hello again!
i currently do acrylic l&p overlays, sculpts and tip and overlay with no problem at all. but the only gel nails i was taught at college was to tip and overlay with 2 thin coats of a one step gel....... i tried that way for 1 set of nails and they were utter crap!!! far too weak they all snapped and lifted!!!
so on my clients i now do tip and overlay the same but put 2 or 3 thicker layers on then buff out any bumps and finish with a thin layer to give the shine still just using the one step gel.
i have been looking at getting a proper gel system but as i've only ever used a one stage gel i havn't really got a clue what system is the best. i use NSI acrylics and the gel i've got at the moment is the one that came in my college kit, The EDGE one step clear gel, this is good enough, i've got a set of gels on myself and i've had no problem with them but i like to experiment with arty nails and would like to offer french gels and sculpture gels but i'm baffled!!
what would you recommend??
thanks
Cat xxx
i currently do acrylic l&p overlays, sculpts and tip and overlay with no problem at all. but the only gel nails i was taught at college was to tip and overlay with 2 thin coats of a one step gel....... i tried that way for 1 set of nails and they were utter crap!!! far too weak they all snapped and lifted!!!
so on my clients i now do tip and overlay the same but put 2 or 3 thicker layers on then buff out any bumps and finish with a thin layer to give the shine still just using the one step gel.
i have been looking at getting a proper gel system but as i've only ever used a one stage gel i havn't really got a clue what system is the best. i use NSI acrylics and the gel i've got at the moment is the one that came in my college kit, The EDGE one step clear gel, this is good enough, i've got a set of gels on myself and i've had no problem with them but i like to experiment with arty nails and would like to offer french gels and sculpture gels but i'm baffled!!
what would you recommend??
thanks
Cat xxx