Swarovski dulling

[Leila1712]

Hi all,
I find when i use swarovski crystals they look soooo shiny! Until i put the uv gel top coat on it ( shellac) they then look just a bit shinier than resin rhinestones but they loose that light catching sparkle.. Is it like this for everyone?
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[sal365]

Yes I find this too. I did it on myself a few months ago and instead of top coating over them I pushed them into the wet topcoat then cured, I then kind of went round them with topcoat on a nail art brush but not over them. They lasted 13 days.

 

[Maz101]

I never out the topcoat over the crystals. I do a layer of topcoat, lush the crystals in and cure, then using my thumb pallet and dotting took I out a bit more topcoat round the crystals making sure not to cover them and cure.

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[Laurza]

I scrub the topcoat I between the crystals then get a lint free wipe with a tiny bit of dsperse and wipe the top of the crystals (don't rub them) and perfect every time x

 

[Leila1712]

Ah i see lol obviously now you mention it lol but as a hairdresser i feel they still get caught on hair if i dont go over with top coat. But for my clients ill make sure to just surround it instead thanks guys

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