Gelish brush problems

[LISA A]

Has anyone else experienced strange happenings to their brushes in the Gelish colours?? About 4 of mine have gone completely misshapened. 2 are completely unusable as have turned into the shape of chimney sweep brushes. I love using gelish but am wondering if I am doing something wrong ? Any advice and feedback welcome. Thanks

 

[kattyj]

Not had any problems with any of mine at all, have you tried putting another brush in the bottle to check the Gelish inside is still ok?

 

[LISA A]

They are fairly new bottles and those that I can manage to use the product itself is fine. Just makes application really difficult.

 

[Sam81]

I've not had this but the only thing I can think is maybe some product has cured on the brush? Someone might come along with a better idea! If you call Nail Harmony they might be able to supply spares?

 

[kattyj]

I've not had this but the only thing I can think is maybe some product has cured on the brush? Someone might come along with a better idea! If you call Nail Harmony they might be able to supply spares?

Thats exactly what I was thinking too, are you near sunlight when applying Gelish?

 

[sophiegees]

This happened to my top coat yesterday. The brush when stiff and was at an angle. I think I had it out of the bottle talking to a customer whilst the lamp was on. I assume I cured it.....

xx

 

[cath4512]

This happened to mine when I was working in the sun ( which was unavoidable)
Nail harmony sent me some spares & were very helpful, just give them a call.x

 

[totalwellbeing]

Yes that happened on my top coat brush I was working in direct sunlight and it does say on the bottle of avoid it. I just use my gel brush at the mo to do my topcoat x

 

[Claire C]

Just call nail harmony. They are really helpful. I have been sent new brushes too.

 

[LISA A]

:hug: THANKS EVERYONE. WILL GIVE THEM A CALL AND ASK FOR SOME SPARES.

 

[Miss Sylk]

omg! i thought it was just GELEZ what i use, i had 4 bottles do this, 2 issues though, the colour clumped on some, but the brush did exactly what you guys are saying on all of them!

I thought something had happend to the chemicals, but as some didnt go clumpy just the brush went funny i am confused. Some one else who uses gelez said some of theirs did the same.

i dont work near sunlight, i work under fluorescent lighting. Are my bottles too close to my uv lamp when im working do you think anyone? x

 

[sophiegees]

Thanks for all your advice too. I will contact nail harmony and see if they can send some spares. I am totally indoors no natural light at all. But I do have a fluoerescent light that I use to light the nails up... am wondering.....

xx

 

[kattyj]

omg! i thought it was just GELEZ what i use, i had 4 bottles do this, 2 issues though, the colour clumped on some, but the brush did exactly what you guys are saying on all of them!

I thought something had happend to the chemicals, but as some didnt go clumpy just the brush went funny i am confused. Some one else who uses gelez said some of theirs did the same.

i dont work near sunlight, i work under fluorescent lighting. Are my bottles too close to my uv lamp when im working do you think anyone? x

I really dont know if having the bottles too close to the lamp would cause this but Im guessing it probably could, I always make sure when Im working my bottle is well away from the lamp and so is the hand im working on x

 

[Blissful_Beauty]

Thanks for all your advice too. I will contact nail harmony and see if they can send some spares. I am totally indoors no natural light at all. But I do have a fluoerescent light that I use to light the nails up... am wondering.....

xx

I happened to me I cleaned the brush well with acetone and it worked quite well

 

[Miss Sylk]

i generally do work with the bottles on the opposite side of nail table, maybe a few times i have brought closer to lamp and not realised, i just wish i knew what the reason for this is. Its one of the reasons im moving away from Gelez to Gellish :/acetone in polish gel? even a small amount can be good?im scared to try that.

 

[AcidPerm]

Also, if you work under a desk lamp, this might be inadvertently curing the gelish on the brush whilst you are working on the other hand.
I nearly bought an LED desk lamp recently as it looked rather sleek and trendy and then remembered that I cure Gelish with an LED lamp...!:irked:

 

[sophiegees]

I have found it is my fluorescent lamp that probably cured my brush (and everything else!)

xx

 

[Miss Sylk]

Binglebongle - Good point!!

I dont work under a desk lamp, the salon ceiling lights are fluorescent. :/

 

[BeeBeautiful]

Mine have done exactly the same! 4 bottles, some of which I haven't even used so don't sit out or near the uv lamp so I don't know why it's happened. I use gelez and am considering changing products because of this... I don't have them in the sun either.