VHunter
Well-Known Member
Ok, I took the plunge last night.
I did my first sculpt using EZ Flow Gel-it UV Gel system.
I used the 'edge-it' for a natural free edge. And the 'cover-it' for camouflage.
I have included a 'before' pic so you see what I was working with. VERY FLAT nails. She's a former biter, trying to reform as well.
You'll notice in the 'before' & 'after' pics that above the cuticle area is red. I did NOT do that. She doesn't know how she did it. She thinks her hands and skin are all red from the frequent hand washing at a recent visit to the hospital.
Ok, my troubles were this:
I tried new forms - IBD clear (that's what the dist sent me). I don't much like them.. they're fiddly compared to the black and gold rectangles I'm used to. And they kept popping open.
I had trouble with my smile line, of not getting my pink over the white.. trying to keep it from overlapping as it is full coverage gel to camouflage. Butting it up against the white was something I don't usually do.
While the gel was thicker and stiffer than what I'm used to, it was still more self-levelling than I thought. It seemed ultra stiff. Wasn't touching sidewalls or anything... then I took the hands out of the lamp and WHOOOOOOOOOOA, running every which way onto the sidewalls etc:o :irked: What a mess to sort without hurting her. I wound up filing so much, I had to refill that area (so I did a new set and a refill the same night:lol: ) because there was lift already from it having cured while touching the skin:grr:
She even said to me "you NEVER do this, you're always so careful" :o
When I had gotten to the thumbs, I had learned my lesson re: the running, and didn't have that problem again.
I got used to the 'feel' of the gel... how to move it. It moves differently from my old one. But is less prone to bubbles.. I like that:green:
I like the colour of edge-it.. but the cover-it.... too pink for me. BUT it does cover very well, and is perfect for biters. I look forward to trying blush-it.
Am thinking next time, will do my french in reverse. Pink first, then the white. That way, avoiding worring about any overlapping of pink onto the white.
Absolutely no heat spike what-so-ever. My client who is normally ultra sensitive, had no issues at all (we've tried different gels and different lamps, and usually, she suffers a heat spike).
As I normally do, when I do her nails, I have trouble with the apex because they're so flat, and I don't want it too thick there, looking out of place and silly. She's probably coming by today for a touch-up and some corrections.
And forget about a c-curve. If you look at the before and afters of the c-curve, you'll see not much has changed lol BUT please judge it all the same.
Ok, let me have it. Not much better than the other set... but I want your critiques all the same.
Thanks in advance!!
PS: this is the LONGEST sculpt I ever did :lol: I started at 7:10pm and didn't finish before 11:15pm :irked: I was POOPED lol
I did my first sculpt using EZ Flow Gel-it UV Gel system.
I used the 'edge-it' for a natural free edge. And the 'cover-it' for camouflage.
I have included a 'before' pic so you see what I was working with. VERY FLAT nails. She's a former biter, trying to reform as well.
You'll notice in the 'before' & 'after' pics that above the cuticle area is red. I did NOT do that. She doesn't know how she did it. She thinks her hands and skin are all red from the frequent hand washing at a recent visit to the hospital.
Ok, my troubles were this:
I tried new forms - IBD clear (that's what the dist sent me). I don't much like them.. they're fiddly compared to the black and gold rectangles I'm used to. And they kept popping open.
I had trouble with my smile line, of not getting my pink over the white.. trying to keep it from overlapping as it is full coverage gel to camouflage. Butting it up against the white was something I don't usually do.
While the gel was thicker and stiffer than what I'm used to, it was still more self-levelling than I thought. It seemed ultra stiff. Wasn't touching sidewalls or anything... then I took the hands out of the lamp and WHOOOOOOOOOOA, running every which way onto the sidewalls etc:o :irked: What a mess to sort without hurting her. I wound up filing so much, I had to refill that area (so I did a new set and a refill the same night:lol: ) because there was lift already from it having cured while touching the skin:grr:
She even said to me "you NEVER do this, you're always so careful" :o
When I had gotten to the thumbs, I had learned my lesson re: the running, and didn't have that problem again.
I got used to the 'feel' of the gel... how to move it. It moves differently from my old one. But is less prone to bubbles.. I like that:green:
I like the colour of edge-it.. but the cover-it.... too pink for me. BUT it does cover very well, and is perfect for biters. I look forward to trying blush-it.
Am thinking next time, will do my french in reverse. Pink first, then the white. That way, avoiding worring about any overlapping of pink onto the white.
Absolutely no heat spike what-so-ever. My client who is normally ultra sensitive, had no issues at all (we've tried different gels and different lamps, and usually, she suffers a heat spike).
As I normally do, when I do her nails, I have trouble with the apex because they're so flat, and I don't want it too thick there, looking out of place and silly. She's probably coming by today for a touch-up and some corrections.
And forget about a c-curve. If you look at the before and afters of the c-curve, you'll see not much has changed lol BUT please judge it all the same.
Ok, let me have it. Not much better than the other set... but I want your critiques all the same.
Thanks in advance!!
PS: this is the LONGEST sculpt I ever did :lol: I started at 7:10pm and didn't finish before 11:15pm :irked: I was POOPED lol
:irked: all my fault, I'm sure :lol: 
