Grape Gum

[Tiggs81]

Hi geeks
I find grape gum needs 3 coats and even then the finish can look patchy. Has anybody tried layering it with another colour first to give a more opaque finish without altering the colour too much?

 

[noreenoconnor]

This happened mine and no matter how hard I shook it , it always looked dull and streaky.

I got a toothpick and gave it a stir, there was a lot of pigment stuck to the bottom of the bottle and after a good stir gives good coverage in 2 coats

Might work for you

 

[ClaireP]

This happened mine and no matter how hard I shook it , it always looked dull and streaky.

I got a toothpick and gave it a stir, there was a lot of pigment stuck to the bottom of the bottle and after a good stir gives good coverage in 2 coats

Might work for you

Ooh thanks for the tip. I might have to give this a try as mine is the same, it's patchy but I love the colour just don't like having to do 3/4 coats. The usual tapping and turning was not working just made my hand red from tapping lol. xxx

 

[Carly@Manic]

Mine's the same, 3-4 coats to get a half decent finish. It's at the point now where I gently persuade my clients towards other colours!
Will try the toothpick straight away!

 

[emk32]

Was going to post the same thing the other night...got 2 coats of grape gum on and looks patchy but thought it might of been my application...so I'm not the only one. Will give the tooth pick a go. Did anyone else find that it was shrinking away from the edges or was it just because I was putting it on top of Brisa sculpting gel?

 

[lores]

Was going to post the same thing the other night...got 2 coats of grape gum on and looks patchy but thought it might of been my application...so I'm not the only one. Will give the tooth pick a go. Did anyone else find that it was shrinking away from the edges or was it just because I was putting it on top of Brisa sculpting gel?

No it shrinks quite badly, the free edge often needs a second cap quickly before the last cure to ensure the colour stays right up to the edge. I battle with grape gum so I'm off to try the toothpick stir too :0) I do love this colour though

Sent from my HTC Desire X using SalonGeek mobile app

 

[Shellac newbie]

I have the same problem with cake pop

 

[Absolutebeautyx]

Me too!! Love grape gum but it annoys me! It was the first one I done on myself and I thought it was just my application but I done a clients nails a couple of weeks ago and on a few of them I had to do 3 coats! Will try the toothpick tonight lol x

 

[Sarah89Nails]

I find that too, I now use one coat rock royalty and two grape gum and it still looks nice and bright.

X

 

[Meira]

Wish I would have read this before today! Just had a client wanting grape gum and ended up doing 3 coats and it still didn't look great. It was a new client so was really annoyed that it didn't come out so well and looked very different to my colour pop. Will have to try the toothpick trick!

 

[shaines]

does anyone have this with Rubble to. i dread using it even after 3 coats still looks patch! defiantly going to try toothpick test! :Grope:

 

[Andrea85]

does anyone have this with Rubble to. i dread using it even after 3 coats still looks patch! defiantly going to try toothpick test! :Grope:

Rubble looks great in two coats for me. Do you give it a really good shake?

Sent from my HTC One using SalonGeek mobile app

 

[shaines]

yes really shook it i now dread using it just seems to give full coverage on tip/free edge x

 

[suzanne-d]

I've got rubble on at the mo with 2 coats and it is patchy but thought it was me as I've only just started using shellac. I did give it a good shake but will try the toothpick next time. I was warned off grape gum when I did my shellac training so I bought a different one xx

 

[jodiewood]

I've had no probs with either grape gum or rubble. Weird.

 

[Pashaboutnails]

I read in another thread (from Sarahh5678) , that laying Blush Teddy, Lobster Roll, Limeade and Grape Gum, with Cream Puff or Studio White helps make them more opaque so that should help coverage. I haven't tried it yet, myself but it might be worth a go.