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[zoealana]

could it be that i am patting the product too much?????

[Nail Perfection]

Yep, bubbles are still a problem for me at the moment. I guess lots of practice will solve this eventually.

Problem is you don't really notice the bubbles until the product has set and then it is harder to file off and start again. I can see this being a problem if you have to soak of every nail that has bubbles.

But I still love them as after almost 2 weeks on there is no lifting which is a record for my own nails! I will practice till I drop!

[loubylou]

Originally Posted by zoealana

could it be that i am patting the product too much?????

You shouldn't be patting the product hun,
pick it up,
place into the pop it,
let the bead settle then in one go press the bead then apply to the nail,
hey presto no more bubbles hth

[*sarah*]

Tips are not the enemy lol

Went to the demo in Glasgow, and Gigi has now converted me to tips (well for use with popits anyhoo lol) The system is amazing went home and did my nails in 30mins flat the shine is so impressive and virtually no filing to do which is my pet hate...lol

Have a few questions though,
As the popit leaves a slight ridge if I were to file this down (as it would'nt take long) would I be able to get the same shine buffing it as the rest of the nail ? (When I cut the skirt out at the bottom it went a bit funky so decided against doing that)

When doing an infill would you treat it as more of a rebalance? just thinking if you are using a popit for infill it will have to go over the full nail and not using enough product gives an uneven finish, and would'nt want it to be thick so file it down more like a rebalance?

thanks xxxx

[sodabubble]

well I want to give these a go with Brisa gel! Can they be used for an nno or are they just designed to be used with tips?

[becki x]

Originally Posted by sodabubble

well I want to give these a go with Brisa gel! Can they be used for an nno or are they just designed to be used with tips?

Both hun,nno's are very sucessfull as they allow you to fully cap the fe,hth's x

[bonjovirock4eva]

ouch! for the last few times ive used popits ive had burning pain (like when you put gel under the uv lamp!)it only lasts a few seconds but wondered what i was doing wrong as nobody complained of this at the demo

[Vetty]

Originally Posted by bonjovirock4eva

ouch! for the last few times ive used popits ive had burning pain (like when you put gel under the uv lamp!)it only lasts a few seconds but wondered what i was doing wrong as nobody complained of this at the demo

That is an exothermic reaction which generates heat and when using l+p is usually caused by applying too much product. As the l+p bgins to polymerise the molecules rub together as they try and find their 'place' in the ehancement - that causes friction which in turn causes heat.....

People with thin nail plates can get it too.

Does that help??

[bonjovirock4eva]

yeah that clears it up!
mine are quite thick and chunky at the mine i seem to get a bit bead happy with them!
ill give it a try with less product and see if thats any better! thank u xxx

[angel fingers]

the heat sensation is much more noticeable when you ratio is wetter with liquid and powder.

[geeg]

The sensation is more noticeable when the product is applied too thickly or on a thinned out and more sensitive nail .... it is not always an incorrect mix ratio.

[louiser]

I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't seem to find it.

I have one colour natural popit nails on at the moment and I am sure that on a couple it looks as if I have picked the wrong size, they look a little sort at the side walls so maybe I have picked one too small? I also have a nail that looks as if I have picked the size too big.

My question is, when sizing are you to pick one that is a little smaller than the nail, bigger than the nail or one that looks exactly the same size as the nail?

Please don't think its a stupid question, I'm just not sure,

[geeg]

Originally Posted by louiser

I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't seem to find it.

I have one colour natural popit nails on at the moment and I am sure that on a couple it looks as if I have picked the wrong size, they look a little sort at the side walls so maybe I have picked one too small? I also have a nail that looks as if I have picked the size too big.

My question is, when sizing are you to pick one that is a little smaller than the nail, bigger than the nail or one that looks exactly the same size as the nail?

Please don't think its a stupid question, I'm just not sure,

It's a very good question!!

Pick a size that lines up perfectly with the sidewalls of the tipped nail.

If you are an inbetweenie, then choose the larger size and trim the sides a little in the same way you would pretailor a tip to fit, and this should do the trick.

GOOD question!

[geeg]

Originally Posted by louiser

Thank you!!!

I now know what I was doing, I think I must have been going too small thinking that that way I'd ensure there was no product touching the sidewall if there were to be any seapage,

Thanks again xx

The little 'skirt' around the sides will prortect the free margin even if you trim it sllightly to fit.

You can trim it all off at the back and this will ensure NO BUMP. I have had no problem with seepage if your pressure is light and not too much product in the PopIt. A little practise will ensure you do it right every time.

[Nail Perfection]

Just bumping this up to see how you are all getting on with trying to stop bubbles in poppits.

I have done 2 sets since and both had very very small bubbles, although both clients were so impressed with the shine that this really wasn't an issue.
However it is an issue for me so I will keep on going till using these becomes as comfortable as sclupting. I'm sure it will come in time!

I tried a different method on my sister though as an experiment. I applied nat tips and then applied the white powder onto the tip in the normal way. I then filled the poppit with the pink. The result was fab, very natural and of course super shiney! Problem is it took me 2 hours! I normally take around 1.15 hours! I am putting this down to me taking my time and waiting for some nails to set before going on with others.

I have to say though that even if using poppits takes me as long as before I will still choose to use them for the super adhesion and shine.

Hopefully you are all doing well with them?