I've cut and pasted this from another forum.......
Just for those that don't know, I am now using Avolve and I am asked to roadtest their products, I have no financial gain from doing this and have made a decision based on personal choice and preference.
HERE WE GO .......
Many products look the same (after all, every acrylic system is just a liquid and a powder) .... so I guess they all look the same ......
Illume is good, so is Creative, Ezflow, IBD, OPI ...etc. etc and I would never sell one product over another by belittling others, or the respect they have earned.
Many products look the same, or even seem to work the same, but they all have their subtle differences that make them individual.
Or are your comments in regard to packaging? woop, woop, 2 products in metal bottles , are all liquids in plastic or glass bottles the same also?
Actually the bottles are different, they just have a metal finish, is it the jars? Well to be honest, the jars are the same, but Avolve had added just a little extra to make them a little better.
There is also a subtle diference in bottles and jars that I can't mention right now, but will be noted in the future (remember I said this for future reference).
The brushes may look the same, but are different (although until you have used them, you would not notice the attention paid to detail and quality). Many brushes look the same, but work quite differently.
Even the similar looking cuticle pusher is different (we have had them machined to our specifications).
Similar looking files too, (but are all files that look the same actually the same)? I think the Avolve ones are better (in my opinion), more streamlined with a better press out form (no splinters).
Many will say Avolve is the same as Illume due to association ... (it isn't) there is a connection though, and that connection is Maureen (and possibly my prior association too), Maureen developed both systems.... and obviously due to trademark issues the product has to be different.....
AND IT IS DIFFERENT. WE HAVE MADE SURE OF IT.
Very simply put ....... Avolve is a much newer system using newer technology with a few secrets from well versed experienced friends thrown into the mix just for good measure.
Avolve has a different setup time, it's smoother in application, it will be less expensive (keeping the technicians outgoings in mind), as will all the accessories that go with it.
I too thought they may be the same.... but shock horror .....use them side by side and they are VERY DIFFERENT.
Put it this way .... imagine if you developed a system .... then had the opportunity to do it again, I'd imagine you would do it better, different, perhaps learning from past mistakes/experience and improve on the things that you weren't so happy with in the past, with a point to prove, calling upon (and listening) to respected people with longstanding relationships and reputations to give a helping hand, bettering everything all along the way.
Well that's Avolve, different technology, learned from experience and past restrictions and ready to prove a point.
I should know, I've had my input in this system (put my reputation on the line for it) and it will blow your socks off.
Don't believe me
, get a sample kit, set up 2 dishes of both liquid and the powder, then use it at the same time ..... I bet I know what product you will want to use.
Now you do it and make your decision.
Please feel free to point out anything you feel is the same and I will point out the difference.
At Avolve we are not about copying, we are about bettering (keeping the end user/technician in mind).
