Sarah-Nail Tech
Well-Known Member
Hi geeks, apologies if there is already a thread about this. I did search but didn't find the answer I was looking for.
As some of you may know I have only recently qualified in July and was literally only a days training on each section - ie man & ped 1 day, gel another etc.
Anyways, I am fine with everything else except the gel extensions. I use Gelish and have the Gelish LED hard gel.
I have a UV light and nail harmony have confirmed that I can still use the LED builder gel with this lamp but will just take the 2mins to cure.
So my question is, would this be the way you apply extensions:
Prepare the nail and do cuticle work, lightly buff the nail plate, measure and glue tips, use white block to blend, ph bond to natural nail only, thin layer of foundation, then 2 layers of the builder gel, then top it off. Or to put a colour on put this on after the 2 layers of builder gel then top it off?
Also how would you remove the Gelish hard gel? I know this is a buff off one but what grit file would you use?
These might seem like dumb queries but I have not actually removed tips yet as we were only briefly told how to remove and did not actually do this. Plus the girl who done mine on the course has ruined my nails and am still trying to nurture them back by keeping them short (otherwise they just split) and using solar oil at least twice a day!! So I am worries about doing them now incase I damage a clients nails :-/
Thanks for help in advance geeks. I always feel like I learn more by asking I here than I did on my course!!! ;-) xxx
As some of you may know I have only recently qualified in July and was literally only a days training on each section - ie man & ped 1 day, gel another etc.
Anyways, I am fine with everything else except the gel extensions. I use Gelish and have the Gelish LED hard gel.
I have a UV light and nail harmony have confirmed that I can still use the LED builder gel with this lamp but will just take the 2mins to cure.
So my question is, would this be the way you apply extensions:
Prepare the nail and do cuticle work, lightly buff the nail plate, measure and glue tips, use white block to blend, ph bond to natural nail only, thin layer of foundation, then 2 layers of the builder gel, then top it off. Or to put a colour on put this on after the 2 layers of builder gel then top it off?
Also how would you remove the Gelish hard gel? I know this is a buff off one but what grit file would you use?
These might seem like dumb queries but I have not actually removed tips yet as we were only briefly told how to remove and did not actually do this. Plus the girl who done mine on the course has ruined my nails and am still trying to nurture them back by keeping them short (otherwise they just split) and using solar oil at least twice a day!! So I am worries about doing them now incase I damage a clients nails :-/
Thanks for help in advance geeks. I always feel like I learn more by asking I here than I did on my course!!! ;-) xxx