Gelish problem

[Elaine83]

I had a client who had acrylics on for about 2 months & decided to get them removed & have a French Gelish.
She has had Gelish before & loved it as it lasted really well.
I was really shocked when she told me her Gelish only last one day & now her normally strong nails are snapping?
Can anyone give me advise?

 

[MissJulesBeauty]

Hi
It could be that her nails are weak from the acrylics and the soak off. Acetone really makes the nails weak and brittle and after a soak off don't return to normal strength for a couple of days.

It may be worth getting her back in and using structure gel by gelish prior to the colour application.

Hope this helps x

 

[NancySyd]

I have also found that former L&P wearers get used to the strength that L&P provides and forget how fragile their nails really are. If she is treating her Gelished nails the way she treated her L&P nails, it is likely that they would be chipping and breaking! You can try adding Structure or Vitagel. I find Vitagel Recovery really good for clients coming off of L&P, but remember that no way gel polish is ever going to be as strong as L&P, so make sure her expectations are realistic.

 

[MINKUS]

Hi

As previously said, a transition from l+p to Gelish is quite a jump on the strength front.

Keep the nails short, if she has any file damage add a bit of extra oomph with Structure gel.

The whole 'Feel' of Gelish to L+P will be a lot different for her in the beginning...but i find clients like the thin natural appearance that Gelish can give them.

hth