Shellac Colour Coverage

[DinkyPinky]

I have just done a shellac manicure using Iced Cappuchino. I find with this colour that if you apply 2 thin coats it doesn't cover well enough and leaves see through patches. I applied a slightly thicker coat today and ended up with 2 or 3 bubbles which really annoyed me. I find the same with Romantique that if I don't apply more thickly then the coverage is not good enough. Has anyone got any tips as to what I may be doing wrong or can change?

 

[busybee32]

Try doing 3 thin coats of colour before applying the top coat, the majority of the colours are only 2 coats which normally is sufficient enough occasionally you may need to use 3 coats it all depends on how thin and even you lay the colour down.
HThs
Jen xxxx

 

[geeg]

What you are doing wrong is expecting semi-sheer cfolours to be opaque. Some colours are not meant to cover solid. 'Romantique' is semi sheer and I HAVE never had a problem with getting colour coverage with 2 thin coats of 'Iced Cappuccino'.

Why should you get annoyed by bubbles in your work when you have applied it wrongly?? Every single tutorial tells you to apply 'thin to win', which means 3 thin coats or two thin coats not one thin and one extra thick.

 

[DinkyPinky]

I didn't realise Romantique was semi-sheer so that solves that problem! How do we know which are opaque and which are sheer e.t.c? I have previously done two thin coats with Iced Cappuchino and have found that you can still see through to the free edge. I didn't explain in the original post that I applied two slightly thicker coats of Iced Cappuchino this time which resulted in a few bubbles not one thin coat and one thick. It annoyed me because I hadn't got it right, I wasn't annoyed with the product I was annoyed with myself.

 

[geeg]

I think the rule would be that if the colour IS semi sheer then it is mreant to be; if it is opaque, then it will cover in two coats.

 

[Bagpuss]

How would we know when purchasing Shellac which where sheer or opaque....?

 

[geeg]

I don't know ... how do you know with any polish? I KNOW because I know all the CND colours and have used them for 25 years. But I don't suppose I or anyone else has ever picked up a colour in a bottle and known before using it if it was opaque or semi sheer. Do you?

 

[mum]

I think many of you on here are stressing because Shellac is NEW!

Just remember that it is a polish hybrid! It is polish that performs far better than the traditional version. Some polishes are opaque, some are semi sheer, some are completely sheer. They all look one way in the bottle and then, often, very differently on the nail.

Why is this such a problem with Shellac? Put every colour from the range on your own nails so you understand what effect each will have.

A sheer polish won't produce an opaque colour after 6 layers! If that's not the result you want, use another colour!

Sorry, but it's not 'rocket science'!! It's nail polish!

 

[Annebet]

Hiya did you shake the bottle before you applied ?? I only had this problem once and it was because I forgot to shake the bottle and that was on cappuccino.

 

[Bagpuss]

I don't know ... how do you know with any polish? I KNOW because I know all the CND colours and have used them for 25 years. But I don't suppose I or anyone else has ever picked up a colour in a bottle and known before using it if it was opaque or semi sheer. Do you?

I used to go by the guidelines in the catalogue..usually they are key coded with "sheer" "opaque" etc....maybe they could do the same with Shellac so people know what they are ordering and what to expect when it arrives

 

[DinkyPinky]

The CND Colour and Effects polish bottles, CND Liquid & Powder pots and CND Brisa Gel pots all state whether they are sheer or opaque e.t.c. So CND users are used to knowing how the product should perform before using it. I wonder why this hasn't been done with Shellac.

I think it is good that we are asking questions about shellac, it shows that we are trying to get it right. I appreciate that for some people it is easy and no help is required but for some of us particularly newbies we are still learning and honing our skills.

Thank you Annebet, I had shaken the bottle but maybe not vigourously enough!

 

[Nail Effect]

Can I just hi-jack this thread and ask if tutti frutti is meant to be a sheer? as I've had to put wildfire underneath to deepen it on myself and give it that solid pink look. If it's not then it means i put it too thin on my mum and myself in the past

 

[SJK]

I agree with Bagpuss - colours should be labelled sheer or opaque at the very least and preferably creme/metallic too. It's only reasonable that someone should know what they're ordering, isn't it?

 

[Anna Lee]

Can I just hi-jack this thread and ask if tutti frutti is meant to be a sheer?

Tutti frutti is not a sheer, in fact, it is one of the most solid colours. My guess is that you have been applying too thickly.



I don't really understand why some are having problems, I have all the colours and I have never had a problem with the density of colours. The colour pigment with Shellac is the best I have come across. The only colour that is streaky on the first coat is Ferdora, but that is sorted as soon as the second coat is on.

I think as well as the product has to be good, it is also neccessary for us techs to improve and brush up on our skills when it comes to polishing.
We should bear in mind that how much polish you pick up, the pressure you use, the way you hold the brush etc etc can all contribute to the overall result.

Maybe it isn't the product, maybe it is you and your skills....?

 

[gillian w]

Tutti frutti is not a sheer, in fact, it is one of the most solid colours. My guess is that you have been applying too thickly.



I don't really understand why some are having problems, I have all the colours and I have never had a problem with the density of colours. The colour pigment with Shellac is the best I have come across. The only colour that is streaky on the first coat is Ferdora, but that is sorted as soon as the second coat is on.

I think as well as the product has to be good, it is also neccessary for us techs to improve and brush up on our skills when it comes to polishing.
We should bear in mind that how much polish you pick up, the pressure you use, the way you hold the brush etc etc can all contribute to the overall result.

Maybe it isn't the product, maybe it is you and your skills....?

Maybe it is easier for people who have knowledge of coloured soak off gels and know how they work and apply.Perhaps the new hybrids do need to come with a bit more education and they are not going to be easy for those with no prior gel knowledge.

 

[Urban Geek]

Can I just hi-jack this thread and ask if tutti frutti is meant to be a sheer? as I've had to put wildfire underneath to deepen it on myself and give it that solid pink look. If it's not then it means i put it too thin on my mum and myself in the past

Perhaps you didn't shake the bottle well enough before application.

 

[Nail Effect]

ty for responses, I think it must be my application and shaking. Im not brilliant at painting polish and do need to brush up on this skill.
I'm in no way blaming the product at all! I'm head over heels with Shellac and havent had any problems so far with all the other colours or any of the other CND systems. But I wasnt familiar with Tutti Frutti when it was in the older selection of colours hence why i asked :hug:

 

[geeg]

ty for responses, I think it must be my application and shaking. Im not brilliant at painting polish and do need to brush up on this skill.
I'm in no way blaming the product at all! I'm head over heels with Shellac and havent had any problems so far with all the other colours or any of the other CND systems. But I wasnt familiar with Tutti Frutti when it was in the older selection of colours hence why i asked :hug:

I find that as with nail polish colours, when you paint on a natural nail, even with an opaque colour, the light that comes through the free edge of the natural nail can make the polish colour look semi sheer in that area even when it is not. Painting over enhancements is always more opaque. Also dirt under the free edge of the nail can show through the colour more on natural nails than enhanced nails. So colours are affected by which surface you paint on.

Painting skills are largely a matter of having a light touch and not using too much polish/Shellac. If you drag the brush through the colour you will create thin spots .. you need to flick the brush over the top of the colour for absolute perfect smoothness. The brush should also be almost parallel to the surface and not at an angle (the brush bristles should not be bent but lie straight). HTH