Rhinestone application using L&P - advice please!

[Gail_316]

Hi All
Please can you tell me how to apply rhinestones when using CND L&P? I have searched the threads but have only been able to find posts relating to gel or polish.
I want to be sure how to do it before I attempt it tonight as I am rebalancing my own nails for the first time and want a couple of them to look a bit sparkly :green: I normally apply them using a bit of glue on top of the enhancement after buffing out so they are shiny (before I started doing them myself) but they always came off and sometimes the application of the glue was noticeable I want to embed them in zone 1 ideally but not sure that this is the 'correct' way of doing it?
Thanks in advance
Gail
x

 

[geeg]

The easiest and quickest way is to apply a coat of Super Shiney top coat or Air Dry and just pop the rhinestones in the top coat. They don't come off and last till you remove them. I personally would not embed them in the L&P.

 

[Gail_316]

Thank you

 

[mely-bely]

I agree with Geeg, I did embed them once just to see what they looked like and they looked nasty!

 

[Gelly]

The easiest and quickest way is to apply a coat of Super Shiney top coat or Air Dry and just pop the rhinestones in the top coat. They don't come off and last till you remove them. I personally would not embed them in the L&P.

This has never worked for me :cry: Well, they do stick, but never stay stuck!
But if you say it works, then I will give it another try!

The way that I do it is finish my enhancement either buffed to a high shine or UV topcoat....
Then I apply a tiny bead of clear L&P where I want the rhinestone, leave it a few seconds to allow the bead to settle itself and then gently press the rhinestone into it.
Since using this method I have never had a client loose a gem.

 

[Gail_316]

Thanks Lauri I wil try this tonight

 

[pringle12]

Iv put a few layers of top coat round mine to keep them in and its alway worked for me.xx

 

[geeg]

Iv put a few layers of top coat round mine to keep them in and its alway worked for me.xx

Me too!

 

[Sahara 711]

Hi All
Please can you tell me how to apply rhinestones when using CND L&P? I have searched the threads but have only been able to find posts relating to gel or polish.
I want to be sure how to do it before I attempt it tonight as I am rebalancing my own nails for the first time and want a couple of them to look a bit sparkly :green: I normally apply them using a bit of glue on top of the enhancement after buffing out so they are shiny (before I started doing them myself) but they always came off and sometimes the application of the glue was noticeable I want to embed them in zone 1 ideally but not sure that this is the 'correct' way of doing it?
Thanks in advance
Gail
x

I use a birchwood stick with a "tiny" (I stress tiny) amount of adhesive on the end & dot this where I want to place the gemstone, they never budge, I dont use any sticky over the gemstone either so it stays sparkling..

When I need to remove during rebalance they file off easily..

Gill
Sahara Nail Spa