Update on my earlier post....I have been in the Nail business for 14 years.
Way back then L&P enhancements were always soaked off in acetone, in a bowl. Then we added another bowl full of hot water to speed things up....then handisoak bowls came along that made that process easier and look better. I still soak a full set of L&P this way but with Nourishing Remover and the odd removal I will use cotton and foil to wrap.
With the advent of Gel polish I have always use cotton and foil wraps, have tried Magis wraps but prefer hairdressers foil and cotton pads cut to size. Getting the hang of the CND wraps now, but this thread isn't about brands it is about soaking or wrapping no matter the type of wrap
Amazing that everyone here agrees...so is it only non Geeks that are still soaking gel polish in bowls?
Due to personal reasons I have been off work since January, and some of my Gelish clients have been going elsewhere. A reputable salon that uses Gelish, so should be no problem I thought.
I am starting back at work next week, and I saw one of my regular clients nails yesterday when I was preparing my room. I was
This client came to me 15 months before and her nails were in a state, bacterial infections on a couple and the rest dry and brittle. She was at me every 2 weeks and before long her nails were the length she wanted good and strong, she loved them and the attention they brought her
This good salon she has been going to, filedher nails down short on her first appointment...to match them up ! And since then have plonked her nails in a bowl of acetone to remove the Gelish. I don't know (and don't want to know) what else they have done, but her nails are a disaster, short, split and peeling, this is a client who looks after her nails and they were always perfect when she came back to me after 2 weeks ......back to square one for me next week.
I dread to think how many others are going to come back to me in this sad condition.
There is no need for it!
I may have been about a long time, but I have always kept up to date, and updated my skills and I don't understand why others don't.