cheekychick
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I think it's such a faff and time waster to have to file down the gel before you wrap to remove it, shellac is sooooo much easier
You don't have to.
It actually removes faster if you don't file before wrapping
I think it's such a faff and time waster to have to file down the gel before you wrap to remove it, shellac is sooooo much easier
Going back quickly about the damage caused by using Shellac, quite a few of my clients, who use Shellac continuously, have dry white marks on their nails that werent there before they started having Shellac done. I know its been attributed to causing damage when removing the Shellac but I have taken extra care with this and removed the Shellac with an orange stick but I find this leaves behind a residue and I have to go over the nail with a cuticle pusher to remove this residue then. I am now adding a little drop of solar oil to the nail before wrapping in acetone but the white at the moment, is still visible and looks awful. Sometimes however if a nail has come off before their next visit, the white has totally disappeared from that nail! Any help would be greatly appreciated as I too am debating going to Gellish to see if that alleviates the problem xx
If the white marks have gone a day after removal then I doubt it's damage. Sounds like the White is caused by the acetone, the oil helps with the whiteness for me. Have you tried nourishing remover instead of acetone? Acetone works better for me but the oil takes away the scary dry nails. The dryness is only temporary so I would t worry about it too much x
Felicity xx
There is a product called Gelish here in Australia which is sold in kit form in retail outlets. Just wondering if it is the same gelish you are taliking of in this thread?
Im deciding on a gel polish range to get started with - Gelish sounds great on here but wanting to use salon only products.
Anyone know if its the same product? Is it available as a retail product where you are?
No it isn't for retail here. It's pro only. x
Before switching systems why not try ibx on the clients that are having trouble? It's great under shellac and I really have found it to be a miracle worker on damaged and weak nails
So I decided to start buying a few Gelish colours and experimenting with them on myself and willing friends and I must say I prefer it soooo much! It seems to last longer (In my opinion!!!) and my own nails feel better, I'll continue practising and see how I go but I'm very impressed so far! Thanks for ALL your advice and everything geeks and I know everyone had their own opinion on different systems but I seem to "gel" a lot better with Gelish, haha get it? (Well so far anyway) just taken it off after three weeks as one had come off, good going, I never got that long out of shellac.
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Thanks
Ah it's such a shame you didn't get on with shellac! Gelish I've found is quite expensive but does have a bigger colour range which is good but I keep stalling as I don't want the increase in price to eat into profit margin! But you have to go with what you get on with. Most of my clients get 3-4 weeks with shellac depending on growth amount and I use nourishing remover. Did your clients remove themselves? It's also tempting for a lot of clients to pick them off after a couple of weeks !
Here is a pic of what my clients nails generally look like after correct and gentle removal ..... View attachment 66271
I may try gelish one day but I think ill always love shellac, I just width there were more colours to choose from!
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