of colors but hate the pots. Love the base and > top because they are in large bottles but don't like the 3 minute cure times. > Best thing about them is that they work in a pinch with all products; but > the top coat must be filed off. Tried the Gelish; loved the color selection > and large bottles. Lousy brushes and had a tendency to be finicky. > > Pam > Your Nail Gal, Pam > Salon Boutique Arrowhead > Glendale, AZ > ------------------------------------------ > > I've tried LeChat's Perfect Match and it wears very well. I bought > "Emporer Red" and love it. My only complaint would be the limited > color selection......which brings to mind a question: > > Is there a law or something that dictates nail companies can only > debut 12 colors at a time?????? Why not start with more? Why do the > majority of companies only start with 12? > > I wanted to try Jessica's collection of uv polishes, but they required > that you buy a kit, which was more money than I wanted to put into > something I hadn't tried yet. They will not sell open stock until you > made your initial order of their kit. Guess I won't be trying them. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holly L. Schippers > To: nailtech@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 5:11 pm > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Re: new gel polishes > > I can't speak for other companies, but with Shellac each color is created > chemically independent of the others. This means all 12 colors must be > produced > and tested as individual products. It is not a matter of testing one product > and > then dumping pigment in several batches of it. Each color has to be produced > on > its own with differing levels of photo initiators, etc. That would be my guess > as to the small numbers of colors released at a time. Hope it helps! > > Sent via BlackBerry® > Holly L. Schippers > CND > Education Ambassador > P 641-660-4058 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jill in Ky > Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:55:34 > To: > Subject: NailTech:: Re: new gel polishes > > I've tried LeChat's Perfect Match and it wears very well. I bought > "Emporer Red" and love it. My only complaint would be the limited > color selection......which brings to mind a question: > > Is there a law or something that dictates nail companies can only > debut 12 colors at a time?????? Why not start with more? Why do the > majority of companies only start with 12? > > I wanted to try Jessica's collection of uv polishes, but they required > that you buy a kit, which was more money than I wanted to put into > something I hadn't tried yet. They will not sell open stock until you > made your initial order of their kit. Guess I won't be trying them. > > Jill Wright > Bowling Green, KY > > On Nov 28, 12:18 pm, Lauren Dodson wrote: > > I got the latest Nails magazine and noticed that everyone and there brother > has > > come out with gel polish. 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