packerfan
Well-Known Member
Hi what do.you girls use for a gel to.put on natural nails they are discontinuing brisa lit mani q?
If clients need extra strength under shellac you can use a coat of base coat , then a coat of original top coat, then proceed as normal.
it will give a similar effect to brisa lite smoothing gel , and will also need a slightly longer soak off time as with brisa lite
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but do you mean base and top, then base, colour and top again, or am I being an idiot and reading this wrong
The application would be
1.PEP
2. Apply thin layer of CND base coat and cure
3. Apply thin layer of CND ORIGINAL top coat (one with gold sticker) and cure
4. Coat of colour, Cure x2
5. Top coat (original or xpress5) cure
I prefer xpress 5 for most shellac applications. It's shiner than the original , and I love the quicker soak off time.
I still prefer the original if I'm doing heavy nail art or glitter as its more smoothening.
I think it's good to have both
If clients need extra strength under shellac you can use a coat of base coat , then a coat of original top coat, then proceed as normal.
it will give a similar effect to brisa lite smoothing gel , and will also need a slightly longer soak off time as with brisa lite
The application would be
1.PEP
2. Apply thin layer of CND base coat and cure
3. Apply thin layer of CND ORIGINAL top coat (one with gold sticker) and cure
4. Coat of colour, Cure x2
5. Top coat (original or xpress5) cure
Is there a reason why you used the cnd original top coat the first time round compared to the new Xpress 5 ? Or do both the top coats work the same way. Hope that makes sense
It's the original top coat that will give results similar to Brisa Lite Smoothing Gel. The original top coat has a thicker viscosity and is more smoothening, you wouldn't get the same effect using xpress5
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