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Thanks ladies and apologies for the error.

fair enough Sian, I didn't actually realise the forum is for professionals, I was just looking for advice. Will find one for novices x

I am sorry for bothering you and won't post here again! manners cost nothing

yes it is UV

no, as per my post, I changed the bulbs and tried one nail only...think it has to be the lamp has become faulty :( Looking to replace with a good quality one, but I guess I will be told to replace the gels with quality too, to get a good result...! I did have fab results from it previously though

Thanks. It is Blue Sky gel. Please don't tell me about the rubbish quality of the product, I do know it's not Shellac and the bad press about Chinese imports... I have been using it successfully for months and had some long lasting gel nails. I also have a cheap Proxima lamp from Amazon, which...

Hello. I know my nails will be tacky after curing / between coats and will only be smooth at the end after wiping with alcohol. But between coats should the nail be wet and the colour come off on my finger etc if touched? I am sure it should NOT. Have changed bulbs but the 2nd colour coat is...

sorry, I meant CCO and not CND when I was talking about copies...I do know the risks of using the cheaper products and not official Shellac. Perhaps some of the base or top coat is going onto the skin without realising, but it is every finger :(

I am listening .. we do try very hard not put the products directly onto the skin. My mum and I both do our own gel nails. We are as careful as possible for a novice, so that the polish goes onto the nails and not the cuticles. To remove, we use pure acetone on a cut down cotton pad and wrap in...

Thanks. The problem is that they are so sore, she cannot face using the acetone just yet to remove it. I think she is possibly allergic to the gel but it is hard to know. She is going to patch test all her products on her arm, to see which it is. If she does not react to any overnight, then that...

ok...can old bulbs cause a reaction as not curing the gel properly?? I have just googled allergic reaction to gels and found this page Avoiding Skin Allergies which basically agrees with her theory about the lamp. It says that as bulbs get old, they are less effective and leave the nails...

I do know that Blue SKy is different from proper gelish and Shellac...but on all the posts I have found where people are allergic to the gel polish (whatever it is) it does not seem to matter whether using real Shellac or cheap copies, the allergy is the same, as it is the acrylates and not...

Can anyone help please? My mum has been doing her own gel nails for about 6 months with a basic UV lamp and Blue SKy gelish (no, I know there are "better brands" but I don't want to enter that debate). The last two times she has applied gels, she has got very sore, swollen and itchy fingers, a...