Brisa gel colours vs Calgel

[JoSu]

Does anyone mix their own Brisa colours for clients from the Bold's palette and if so how do you ensure that you get the exact colour again when it comes to infills/reapplication? Do you make enough for more applications and store it in some kind of pot or how does it work??

So many people have been asking me for Calgel as they have a wide selection of pre-blended colours and the client can choose one prior to application.

Which do you personally think is better? I'm just a bit concerned about the whole mixing thing and can't help but feel that Calgel may be an easier and more obvious option for both the client and me.

 

[yeahyeah]

i dont use brisa but i do mix custom colors and i only mix enough for one application at a time, i just measure the amount of each color and record the recipe on a client profile card so i can easily duplicate the color when needed.
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[user 25446]

In the past Iryna mixed her own colours too, but tends to do this for each client service or nail art job rather than making a batch for later use.

When considering CalGel (or Biosculpture for that matter) you should realize that these are both "soft" gels, unlike Brisa, NSI etc which are "hard" gels. Somewhere here there is more information about this you can find by using the search tool.

Probably want you really want is to show the customer the possible colours - why not print a colour chart from Calgel or some other company and then mix the Brisa gels you have to suit? Would save you buying more colours than you need if you don't do this so often.

Otherwise my advice would be to look at other hard gel manufacturers that do offer a wide colour range - there's quite a few out there.

 

[geeg]

I think premixed colours are easier for those who don't know how to mix their own .. but they are also a much larger investment for the technician to have to carry all the different colours which may sit gathering dust for some considerable time.

I find it very economical to mix my own from the Brisa Bolds collection and I only mix what I need and record the recipe for the future. My clients seem to love to get involved in the whole procedure (which actually doesn't take very long if you know what you are doing with colour).

I can see the attraction for many of having the colours premixed .. but CND do run classes on colour theory and how to mix coloured gels if you are unsure.

 

[adelekeegan1]

I mix my own and record the recipes, I always buff of the coloured layer at rebalance so minor differences in shade are not an issue.

I keep a fair number of polishes and simply could not afford to carry the same number of coloured gels, also I really havent had the need

 

[Emily9]

I use Calgel but i have to say i've got a lot of the colours and i don't think i've used them apart from on myself and a couple of sets of toes. So i think it'd be a better option to mix your own for a while and see how that takes off.Also it's useful to learn how to do these things you never know when you might need it!