blossom
Well-Known Member
I trained with cnd in Shellac a few years ago and have built up my range to include glitters and ombres and now offer over 150 colour choices. and i do love it.
but then i've never used anything else in the gel polish line.
if someone has weak, wobbly nails, shellac isn't successful unless brisa lite gel is used underneath, which i charge extra for obviously. however several clients with weak nails are coming to me now saying they've had gelish or something similar before, with NO gel to pay extra for, and its been fine on their flimsy nails.
and so they opt for not having the gel, and so (as i would have predicted) the shellac chips within a week. making me look rubbish which i am not happy with.
but i can see where they're coming from tbh as why would you pay extra to have cnd shellac plus a gel for strength, when you could go somewhere else and have gelish or whatever for less money and it lasts longer.
does anybody run a line of gelish or gel 2 etc alongside shellac and how have you found it? it needs to be soak off as nobody likes being buffed to death.
but then i've never used anything else in the gel polish line.
if someone has weak, wobbly nails, shellac isn't successful unless brisa lite gel is used underneath, which i charge extra for obviously. however several clients with weak nails are coming to me now saying they've had gelish or something similar before, with NO gel to pay extra for, and its been fine on their flimsy nails.
and so they opt for not having the gel, and so (as i would have predicted) the shellac chips within a week. making me look rubbish which i am not happy with.
but i can see where they're coming from tbh as why would you pay extra to have cnd shellac plus a gel for strength, when you could go somewhere else and have gelish or whatever for less money and it lasts longer.
does anybody run a line of gelish or gel 2 etc alongside shellac and how have you found it? it needs to be soak off as nobody likes being buffed to death.