Bio & PopIts

[cathy jg]

Hello

Has anyone used PopIts with Bio Sculpture gel? If so how did you get on?
Its only thru Salon Geek (which I am new to) that I have become aware of PopIts and wondering whether to try and where is best to get them. Been using Bio for 6 years.

 

[geeg]

Hello

Has anyone used poppits with Bio Sculpture gel? If so how did you get on?
Its only thru Salon Geek (which I am new to) that I have become aware of poppits and wondering whether to try and where is best to get them. Been using Bio for 6 years.

You can purchase PopIts directly from Sweet Squared by ringing 08452106060.

I am not familiar with Bio as I use Creative Brisa Gels ... I do get a good result using PopIts with CND Brisa.

But using PopIts with any gel is tricky .. more tricky than when using L&P. Still it is great fun to experiment and see where it takes you.

With PopIts still being a relatively new application system, it is the nail techs themselves that will write the rules for how to use them best with their systems.

 

[cathy jg]

Thanks for replying to me. Guess I'll bite the bullet and start playng, I am expecting the gel will squidge out at edges as it makes contact with the nail and then run on the sidewalls.

 

[geeg]

Thanks for replying to me. Guess I'll bite the bullet and start playng, I am expecting the gel will squidge out at edges as it makes contact with the nail and then run on the sidewalls.

Actually, No, it shouldn't do that. It doesn't do that with Brisa Gel. There is a free margin on the PopIt to stop that from happening PLUS the way you apply the PopIt helps the gel to squeeze forward rather than to the sides.

 

[beautynails]

Hello

Has anyone used PopIts with Bio Sculpture gel? If so how did you get on?
Its only thru Salon Geek (which I am new to) that I have become aware of PopIts and wondering whether to try and where is best to get them. Been using Bio for 6 years.

I'd guess that bio would be too thin to use in PopIts. You'd have to use way more gel then you usually would.

 

[geeg]

I'd guess that bio would be too thin to use in PopIts. You'd have to use way more gel then you usually would.

Why? You do not have to fill a PopIt to use it successfully. You can also apply very thin layers using them. For example, when you use them to rebalance.

Less product in the PopIt (no matter if it is gel or L&P) just means the PopIt sits lower on the nail which is a good thing as the finish looks even more natural.

 

[beautynails]

I haven't had any experience with bio, but I do use Calgel, and you don't build with it the way you do L&P other gels.
I know I read of somebody trying bio and PopIts and the amount used was one of the issues brought up.
I'll see if I can find it.

 

[geeg]

I haven't had any experience with bio, but I do use Calgel, and you don't build with it the way you do L&P other gels.
I know I read of somebody trying bio and PopIts and the amount used was one of the issues brought up.
I'll see if I can find it.

Then the user used too much and shouldn't have done. As I say, the amount used is up to the user and some users do it incorrectly.

If someone is not using PopIts correctly and using too much product in the PopIt then of course they will have problems but it is not because the fault is with the PopIt or the gel ... the fault lies with the user using too much!

 

[beautynails]

Would you not have problems with air bubbles if you didn't use enough product?

Sorry I can't find where I read it. I believe it was in the bio group though.

 

[adelekeegan1]

Then the user used too much and shouldn't have done. As I say, the amount used is up to the user and some users do it incorrectly.

If someone is not using PopIts correctly and using too much product in the PopIt then of course they will have problems but it is not because the fault is with the PopIt or the gel ... the fault lies with the user using too much!

When I first used Popits with gel I ended up throwing a total tantrum because I seemed to be covered in the stuff - gel oozing out everywhere.......you get the picture.

Once I'd calmed down and tried again (using a lot less gel) and positioning and lowering them correctly - I had no further problems and can now do them as easily as L&P.

 

[geeg]

Would you not have problems with air bubbles if you didn't use enough product?

Possibly, but you have to learn how much is enough and how much is too much or too little. But you will not have problems if you have chosen the correct size of PopIt so it sits nicely down on the plate.

Message to everyone!!! You know, to use PopIts like a pro, you have to USE them not just read about how to use them.

There was no one around to show ME how to use PopIts when I was first introduced to them. I had to learn by using them allot and becoming an absolute expert at using them. Like Adele, I didn't run away or bang them in a drawer at the first sign of a problem or a bodged nail ... I made them work for ME and now there is little I cannot do with them if I want. Mostly I learned on myself but it didn't take that long ... I'm a nail tech, of course it didn't take long.

If I bodged one on a client .. I fixed it .. there was no problem, it just took a little longer at first. I didn't quit and say, "I'm never going to use them again," like some do. Now .. 20-25 minutes and I'm done with a full set. I use them when I want not all the time .. I haven't forgotten how to do hand made nails which I also love. I love anything to do with nails and nail enhancement.

There is a time and place for everything and if you want to be the expert then you have to put in the time to experiment, learn and grow.

 

[adelekeegan1]

Would you not have problems with air bubbles if you didn't use enough product?

Sorry I can't find where I read it. I believe it was in the bio group though.

Yes, but you can see these as you lower the Popit, I just take it off the nail straight away and add a little more gel.

 

[beautynails]

I just take it off the nail straight away and add a little more gel.

But amount used was the issue mentioned against using PopIts and bio.

 

[adelekeegan1]

But amount used was the issue mentioned against using PopIts and bio.

You just have to experiment with the amount to use, or am I missing something ?

 

[beautynails]

You just have to experiment with the amount to use, or am I missing something ?

Usually with bio you wouldn't use as much product as a file off gels.

 

[geeg]

Usually with bio you wouldn't use as much product as a file off gels.

As I said, the amount used is controlled by the user ... you can use a smaller amount with PopIts or a large amount depending what you want to do plus the size of the PopIt you choose is important too.

Whatever one person has said really has no bearing on anything. Maybe that person just didn't use the correct size or loaded too much into the wrong size .. we will never know will we? The point is,

If you want to do do thin layers of product using PopIts, it is perfectly possible to do so.

 

[MyBelize]

Is it easier now that you know what you are doing, to use popits with gel? Or do you find that the old way of simply applying the gel to the nail (like the old days) is easier?

In other words, will learning popits give me the edge to my competition that is not using them?

Nails without popits are quite beautiful, so how do popits (when using gel) make a difference?

Also, I get using a white tip and applying clear gel, but how would you do a refill with white tips using popits?

 

[tamh]

I haven't yet tried Popits but use Bio and I am still a little confused as to how these work with Bio i.e when do you cure the gel? Do you cure the gel with the popit on then once cured remove the Popit?