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Date Posted: 17:10:26 07/28/99 Wed
Author: nailsplash
Author Host/IP: ip-91-234.ord.primenet.com / 206.165.91.234
Subject: Re: barb i need help regarding gels
In reply to: traci 's message, "barb i need help regarding gels" on 11:23:47 07/28/99 Wed

> barb i know you dont usually recommend any certain
> brand of gel but if i tell you a little about myself
> maybe you can suggest one that sounds good for me
> ive been a nail tech for about 11 years now and ive
> done silk and fiberglass that whole time ive been
> using backscrathers every since they came out now ive
> used their extreme line and like it too but i havent
> done a real acrylic nail or even picked up an acrylic
> brush since school so im probably not good at building
> unless you just brush it on from cuticle to free edge
> i have a salon essentials light that i use for uv
> polish drying i really want to start offering gels
> and i am willing to buy a new light if needed
> so to make a long story short my question is What gel
> system do you think would be best for me???
> thanks!!!!!!!!! traci

Gels do require buiding just as acrylics do, but the building is different. Gels are just as hard, if not harder, than acrylics to learn. So that said..... If you really want to DO gels then the SE (Salon Essentials) light won't cut it long term. You will need to invest in the LE or LCN light, or talk to Jim at LE about whether the SE light can be converted w/ his conversion kits.

Once you've got a good light than can cure gel properly (or even if you are determined to start with the SE light, sigh....), then you can experiment with several differant brands till you find what you like, such as LE (they have a starter set of gels for only $10, a real STEAL, go to www.lightelegance.com ), LCN, STAR, IBD, NSI, etc, etc, etc... see my links page for websites.

Some techs like to order their supplies by mail order (such as me), but that requires a lot of pre-planning and stocking of supplies, which some techs don't like to do. If that is the case with you, then you may find it better to use a gel brand that you can buy off the shelves at your local supply house, such as IBD.

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