Hi Carol,
To prepare natural nails for Brisa, follow the PREP steps...
Sanitize hands with Soap & Water, Apply CoolBlue, perform a mini-manicure.
Cleanse & dehydrate with Scrubfresh.
Apply Liquid Bond to each nail. (Apply to 2-3 nails at a time, to evenly and thoroughly coat each nail. Do not allow Liquid Bond to touch the skin; and air dry).
Prepare your brush to remove any air bubbles.
Depending on what service you are performing - Sculpting Forever French Gel Extensions, French Overlay, or natural nail overlays, your next steps will vary.
For overlays:
Create a Base Layer- thin to medium layer using Pink or Clear Sculpting Gel. Apply to four nails at a time, and cure for 2 minutes. Then apply to thumbs and cure for 2 minutes. (Do not remove the sticky uncured layer.)
Sculpt Zones 1, 2 and 3.
Build and shape the nail with clear sculpting gel in the center of the nail in zone 2. Guide the product from side to side, tapering toward the sidewalls- and keep the bulk of the gel in the center of the nail. Ease the gel gently back towards zone three, and feather down to zone 1. Leave the majority of the product in zone two to ensure proper apex placement and thin edges.
Apply Brisa gels to 2 fingers at a time and lock the gel into place using the 10 second timer on the lamp. Once 4 fingers are applied, cure for 2 minutes. Then apply to thumbs and cure for 2 minutes. Do not remove the sticky layer.
Fill in low spots and perfect the shape by adding clear gel strands where needed. Cure the 4 nails for 2 minutes, then the thumbs for 2 minutes.
Wipe off the sticky uncured layer with Scrubfresh, and shape the nail using a Blizzard Board. Use a Boomerang Buffer to smooth the surface and remove all the shine. Remove dust with a disinfectable brush.
Bring the nails to a high shine by applying a thin coat of U.V. Finishing Gloss- apply to four nails and cure 2 minutes; then apply to thumbs and cure 2 minutes.
Wipe off the sticky uncured layer with Scrubfresh.
Apply Solar Oil to the nails and skin, and follow with massage (if you want- I let the client pick their choice of the Scentsations lotions).
I hope this helps! Good luck!
