Oh Gigi !!!

I am soooo excited to try this out, when my Popits arrive...

Thank you so much for going this Gel Popit Tutorial..


P.S.
The Nail world would be a sad place without your Wisdom/Expertise...


Sincerley;
Janet
the nail fairy

I can NOT wait to try this.

But a few questions...

1. How do you do it, if you normally sculpt? Can pop-it's be used over forms?
2. Can you please take a picture of the size of bead to use, so we can "guestimate" using your picture, instead of trying gazillion times to get it right (which we will anyway, but this will help to guide us and shorten our 'expermental' period)

THANKS

Sculpting with gel would be tricky but doable if you cured the zone 1 product in the PopIt first ... not the quickest way to do a full set, and PopIts are about doing a full set in half the time.

No I can't take a picture of the size of bead you need. No one helped me ... I am a nail technician and worked it out for myself. After all the info I have provided you, you should be even better equipped than I was to use them!

Hi Geeg,
It was great meeting you last Tuesday and watch you work. I had some fun yesterday playing with my PopIts - a little frustrating trying to work out the amount of gel and getting the pressure right, but as you say, if you can imagine how much you would normally use, then use that as a starting point. The satisfaction I got from popping out a nail that looks a million times better than my current hand-created ones (I'm still in the practicing stages to get my c-curve right) more than made up any frustrations

Enjoy learning and using them.

Ann

Clare's Accessories for the clips,troops. Thanks Geeg.xxxxxx

Hmmm, i already love Popits but if i start putting nail clips on my clients fingers they really will think i've flipped.

However I've had a little play and I reckon the oval middles from Creatives clear forms would work - had to use 2 for the thumb but at least it looked a little more professional. (Or I'm sure the clever people at Creative could come up with a product similar just for this very purpose - just as long as its cheap enough!!!!!!)

Well I do not think it is unprofessional to use a clip. The clips are really cute and usually clients think whatever you do is fine. They will think whatever you think! So do whatever it takes as long as it works. I'll put my money on one of the talented geeks coming up with some cool idea.

PopIts are not a CND product, so I doubt they will be putting their energy into a solution for a PopIt grip. I however have.

I have thought of an idea but haven't tried it yet. You know the clear tubes that your brushes come in? If you were to cut the clear tube into 2cm pieces and then slit the side of the tube with scissors, you could then just slide the tube up over the PopIt which would lightly grip it into place. The slit in the tube would allow it to expand for the different sizes of fingers. I'm sure this would work because it is a variation on the grips that are used with Acra-C forms and they work a treat but are not clear (for curing the gel). Who'll be the first to try my new invention?

Ouch, well I thought my oval middle stickers from the clear forms were a good idea!! LOL. Back to the drawing board....

OK, I just need to clarify something in my mind.

If your client has short nails (not necessarily bitten), I assume you would have to apply a tip to use the Pop-its.

Otherwise, if you just put a long line of gel in the middle of the popit, it won't spread out at the free edge if there is no free edge...... right ???


Marlise

Yes. Just think of it as being a different way of doing a tip and overlay.

I think using a tip would be the easiest option, yes. But there are other ways.

You could, for instance, put the white gel into the PopIt and create your smile line etc and cure in the UV Lamp. THEN add your clear or pink gel for the nail bed area and then apply to the natural nail. this would create a sculpted nail ... but it all seems rather fiddly to me when a tip is so much easier and quicker.

PopIts are meant to be quick and easy ... the more things you have to do the less quick they become.

If it works it is a good idea! I think anything that works is a good idea as long as it is effective.

Regarding this question I posted on the other thread...

Any thoughts?

2- I was made to understand that with both L&P and UV Gel, 'less' is more. In the sense that Acrylic should be done in 3 balls and never only 1 and gel in multiple coats, instead of only one. The reasons being A) to avoid a heat spike when product is too thick right off the bat B) the more product, the higher the ratio for product shrinkage and the more pressure is applied to the nail plate as the product cures and 'pulls' Whereas smaller amounts, added a bit at a time will have a lower ratio of shrinkage, and therefor less pressure applied to the nail plate. Having said that, the tutorial suggests only one ball. Why is this better? Or have I misunderstood something somewhere?

When teaching a student with L&P, using 3 beads creates balance and is more easily controlled. There is no reason why you shouldn't use one bead for application as long as you can control it and create balance.

As far as gel is concerned, the more gel you use the greater the chance of a heat spike ... but with PopIts, the amount of gel is not excessive (hence why you may need to add a second coat as in the instructions).

Not one person on whom I have demonstrated gel applied using PopIts has felt a heat spike (I have been using Creative Brisa Gels).

As far as I am aware, gel shrinks at the same ratio no matter how thin or thick the coat of gel. HTH