Oh shucks, thanks Waffle
Sorry Raindrop that it has taken me so long to respond.
Yes, Endure is of similar concept to Brisa smoothing gel, NSI bought Endure out many months before Brisa SG but they are pretty much the same thing.
Endure is used for clients who have bendy, flaky, weak, chipping nails, it helps to smooth out ridges and helps to offer that little bit of extra strength to those clients who need it.
Yes it does soak off just like Brisa SG and yes, it is used as base under Polish Pro or you can use it on it's own as a NNO.
Soaking off for me is adding about an extra 10 mins if used with Polish Pro over the top.
I do buff off most of the color coats to just have the Endure coat to soak off, a regular PP soak off takes about 10 mins on it's own.
So both products together is about 20 minutes, on their own is about 10 minutes of soaking time.
If I use 2 layers of Endure I find it takes about an extra 5 minutes max.
I have used Endure as one layer to give a little extra strength and fill in slight ridges and I have used it using 2 layers and both work fine.
Yes, NSI say it can be used with tips, however this product is of a thinner viscosity than say, a body builder gel, so yes it can be used in the same manner but it is suggested to only be used when doing short enhancements. I am yet to use it for this purpose on clients, however I have done so on myself and while they lasted fine, due to the thinner viscosity, it was too much work to build the layers up, build an apex up to make sure I had a well balanced nail, so I will not use it for this purpose but I used loads of it with my PP services.
You do not need to soak off each visit, you can re-fill, so you just buff off all color coats, prep as normal, re-fill growth area and re-apply PP color coat.
As for Polish Pro, I love it
I have found when techs complain about it, it's because the tech is causing the issue or the client, not the product itself.
I love the fact that NSI have the Renew product to accompany the PP line, because we all know that gel polishes do goop up over time as the solvents evaporate, so NSI thankfully listened to the issues about this and did something to fix it and help us tech, get full use out of a bottle V's them ignoring the problem, pretending it's in the imagination of the techs who use the products and telling us to shake the bottle better or arm it up between our thighs etc etc. It's a fact of life they thicken up over time, so Renew fixes this and I have never found any problems with service breakdown when I have to use Renew, which is not often but I love knowing it's there is I need it.
Doing a correct and thorough prep is one key with any gel polish including Polish Pro, just buffing the cuticle off and removing shine will not cut it.
Also using NSI products along side of the Polish Pro line, is crucial too.
As with any decent company, PP was made and tested using all NSI products, like Cleanse, Nail Pure etc, so it's just common sense that if you want to get the best out your products, then use then how they are meant to be used, as an entire system.
I have not had any problems with PP and the couple of times I have had client back trying to complain that it was PP's fault, it wasn't.
Had one just last week, she is a regular, I applied new color and next day she rang to say that a few had peeled back from free edge.
I gave it some thought, I knew my bulbs were fine, I knew I had done everything normal and then I went over our chit chat in my head of things she said during the service and remembered she said she was cleaning her bathroom straight after our service.
Yep, when she came in for repair I asked her did she wear gloves and nope, she didn't....so of course the harsh cleaning chemicals are going to eat away at the Polish Pro and cause peeling. She knew she had done wrong and happily paid for the repairs.
I have found PP lasts up to 3 weeks on many of my clients and some go 4.
I have the entire color range and so far there is not a color yet that has caused me problems or been yuck to apply, they all apply lovely.
Removal is easy, I use the foil method, I buff the surface first to break the seal with my Endurance buffer, wrap and anywhere between the 8 to 10 minute mark, the Polish Pro has soaked off. I never use any kind of tool to push any stuck product, if there is still some stuck, then just re-soak cotton pad and re-soak for another minute or so and give nail a good wipe and it all comes off.
I honestly don't know why PP is not more popular, like with many products, I think it got a bad rap in the beginning cause techs were blaming the product instead of themselves or clients for the issues they were having.
I have clients who work for a well known beauty brand that makes regular polish, they hate it because it chips badly after one day, I was asked if I could match the colors of their range, I did and now these ladies all use PP but it looks like their own brands polish but it lasts for 2 to 3 weeks.
I know it's sneaky but hey, it's their risk not mine
I hope that helps
if you have any more questions, just ask
