AAhh thank you dessi your so sweet, thanks girls for all your comments i may try and enter in gel at the comp when i've practised more!!! alot more!!!!

Thanks fiona i will try that next time xxxx

I don't think they look extreme, I think they look very wearable....well done hun....start offering to clients NOW! It will bring your timings down as you know....I didn't think that Brisa is self levelling?

Is it not? to be honest i need to educate myself on the product again as it didn't sink in on the course lol

i'm putting it on my new price lists monday

Also cathie can you give me some tips for my gel nails for the comp coming up if i was to do a set like this what would i need to change??

Blimey, who am I...Mrs competition expert not lol! You need to ask Oceana...always the bridesmaid never the bride...I know she won't mind me saying that!

Same as l/p I guess....nice and thin, nice c curves...all the same stuff that you have been doing with your l/p....I guess you could pre pinch your tips....Antony showed me pinching gel last week, but personally I don't think it works unless you can clamp it and that would be too sore.

I have found that you do really need to get it right with your tips as I always file off far too much product when finishing and loose the white.

ok thanks hun i find it so much harder than l&p but i really want to start competing in other areas!!

Brisa is a much thicker gel than bio or calgel, which are self leveling gels, with brisa you have much more time to work the gel and yes you can hold the hand upside down for a few seconds you can also cure the white for ten secs, give it a pinch and then finish the cure time, not sure how much difference that makes I have not really tried it, but Amanda fonterossa showed it to me on my masters.

One of the geeks is a gel comp first place winner and she lives in caddington near dunstable, so not far from you, I asked if I could go and have set with her to watch her application, but then decided against competing in gel. Pink Flush is her geek name, her actual name is Nina Tomb, she is really nice and I am sure could give you more pointers than us.

I think they are beautiful..... In a year of being able to do gel I've come nowhere near anything like these.....!!

You're doing great IMO

Thanks jac it all becomes clear, i still find it hard to buil up the appex lol

Thank you every one for your lovely comments if everyone has anymore please do add i need all the help and tips i can get lol

These are lovely! I saw your first set but did not comment, although I thought those were fantastic too. Well done. You should be well proud. Pretty near to perfect IMHO . xx

Thanks so much hun glad you liked them i tink i need alittle mor practise befor they are perfect especially if i'm gonna compete next to tricky xx

very nice

much slimmer/sleeker much more (i would think) what you're looking for for 'comp nails' as has been said.

Not sure if they'd be very durable - but time and experience will tell with that one., i'd be interested in your feedback how they last compared to l+p. (strength wise)

good job hun !

Amb x

Yeah i agree thats why i thought i do one hand of mine own with the gel so i have odd hands lol mainly cos its too fiddley with the gel left handed!!

I've been very surprise so far its only been a couple of days but i think every time i've knocked one just slightly my first reaction is i've broken it, because we are told they are the weakiest system!! where as with acrylic i don't have that worry as i know they are strong. does that make sense???

so i will give you all an update at the end of the week!!

They are B E A T U I F U L good job

thanks becca xxxx