emma@lashes
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Just out of interest, is Gelish a similar application to Shellac ie, base coat, 2 coats polish, top coat, and can you use the CND lamp to cure it?
Just out of interest, is Gelish a similar application to Shellac ie, base coat, 2 coats polish, top coat, and can you use the CND lamp to cure it?
Just out of interest, is Gelish a similar application to Shellac ie, base coat, 2 coats polish, top coat, and can you use the CND lamp to cure it?
Thanks Geeg, I love Shellac and I am sticking with it but it is always interesting to know details of other products. There will always be the client who comes in and says " I've heard about Gelish and I've been told it's better than Shellac!!!" Now I feel prepared!:green:
i use both but do prefer Gelish, more colours great speed in delivery.
It is exactly the same as Shellac.
I prep - no filing or buffing
Apply the foundation layer - cure
Apply colour - no wiping or buffing - cure
apply seond coat cure
finish with top coat - cure
wipe with d-sperse
simple exactly like shellac
to remove
wrap in foils or cnd wraps soaked in acetone for 10 mins scrape off
no buffing first, again exactly like shellac
no difference what so ever!
Sorry Shellac but Gelish wins for me
We do shellac at the salon i work in and we love it and all of our clients do to! The only problem is getting hold of the stock and some of the colours are almost identical! And theres at least 4 that are just a transparent pink very samey!! The browns, reds and pinks are very popular also the french. We have a hairdresser who had it on for 4 weeks and just came back for it redone with a small chip on 1 finger which she said she did with her scissors! Im Shellac all the way!
Shellac and Gelish,
both have been tried and tested by us in the city since they where both launched, so not just once or twice. Whats the difference? Well there is quite a bit of difference for us.
Shellac, easy application, a great brush that gives full control and fans out perfectly, makes for a sharp and crisp cuticle line, no buffing or primer needed. It is a unique colour system, that contains unique ingredients, the bottles need to be shaken to blend the ingredients, just like enamel.
It has the texture and thinness of polish, it doesn't shrink back from the free edge as it is not a gel. No buffing needed prior to base coat application.The capping of the free edge is very easy and is done without really thinking about it. Two colour applications give perfect coverage.
Soak off time is 10 minutes and most of it comes of in the wrap when you twist and pull the wrap of the finger., any residual is wipes of with a lint free pad and acetone. It gives you 14+ day wear.
24 colours are available, which can be layered, some colours may seem the same but when applied bring out the skin tone on the clients hands and then look very different, cool tones and warm tones layered over opaque colours create a very different effect, without adding a bulky gel like look and give you a huge colour choice with a small amount of stock on the shelf, which means less money has to be spent and there are no left over bottles, bottles that collect dust and don't make me money. Delivery and ordering is speedy, either online or on the phone. Problems are sorted out with no fuss.
Gelish, doesn't need to be shaken its a thin gel in a bottle with a brush. Shake it and you get air bubbles. The brush is not as nice and if you use the push and pull technique leaves a little ridge around the cuticle line. It is thicker than Shellac and the base coat does need to be dry brushed. Manufacturers recommendation is that you lightly buff the natural nail and apply a primer. Darker colours do tend to shrink back. The soak off time is 10 minutes if you break the top coat seal, but a little longer if you don't, you do need to scrape the residual Gelish with a cuticle stick.
Wear is 21 days anything longer and it does take longer to remove and the regrowth on darker colours is very noticeable. There is a larger colour choice and lots of glitters to choose from, but to be honest out of all of the colours available I would still only use about 30 or so. The glitters where fun to start with, but our clients are the type of clients that love the classic colours, so the glitters are there but we don't use them very often. Gelish can be layered to give you different colours, but as you layer them you are also adding bulk to the nail and then it starts to look like a Gel nail and not a polished nail, the thin enamel look is lost. Delivery and ordering also is speedy and any problems are sorted out pronto.
We found that lightly buffing the natural nail every 3 weeks all over does tend to thin the nail plate over a period of time, now I know that you would buff L&P and UvGel but, you would only go over the regrowth area and not the whole nail as most of the old product would still cover the nail plate.
Some Gelish Technicians don't buff prior to application and seem to have no problems, but some do and then removal of shine is recommended as per instructions.
So bearing all that in mind, make a choice that reflect what you want from this system, make a choice that suits your clients needs, what do they want, what kind of colours rock their world. But most of all what ever your choice make it informed and make it work for you.
Shellac is our choice and we do love it !!!!!
Fab fab fab comparison one I have kept in a wee file for future reference, thank you thank you. There are very close pro's and con's for both systems and clearly they can sit happily side by side............ but now I need to grow the business to justify having both systems on offer ... LOL !! :hug:
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