Difference between OPI Axxium and Shellac

[sandstring]

Hi, I have a client booked in tomorrow, who normally goes to another salon for OPI Axxium, but has booked in with myself for Shellac, I have never come across this Axxium product before and I want to be prepared for her questions, what are the differences between the two products please?

 

[naturalnails]

This is like asking what is the difference between an apple and an orange LOL.

If OPI Axxium is a soak off gel then it should not be compared to Shellac as Shellac is not a soak off gel but a hybrid between gel and polish.

Think of it as a Polish plus.

There is an article which explains about why Shellac should not be being compared to soak off gels.

ETA: http://www.salongeek.com/groups/she...ication+..+posted++main+forum+today-1290.html

 

[geeg]

Perhaps this will explain?

Salon Geek - For your information ... and edification .. posted on main forum today

 

[Bezza]

The only real similarity is that the final finished treatment looks a little similar in that the client ends up with a coloured finish on their nails! I used to use OPI Axxium soak off gel lacquer but find that Shellac lasts better, is a hell of a lot glossier and is also easier to apply because it is out of a bottle rather than out of a pot (ie not a gel!). The only thing I would say about the OPI gel lacquer is that there is a fantastic range of colours - this is why my clients choose it over Shellac at the moment.....

 

[mrs o]

Here is one big difference
It takes only 20 mins to do a Shellac.

 

[deanosnana]

I think I read somewhere on here that Shellac is not a colored gel. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[Vetty]

Application is similar - base, 2 coats of colour, top. Cure times are different. Final look is similar - thin, glossy colour, protection for nails rather than 'strength'. Soak off times are similar. Axxium is in a pot and Shellac in a bottle.

The chemistry of the products are totally different, but the finished nails are similar. I use both, like them both a lot and see them both as a permanent polish rather than a soak off gel (which Shellac isn't anyway).

Hth's