NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-18 Thread Michelle Phoenix
Thank you ma'am. :) from everone's repsonses, my guess is that i didn't apply enough. gonna try again the next time i have a minute to play. Thank you all for your replies. :) On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:32 AM, priority nail wrote: > Hi Michelle, > By now you probably have the answer to this

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-18 Thread priority nail
Hi Michelle, By now you probably have the answer to this but I'll respond anyway, just in case. You can wipe with either. I generally use acetone on my final dispersion layer but alcohol to remove the "sticky" before finish filing. Your dull surface sounds more like your final application is not

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-16 Thread Rhonda Kibuk
t; > > apply. If it > > > > starts to run into the sidewalls it's too much. If you get bald > > > > spots, it's > > > > not enough. I love Top Gloss. HTH. > > > > > > Laura Merzetti > > > > Scratch My Back Nail Studio

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2009-09-15 Thread Jessinwa
; > Ajax, ON Canada > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: nailtech@googlegroups.com [mailto:nailt...@googlegroups.com] > > > On Behalf > > > Of Wet Paint > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:57 PM > > > To: nailtech@googlegroups.com

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Jessinwa
You can wipe with Alcohol, Acetone or even a combination of both if you wanted. Typically dullness is from bulbs that aren't high quality. There are some other reasons people will see dull finish, one being as you said about it going on too thin, most cases this isn't a problem, but make sure yo

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Rhonda Kibuk
t; > spots, it's > > not enough. I love Top Gloss. HTH. > > > > Laura Merzetti > > Scratch My Back Nail Studio > > Ajax, ON Canada > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: nailtech@googlegroups.com [mailto:nailt...@googlegroups

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Wet Paint
love Top Gloss. HTH. > > Laura Merzetti > Scratch My Back Nail Studio > Ajax, ON Canada > > > > > -Original Message- > From: nailtech@googlegroups.com [mailto:nailt...@googlegroups.com] > On Behalf > Of Wet Paint > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Wet Paint
It's the tunnel lamp I bought from Gina, so I think that's 36 watts. I cure it for2:15. That's howling the timer is. Is that too long? Michelle Phoenix Elite Nail Technician Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com On Sep 15, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Rhonda Kibuk wrote: > I think I remember heari

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Laura Merzetti
etti Scratch My Back Nail Studio Ajax, ON Canada -Original Message- From: nailtech@googlegroups.com [mailto:nailt...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wet Paint Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:57 PM To: nailtech@googlegroups.com Subject: NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss My lamps are ne

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2009-09-15 Thread Rhonda Kibuk
I think I remember hearing that if you cured Topgloss too long, it will be dull. I sat in on a class in Orlando, sorry, i can't remember what the proper cure time is. How long are you curing and what wattage of bulbs does your lamp use? Is it all fingers or only the thumbs. R On Tue, Sep 15, 2

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2009-09-15 Thread Wet Paint
My lamps are new and I like the top gloss. So which do I use? Should I lay it on thick or thin? Michelle Phoenix Elite Nail Technician Wet Paint Nail Spa www.wetpaintnailspa.com On Sep 15, 2009, at 11:40 AM, "Debra Watters" wrote: > > Michelle, make sure your lights are new. With me, t

NailTech:: Re: Akzentz Top Gloss

2009-09-15 Thread Debra Watters
Michelle, make sure your lights are new. With me, that's how I knew my lights were going badnot curing accurately or the dullness appearing. I don't even bother with the Top Gloss. I just use the Trilite Pink Gel for the top coat. That advice was given to me by one of my Akzentz reps. De