char1112
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I've decided to post my reviews of Gelaze by China Glaze as none that I've seen online have answered quite what I wanted to know about the product.
I still don't think Gelaze is available in the UK (if it is, it's not yet in my Salon services store) but I stocked up when I was recently in the US.
Application is pretty easy as the colour has a built in base coat. I still used my Gelish ph bond because I felt odd skipping it out. The gels seem to have a good consistency but even with thin layers the product seems to gravitate away from the centre of the nail. If it weren't for this I'd say it would only need 2x colour coats but since I had to touch up the middle of each finger I was a bit narked. It didn't seem as bad when I cured it in my LED lamp rather than my UV lamp.
I've tried it on a few friends and family to test the wearing, mine and two others Gelaze started to peel on one or two nails within three days which I didn't like, my Gelish polishes never seem to peel so quickly. Otherwise the gels didn't feel bulky at all and they seemed very shiny and didn't wear too much at the free edge.
Removal was slightly more stubborn than Gelish usually is, but nothing too bad. The colours are gorgeous but the glitter ones seem to need a good few tips or wobbles to get the glitter from settling at the bottom of the bottle and not going on the nail.
I think I might be biased comparing it to Gelish but It's the only other system I know well enough.
I've decided to post my reviews of Gelaze by China Glaze as none that I've seen online have answered quite what I wanted to know about the product.
I still don't think Gelaze is available in the UK (if it is, it's not yet in my Salon services store) but I stocked up when I was recently in the US.
Application is pretty easy as the colour has a built in base coat. I still used my Gelish ph bond because I felt odd skipping it out. The gels seem to have a good consistency but even with thin layers the product seems to gravitate away from the centre of the nail. If it weren't for this I'd say it would only need 2x colour coats but since I had to touch up the middle of each finger I was a bit narked. It didn't seem as bad when I cured it in my LED lamp rather than my UV lamp.
I've tried it on a few friends and family to test the wearing, mine and two others Gelaze started to peel on one or two nails within three days which I didn't like, my Gelish polishes never seem to peel so quickly. Otherwise the gels didn't feel bulky at all and they seemed very shiny and didn't wear too much at the free edge.
Removal was slightly more stubborn than Gelish usually is, but nothing too bad. The colours are gorgeous but the glitter ones seem to need a good few tips or wobbles to get the glitter from settling at the bottom of the bottle and not going on the nail.
I think I might be biased comparing it to Gelish but It's the only other system I know well enough.