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My first set of gel nails!!!!
My first set of gel nails!!!!
Published by Scratchers
20-06-07
My first set of gel nails!!!!

Hello everyone,

Well as i want to do my masters in gel and offer it in the salon i thought i better practise as i did the cousrse and never tried it again!!

So here goes i know they are not perfect but i am pleased with my first go

cant wait to do another set, a couple of the pics may be blurred sorry xx

Any tips an help would be great xx
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20-06-07, 06:46 PM

did you use white tips?? or white gel

they are very good

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20-06-07, 08:11 PM

hey you your on a roll aren't you !!

the smiles look fab have you used pow or the sculpting gel? a couple of thing I can see ,and I'm by no means fab with gel but had the same problem, when applying the tips I had to take the side walls in a little more to compensate for haveing to 'wrap' the gel around the sides mine looked a little fanned when I'd finished so had to file which then left with me with no 'ears' to my smiles.
also when applying your building layer did you swipe the cuticle line/ side walls with srubfresh? I find this really helps to 'melt' the gel into the natural nail so leaving no ledges. hope you don't mind me saying this but I know its helped me no end with my gel application xx

you've done a great job xx well done xx
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20-06-07, 10:10 PM

i agree with clare.ive had the same problem.im not that experienced with gel so i dont feel i can comment to much.i think your smile lines are really good.overall they are a nice set of nails.good work
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20-06-07, 10:35 PM

really nice..well done...just one thing that stands out is on pic 6 on the ring finger it looks like the tip is too small for the nail....pinkie is lovely. xx..

you should be very pleased with yourself. xx
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21-06-07, 07:17 AM

Hi Kirsty, well done on your first set of gels, I can see you have knocked out your ears on a couple, which is a problem with gel as you try to make the free edge narrower ( I think its more of a problem for us L&P girls, who are used to being able to taper the free edge more) some seem a bit wonky round the side walls but I am sure you will over come these problems with a bit of pracitse. Clara can you please explain the scrubfresh/sidewall thingy
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21-06-07, 08:33 AM

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did you use white tips?? or white gel

they are very good

xx
no hun they are not tips i used the sculpting white.

Thanks so much girls got a couple of people to practise on so i wil practise practise practise xxxx
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21-06-07, 08:34 AM

Hey Kirsty - Great start! As usual, lovely smiles and can't add more than what has already been said except that you'll soon be comping in gel too - wey hey! xxx
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21-06-07, 08:42 AM

realy nice work kirsty!!!! i sooooo need to practise with my gel xxx
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21-06-07, 11:09 AM

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no hun they are not tips i used the sculpting white.
I don't think I like you any more! Your smiles are just too fab! Can't really add anything to what has already been said.
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I don't think I like you any more! Your smiles are just too fab! Can't really add anything to what has already been said.
Ah thanks hun i must admit i am really funny about smile lines if i ever run late its cos i spend too much time on my smile lines lol xx
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Hi Kirsty, well done on your first set of gels, I can see you have knocked out your ears on a couple, which is a problem with gel as you try to make the free edge narrower ( I think its more of a problem for us L&P girls, who are used to being able to taper the free edge more) some seem a bit wonky round the side walls but I am sure you will over come these problems with a bit of pracitse. Clara can you please explain the scrubfresh/sidewall thingy

jac this is what I was shown, when i've finished with the builder layer using my gel brush rinse with srubfresh and lightly paint around the eyponchiuim and side walls it melts the gel into the natural nail and you don't get any ledges. hope you can understand what I mean !! cuts down on finishing aswell.
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21-06-07, 02:49 PM

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jac this is what I was shown, when i've finished with the builder layer using my gel brush rinse with srubfresh and lightly paint around the eyponchiuim and side walls it melts the gel into the natural nail and you don't get any ledges. hope you can understand what I mean !! cuts down on finishing aswell.
oh thats interesting is that before going onto buff and top coat gel?
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oh thats interesting is that before going onto buff and top coat gel?

yes I do this before I've cured the building layer , then buff and top coat as normal xx
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21-06-07, 03:54 PM

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jac this is what I was shown, when i've finished with the builder layer using my gel brush rinse with srubfresh and lightly paint around the eyponchiuim and side walls it melts the gel into the natural nail and you don't get any ledges. hope you can understand what I mean !! cuts down on finishing aswell.
this is what i do a great tip xx

Well done kirsty get those questions ready and i will see you soon xxx
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