Sassy Hassy
Well-Known Member
Following a prompt from Karren+ Id like to share with you a handy tip for applying white paint on gels (as available with Brisa, or LCN FM gels etc - these aren't builder gels). instead of applying with a brush, use a sport swirl / marbling tool.
Dip the end of the tool in your gel to place a small bead on the end and then "draw" your smile line with it. Then use the tool in light strokes to draw the gel back to the free edge - you need to work as thin as poss, but using enough to get an even coating. Look down the barrel of the nail to check it is evenly coated. If your smile line isn't perfect you may be able to "sweep" a flat brush along the line to get it very crisp and even (should I start singing Good King Wenceslas now? - you know deep and crisp and even lol)
Cure in UV lamp and apply your sealant/finishing layer as normal. Because you have to make the sealant layer slightly thicker so that there isn't a ridge over the nail due to the raised white gel, you may find it easier to apply sealant to one nail at a time and cure for 10 secs so it won't flood the side walls.
This works great on Brisa toes as well - as vouched for by Karren (not me - I don't do feet ... or Brisa for that matter!)
Hope this idea helps some of you if you have been having probs with this application.
Dip the end of the tool in your gel to place a small bead on the end and then "draw" your smile line with it. Then use the tool in light strokes to draw the gel back to the free edge - you need to work as thin as poss, but using enough to get an even coating. Look down the barrel of the nail to check it is evenly coated. If your smile line isn't perfect you may be able to "sweep" a flat brush along the line to get it very crisp and even (should I start singing Good King Wenceslas now? - you know deep and crisp and even lol)
Cure in UV lamp and apply your sealant/finishing layer as normal. Because you have to make the sealant layer slightly thicker so that there isn't a ridge over the nail due to the raised white gel, you may find it easier to apply sealant to one nail at a time and cure for 10 secs so it won't flood the side walls.
This works great on Brisa toes as well - as vouched for by Karren (not me - I don't do feet ... or Brisa for that matter!)
Hope this idea helps some of you if you have been having probs with this application.