My peacock foil works great Rebecca. I use my foil adhesive and cure for 2 mins like the others have said xxx
Hello iv just tried out foils over gelish. It transferred great and i put a thin gelish top coat over it. But iv found that it is a bit soft...as in i could scrape it off leaving the gelish on under it...does anyone know the cause of this??? I cured the foil glue for 2 mins before putting the foil on so it was definately dry x
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You don't need to use foil glue when applying over Gelish. Just stick the foil directly onto the sticky coloured layer and then apply TIO. I usually apply a second coat of TIO if the foil design completely covers the nail...you shouldn't have any problems then. Hth. X
Iv tried this i found it comes off in patches but i will try again maybe i didnt rub it enough xx
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Hi ya. Can anyone please advise me on where I'm going wrong with foils. I did full coverage nails last night. however my friend who was my first guinea pig said they didn't feel as rock hard as when she has just shellac and this morning she said the foil appears to scraping off and feels tacky underneath still. I applied base (10 secs) then colour (cure 2 mins) I then put the glue (cure 2 mins) then foil, top coat then wiped and solar oil. I love the look of foil but want it to last. Any tips for where I went wrong or just any tips in general for full coverage foil application? Many thanks View attachment 75499
Hi Carly. If you look a few posts back you'll see what I wrote to someone else. You don't need to use glue over shellac or gelish. The foil sticks to the tacky layer. I think the glue will cause a service breakdown. Hth x
To be honest if you want total coverage I've found some colours better than others. Shellac is much better for foils than Gelish because it's tackier. Some of the darker Gelish colours seem more slippy than tacky! x
What colours do you recommend for total coverage? I use shellac. Thankyou
Shellac seems to be ok, it's Gelish that can be problematic. I always use a dark colour because it gives a better finish, so black, purple purple, rock royalty. Good luck! X
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