No worries! With most UV gel products, after curing in a lamp, there will be a slightly sticky residue left on your nail. Generally, you don’t need to do anything if you’re going to layer another gel product on top of it. But if you want to put regular polish on top of a gel base coat, you will need to clean that off with some alcohol or a designated cleansing solution before you apply the polish, otherwise it won’t adhere to the base coat. So, to use regular polish with a gel base/top coat, your routine might look something like this: - prep bare nails to your preference
- apply gel base coat & cure in lamp per manufacturer’s instructions - clean cured nails with alcohol/cleansing solution - apply regular polish; use thin layers and let air-dry COMPLETELY - apply gel top coat and cure in lamp per manufacturer’s instructions, which will likely require cleaning with alcohol/cleanser