Hi okay i hope someone can enlighten me as i am so confused right now. I just did an online course with essential nails but there are many things that i still dont know. I would be so happy if someone could shed some light for me on these questions.
1. After applying gel on natural nails or a extended tip. Is it best to use gel polish to coat them or normal polish.
2. if gel polish do you still have to apply base coat and top coat?
3. What is gel colour for and whats the difference between that and gel polish?
4. If wanted to learn to sculpt 3d design art work ontop is there a gel powder i can use or do i use acylic to do the art work?
5. what tips are best applied for gel nails?
6. are reusable nail forms better than throw away nail forms?
Please can someone help me :irked: Thankyou
1) finish your gel nails completly including the top coat for the system. you could use colored gel , gel polish or even normal polish all of witch will last nicely on enhanced nails .
Know your product though . Is it a hard (buff off) type ? Then feel free to use anything .
A soak off type? Remember not to damage them when removing your chosen color layer .
2) as far as I know no you can go straight ahead onto an enhanced nail with out base coat for a gel polish BUT its always best to check what the brand of gel polish recommend .
3) colored gel have been around longer than gel polishes , you can use them in the same way as gel polishes , it is good to remember while amazing techniques and creations can be done with gel polishes and uv colors they are aimed more at natural nails as an upgrade to traditional polish.
4) there are such things as 3d sculpting gels , they are high viscosity , seen some prity things done with it but ive never had a go . I love doing 3D with acrylic (L&P ) it was one of the things that first piqued my interest in nails , I don't know how arty you are some people seem to do well learning 3d from you tube some from classes , I know the pressure is there to be amazing right away , but you can also buy ready made bits , I think right now it's quite nice for the not so artistic that ready made 3d art is becoming a common used practice .it used to be looked on more as kind of cheating .
5) clear tips .
6) I've herd of a brand that are no longer made (can't think of the name ) that wear re useable , people loved them and rated them , the Essential nails ones are not so good .
Disposable ones are good . Not so much the horse shoe ones , but regular are easy to use , again like the tips clear are best if you can get them .
As for what has been said already about your course , ok home learning is not ideal but its a start , a foundation , and clearly for you it is working as it's got you thinking and working as you have good questions
keep that mind set you will go as far as you let your self honey .
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